A charity calendar created by the Plastic Surgery & Burns Department at Royal Preston Hospital has raised £3,972 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The ‘Burns & Plastics Beauties 2020’ calendar […]
4 years ago Preston schoolboy raises thousands for cancer charitySummer might have meant staying put for Preston schoolboy Lewis Simpson, but that didn’t stop him from staying still. The sporty 12-year-old used his holiday from Kirkham Grammar School to […]
4 years ago Preston man recalls how North West Air Ambulance saved his lifeThis National Air Ambulance Week (September 7– 13), the North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAAC) is raising awareness of the lifesaving impact its service has had on patient lives across […]
4 years ago Lostock Hall hospice chief bids farewell after 15 years of serviceThe chief executive of St Catherine’s Hospice is stepping down from his role as he retires at the end of this week. Stephen Greenhalgh has pioneered a range of improvements […]
4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston woman runs 200km to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UKA woman from Preston has completed a 200km challenge called Running Down Dementia. Katrina Taylor covered the distance from Preston to Coventry over 50 days to raise money for Alzheimer’s […]
4 years ago Ribbleton project to receive over £28,000 in grants from BBC Children in NeedBBC Children in Need has announced that it has awarded a new grant of £28,858 to a local project working with disadvantaged children and young people in Preston. The funding will […]
4 years ago Longridge Rotary Group launches bike raffle for Prostate Cancer charityThe Rotary Group of Longridge and North Preston are currently hosting a fundraising raffle to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Charity. Each year, the Rotary group hosts a number […]
4 years ago The People’s Friend calls on Preston’s knitting community to join loneliness campaignPreston’s knitters are being asked to help people that continue to be isolated across the country. Lockdown has lifted and the nation is adapting to a new normal, but a […]
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