This category relates to all things to do with the people of Preston.
Lecturer at Preston’s University crowned two-time European powerlifting championA sports and exercise science lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has won gold at the European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in Estonia. Bobbie Butters, team GB athlete, […]
3 months ago Kirkham man pulls Santa’s sleigh from Edinburgh raising money for six charitiesA man from Kirkham has pulled Santa’s 1/4 tonne sleigh, with Santa inside, from Edinburgh to Kirkham in just five days. Bill Hodgson, decided to take on this year’s ‘Santa’s […]
3 months ago DLN Dance School in Penwortham awarded fifteen world champion titlesDLN dance school represented England in the World Street Dance Championships in London on December 9 and 10, walking away with fifteen World Champion Titles. The small dance school is […]
3 months ago Preston woman now a mental health nurse after retraining at UCLanA Preston woman who left school with no English or maths GCSEs has now qualified as a mental health nurse. Angie Gudgeon, who grew in Kingsfold in Penwortham, decided to […]
4 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Santos and family came from Cameroon with nothing and now football in Preston has given them hope and safetyThere are currently over 360,000 asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, but what is life like once they have finally obtained permission to stay in this country? We met […]
4 months ago Preston musician’s song Our Town becomes soundtrack to city’s eventsA Preston musician’s song is becoming a soundtrack for events in the city. Karl Eland wrote Our Town to capture some of his fondest memories of Preston’s landmarks and events. […]
4 months ago Penwortham woman tells of how grief was channelled into setting up the Guardians of NatureA Penwortham woman who has lost family and friends to cancer in a tragic few years has opened up about how her grief has been poured into creating something positive. […]
4 months ago The Glees social club celebrates 50 yearsThe Glees social club has celebrated its 50 year anniversary. The social club for those over 60 get together for trips, parties and other activities as an opportunity to make […]
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