Community Features
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Nephew To Do Charity Guild Wheel Walk After Uncle’s Cancer Battle
A Preston man is organising a 20.6-mile walk around the Guild Wheel to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer UK. Jimmy Callagher has set up...
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Preston Nurses Hike Scawfell Pike For St Catherines Hospice
A group of determined nurses scaled Scawfell Pike and have raised an amazing £1,920 for St Catherine’s Hospice. Alison Parkinson, who works at Ashtree House...
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Urgent Appeal For Foster Carers In Lancashire
Lancashire County Council is launching a campaign to recruit carers to foster local children. They claim there is a need for more foster carers as...
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24-Hour Spin Cycle For Preston Boy With Kidney Failure
A Rochdale man will be doing a 24-hour indoor spin cycle for a young Preston boy suffering from kidney failure. Kevin Chaplin will be attempting...
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Two Former Addicts That are Tackling Preston’s Drug and Alcohol Problem
Two men who have struggled with drug and alcohol addiction in the past are using that experience to help others turn their lives around. The...
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Joanne Braves Head Shave For Hospice In Memory Of Sister
A daring NHS worker took the plunge and had her shoulder length hair shaved off in a fundraising stunt for the local hospice which cared...
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Ex-Deputy Labour Leader Is To Visit Preston And Discuss His Weight Loss
A prominent Labour politician is visiting Preston next week to discuss his weight loss on BBC Radio Lancashire. Tom Watson, the outgoing Deputy Leader of...
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Preston Man’s Charity Skydive For Late Wife
Chris Duddy will be facing his fear of heights when he takes on a Skydive in aid of his wife that lost her battle with...
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Prestonians Object To New Car Supermarket On Bluebell Way
A sign advertising the upcoming HPL Motors site has been met with criticism from the Preston public. What was once a park and ride site...
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Inspirational Mother Becomes A Qualified Nurse After Loss Of 5-Year-Old Daughter
A UCLan graduate has called graduating from UCLan ‘one of the best days ever’ after going through tragedy as a mother. Simone McDaid earned a...
