The Armed Forces Day flag was raised today outside Accrington Town Hall. Before it was raised the Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Charles Hadcock DL, presented the Armed Forces Day flag to the Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor June Harrison. Cllr Harrison...
More infoTwo long serving Hyndburn Councillors have received awards in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their political service. Congratulations to Council leader, Cllr Miles Parkinson, who was awarded an OBE and Councillor Munsif Dad who received a...
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#AmazingAccrington are working in partnership with local businesses to host a Jobs and Apprenticeship Fair on Friday 28th June at Accrington Town Hall from 11am – 4pm, after a hugely successful event last year. It has been announced that the...
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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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Local Councillors have launched a clampdown on litter louts and irresponsible dog owners, who have been picking up after their dogs but then throwing the bag in the woodlands, instead of putting it in the dog waste bins in Spout House Community...
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Congratulations to the Hyndburn Green Spaces Forum, a group of volunteers based in Hyndburn, who have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The Hyndburn Green Spaces...
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Animals, birds, and all things natural are being carved into new entrance features for Woodnook Vale Local Nature Reserve, inspired by the ideas of local school children. Working alongside local residents, children and young people from the local...
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Welcome to Hyndburn’s new Mayor, Cllr June Harrison, whose Mayor Making Ceremony took place on Saturday, 25 May, at Accrington Town Hall. Cllr Harrison, a Barnfield ward Councillor for the past eight years, moved to Accrington from Burnley fifty...
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Historic Rhyddings Park in Oswaldtwistle was officially reopened by Hyndburn’s Mayor, Cllr June Harrison, on 19 May 2019, one hundred and ten years after it was first gifted to the people of Oswaldtwistle. Crowds flocked to the park throughout...
More infoWithin the 185,000 sq. ft. recently completed warehouse unit on the new 90-acre commercial development at Frontier Park, the #AmazingAccrington business leaders meeting was full of facts and figures stating Hyndburn’s rapid growth. Professor of...
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Hyndburn Leisure Trust along with partners from the other East Lancashire Leisure Trusts and Ribble Valley Borough Council have been shortlisted for the Strategic Partnership Award at the national Community Leisure UK annual awards. The...
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Hyndburn Council is bidding for a share of the Government’s £675million Future High Streets Fund, to help transform Accrington Town Centre. Council Leader, Cllr Miles Parkinson, said; “A share of the Future High Street Fund will allow us...
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