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Pakistan has abolished the requirement of a negative PCR test for all fully vaccinated, inbound passengers.

Pakistani community has responded with joy that PCR rules as been abolished for fully vaccinated by the Government of Pakistan. Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic many families couldn’t

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South Asian women are urged not to ignore your Cervical screening invite

A new national campaign is calling on those eligible not to ignore their invite, as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up the offer of cervical screening A

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Local businesses are helping Primary School pupils to grow its forest

Pupils and staff at a Preston primary school have shown their environmental passion in spades by planting Christmas Trees donated by James Hall & Co. Ltd. The donation of the

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Help is on hand for Anxiety, Depression and other mental health problem sufferer

A new NHS campaign is encouraging people struggling with their mental health to seek confidential help from NHS talking therapies. Research shows that nearly half of South Asians put off seeking

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Gary Barlow ‘A Different Stage’ , New Shows Announced

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Gary Barlow announces a host of new dates for A Different Stage, his theatrical one man stage show telling his story, in his words.

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The Lowry to host World Premiere of new work Tomorrow Is Not Promised

A story of one woman’s journey through grief to hope, at The Lowry on Friday 18 & Saturday 19 February 2022.  A co-production between New Slang Productions, The Lowry and

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UCLan leads pilot study into innovative digital stroke rehab tool

A pilot research study into a potentially quality of life-enhancing digital stroke rehabilitation tool has launched. The Virtual Engagement Rehabilitation Assistant (VERA) is a bespoke digital tool being developed by

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Pfizer and BioNTech start trials of new Omicron-specific jab

Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials of a new Covid vaccine which targets the Omicron variant. The companies plan to test the protection gained from the new vaccine as

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UCLan partners with Lancashire BME Network to strengthen racial equality drive

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has teamed up with the Lancashire BME Network (LBN) in a bid to strengthen the support and opportunities available to marginalised communities living in

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Tree planting commemorates 80 years of Jewish refugees

A native oak tree has been planted at Whitefield’s Hamilton Road Park to mark the 80th anniversary of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) – the national charity providing social