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Preston’s Riva Showbar to host ‘Ska, Reggae and Soul’ event this September

Riva Showbar currently sits empty in anticipation of the big reopening. A local bar will host a night of ska, reggae and soul music with two-tone legends Bad Manners this September. On September 9, Preston’s Riva Showbar will welcome music fans […]

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Preston Fire Station to hold family open day this weekend

A local fire station has invited residents to a family open day event this weekend after a two-year hiatus. On Sunday, 17 July, from 10am to 4pm, Preston Fire Station […]

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Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton relay visiting Preston this weekend

A view over Avenham Park Pic: Tony Worrall The Queen’s Baton will travel through Preston this weekend, ten years after the Olympic Torch visited the city on route to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Preston will welcome the […]

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UCLan to host ‘Heartstone Odyssey Book Festival’ launch this Friday

UCLan's Student Centre and University Square UCLan will host a children’s book festival this week that seeks to tackle prejudice and connect continents and UK communities. On Friday 8 July at 3pm, UCLan will host the […]

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Advertisement Advertisement Lancashire Encounter returns to Preston city centre this September

The red canopy is part of the Lancashire Encounters Festival The Lancashire Encounter arts festival is to celebrate local culture with a ‘packed programme’ when it returns to Preston this September. Established in 2015 to honour the Preston Guild celebrations, […]

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New private dentist opening in Fulwood

A Fulwood dentist taking on new patients has invited residents to a launch event next week for a chance to win dentistry and cash prizes. On Saturday, 18 June, from […]

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Friends of Winckley Square host ‘1950s An Age of Optimism’ exhibition

A Preston group have invited residents to a new exhibition focusing on life in the 1950s. Friends of Winckley Square’s ‘1950s An Age of Optimism Exhibition’ urges locals to walk […]

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Leyland community group to mark Windrush Day with local diversity event

South Ribble Council will this June mark Windrush Day by raising a flag outside their offices, with a Leyland community group holding a diversity event three days later. On 22 […]

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