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Museum of Lancashire looking for young fans to plan its future

5th, February 2012 by

Young history fans in the city are being encouraged to get involved in the new look Museum of Lancashire. If you’re aged from 16 to 21 then the museum, based in Preston, wants you to help shape its future. The Museum of Lancashire reopened last Autumn after a major refurb and outreach officer Stephen Miller wants young people to guide its events and share their [...]

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Tributes pour in for Preston North End fan Jordan Grant found dead at 17

4th, February 2012 by

Tributes are being paid to a talented young footballer and Preston North End fan who passed away on Saturday. 17-year-old Jordan Grant (pictured left), who lived in the Cottam area of the city, is believed to have died due to a cardiac arrest. Jordan, a season ticket holder at North End and prominent Twitter user, had played for Springfields Football Club until he was 16. [...]

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Preston research helps expose pay rates at big four supermarkets

3rd, February 2012 by

Preston has been praised for its role in exposing the lack of a living wage being paid by the big four supermarkets in the city. The city was one of four places researched in the Fair Pay Commission’s report, which showed Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons paid below the £7.20 an hour to 90% of its workforce. The report found 70% of supermarket workers did [...]

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Performers and dancers wanted for Preston Passion on BBC One

3rd, February 2012 by

Volunteers are needed to take part in a spectacular retelling of the Passion of Christ in Preston this Easter. As revealed by Blog Preston in December, over 1,000 people are wanted by Guild organisers to help with a BBC One contemporary performance of the Preston Passion. The main performance will take place in the centre of Preston, and the BBC are looking for dancers, performers [...]

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Islamic students pledge to raise £10,000 towards new CT scanner

2nd, February 2012 by

A group of students from Preston have pledged to raise £10,000 towards a new hospital scanner at the city’s main hospital. The Islamic Society at the University of Central Lancashire made the vow yesterday to contribute the funds to the LEP Lifesaver Appeal. The appeal aims to help the NHS buy a new CT scanner for Royal Preston Hospital as part of its new trauma [...]

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Parents launch fundraising appeal after daughter develops rare disorder

2nd, February 2012 by

Two Preston parents have launched a fundraising battle to help care for their daughter after she was diagnosed with a debilitating disorder. At just 11 months old Safaa Master was diagnosed with a tumour in her back and despite having it removed she developed Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS). OMS currently affects around 30 people in the UK and means Safaa, who will be three in April, [...]

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Fulwood man jailed for life after stabbing his grandmother and aunt to death

1st, February 2012 by

A man who stabbed his grandmother and aunt to death in their Fulwood home in a frenzied attack was jailed for life today. Lee Browne, 22 from Fulwood, will be jailed for a minimum of 30 years after pleading guilty on the first day of his trial at Preston Crown Court. Police were called to a house on Longfield after reports of a fire in [...]

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Parking bottleneck to ease with extra spaces at Fulwood Leisure Centre

1st, February 2012 by

Dangerous parking at a popular Preston leisure centre has forced the council to apply to expand the car park. Fulwood Leisure Centre has seen demand rise from keep-fit-fanatastic to record levels and cars are being parked blocking the entrance during peak early evening times. A planning application seeks to add 24 extra car parking spaces to meet demands at the Black Bull Lane complex. Leisure [...]

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Alleygating plans on the agenda for Counties area of Deepdale

31st, January 2012 by

Gates are set to come down on troubled back alleys in Deepdale, as the council applies for permission to gate them. Preston City Council have asked to gate the Counties area of Deepdale, and if successful will see 29 alleygates installed on lanes which run in the area between Argyll Road and St Pauls Road. View a map showing where the alleygates could go View [...]

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Analysis of Preston Council Budget: Where has money been saved?

31st, January 2012 by

Preston City Council have released the details of their new budget proposal, including a proposed rise in council tax by 3.5%. Yesterday I took a look at what the council intend to spend money on over the next four years, and today I’m going to look at the areas in which they intend to save money. Click on the graph below to compare figures across [...]

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