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Free breastfeeding app Latchaid to be offered in Preston and Lancashire

A breastfeeding app that will soon celebrate its first birthday has secured approval from local NHS services. Lancashire NHS and HCRG Care Group have approved the leading breastfeeding and parenting app […]

2 years ago
West View and Fulwood leisure centres to offer Ā£1 children’s swim sessions

The pool at West View Two Preston leisure centres have launched Ā£1 children’s swim sessions over the summer holidays to help reduce the pressures of the cost of living crisis. The ā€˜Kids for a Quidā€™ […]

2 years ago
Preston residents urged to get MMR jabs for children before September

The county council has urged parents to get their children vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella before the new school year. Lancashire County Council said routine childhood immunisations are the […]

2 years ago
UCLan psychologist’s ā€˜Science of Superheroesā€™ guide to boost children’s wellbeing

A UCLan psychologist has joined up with a mental health trust to write a superhero-themed wellbeing guide for older children and young adults. Following the successful Unmasked: The Science of Superheroes, […]

3 years ago
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Preston boy celebrates ninth birthday with hair-cutting fundraiser

A nine-year-old Preston boy who cut his hair for charity has raised Ā£800 for two worthy causes. Toby Parkinson had his long hair cut, the first since he was a […]

3 years ago
Royal Preston Hospital manager scales Mount Snowdon for Childrenā€™s Appeal

A Royal Preston Hospital manager has scaled Mount Snowdon to raise funds for the Childrenā€™s Appeal. Childrenā€™s ward manager Leanne Ratcliffe reached the summit of Mount Snowdon at the weekend, […]

3 years ago
Health experts say Preston and Lancashire parents need to be aware of children’s respiratory illnesses

Health experts have urged parents and carers in Lancashire and South Cumbria to be aware of the signs of children’s respiratory illnesses. Respiratory illnesses, including colds and Respiratory Syncytial Virus […]

3 years ago
Preston mum revives local branch of the National Childbirth Trust

Anna Sky Hulton, NCT Preston Branch Coordinator. Pic: NCT Preston A Preston mum has revived the local branch of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT). Anna Sky Hulton, along with several other Preston-based volunteers, has reestablished NCT Preston, which is part […]

3 years ago
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