Due to the rise in the Omicron variant, the government has awarded Preston City Council an additional £237,619 to support businesses in the area that have been severely impacted by […]

Lancashire Council is providing county schools with air cleaning units under a £150k investment to help stop the spread of Omicron. On Monday, 24 January, the government announced it is […]

An Ingol community centre struck by Omicron-related staff shortages has appealed for volunteers to fill the gap. Intact, situated on Whitby Avenue in Ingol, has helped Preston residents for decades […]

Pupils in Preston’s secondary schools will join others across England in wearing face masks in classrooms to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. The government announced the temporary reintroduction […]

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has suspended visiting to its main adult inpatient wards until further notice. The change applies to Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble […]

Cases of Covid-19 in Lower Penwortham North jumped from 196 to 1,192 per 100,000 during the week before Christmas. The numbers show the area is in the worst-hit neighbourhood in […]

Lancashire’s Directors of Public Health have urged people across Preston and Lancashire to take the threat of Omicron seriously, as they welcome the government’s decision to move to Plan B. […]

Last night (Wednesday, December 8) new Covid restrictions were announced by Boris Johnson. From Monday (December 13) people are being asked to work from home if they can. From Friday […]