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Preston City Council gardener creates final Remembrance display

A 15-year Preston City Council gardener who served in the Falklands War has created his final Remembrance display in St George’s Shopping Centre. Brian McNeil, 65, started working in the […]

1 year ago
Preston Military Show returning to Fulwood Barracks

A previous Preston Military Show Pic: Tony Worrall A popular military event will return to Preston this September for the first time since 2019. On Saturday, 3 September, from 11am, the Preston Military Show will return to Fulwood […]

2 years ago
UCLan renews pledge to Armed Forces Covenant

UCLan has held a special ceremony to renew its 2017 support pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant. Colonel Darren Doherty, Commander North West Region, and UCLan’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Graham Baldwin, […]

2 years ago
Corrie’s Antony Cotton visits Walton-le-Dale to support Armed Forces bus tour

Corrie’s Antony Cotton visited a supermarket in Walton-le-Dale in June to support a bus tour led by a military charity for wounded, sick and injured personnel. In celebration of Her […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Penwortham paratrooper attempts 11 summits of Britain’s three Peaks

A Penwortham paratrooper has attempted to summit Britain’s three tallest peaks 11 times to raise funds for Support Our Paras. Beginning on Saturday 12 June, Ben Swarbrick aimed to scale […]

3 years ago
Preston soldier completes 48-hour march in memory of mum who died from Covid

James Kirkby completing his 48-mile march. Pic: James Kirkby Soldier James Kirby has completed a 48-hour march in memory of his mum who died from coronavirus. James marched from Preston Flag Market at the Cenotaph to ITC Catterick and […]

3 years ago
Military praised for efforts rolling out Covid rapid testing in Preston and Lancashire

The military have been praised for their efforts in rolling out the Covid-19 rapid testing programme for 194 businesses and organisations across Preston and Lancashire. In December, the ‘UK Resilience […]

3 years ago
Soldier’s plea to find Afghanistan medal stolen from his car in Deepdale

A serving soldier is asking for help to track down his Afghanistan medal after it was stolen from his car in Deepdale. Cade Alexander, who serves with the Rifles Regiment, […]

4 years ago
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