Accrington’s magnificent Victorian Market Hall will be 150 years old this month and a number of FREE activities are planned to celebrate this historic building’s big anniversary. The Market Hall was commissioned in 1867 and designed by architect...
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Running from the 12 to 19 October, Hate Crime Awareness week encourages local councils to work with their partners to tackle hate crime locally and show support to victims. This year’s theme, ‘Spread Love Not Hate’, works to remind local areas on...
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Over 250 people packed out Accrington Town Hall for Friday night’s Hyndburn Sports Awards, where guests were treated to a fantastic evening of dinner, awards, and some inspirational speeches from guests Craig Heap and Stacey Copeland. There was...
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Accrington’s magnificent Victorian Market Hall will be 150 years old this October and a number of events, along with exhibitions of photos and other memorabilia are being planned to celebrate. The Market Hall was commissioned in 1867 and designed...
More infoAn Accrington private hire operator pleaded guilty to two offences when he came before Blackburn Magistrates recently. The first was operating a vehicle which wasn’t licensed as a private hire vehicle and the second was operating a private hire...
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The Mayor, Cllr June Harrison, presented certificates to three Hyndburn voluntary organisations at Thursday’s Council meeting in recognition of their Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK...
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The Council is asking local people for their views on proposed changes to Council Tax Support in a twelve week consultation running to 5 December 2019. People are asked to consider three options for funding changes to Council Tax Support – the...
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Slip and slide … the downpour didn’t dampen the day in #AmazingAccrington for the Soapbox Challenge. Saturday 31 August saw over 9,000 people come to Accrington Town Centre; over 30 soapbox challenge entries, 40 classic, sports and super...
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Accrington’s Town Square was buzzing with the crowds who flocked there over the Bank Holiday weekend to enjoy a packed programme of events in the sunshine at Amazing Accrington’s Big Weekend, bringing fun and excitement into the heart of...
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Several green fingered Accrington Academy students have been visiting Dyke Nook community garden each week, where they’ve been busy collecting litter, weeding, pruning the fruit trees and planting new flowers, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh...
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Don’t lose your voice – residents across the borough are being urged to look out for their voter registration details in the post. As part of Hyndburn Borough Council’s annual voter registration canvass, households in Hyndburn have received a...
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Community spirited Bea Clarke of Great Harwood, met with Cllr Paul Cox, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, to talk about her litter picking activity around her local area recently. Sixteen year old Bea, who attends Queen Elizabeth Grammar...
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