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Housing plan for mountain rescue team's Valley HQ

The design and access statement accompanying the application states that the building is currently a disused mountain rescue base, with the garage occasionally used for MR vehicle or MR Equipment storage.

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Lockdown extension could 'erode our sense of freedom' - Tory cllr

A senior Hyndburn Conservative has called for the government to order schools to shut to put the skids under coronavirus in the next four weeks - to save lives

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Remembrance display puts smiles on faces at care home

Turfcote Care & Nursing Home in Rossendale have been making crocheted poppies and Remembrance Day pebbles to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal

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Filled-in lay-by 'stopping lockdown walks at popular beauty spot'

There have been complaints that parking near Oswaldtwistle's Jackhouse Nature Reserve has been sabotaged

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Lockdown brings East Lancashire Railway services to standstill

The East Lancs Railway (ELR) will have to halt all services - including the start of its Santa Special season - following the announcement of the new lockdown

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Yoga, CBeebies and training on Zoom - Accrington Stanley are back in play after Covid-19 scare

Skipper Seamus Conneely was the first Accrington Stanley player to develop symptoms of coronavirus - just hours before a midweek game with local rivals Fleetwood Town.

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£25,000 green award to charity boosting area's mental health

The Lancashire Environmental Fund has made the grant to The Shiva Trust, based at Meadows Farm and Animal Sanctuary, Dean Lane, Water

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Cheryl's Acorns bidding to clean up at global awards

Dry cleaning firm Acorns of Lancashire is a finalist in CINET’s Global Best Practice Awards 2020 in the SME retail textile cleaning company category.

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'Hedge wars' for neighbours over tiny, unadopted avenue's access

A wooden bollard and 'no through road' signs have appeared on Melrose Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, while there have also been complaints over overgrown hedges providing an obstruction to traffic

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Tier 3 compensation scheme opens for Hyndburn - as borough counts down to lockdown

The Local Restriction Support Grant (LRSG) is a compensation scheme for firms forced to close from October 17 and October 19, due to last month's entry into Tier 3 restrictions.

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Helmshore Scarecrow Festival raises £2,300 for Down's Syndrome support

There were 90 scarecrows across the village in the Halloween weekend event, which has raised £2,300 for East Lancashire Down’s Syndrome Support Group

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Gran's sweet sacrifice for National Kidney Federation

Yvonne Flood took part in the National Kidney Federation’s (NKF’s) annual Choctober event