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Preston City Council leader supports sick pay for residents in isolation

Councillor Matthew Brown Councillor Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council, has expressed his support for people in isolation due to coronavirus to receive statutory sick pay. Councillor Brown is supporting the newly […]

4 years ago
Coronavirus cases rise as Penwortham, Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale are warned to take steps to prevent a local lockdown

South Ribble’s coronavirus daily rate of infection has increased. There have been 21 cases in the last 14 days, spread across different wards in low numbers. This comes after neighbouring […]

4 years ago
Penwortham woman raises over £300 for local maternity charity

Hand-sewn face masks by Judith Nuttall A Penwortham woman has hand-made 180 face masks to raise money for Baby Beat, the charity which supports mothers and babies being cared for on the maternity units at Lancashire […]

4 years ago
Will you take the Preston Pledge?

Shoppers in masks on Fishergate Pic: Tony Worrall A new initiative is asking businesses and members of the public to support the city centre, safely, by taking the Preston Pledge. Preston Business Improvement District (BID), Shop Preston and […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement A weekend in lockdown – how did Preston adjust to the new measures?

Preston’s first weekend under new lockdown measures went without major issues as police confirm they did not issue any covid-19 penalty notices. Friday saw new restrictions come into force in […]

4 years ago
Masks, sanitiser and a staggered start – the 2020 City of Preston Road Race

Social distancing measures were in place at this year's City of Preston Road Race Pic: Steven Taylor The City of Preston Road Race went ahead on Sunday 9 August, with Rosemere Cancer Foundation as the charity partner. There were 150 participants in the race. Some completed the […]

4 years ago
Rosemere Cancer Centre coffee shop makes profit despite Covid-19

The Rosemere Coffee Shop volunteers The coffee shop within Rosemere Cancer Centre made a £5,939 profit over the 2019/20 financial year. The voluntary committee that runs the coffee shop has presented the funds to Rosemere […]

4 years ago
Preston comedian fears for future of live comedy in light of Covid-19 pandemic

Freddy Quinne Preston stand-up comedian Freddy Quinne fears the live comedy scene could be changed forever by the Covid-19 pandemic. Freddy was speaking after a survey by the Live Comedy Association showed […]

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