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

New indoor skate park opening delayed

Untitled from Arc Skatepark on Vimeo. Anger is growing as teens are ‘left in the dark’ over plans for a new skate park in Preston. It was announced at the […]

14 years ago
Snakes and reptiles all in a day’s work for Animal Ambulance Teen

Reptiles and snakes may give some people the heebie jeebies but for one teenager, it’s all in a day’s work. Kate Mercer, 16, devotes every second of her spare time […]

14 years ago
Brave firefighters to assist Japanese relief efforts

Specialist members of Lancashire’s fire and rescue services have joined the relief effort in Japan. As details of the disaster unfold, trained teams have been sent from countries worldwide. Seven […]

14 years ago
EXCLUSIVE: Teacher’s account of Japan’s earthquake

I was in the staffroom at school. It was a marking day for the admissions exams, so there were no students around. There were only three other teachers with me […]

14 years ago
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Japan earthquake: UCLan graduate tells of Fukushima fear

A UCLan graduate has spoken about how people in Japan are in fear of an impending nuclear crisis. Martyn Terpilowski, 33, who graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in […]

14 years ago
Perrys Preston shows support for Comic Relief

As people gear up to raise money for Comic Relief today, one Preston car dealership has already totted up hundreds. Staff from Perrys Preston on Blackpool Road have spent the […]

14 years ago
Preston-born woman speaks of shock at Christchurch quake

A Preston-born woman living in New Zealand has spoken of her shock at the devastating earthquake which hit the country’s second-largest city, Christchurch, yesterday. The earthquake struck just before one in […]

14 years ago
A Big Announcement

In November of last year Blog Preston teamed up with several other media projects and charities in Preston to bid for the NESTA Neighbourhood Challenge. We put together a joint […]

14 years ago
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