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Accrington friends complete 30-hour 100 kilometre Lake District challenge

Olivia Brown, her brother Christian, her uncle Peter Myerscough, and Olivia's school friend Keegan Eastham, completed the Lake District 100km Ultra Challenge last weekend in aid of Alzheimer’s Society

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Lancashire Fire give advice to residents after string of fires in Oswaldtwistle

A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was the latest of several involving derelict buildings in the area

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Accrington students take part in ‘Dragon’s Den’ to find out about life after school

The ‘Dragon’s Den Enterprise’ activities saw the students split into small groups to research a British university and then present their findings

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Accrington MP visits school children to promote career opportunities

Conservative MP Sara Britcliffe and Collette King from Studio Retail spent the day finding out what the students think of the area and discussing their suggestions for improvements

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Accrington primary school hold car wash and litter pick for charity week

Pupils and staff at St Anne’s and St Joseph’s RC Primary School, raised money for numerous local, national and international charities as part of their charity week

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Accrington College to host regional heat of painting and decorating competition

Taking place on June 25 the apprentices will undergo a six-hour competition to test their abilities including measuring and setting out a design, applying coatings, freehand work and applying a frisk film or stencil design

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Early bird offer extended for Accrington NHS charity walk

All the money raised will go towards supporting the Eats Lancashire NHS Trust charity which supports hospitals across the region including Accrington

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Baxenden baker donates 200 empty pie crates to Rossendale primary school

The crates were donated to help with the children’s imaginative play as well as helping to develop new skills, such as team building, creativity, design and construction

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Plans for 46 ‘zero-carbon’ homes in Accrington given green light

The estate, which will be built by developers Keepmoat Homes, will be situated off Lonsdale Street in Church, and will offer two, three and four bedroom homes which will be available in multiple house types

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Great Harwood hospice shop celebrates its 10th anniversary

East Lancashire Hospice’s shop on Queen Street first opened in 2011 and raises money which goes directly to patients both at the hospice and in the local community

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Lancashire declared an 'enhanced response area' as Hyndburn given new Covid rules

Each of the areas with the highest infection rates in the country can now be found in the North West, with six of them being found in Lancashire

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Accrington Stanley owner gives guided video tour of Wham Stadium improvements

New bars, hospitality and a chairman’s lounge are to be added to the back of the Jack Barrett Memorial Stand, with the hope of increasing match day and non match day revenue