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News and information about the Garrison area of Preston, Lancashire. Part of the district of Fulwood the area includes Preston’s barracks and lots of new housing to the Eastern edge of the city.

Queens Lancashire Regiment Memorial Completed at National Arboretum

After a nine-month delay forced by the Coronavirus emergency, an imposing memorial to Lancashire’s last single-county regiment has finally been installed at the National Memorial Arboretum, the nation’s year-round centre […]

3 years ago
How to recycle your Christmas tree in Preston, South Ribble, Fylde, Ribble Valley, Wyre and West Lancashire

The Christmas tree on the Harris balcony in Preston city centre Pic: Tony Worrall Now that the festive period is winding down, the Christmas decorations will soon be packed away for another year. But many people will be left unsure what to do with […]

3 years ago
New Co-Op food store opens in former Fulwood restaurant building

A new Co-op food store has opened in Fulwood on Friday, 4 December, following a £635,000 investment creating 12 jobs. The Garstang Road store runs on 100 per cent renewable […]

3 years ago
Suspected arson at former Royal Garrison pub in Fulwood

The former Royal Garrison pub in Fulwood Pic: Google A joint investigation into a fire at the former Royal Garrison pub is underway. Preston Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are looking into the suspected arson, which took place […]

3 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Fulwood Scarecrow fest now in full swing

Some of the scarecrows on display Local community group We Are Fulwood has successfully started its very first scarecrow trail. Maps are available for residents to tick off all of the scarecrows they can find, with […]

3 years ago
Local community invited to join in with Longsands school scarecrow trail

Scarecrow Pic: John Collins from Pixabay Longsands Community Primary School is organising a scarecrow trail and inviting the local community to take part. The Fulwood school’s Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) is encouraging people to […]

3 years ago
Where Preston’s coronavirus hotspots are for latest available positive cases data

A coronavirus testing site at Moor Park in Preston Pic: Donna Clifford Coronavirus cases in Preston are spiking in central and eastern parts of the city. One Preston ward has one of the highest infection rates in all of Lancashire in the […]

3 years ago
Work begins to turn former Fulwood pub into Muslim centre

A volunteer from Noorani Education Centre working on the site Work has started to turn the former Withy Trees pub in Fulwood into a Muslim place of worship, teaching centre and foodbank. Photos taken by a Brackenbury Road resident show […]

4 years ago
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