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Emoji pumpkins raise smiles in Halloween hunt

It was organised by the Friends of New Line Reservoir, part of Bacup Pride,and 28 different pumpkin pictures were fixed to trees and fences along the trail between the reservoir and Britannia

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Groups celebrate £40,000 Crook Hill Community Fund windfall

The latest awards take the total amount distributed since the Fund launched in 2016 to over £180,000

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Maundy Relief receives 'MBE' for voluntary groups

Accrington charity Maundy Relief has received the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service award.

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Hyndburn families enjoy spooky Halloween-themed pumpkin hunt

The Adventure Hyndburn event on Friday afternoon saw some 30 families taking part, many wearing spooky fancy dress costumes.

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Valley families put skills to test in fang-tastic Halloween trail

The Trail saw people braving the weather to find the Halloween codewords in five areas

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Project organisers WOW-ed by holiday hunger response

More than 800 meal bags and food boxes were supplied to children and families in crisis over five days.

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Planning application for nine houses on Rawtenstall estate

There would be three parking spaces per dwelling, of 4+ bedrooms apiece - an increase of 27 spaces in total

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Pandemic grant bids open for Valley businesses

The new Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) supports businesses that were open as usual, but were then required to close due to local lockdown restrictions