A scarecrow event has raised the Cottam community’s spirits during lockdown. The week-long event, which was organised by Wendy Hebblethwaite and Helen Greenhalgh, saw over 100 homemade scarecrows displayed outside […]

Preston-based charity Age Concern Central Lancashire has recreated a ‘movie night in’ experience for older people who remain in lockdown. With the help of local businesses, the charity delivered pizza, […]

A “game-changing” blood test, capable of detecting womb cancer even at its pre-cancerous stage, is to go into clinical trial at Rosemere Cancer Centre. Cases of womb cancer, which is […]

A fundraiser has been set up in memory of footballer Christian Mbulu, who died at his home in Cottam last week (Tuesday May 26). Mbulu, 23, was a defender for […]

The brother of a teenager brutally murdered in a gang attack in Deepdale has launched an anti-knife campaign in his name. Jon-Jo Highton, 18, was stabbed to death by six […]

Pavements were pounded to raise money for a Preston hospice. Residents from four Fulwood streets combined to run 66.6 miles during Sunday (May 31) and raised donations of more than […]

One kind-hearted Leyland man has been helping firefighters tackle their thirst and hunger while tackling moorland and woodland fires. Phil Manning has set up a fundraiser to ensure fire crews […]

Scarecrows have been lining the streets of Cottam in the past week to raise funds for charity. And two of the straw-stuffed creatures where whisked off to get hitched. Rob […]