Health news in Preston covering Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, GP practices and other health updates – as well as real-life features with those speaking out about health conditions
Brock man creates fundraising journey while in cancer treatmentPeople diagnosed with cancer often describe their path to wellness as a ‘treatment journey’ but Colin Holmes from Brock, near Garstang has gone a step further by making his personal […]
4 years ago Petition calls for closure of West View Leisure Centre to be reversedMore than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling for the operators of West View Leisure Centre to re-open the centre. Luke Parkinson, who says he is running as an […]
4 years ago Why the Harris has gone gold this SeptemberThe Harris has once again been lit up to ‘Go Gold’ in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The campaign to raise awareness happens every September, with cities and towns […]
4 years ago Royal Preston Hospital staff bare all to raise money for Rosemere Cancer CentreA charity calendar created by the Plastic Surgery & Burns Department at Royal Preston Hospital has raised £3,972 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The ‘Burns & Plastics Beauties 2020’ calendar […]
4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston Mayor cuts the ribbon as Lancashire Vaccination Centre opens in FulwoodThe Mayor of Preston, Councillor David Borrow, cut the ribbon at the opening of the Lancashire Vaccination Centre in Fulwood this week. At a socially-distanced ceremony on Monday 28 September, […]
4 years ago Baby Beat funds new sensory therapy experience for sick babies in PrestonBabies on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal Preston Hospital are set to benefit from a multi-sensory therapy experience. A grant for a mobile play therapy unit called The […]
4 years ago Preston community group and local eateries restart free hot meals for the vulnerableA hot food delivery service that gave out 10,000 free meals during Covid-19 lockdown has started cooking again. The initiative, organised by Preston Here for Humanity based in Ashton, sees […]
4 years ago No change for Preston’s local Covid-19 restrictionsThere’s no change yet to Preston’s local Covid-19 restrictions. Preston City Council made the announcement yesterday (Friday 25 September) after a review by the Department of Health and Social Care. […]
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