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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

Queen’s Drive Primary School in Fulwood closed due to positive coronavirus test

Queen's Drive Primary School in Black Bull Lane, Fulwood Pic: Google Queen’s Drive Primary School, Fulwood has been temporarily closed as a result of a positive Covid-19 test. Pupils in all year groups have been sent home but have not been […]

4 years ago
Scheme to help struggling families with the cost of grocery shopping extended till the New Year

A scheme to help households struggling with the cost of grocery shopping during lockdown has been extended till January. In July, Community Gateway launched a seven-week pilot of ‘The Purple […]

4 years ago
In case you missed it: Five stories from Preston this week, September 12 to September 18

Ben pictured left before taking medical cannabis, and right after It’s been another busy week in Preston news and events. The latest Covid-19 developments saw new curfews and travel warnings introduced, there were community testing issues, while a Kirkham resident […]

4 years ago
Fulwood school classes asked to stay home after positive Covid-19 cases

Sherwood Primary School Pic: Google Two classes at Sherwood Primary School have been asked to stay at home and self-isolate in light of a number of positive Covid-19 cases. In a letter to parents and […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Curfews, travel warnings and no mixing of households – new rules brought in across Preston, South Ribble and neighbouring boroughs amid rising Covid rates

Skyline in the city Pic: Tony Worrall New measures are to be introduced in Lancashire as part of a combined effort across the county to help fight Covid-19. After six weeks of ‘local lockdown’ in Preston, neighbouring […]

4 years ago
Lancashire braced to follow Preston into tighter lockdown measures

Lancashire is braced for a county wide tightening of Covid restrictions as infection rates continue to rise. Lancashire Resilience Forum says an announcement will be made later today (Friday September […]

4 years ago
Fulwood woman takes on the Ration Challenge to support refugees

The Seasiders Centre Ration Challenge team. A Fulwood woman has taken on The Ration Challenge to raise money for refugees. Mary Roberts, a curriculum manager at The Seasiders Centre Blackpool, has been eating the equivalent of […]

4 years ago
Community testing ‘may run out in days’ as Preston MP Mark Hendrick brands test and trace system ‘a disgrace’

Preston MP Mark Hendrick said covid testing ‘a disgrace’ after community test centres in the city were forced to close early for two consecutive days. Residents in the city queued […]

4 years ago
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