St Catherine’s Hospice receives much-needed £75k from Covid support fund

Lostock Hall

To the south of Preston, Lostock Hall is an area between Penwortham and Walton-le-Dale. It has a railway station is within South Ribble. Its name comes from James de Lostock who in 1212 built Lostock’s Hall.

St Catherine’s Hospice has been granted £75,000 from the Wolfson Foundation Covid-19 Support Fund. The money will help St Cath’s continue its important work at the Lostock Hall hospice, in […]

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