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Employment support event for over-50s coming to Bacup
Council leader Alyson Barnes said: “There can often be a focus solely on youth employment, but it’s equally important to help people at the other end of the age range"
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Baking queen Molly Robbins to star at Accrington Food Festival
Attractions will include international, regional and local food markets, 1940s singers, a full size Spitfire static display, and a war re-enactment
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Free cinema during summer holidays in Bacup
Grown-ups also have their own cinema at the ABD Centre, and a Mamma Mia night for over 16s was followed up with a disco
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Rossendale pandemic support network creates 'lasting legacy'
The first online Zoom Rossendale Connected meeting was held on March 19, 2020, just days before the country was locked down
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Joy at surge in 'post-pandemic' Rossendale Scouts membership
Youth membership alone in Rossendale - those aged 4 to 18 - has grown from 506 to 602 between 2021 and 2022, a 19 per cent rise
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Relaunch for Rossendale dementia charity
A registered charity has been relaunched as Beacon Dementia and Wellbeing to reflect the organisation’s wider scope
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Remembrance walk to follow footsteps of East Lancashire's bloody 1826 Weavers Uprising
Dr David Scott and faithful dog Flossy will set out on the five-day walk later this month
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Rossendale centenarian meets great-grandchildren on big day
Relatives from Berkshire and Hampshire travelled to Rossendale to join Joan Goodman as she celebrated her special day at Holme Manor Care Home
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Helmshore teen Lucas meets stars in support of Down Syndrome Bill
The Bill’s Third Reading - the final stage before it passes both chambers - will take place on Friday, April 1.
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Ofsted praises Bacup school of smiles and pride
Britannia Primary School, on Rochdale Road, was visited in January and retained its Good Ofsted rating, with Lead Inspector John Tomlinson noting that “ambitious” leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and achievement
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Joy as Bacup's Pioneer Health Studio reopens after shock closure
90-year-old Malcolm Macdonald, from Whitworth, was one of the first through the door
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PICTURES: Grand opening of new Rossendale adventure golf course
An action-packed event marked the grand opening of the Squirrel’s Lair adventure golf course, in Rawtenstall