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Preston to play part in LGBT history month

Shocking historical records that show gay men being imprisoned and hanged for their sexuality will be unveiled in Preston later this month. Lancashire Record Office will open its doors on […]

14 years ago
New community cafe hopes for a greener future

Newly-opened vegetarian co-operative cafe Beautiful Planet hopes to bring the community together to make a greener future for the area. It took three months of hard work from manager Brett […]

14 years ago
National Storytelling Week ‘poorly promoted’

Britain may be celebrating National Storytelling Week – but Preston is lagging behind. The Harris Library has struggled to get an audience for its “story time” group, which runs twice […]

14 years ago
Preston Market fails in bid to win award

Traders slammed bosses at Preston market today after it failed to come away with a national award. One furious stallholder, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “It’s not a good […]

14 years ago
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Circus of Horrors returns home

Preston has produced its fair share of performers, from Corrie stars to wrestlers. But few are as ghoulish as Circus of Horrors ringmaster Doctor Haze, whose latest macabre spectacle returned to […]

14 years ago
Preston stops to remember Holocaust victims

A Holocaust survivor visited Preston to speak out against hatred and prejudice, as the city paused to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Mrs Thea Hurst described her memories of her escape to England and […]

14 years ago
NHS: ‘GPs must do more’

Lancashire medical staff have cautiously welcomed the Government’s NHS reforms, which were set out in a white paper last Thursday. The Coalition Government plans to abolish the country’s 152 regional […]

14 years ago
Britain’s most dangerous street label ‘unfair’

Glover’s Court business owners are demanding an apology after the street was ‘unfairly’ named the most crime-ridden place in England. Figures released earlier suggested more than 150 crimes and anti-social incidents […]

14 years ago
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