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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 treatment

People 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 reversed

West View Leisure Centre Pic: Google More 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 September

The Harris lit gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month The 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 Centre

Physios posing for the charity calendar A 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 Fulwood

Mayor at Vaccination Centre The 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 Preston

Baby Beat funds new multi-sensory therapy experience for preterm and sick babies at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Babies 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 vulnerable

A 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 restrictions

There’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. […]

4 years ago
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