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Preston dance school shimmy online with a promise to ‘Keep Dancing’

Fever Tree Dance Company are asking people to join them in their front rooms Fever Dance Company has swapped studios for sitting rooms, offering free online dance classes for everyone. After having to close its doors for the first time in 16 years due […]

4 years ago
Restaurant owner says more support is needed for those due to open new businesses

Smashed restaurant A new restaurant which was set to open at the Miller Arcade on March 27 has had to remain unopened to the public. Like many other businesses in the hospitality […]

4 years ago
The 150-year-old Friargate bookshop trying to keep the pages turning through the coronavirus pandemic

Mike Halewood Preston booksellers Halewood and Sons are – like most businesses – currently in coronavirus lockdown. Despite the shop being closed to browsers they are delivering online and phone orders. Halewood […]

4 years ago
Kind Holly’s rainbows for NHS staff working through the coronavirus outbreak

Holly with her bucket full of rainbows A 10-year-old girl from Cadley Causeway has made hundreds of rainbow badges to say thank you to NHS staff working on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic. Holly Middleton-Kelly had been due […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement New directory aims to connect Preston and South Ribble businesses with people in self-isolation

Peter Booth Opticians Pic: Google Maps A new online directory is aiming to connect businesses who have adapted their models due to coronavirus with people who are self-isolating. The website – helppenwortham.com – was set up […]

4 years ago
Share your rainbows in the Harris’ first virtual exhibition

One of Preston's rainbow creation Pic: Cat Morewin/Facebook The Harris’ first-ever virtual exhibition will be a rainbow-fest created by Prestonians. Across the nation, people have been putting pictures of rainbows in their windows to spread joy during the […]

4 years ago
Warning to beware of coronavirus-related scams

Woman holding mobile phone Pic: Pixabay Trading Standards experts are warning people to beware of criminals and rogue traders who are trying to con people with coronavirus-related scams. Fraudsters are preying on people’s uncertainty and fear […]

4 years ago
Preston joins the nation in Clap for our Carers

Residents took to their doorsteps in Kilruddery Road Applause rang out across Preston tonight as residents opened their doors and windows to show support for NHS staff working on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic. The national Clap […]

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