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		<title>Preston teens challenged to get stuck in with communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Halls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston teenagers have the chance to go on a low-cost adventure programme that will test their physical, creative and community spirit. ‘The Challenge’ is part of the government’s new National Citizen Service inspiring young people to unlock their potential, and develop their independence, teamwork and communication skills. For just £50, this 3 week programme will throw them in at the deep end &#8211; they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Britain’s Peet climbing the wall of success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Gilbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst laid into England’s footballers last week for their passionless displays in the Three Lions shirt. But not all sportspeople have had their realities distorted by money and fame. Preston-born Gill Peet, a Great Britain boulderer, values nothing more than turning out for her national team. “It’s brilliant to represent your country at something you love,” says Peet. “I just love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai boxing club looking for knockout blow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston Thai Boxing Club is hoping its exciting brand of martial arts will grow more and more popular in the city. Muay Thai or Thai boxing is the national sport of Thailand. It was developed there over 2000 years ago as a way of defending the nation’s borders against the Burmese when weapons were banned. The club trains people in the art of Muay Thai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine’s Day apart… for charity</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/7190/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melvin Rao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day is an opportunity for lovers to make their partners feel extra special. Most people do this by showering their better halves with presents, flowers and intimate words, declaring why those people mean the world to them. But this year, a young couple from Preston will be doing the exact opposite – spending Valentine’s Day over 500 miles apart. Simon McNamee, 19, from Leyland, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University urging students to be greener</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/university-urging-students-to-be-greener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melvin Rao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Central Lancashire has launched a week long scheme encouraging students to be greener. But the people responsible for running the project are parading around campus in a fuel-guzzling red double decker bus which is used to promote their eco message. The bus is driven between its depot in Blackpool and the university every other day &#8211; adding up to more than 188 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tragic Lewis died doing what he loved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tragic death of rising cycling star Lewis Balyckyi is one of many young people who die on Lancashire’s roads each year. Lewis, just 18 when he died in January, was tipped to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. He died from severe head injuries after a crash in Bretherton, only a few miles from his home in Walton-le-Dale. Lewis’ father Kevin said: “Lewis was every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHS: ‘GPs must do more’</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/nhs-gps-must-do-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramzy Alwakeel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lancashire medical staff have cautiously welcomed the Government’s NHS reforms, which were set out in a white paper last Thursday. The Coalition Government plans to abolish the country’s 152 regional Primary Care Trusts, which are responsible for first-contact services as well as buying “secondary care” from hospitals. Under the reforms, Preston’s Primary Care Trust – NHS Central Lancashire – will see its commissioning responsibilities handed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegan month: &#8216;I finally gave in&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/01/vegan-month-i-finally-gave-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week has been tough – no doubt about it. Maybe it’s different when you’ve been vegan from birth, but when you’ve completely changed your diet in the space of two weeks, it’s incredibly hard. Fake cheese, fake milk, fake butter – it all tastes vile. My normal breakfast of cereal or porridge has been replaced by toast; my lunchtime sandwiches have been replaced by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegan month: an eye-opening first week</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/01/vegan-month-an-eye-opening-first-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With only a week gone in my month of being a vegan, it’s too early to come to a verdict about its advantages and disadvantages. What I can say with some ease is that this week has opened my eyes with a sudden, sharp shock of the world of veganism. I spent the first week researching pro-vegan and anti-meat arguments, with the intention of looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston&#8217;s parks celebrating National Tree Week</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2010/12/prestons-parks-celebrating-national-tree-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 10:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Halls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashton Park Rangers led a guided walk through the park in celebration of National Tree Week. Mike Ashmore and Steve Smith had originally planned to hold a community tree planting event. This would have run on from their participation in the BBC’s attempt to plant one million trees in an hour last year. Unfortunately the minus seven degree conditions put a stop to any planting. [...]]]></description>
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