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Funding secures new degree apprenticeships covering health, cybersecurity and engineering at Preston’s university

National Apprenticeship Week at UCLan. Pic: UCLan The University of Central Lancashire has secured funding, meaning they will be able to provide new degree apprenticeships. The successful Office for Students funding bid means they will be able […]

2 weeks ago
Preston Workoutathon at Deepdale raises more than £4,000

Participants at the tenth annual Workoutathon for Rainbow Hub. Pic: Gareth Edwards Photography Preston’s tenth annual Workoutathon has raised over £4,300 for Rainbow Hub, a Mawdesley-based charity which helps improve the lives of children with disabilities. Last month the charity fundraiser saw over […]

2 weeks ago
Volunteers in Preston needed to teach children how to read

Mavis and a school reader. Pic: Schoolreaders A children’s literacy charity is looking for volunteers to help teach primary school children in Preston to read. Schoolreaders, aims to spread the joy of reading, with data showing that […]

2 weeks ago
Six arrests in Preston city centre in Good Friday plain-clothes operation

Police on patrol in Preston city centre Pic: Preston Police Six people were arrested as police carried out a plain-clothes operation in Preston city centre on Good Friday. Eight officers from Lancashire Constabulary carried on the operation with a specific […]

2 weeks ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston accountancy firm donates over £10,000 to Rosemere Cancer Charity

The team at the Preston accounting firm, SBCA An accountancy firm based in Preston has smashed its fundraising target for Rosemere Cancer Charity, which was their charity of the year in 2023. The firm, SBCA Chartered Accountants which […]

3 weeks ago
Smashed Burger on the move in Preston city centre

Smashed being packed up at the Miller Arcade on Monday (1 April) Pic: Blog Preston One of the highest-rated places for a burger in Preston is on the move. Smashed Preston has begun moving from its current home in the Miller Arcade facing into Lancaster […]

3 weeks ago
Renovated Lostock Hall family centre opens

Mayor and Mayoress of South Ribble, Chris and Kim Lomax open the centre. Pic: South Ribble Borough Council A new, upgraded family centre in South Ribble was opened last week in the heart of Lostock Hall. The centre will host Finleys Families and the Tippytoes Baby Bank, supporting […]

3 weeks ago
Preston adoption charity on how 63 children are needing a home

Adopter pushes her daughter on a swing. Pic: Adoption North West Caritas Care, a Preston-based adoption charity are working with other agencies to raise awareness of the need for adopters across the North West. Regional and Voluntary Adoption Agencies are promoting […]

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