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Village's Jubilee scarecrows raise over £300 for Rossendale Hospice
Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Christiana Buchanan, visited Crawshawbooth Primary School to help judge the winners of the competition
Stuart Pike
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Thousands savour return of Accrington Food Festival
Attractions included food markets, 1940s singers, a full-size Spitfire plane static display, a war re-enactment and a kitchen demo area starring among others TV star Molly Robbins.
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Accrington jobs fair returns this week for first time since 2019
Amazing Accrington are working in partnership with local businesses and the Job Centre to host the Jobs and Apprenticeship Fair at Accrington Town Hall
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Jubilee joy, nostalgia and relief at Rossendale care homes
Care homes across Rossendale went the extra mile for their residents to ensure they enjoyed Platinum Jubilee festivities
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Two Accrington pubs reopen following £315,000 refurbishment
Two famous pubs in Accrington reopened recently following refurbishments worth a combined £315,000 by community pub group Admiral Taverns
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Dinosaurs and giant puppets showcase Bacup in Bank Holiday This Here Festival
Puppets giant and small, musicians, attractions, craft workshops and performances were held on Irwell Terrace and at the ABD Centre
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Bacup's Jubilee weekend features walking puppet and dinosaurs
There are plans to make it an annual event
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Eco-friendly Accrington school gets tour of recycling works
St Mary’s RC Primary School in Clayton-le-Moors are determined to give plastic a second life by making ecobricks - plastic bottles stuffed tight with single use plastic
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"A great asset"- walking boards in Rossendale towns welcomed
The easy-to-use ‘Walk Rossendale’ boards in Rawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, Waterfoot and Whitworth, are a joint project between Rossendale council and Rossendale Leisure Trust
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Hyndburn Academy celebrating after Ofsted inspection report
Judging the school in Rishton ‘Good’ across all categories, inspectors confirmed that the school has “improved strongly” in recent years
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Hyndburn Education Summit comes to Accrington Stanley
Headteachers and careers leads came together with business leaders to hear about engagement with employers in the borough, and the opportunities the rapidly growing field of Digital and Cyber is bringing to our region
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Whitworth Rushcart organisers in appeal for new garland dancers
The increasingly family-focused event attracts 1,500 visitors annually, and this year’s event is on Sunday, September 4