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

Preston ‘Holiday Hunger’ markets to return for October half-term

Families move along the tables laid out with the redistributed food Pic: Blog Preston Families move along the tables laid out with the redistributed food Pic: Blog Preston Enough food was given out to families during Preston’s summer food markets to make 4,000 meal. […]

5 years ago
How you can get a free blood test in Preston to check for prostate cancer

Blood test for prostate cancer Blood test for prostate cancer Men in Preston are being urged to go for a free blood test to spot early signs of prostate cancer. It has become the third […]

5 years ago
Campaign to end ‘period poverty’ puts red boxes across Preston

One of the red boxes in Morrisons in Blackpool Road One of the red boxes in Morrisons in Blackpool Road Red boxes positioned across supermarkets and other buildings in the city will be helping tackle ‘period poverty’. An estimated one […]

5 years ago
Charity worker with 42-years of service retires from Barnado’s

Paul Wilcox Paul Wilcox A charity worker who has a 42-year history of working with vulnerable children has retired. Paul Wilcox, 60, has retired from Barnardo’s after 26 years with the children’s […]

5 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston Sikh community to feed city at the Markets

The kitchen for the homeless in full flow The kitchen for the homeless in full flow Under the cover of Preston’s covered market the city’s Sikh community is preparing to feed the city’s homeless. Following on from their […]

5 years ago
St Catherine’s Hospice to take annual remembrance event online

Lights in the grounds of St Catherine's Hospice Lights in the grounds of St Catherine’s Hospice St Catherine’s Hospice is set to take their annual Light Up A Life event online this year with a digital remembrance book. […]

5 years ago
Fundraising call for homeless man threatened in Preston video

The man is shown in the Market car park The man is shown in the Market car park A man from Bamber Bridge has called on the city to act following footage of threats made to a homeless man. […]

5 years ago
The Harris will now turn gold for childhood cancer this year

The Harris lit gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Preston will light up its iconic Harris Museum and Arts Gallery to show solidarity with awareness events. Stephen Walker approached Preston City Council to ask if they would turn the […]

6 years ago
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