Owners of AYA Accountants on Blackburn Rd, Accrington, have become the first to appoint a contractor and start work on site to refurbish the shop front, part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative project to improve the appearance of shop fronts...
More infoThere are an estimated one million cases of food poisoning in the UK every year, and without attention to food hygiene, this doesn’t stop during the festive season. To save your loved ones from a nasty bout of food poisoning over the holidays...
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Failure to develop a former prominent Accrington building has resulted in the owner being fined in court. Failure to develop the former Barnes Furniture store led to property developer, Sharaz Manzur of Brookfield Way, Earby, being found guilty...
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Accrington Stanley players and management team were among the first to sign a huge White Ribbon recently to start 16 days of action from 25 November to stop violence against women and girls. Councillors including Mayor Cllr Mohammad Ayub, joined...
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Lancashire Day will take place on Tuesday 27 November. The Town Crier, Rawden Kerr, will read the Lancashire Day Proclamation on Accrington’s new Town Square at 10am on Tuesday 27 November and the Lancashire Day flag will be flying. The Town...
More infoAn independent review of Hyndburn Council’s finances has concluded that the Council has strong financial governance, backed up by strong reserves. The Council’s Audit Committee were recently informed about the outcome of the Local Government...
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The story behind Accrington’s Town Square transformation is the subject of an exciting exhibition coming up at the Haworth Art Gallery soon. The ‘Transforming our town, Accrington through the years’ exhibition will be officially opened by...
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What a busy night it’s going to be on the 29th November in Amazing Accrington! This year’s Christmas light switch on and fireworks show promises to be a treat for all the family; with live music, festive food, a Christmas funfair, plus a snow...
More infoCouncil Leader, Cllr Miles Parkinson, spoke today of his immense pride in the Borough after a weekend of events which saw the opening of the new Town Square in Accrington on 10 November and taking part in ‘Battle’s Over, a Nation’s Tribute’ on 11...
More infoLocal people can help shape the vision, design and development of Huncoat’s garden village soon, when consultation on the proposals begins on 1 November. Consultation runs from Thursday 1 November to Sunday 11 November. Residents, businesses and...
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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The Council took derelict home owner, Shamreen Bi Hussain, to court for the second time recently, where magistrates found her guilty of failing to comply with a notice requiring her to make repairs to her Accrington property and ordered her to...
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