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Santa to visit Cotton Court this week for 2021 Christmas appeal

The Cotton Court team with last year's haul of Christmas presents for disadvantaged children in Preston A Preston business centre is this week hosting Santa as part of an annual Christmas gift appeal. Cotton Court Business Centre has worked with Barnardo’s for the last nine years through […]

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Preston-born jockey races to £950 total for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

A Preston-born jockey who has raced for royalty has raised £950 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Dad-of-four Maurice McCarthy lives in Poulton and is regarded as one of the country’s leading […]

2 years ago
Leyland Trucks’ 125th-anniversary fundraiser secures £25,000 for cancer charities

A seven-week campaign led by Leyland Trucks has raised over £25,000 for local cancer charities. Helping Hand, a non-profit organisation run by a committee of Leyland Trucks and PACCAR Parts […]

2 years ago
Preston counselling service Cedar House raises £1,931 through party and quiz fundraisers

Two Cedar House fundraising events have this month raised £1,931, thanks to generous Preston residents. On Saturday 16 October, Cedar House welcomed professional make-up artist Zsanett Peter from Ribbleton. Zsanett […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement In Case You Missed It: Five stories from Preston this week October 23 to 29

Out walking in Avenham and Miller park at the ivy bridge Pic: Tony Worrall With Halloween fast approaching, the Christmas countdown will soon begin, with Christmas mini-markets already scheduled in a Preston city centre cafe. But during the festive period, Preston residents may have […]

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Rosemere fundraisers ‘Amy’s Army’ walk equivalent length of China’s Great Wall

A team of fundraisers have walked the same distance as the Great Wall of China to raise funds for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Amy’s Army helped fund new equipment that will […]

2 years ago
Preston woman to walk Guild Wheel for homelessness charity Emmaus

A Preston woman is walking the 21-mile Guild Wheel to raise funds for homelessness charity Emmaus. Makenziee Jaydon Wells will join a group of people who use the Preston Emmaus […]

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Preston wholesaler’s sandwich campaign reaches fundraising milestone

Preston wholesaler James Hall and Co have passed £600,000 in their penny pledge sandwich campaign. A decade after launching its penny pledge per sandwich sale in October 2011, James Hall […]

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