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This category relates to all things to do with charities and their activities in Preston.

Charity bike ride raises money to thank staff at Royal Preston Hospital

John Olerenshaw set himself the challenge for his 60th birthday to cycle the coastline of Great Britain, A man who was treated at Royal Preston Hospital has completed a 100-mile bike ride to raise money for the staff who cared for him after a life-changing accident. Two […]

4 years ago
Leyland charity event raises over £5,000 ahead of launch this weekend

Factory of Festival 2019. Sponsors of the upcoming Factory to Festival (FTF) Miles Better Together initiative, launched to replace this year’s Factory to Festival fundraiser, have already raised £5,900 for local charities. Earlier this year, […]

4 years ago
Fulwood resident won’t let coronavirus get in the way of annual fundraiser

The Guild Wheel sees more than 100,000 journeys each year Pic: Tony Worrall A Fulwood resident is planning to walk the Preston Guild Wheel to raise funds for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. John Farnden, 66, will be walking the 23 miles from his […]

4 years ago
Rosemere Cancer Centre leader for surgery time in North West

Women undergoing a hysterectomy for endometrial (womb) cancer at Rosemere Cancer Centre could spend an hour to an hour-and-a-half less on the operating table compared to elsewhere in the North […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston train manager sews thousands of items for NHS workers

A Train Manager at Avanti West Coast has revived her skills from a previous career to produce more than 1,000 scrubs and accessories for NHS workers in Lancashire during the […]

4 years ago
Royal Preston Hospital announces Oncology Ward refurbishment contractor

One of the proposed rooms in the ward Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has awarded a contract to refurbish the Ribblesdale Oncology Ward at Royal Preston Hospital to Interserve Construction. The international support services, construction and equipment group Interserve Group […]

4 years ago
UCLan’s Chamber Choir members reunite to raise money for NHS

University Chamber Choir alumni hit high notes for NHS Charities Former music theatre graduates from the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) award-winning Chamber Choir have come together to record a special version of a graduation anthem in an effort to raise money […]

4 years ago
Newly launched Preston hand sanitiser company set to make £30 million

Andrew and Rachel Montague Hand sanitiser company ClearWater Hygiene is on course to generate more that £30 million in revenue just 12 weeks after launching. The company, founded by property developer Andrew Montague and […]

4 years ago
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