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Royal Preston Hospital department passes inspection with flying colours

The Sterile Services Department at the hospital. Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Lancashire Teaching Hospitals sterile services department has passed an ISO external audit, revealing no major or minor non-conformities. This means there are no deviations from specifications, standards or expectations in […]

3 months ago
Preston’s The Black Horse wins Pub of the Year for second year running

Hand holding pint of beer outside The Black Horse Pic: Nick Elsby The Black Horse has become the Central Lancs CAMRA Pub of the Year award for the second year in a row. The historic pub in Friargate beat almost 300 pubs […]

3 months ago
Local heroes to be celebrated at Preston North End as part of EFL Community Weekend

Liam Millar holding Preston North End Community and Education Trust t-shirt A number of local heroes will be celebrated at the Preston North End match against Bristol City on Saturday (13 January). The initiative is being organised by Preston North End […]

3 months ago
Allotment art event in Preston hopes to return this summer

Andy opposite his dad's old plot at Serpentine 3 allotments. Pic: Kim Graham Last September, plotters from the Serpentine 3 allotment site in Preston arranged a day of ‘Art on the Plots’. The council-run site on Blackpool Road, opposite Moor Park, opened their […]

4 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Family’s appeal to help five-year-old Ingol boy battle aggressive brain tumour

Five-year-old Jenson Lewis A fundraiser has been set up for a five-year-old boy from Ingol who has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Jenson Lewis was diagnosed with diagnosed with Medulloblastoma after […]

4 months ago
Lancashire Resilience Forum members awarded Commendations for counter-terrorism exercise

Ady Grant (Lancashire Constabulary), Caroline Suart (North West Ambulance Service), Katherine Bentley (Lancashire County Council), Neil Williams (Blackpool Council) with Chief Constable Chris Rowley central. Four people have been awarded Commendations from Lancashire Police’s Chief Constable Chris Rowley for their efforts in keeping the county safe. Ady Grant, Caroline Stuart, Katherine Bentley and Neil Williams […]

4 months ago
Muslim youth group in Preston clean the streets for the New Year

Members of AMYA in Preston and Blackburn took part in street cleaning on New Year's Day. Members of a Muslim youth group in Preston took part in their annual street cleaning event on New Year’s Day. A group of seven from Preston and Blackburn started the […]

4 months ago
Tributes as Preston jazz legend Harold Salisbury dies

Harold Salisbury Tributes are flooding in for Preston jazz legend Harold Salisbury, who has died aged 92. The family confirmed the news on Facebook, saying: “We are very sad to announce that […]

4 months ago
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