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Devoted Uncle takes on three-day run to celebrate late niece’s 10th birthday

Christian Harding celebrated the 10th birthday of his late niece, Martha Kinley, by raising £2,376 in her name for mums and babies’ charity, Baby Beat. Preston native but Scotland based Christian devised […]

11 months ago
89-year-old woman to walk over hot coals for Penwortham charity

Galloways Society for the Blind is hosting their first-ever Fire Walk. Members of the community, including 89-year-old volunteer Ann Hyde, will walk over hot coals to raise money for local people with sight loss. […]

11 months ago
Remembrance Day: Winckley Square to honour Preston WWI hero

Preston City Council and the Friends of Winckley Square will honour a WWI soldier on Preston’s Roll of Honour in the run-up to Remembrance Day. Private Joseph Lee Lynch, a […]

3 years ago
Preston City Council gardener creates final Remembrance display

A 15-year Preston City Council gardener who served in the Falklands War has created his final Remembrance display in St George’s Shopping Centre. Brian McNeil, 65, started working in the […]

3 years ago
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Leyland Remembrance Sunday parade details confirmed

South Ribble Council has confirmed the date and time for this year’s Remembrance Sunday parade as residents prepare to honour the Armed Forces. South Ribble Borough Council has announced that […]

3 years ago
Fulwood coffee shop donates nearly £5k to Rosemere Cancer Foundation

A coffee shop housed in a local cancer treatment centre has donated its entire post-lockdown profits of £4,961 to Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The volunteer-managed coffee shop within Fulwood’s Rosemere Cancer […]

3 years ago
Preston retiree to honour late friend with 1,100-mile Rosemere cycle

A retired Preston history teacher who now works as a climbing instructor is to complete a 1,100-mile charity cycle to Land’s End in South West England. Simon Millward-Hopkins will undertake […]

3 years ago
Lostock Hall toy firm lands prestigious silver industry award

A South Ribble business that creates ‘Magical Story Jars’ to help parents connect with their children has won a silver accolade in The Independent Toy Awards. Beth De Nobrega, from […]

3 years ago
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