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 councillor tells of heartbreak as son dies from brain cancerA councillor for a Fulwood ward is stepping down less than a year after being elected, in tragic circumstances. Councillor Anna Hindle, Labour, was elected in May last year winning […]
6 years ago Virtual experience will show Lancashire what it’s like to live with dementiaA Preston-based charity is bringing a virtual dementia experience to Lancashire. Age Concern Central Lancashire will be taking the Virtual Dementia Tour around the county over the next two years. […]
6 years ago Emergency services called to sudden death in FrenchwoodEmergency services were called to a house in Frenchwood following reports a man had died. Police, paramedics and a rapid response vehicle attended the house in James Street at around […]
6 years ago Dental surgery plans to open in London RoadPlans have been submitted for a new dentists’ surgery in London Road. Custom Dental, based in Liverpool, have applied for permission to change the use of the premises, on the […]
6 years agoA tool kit designed at UCLan to help people with dementia has gone on national sale. The Fidget Widget was the brainchild of Judith Bower, Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Adviser, and […]
6 years ago Penwortham Slimming World club forced to leave Kingsfold after youth disorderA slimmers’ club has been forced to move out of Kingsfold after youths terrorised the group. Julie Naylor has run the Slimming World group at Penwortham Community Centre in Kingsfold […]
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