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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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Lockdown award for school visited by PM Boris Johnson
The Gold Award for Accrington Academy's ‘The Uncertainty Principle’ at The Learning Awards is the training initiative’s second national accolade
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Free fudge and fun for fairtrade fortnight in Accrington
The festival began on February 22, and will run until March 7
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Accrington Stanley Community Trust celebrating £25,000 grant
The donation by the Garfield Weston Foundation follows a £40,000 contribution last year towards the £2m Stanley Sports Hub
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Tributes paid to 'tireless' former Church CC chairman Donald Holt
Donald worked tirelessly as a volunteer, committee member, groundsman and eventually as chairman of Church & Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club for more than 30 years
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Baxenden recovery worker's walk back to health for cancer charities
Mental health support and recovery worker Tara Kenyon has been walking eight to 10 miles daily since Christmas Eve, raising more than £800.
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Take a sneak peek inside brand new Accrington medical centre
Oswald Medical Centre, which serves some 15,000 patients over multiple sites, is set to open a new branch in Accrington
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Hyndburn council chief defends "extravagant" £2.3m spend plans in pandemic Budget
The opposition group denied "playing to the gallery" in announcing their alternative plans after Budget scrutiny
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Prospects 'bright' for £1.2m Oswaldtwistle Solar Meadow
Environmental charity The Prospects Foundation, based in Accrington, Lancashire, has commissioned a feasibility study for the renewable energy scheme at its 11-acre site off Coach Road
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The football club charity keeping key worker kids moving
Accrington Stanley Community Trust (ASCT) coaches have been supporting primary schools with their PE delivery during the pandemic
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College painting and decorating apprentices on the skills ladder
Nelson & Colne College Group apprentices Faye Chester and Kelsey Whewell, both 18, are working for Bell Group
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Hospice launches campaign to tackle £650,000 pandemic deficit
It costs £3.9 million a year to run the East Lancashire Hospice, which equates to over £10,000 a day