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Freemasons thanked for £1,800 donation to Church Cricket Club
This significant donation will allow them to begin work on a new toilet facility, accessible to all but particularly those with additional physical needs
Stuart Pike
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PICTURES: Bacup pupils "thrive" during RSPB's Big Birdwatch
Thorn Primary School have already started on their nature journey by taking part in the 'Wild Challenge'.
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Amazing Accrington celebrating £150,000 town centre bid win
The funds were sanctioned to prepare a "far reaching, visionary bid" to transform Accrington town centre and move it forward for 2040, not provide a quick fix.
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Rossendale leisure trust chief hails "sensitive" merger decisions
CLAW will surrender its leases to the Whitworth Leisure Centre and The Riverside, and the Whitaker CIC will also merge with Rossendale Leisure Trust
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Hyndburn parties clash over "joke" budget proposals
The meeting saw the lead Labour group rubber stamp its 1.99 per cent council tax rise, equating to a £3.34pa rise for most households, plus its £2.3m capital budget
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Church discovery revealed secrets of huge Crawshawbooth pageant - exactly 100 years ago
Exactly a century ago this July, a pageant celebrating the history of a Valley village attracted thousands - as revealed in a new book
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Labour has "forgotten" Hyndburn townships - council meeting told
At the full council meeting, a Conservative amendment proposing £200,000 be committed instead to Clayton-le-Moors and Rishton projects, along with £1m towards keeping Mercer Hall baths open, was defeated on Labour votes.
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'Showboat' £1m rescue plan for Great Harwood's pool is sunk
An audacious Conservative proposal to 'save' Mercer Hall pool has been defeated by Hyndburn councillors
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Digital escape from lockdown is a gold rush for Lucardo Rawtenstall
An 'online Olympiad' will bring sleuthing eyes from across the globe to an award-winning Valley attraction's new digital offer
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Rawtenstall PE teacher went the extra mile in marathon challenge
Martin Parkes, who ran a marathon (and a bit!), between a borough's schools has reached his £5,000 fundraising goal in aid of RAFT
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Stacksteads school principal hails 'phenomenal' lockdown efforts
Andy O’Brien, executive principal at The Valley Leadership Academy says while schools were closed to the majority of pupils, staff had worked exceptionally hard to protect all pupils’ wellbeing.
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Praise and thanks for new but 'normal' Bacup Nursery School
An outstanding nursery school is delighted to have completed its new community room that will be open for parents as soon as life returns to normal