Today is the first ever World Food Safety Day and to celebrate Hyndburn Council is highlighting the work of its food safety team in helping to remove food that is unsafe from sale. While problems are rare, there are several reasons why food might...
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The East Lancashire Actives Lives project is a scheme funded through Lancashire County Council, providing the Up & Active Programmes including physical activity, weight management and much more. A recent drive encouraged local workplaces to...
More infoThe Council is asking people living with disabilities to get in touch to see if they are eligible for funding for home alterations and adaptations to help make life easier. Councillor Clare Cleary, Cabinet Member for Housing, said; “We have more...
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As of 24th May 2018 the Council’s drive to improve food safety standards in Hyndburn has resulted in 92.5% of food businesses now being compliant with the Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme, with 84% of them achieving a 4 or 5 food...
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Nearly two million people in Lancashire and South Cumbria can now get easy access to the best-rated health apps available online. A new and improved version of the ORCHA online platform has recently launched to help the thousands of people in the...
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An Accrington woman who allowed her dog to foul and didn’t clean up afterwards was convicted in court recently and ordered to pay £180 in fines and costs. Kelly Tootle, of Avenue Parade Accrington, pleaded guilty to breaching the Borough of...
More info That’s the message for Hyndburn residents from a partnership overseeing a drive to find new ways of improving health and wellbeing across the borough and meet the future financial challenges. Stark national statistics show that whilst...
More infoNHS and local councils in Pennine Lancashire, which is made of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen, are working together to change the way health and social care is delivered in the area. Together they aim to meet the future health and...
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