Preston essential workers encouraged to use the Harris test centre

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All essential workers in Preston are being encouraged to access free COVID-19 testing in the city centre following an expansion of the scheme. The service, operating from the Harris, offers […]

3 years ago The Exchange apartment block given approval to tower over Preston city centre

The planning application to build 200 apartments in the former Bhailok Court building in Pole Street has been approved. The new development, which will be called The Exchange will include […]

3 years ago Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire coronavirus infection rates continue to fall as Prime Minister gives update on schools returning day

Preston’s latest coronavirus infection rate has been confirmed and the first to include figures from March. It comes as schools across the city, and Lancashire, re-opened to pupils for classroom […]

3 years ago Preston and Lancashire residents aged 56 to 59 can now book their vaccination

Letters to 850,000 people aged 56 to 59 have begun landing on doorsteps across England. The latest invites have been sent after more than 8 in ten people aged 65 […]

3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement There are empty shops across Preston’s high streets and side streets but city can bounceback as lockdown eases

Due to current coronavirus restrictions many high street shops have been left empty. Current lockdown restrictions mean that only essential shops can be open. This loss of trading has meant […]

3 years ago Haslam Park playground reopening still ‘a few weeks away’

Haslam Park is set to reopen in a few weeks time following improvement works that started last year. The works, which began in November 2020, were originally set to finish […]

3 years ago Tracking the drop in Preston and South Ribble’s Covid infection rate during February, calls for city to be vaccine priority hotspot and first stage of lockdown easing as schools return

Preston and South Ribble’s coronavirus infection rates are rapidly dropping as the first stage of lockdown easing begins on Monday (8 March). Blog Preston has been tracking the city and […]

3 years ago Council leader urges Health Secretary to prioritise Preston in vaccination roll out

The leader of Preston City Council has written to the Health Secretary asking for prioritisation in the Covid-19 vaccination programme. In a letter to Secretary of State Matt Hancock, Councillor Matthew Brown […]

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