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Lancashire Women charity start Crowdfunder to refurbish Accrington hub
They hope to create an open and welcoming space for their clients to meet and reconnect after Covid, as their centres were forced to close due to the pandemic
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Rossendale care homes take part in national virtual tea party
Holme Manor Residential care home in Rawtenstall, The Laurels in Bacup and Heightside in Newchurch joined other care homes from East Lancashire in taking part in the event
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Free summer activity programme on offer for young people in Accrington
Backed by a nationwide £220 million investment the expanded programme, which first ran during the Easter holidays, will enable children and young people to enjoy fun activities with friends and learn and develop new skills
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Rossendale Burnley fan features in Premier League photography exhibition
Tony Winder, who owns Antony and Patricia Hairdressing in Rawtenstall was part of the ‘The Homes of Football’ exhibition at the National Football Museum
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Rossendale MP ‘surprised’ by plans to redraw UK’s political map
The changes, put forward by the Boundary Commission for England, are draft recommendations for where boundaries for MPs' constituencies should fall in the 2023 general election - but could see the Rossendale constituency split in two
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Rossendale high school plant tree to celebrate the memory of Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) participants from the school planted the tree in the school grounds and were joined by the Mayor of Bury, Deputy Lord Lieutenant Karan Lee and local MP for Bury North, James Daly
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Oswaldtwistle litter pickers find 20 bags of rubbish during car park clean up
Ossy Litter Pickers picked up 20 bags of rubbish from six car parks in Oswaldtwistle - with he rubbish being mainly drink bottles and sweet wrappers
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Hyndburn MP supports plans to redraw UK’s political map
The current Hyndburn constituency is set to lose Haslingden to a new Burnley and Bacup constituency, as the current Rossendale and Darwen seat is planned to be split in two.
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Rossendale Veterans In Communities celebrate Small Charity Week
Veterans in Communities, based in Haslingden are posting a week of messages from staff, volunteers and members to mark the week
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Accrington funeral home to help families remember dad this Father’s Day
Their ‘forget-me-not window poster’ will allow families to write a personalised message to their lost loved one in the lead up to Father’s Day on June 20
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Two brave Rossendale students rescue injured cyclist from River Irwell
Alfie Walker, 11, and Riley Porter, 12, were cycling home from Haslingden High School to Rawtenstall, when they heard a cry for help from the path at Ewood Bridge alongside the river
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Fundraiser launched to help reopen railway line and connect Accrington to Leeds
Extending the line could see journey times from East Lancashire and Yorkshire slashed, with a journey from Accrington to Leeds possibly taking just over an hour