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Funding of £40k to give a park in Preston a new look is set to be released.

The Marie Curie Information and Support Line will be open over the festive period to provide a listening ear for people living with a terminal illness.

Beautiful farmhouse with retail units could prove to be a superb investment

Members of a slimming group raised more than £500 for a cancer charity by holding a festive coffee morning.

Lostock Hall is treated as a "poor relation" by South Ribble Borough Council, a resident has claimed.

Two neighbours have landed a lottery jackpot just in time for Christmas.

A contemporary eco house built in 2015 which has more natural light than most public parks, this property is so classy and new age that it'd make Tony Stark blush.

Mike Gordon, one of Liverpool Football Club’s owners, was on board the plane that overshot the runway at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

A house builder says he has a lot to be thankful for after hospital staff in Preston gave him his life back.

Pub chain Greene King Inns has added five new hotels to its growing estate, including the landmark Lea Gate in Preston.

There are 18 places at the table for a Christmas dinner for people in Preston.

Pac-Man, games and Santa hats were some of the fun things taking place at Amazon in Leyland as the delivery station organised a series of celebratory events to mark the annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.

After years of feeling self conscious and sore due to her psoriasis, Paula Taylor was willing to try anything to find a ‘cure.’ And after two weeks of sticking to a vegan diet, she was amazed by the results, as her skin completely cleared.

Lostock Hall Memorial Brass Band is hitting all the right notes with its annual Christmas concert.

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She's the TV star who cut her teeth as a church leader in one of the UK's remotest parishes.

A group of Leyland charity trustees are celebrating the revival of a vital community hub by serving up free Christmas dinners for the over 65s.

An inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhoea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition, Crohn's disease affects around one in every 650 people in the UK. Despite that fact, there is still a pervasive and damaging stigma attached to the chronic condition - a stigma Victoria Danson is on a mission to eradicate.

One of the North West leading software developers, Progrex IT Solutions promises to be 'your partner in workflow optimisation'. And while such tech jargon sounds far more at home in the sunny climes of Silicon Valley, the fundamentals of what Progrex does are just as applicable in Preston as they are in Palo Alto: using software to make businesses more efficient and productive.