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Preston sports and community hub 'to tackle health inequalities'
- Preston councillors approved a two-storey sports and community hub to tackle health inequalities.
- The hub will be open to all sections of the Preston community.
- Facilities include a football pitch, a multi-purpose court, and gendered halls that can join to form a unisex space.
- The site is located in an area identified among England’s most deprived neighbourhoods.
- The project aims to improve life expectancy, mental health, and obesity metrics in the community.
- Councillor Peter Kelly called the area 'in dire need of sports facilities'.
- The scheme includes a Janazah Room for post-death prayers for the Muslim community.
- Plans were announced in November and backed unanimously by the committee.
- Nine letters of support were received for the project.
- The hub will sit opposite a mosque and educational centre and is described as community-led.
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