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NEW! Preston summer holiday programme

YOUNG people won’t have time to be bored this summer as the council’s leisure centres and sports development department join forces to offer a varied programme of summer activities, taking place at venues across the city.

03 July 2008

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NEW! Preston Crematorium opens its doors

PRESTON’S crematorium is to open its doors to the public for a special open day on Sunday 6 July.

02 July 2008

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NEW! All aboard for Riversway Festival

PRESTON’S Riversway Festival returns this weekend with a whole host of new attractions, promising to make this year’s shipping spectacle better than ever before.

30 June 2008

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Clean sweep for city’s back streets

PRESTON City Council is cleaning the backstreets of Fishwick for the final time in a bid to encourage residents to keep the area tidy.

27 June 2008

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Preston celebrates smokefree birthday

PRESTON is gearing up to celebrate a year of being smokefree on Tuesday 1 July and lighting a cigarette in public already seems a distant memory.

25 June 2008

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Veterans' Day

PRESTON’S ex-servicemen are to take part in a parade this week to honour their time in the armed forces as part of National Veterans’ Day celebrations.

24 June 2008

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Grab it, bag it, bin it for national poop scoop week

PRESTON residents are being urged to clean up after their dogs as part of a national campaign to cut dog fouling.

20 June 2008

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Community issues up for discussion – are you bothered!

PROPOSED sewage tunnels under the River Ribble, flood provision, and improvements to Avenham and Miller Parks are some of the issues under the spotlight at the new-look Central Area Forum on Thursday 19 June.

16 June 2008

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Tune in to your council on Preston FM

A RADIO programme keeping people up to date with the latest news from Preston City Council is to take to the airwaves once again on Thursday 19 and Thursday 26 June.

16 June 2008

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Preston gets set for Love Parks Week

PRESTON City Council is hosting a fun packed programme of events to encourage people to visit their local park to celebrate national Love Parks Week between Saturday 14 and Sunday 22 June.

13 June 2008

 

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