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Lecturer at Preston’s University crowned two-time European powerlifting champion

Bobbie lifted three times her body weight. Pic: SBD Apparel. A 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 charities

Bill Hodgson pulling Santa and his sleigh. A 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 titles

The Tinytrons, 8&U World Champions. DLN 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 UCLan

Angie Gudgeon says becoming a mental health nurse means she has now found her calling Pic: UCLan A 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 safety

Kedrin, nine, has made friends and settled thanks to the Sir Tom Finney Soccer Club Pic: Santos Chrysantus There 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 events

Karl Eland A 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 Nature

Afka Ray with one of the trees she now looks after in Penwortham Pic: Blog Preston A 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 years

The 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 […]

4 months ago
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