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Santa's shoppers donated 4,000 meals to Accrington food bank
Tesco contacted Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary to ask for their help in running the three-day event, and the club and their volunteers were delighted to help out
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Eligible Hyndburn kids to access free lunches and sports provision for Christmas
Accrington Stanley Community Trust will again team up with Hyndburn council and other local providers for the Holiday Activities & Food Programme.
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PICS: Accrington pupils were fascinated by giant of Industrial Revolution
Year 3 and Year 4 classes at St Anne’s and St Joseph’s Primary School in Accrington have been finding out about the inventor of the Spinning Jenny as part of their history learning
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PICS: Huge celebration on A Team dance exam night at Accrington Town Hall
The night consisted of a performance from all dancers, followed by each of them collecting their exam awards
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Accrington golfers' fundraiser raises £7,600 for cancer charity
All tee-offs for the four ball competition sold out well in advance of the event to raise £3,120 in entry fees alone
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Hyndburn duo triumph at Green Flag awards
Gordon Mason, Grounds Maintenance Operative at Hyndburn council, took home the award for Employee of the Year, and Ann Warrington, Chairperson of Friends of Rhyddings Park, was named Volunteer of The Year
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PICS: 12,000 people flock to Accrington Christmas festival
Visitors enjoyed four and a half hours of entertainment, headlined by tribute girl band Diva Mix
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New defibrillator unveiled at Accrington's Maundy Relief
The life-saving piece of equipment is thanks to the fundraising efforts of staff and volunteers who raised £1,500 for in the summer
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Hyndburn Leisure awarded more than £100,000 to improve Clayton Civic Hall
As part of the government’s Community Ownership Fund, which aims to ensure that important parts of the social fabric, including sports clubs, continue to play a central role in towns and villages, Hyndburn Leisure was awarded £185,088
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Accrington supports White Ribbon Day to stand up to abuse against women
White Ribbon Day was established by men who wanted to stand up to abuse against women and girls after the horrific shooting of 14 female students at Montreal University in 1989
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New project launched to boost wildlife and wellbeing at Accrington nature reserve
Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve has been chosen for the project which aims to improve people’s wellbeing and manage the wildlife habitats
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Accrington food bank 'getting busier’ as Christmas approaches
The food bank, which is open for donation on Wednesday afternoons, says they have helped 183 different households, of which 75 of these were families, since the beginning of the year