This category relates to all things to do with sport in Preston.
Peace in football plaque unveiled in Bamber Bridge park
A call to promote peace in football has been unveiled at Withy Grove Park in Bamber Bridge. Funded by South Ribble Borough Council and the Armed Forces Covenant the plaque […]
Freddie Flintoff is set to return to TV screens with a second series of Field of Dreams. Last year, Freddie assembled a cricket team in his hometown of Preston, helping […]
Freddie Flintoff has been pictured for the first time since his Top Gear accident. The TV presenter and former England captain was injured while filming at the BBC show’s test track last […]
Simon Nash has retired from his role as the legendary Deepdale Duck. Simon – who works behind the bar at The Orchard Craft Beer Bar in the city – became […]
Emmaus Preston is offering reduced entry for people who register for the SPAR City of Preston run and raise money for the homelessness charity. These special charity places are available […]
Preston’s Tomas Woods, the UK’s top wheelchair motocross athlete, is set to continue competing on the world stage after securing a new sponsorship. Combining BMX and skateboarding tricks, WCMX sees […]
A cricket club in a village on the outskirts of Preston has raised nearly £2,500 in memory of its former groundsman. Chris Billington passed away aged 70 from cancer and […]
Ahead of the Big PNE Sleep Out returning to Deepdale this November the PNE manager and two players paid a visit to The Fox Street shelter. Hundreds of people are […]