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United Utilities engineers work to flush out water bug trace as firm keeps boil water warning in force

Inside the Franklaw water treatment works United Utilities engineers are working this afternoon to flush out the pipe network around the Franklaw treatment plant. It follows a warning to customers in Preston and the surrounding area […]

9 years ago
New Bodycare store opens

A new Bodycare store has opened on Fishergate, which created 10 new jobs. The new positions have already been filled, as the store opened on Saturday August 1. Bodycare started […]

9 years ago
Penwortham Travellers make camp on Penwortham Holme Recreation Ground

Travellers on the Penwortham Recreation Ground Travellers remain pitched up on Penwortham Holme with horses grazing the playing fields. Around 20 vehicles have arrived since Tuesday to set up camp in the area. South Ribble Borough […]

9 years ago
Preston water alert: Boil water warning remains in place from United Utilities

Any water from the tap needs to be boiled before being drunk Pic: Dominik Morbitzer A warning to boil water before drinking remains in force across Preston and a swathe of Lancashire on Friday morning. United Utilities issued a warning the supply across the city […]

9 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Performances of experimental sound art comes to New Continental

Other Worlds Festival is bringing a night of experimental music and sound art to the New Continental on Friday August 7. Must Die Records have teamed up with They Eat […]

9 years ago
Meal made from waste held to stamp out food poverty

Preston’s first Disco Soup is coming to Avenham Park. The festival is hosted by Lancashire and Region Dietary Education Resource and includes a chef-cooked meal to promote a fight against food […]

9 years ago
Preston water alert: What have customers been asking United Utilities?

Tap water Pic: Olly Clarke United Utilities is advising customers across Preston and South Ribble to boil water before drinking it. Tens of thousands of people are affected across the city and beyond, and they’ve […]

9 years ago
Boil water before drinking: Preston put on water alert after traces of cryptosporidium found

Prestonians are being urged to boil their water before drinking it, preparing food or brushing their teeth. United Utilities have issued the warning after tests at the Franklaw water treatment […]

9 years ago
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