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Preston parks awarded Green Flag status
Preston City Council has received a Green Flag Award for Avenham and Miller Parks, Ashton Park, Fishwick Bottoms, Haslam Park, Moor Park and Winckley Square Gardens. Since the Covid-19 pandemic […]
The first cohort of the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) for policing has graduated from the University of Central Lancashire ready to serve in Lancashire Police. The 108 new officers […]
A professional cricketer from Colombo, Sri Lanka, has surpassed 1,000 runs just halfway through the 2022 season for Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club. Sonal Dinusha arrived at the end of […]
The life-changing experience of a university education is well documented but for one University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) graduate, life change came about in an unexpected way. In 2016, Chelsea […]
The Guild Wheel cycle challenge raised over £11,000 through cyclists from Leyland Trucks and Lancashire DAF. The 25-mile route began and finished at St Catherine’s Hospice and participants were welcomed […]
Lancashire’s tourist board, Marketing Lancashire, has announced the finalists in the annual Lancashire Tourism Awards. Around 50 businesses over 17 categories are progressing to the next stage, including Preston pub […]
Freddie Flintoff visited Preston Vocational Centre (PVC) in April while filming an episode of Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams. The show on BBC One shows Freddie teaching cricket to young […]
With the cost of gas and electricity set to rise again this year, many of us are seeking to reduce our fuel consumption. An organisation from the North West has […]