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 […]
1 year ago Chorley Remembrance Sunday parade and service details confirmedChorley Council has announced its plans to hold a Remembrance Sunday parade and service to pay respect to the Armed Forces this weekend. A parade will start at 10.25am on […]
1 year ago Preston Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day events confirmedPreston City Council has today confirmed its plans to remember the fallen at a Remembrance Sunday parade and Armistice Day events this weekend. On Sunday, 13 November, a parade will […]
1 year ago Wyre and Preston North MP Ben Wallace presents wheelchairs to injured veteransWyre and Preston North MP Ben Wallace has joined The OppO Foundation to donate three custom-built sports wheelchairs to injured veterans. The presentation at Ambassadeurs Group in Mayfair on Tuesday […]
2 years ago Advertisement Advertisement UCLan renews pledge to Armed Forces CovenantUCLan has held a special ceremony to renew its 2017 support pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant. Colonel Darren Doherty, Commander North West Region, and UCLan’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Graham Baldwin, […]
2 years ago Corrie’s Antony Cotton visits Walton-le-Dale to support Armed Forces bus tourCorrie’s Antony Cotton visited a supermarket in Walton-le-Dale in June to support a bus tour led by a military charity for wounded, sick and injured personnel. In celebration of Her […]
2 years ago In Case You Missed It: Five stories from Preston this week September 25 to October 1This week, Preston residents have taken in the sights of the now open Adelphi Square and new UCLan student centre. There was also promising news for locals wishing to get […]
2 years ago Preston veteran ‘still smiling’ after scaling Snowdon for Armed Forces charityA former Royal Green Jacket from Preston has climbed Snowdon to raise funds for charity. Vince Stopp served in the military for 24 years and took on the challenge on […]
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