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Kirkham man to flip 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market

Bill Hodgson (left) with Spud Brother, Jacob Nelson and the 226kg tyre. Pic: BP A man from Kirkham is flipping a 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market, in collaboration with The Spud Brothers, to raise funds for vital treatment. Update: Bill has […]

3 weeks ago
Fulwood man runs full length of Thailand in 50 days to fundraise for local orphanages

A man from Preston has completed his challenge of running the full length of Thailand in 50 days. Chris Russell, 33, who lives in Fulwood, ran 2,121km from Mae Sai […]

3 weeks ago
Preston building society donates over ÂŁ10k to Rosemere Cancer Foundation

Preston branch manager Kate Bethell (centre) with Dan Hill, head of charities for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Rosemere Cancer Foundation fundraising manager Sue Swire. Pic: Rosemere Cancer Foundation The Furness Building Society has donated over ÂŁ10,000 to Preston’s Rosemere Cancer Foundation this year. The funds will be spent on projects to help cancer patients at Royal Preston Hospital. […]

3 weeks ago
Three peak challenge for Preston man’s stem cell treatment

The JJeffect team and others are set to walk the full three peak challenge over 12 hours to raise money for a man who needs stem cell treatment. Tom Gielty was diagnosed […]

4 weeks ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston RSPCA branch appeal to buy new animal ambulance

Preston’s RSPCA branch are fundraising ÂŁ25,000 to buy a new animal ambulance. They have launched the #EveryoneForEveryAnimal campaign with Crowdfunder – which aims to create a better world for every animal. As […]

4 weeks ago
Preston architecture firm helps design hospital memorial gardens

Ros Collins, charity administrator; Dan Hill, head of hospital charities; Rebecca Arestidou, grant and trust fundraiser with the memorial garden A Preston-based design and architecture company have been involved in creating two hospital memorial garden projects. FWP Limited, which is headquartered in Preston, has helped design Royal Preston and Chorley […]

4 weeks ago
Emaciated dog named ‘Moana’ found in Moor Nook by RSPCA

The stray dog has been named Moana Pic: RSPCA Preston An emaciated dog was found in Moor Nook by the RSPCA after a call from a concerned member of the public. The female pocket bully was found with cropped ears […]

4 weeks ago
Preston’s Sahara Centre given funding boost to help women into work

A new programme of support and skills training for women from Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) communities across Preston has been commissioned. The Sahara Centre, based in Fishwick, has been […]

4 weeks ago
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