The Civil Contingencies Bill was introduced to Parliament on 7 January 2004. Its development was informed from the start by close consultation with key stakeholders in what was an open and inclusive policy-making process. The Civil Contingencies...
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Our offices will be closed from 5pm on Friday 21 December and will re-open on Wednesday 2 January 2019. Our waste and recycling crews are mostly working as normal over the Christmas and New Year period with the only changes affecting recycling...
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Our priority this Christmas is to keep everyone safe and secure while attending events and being in crowded places. The public can help by being vigilant and reporting anyone or anything that seems out of place or suspicious. Please report issues...
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Don’t miss this huge exhibition with over 50 metres of historic images, tributes to the Accrington Pals, Accrington Stanley, David Lloyd, Howard and Bullough and Lancashire’s rich textile industry. Become immersed in the journey celebrating...
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The first Census estimate using the 2011 data shows Hyndburn population has declined by 1% since the last Census 2001, but up on the 1991 Census findings. Population in Hyndburn stands at 80,734 (Census 2011) down from it’s peak in 2006 at...
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Business planning is a tool to help the council achieve its vision of making Hyndburn ‘The Place to be’ by ensuring the priorities identified in the Corporate Strategy are translated in to action at the service level. Good business...
More infoCohesion and Integration in Hyndburn
Hyndburn a compact borough with a population of some 81,100 residents made up of people for a wide variety of backgrounds, faiths and ages. The population is set to grow by 2% over the next 20 years. Projections estimate by 2031, there will be...
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Proposed Combined Authority for Lancashire – Consultation on Proposed Combined Authority for Lancashire Over the last few months each of the councils in Lancashire have been discussing the idea of creating a Combined Authority for...
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The Council agreed to take part in the public consultation which took views on the formation of a Combined Authority for Lancashire. This report is available below: Lancashire Combined Authority Consultation Report Following feedback from the...
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Hyndburn Borough Council has installed a new charging facility for electric vehicles in Accrington town centre on Union Street adjacent to the Town Hall and will be capable of charging an electric car from zero to 80% in just 40 minutes FREE of...
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Hyndburn’s Population – 80,734 (Source: Census 2011) Number of Households – 34,300 (Census 2011) 33,900 people are Economically Active (ONS Annual Population Survey 2014) 19% of Hyndburn’s population is below the...
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The Accessible Britain Challenge is challenging communities to do more to be inclusive and accessible by engaging and working with disabled people to remove barriers that get in the way of them being full and active participants in their...
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