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Guiding Light Appeal supporters reach £1.3m target

Members of the radiotherapy team at Rosemere Cancer Centre say thank you for enabling the centre to be one of the first specialist cancer centres in the UK to be able to provide SGRT to its patients. From left to right are radiographers Aisling Lonergan, Saba Hameed, Louise Johnson and Beth Taylor with 1 st year radiotherapy student Samuel Chapman Supporters of Rosemere Cancer Foundation’s silver jubilee Guiding Light Appeal have outshone themselves, according to the charity’s chief officer Dan Hill, who is now closing the appeal because it has […]

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Preston Guild Wheel walk returns on Good Friday

Walking the Guild Wheel at Preston Pic: Tony Worrall Photography The seventh edition of the Preston Guild Wheel walk will be taking place on Good Friday. This year the 21 mile walk is dedicated to loved ones who people are […]

1 year ago
Contemporary artist opens music-inspired exhibition in Preston city centre

Contemporary painter and print-maker Rebecca Andrew's work is on display at The Larder. Pic Victoria Dyer The Colour and the Sound, an exhibition of works by contemporary painter and printmaker Rebecca Andrew, has launched at The Larder. The artist has lived and worked in Preston for […]

1 year ago
Preston entrepreneur Luke Massie taking on Ironman for youth charity

Luke Massie, CEO and founder of Lancashire business Vibe, has achieved success as a businessman and has now set his sights on becoming an Ironman. The 30-year-old entrepreneur from Preston is […]

1 year ago
Advertisement Advertisement Mechanics honour Preston’s potholes as biggest wealth generator in the industry

Potholes at Watling Street Road Pic: Daniel Burt Preston’s potholes have once again been named the biggest economic contributor to garages during a tough three years. At this year’s prestigious Mechanics of Lancashire award ceremony, Preston’s uneven roads took the top prize, being […]

1 year ago
Preston girl named Lancashire’s Young Citizen of the Year

Saara Ali is presented with the Lancashire Young Citizen of the Year award by (left to right): Russell Millhouse from UCLan, High Sheriff of Lancashire Martin Sheriff and Lancashire Police Chief Constable Chris Rowley. A 10-year-old girl from Preston has been named as Lancashire’s Young Citizen of the Year 2023. Saara Ali topped the list of 50 young and inspiring people who have made […]

1 year ago
Fulwood dad who suffered a stroke to run London Marathon for life-saving charity

A father-of-two from Preston who suffered a stroke at the age of 41 is running the TCS London Marathon to raise funds for the charity that helped him on his […]

1 year ago
The Ferret hits £45k fundraising goal thanks to huge community effort

The Ferret Pic: Tony Worrall The Ferret has hit its fundraising target of £45,000 after the local community rallied behind the campaign to save the iconic venue. Although the larger Own Our Venues campaign continues, […]

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