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
Preston’s new tougher coronavirus restrictions now in force as face mask fines to riseFrom today (Tuesday 22 September) new coronavirus measures have come into place in Preston. The city, as well as all of Lancashire with the exception of Blackpool, has enhanced Covid-19 […]
4 years ago Queen’s Drive Primary School in Fulwood closed due to positive coronavirus testQueen’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 YearA 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 18It’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 Advertisement Advertisement Fulwood school classes asked to stay home after positive Covid-19 casesTwo 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 Curfews, travel warnings and no mixing of households – new rules brought in across Preston, South Ribble and neighbouring boroughs amid rising Covid ratesNew 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 measuresLancashire 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 refugeesA 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 […]
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