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Rossendale four-year-old grows hair for year to donate to cancer wig charity

The hair will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, which provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment and other conditions

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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum and Lancaster Castle outdoor tours to start next week

According to the government's timetable for relaxing of coronavirus restrictions, museums are unable to open for indoor visits until May 17 at the earliest.

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Fun orienteering for all ages in Bacup later this month

It follows a highly successful event held over the Easter holidays in which PFO teamed up with the new ownership of Rawtenstall Market and Rossendale School Sports Partnership (SSP) to put on three different trails

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Final plans for Haweswater Aqueduct refurbishment released online

Six sections of the 110km pipeline are due to be replaced and plans for the final southern section, which will run from Huncoat, through Rossendale and into Bury, have been released

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Natural play area to be created in Whitworth

A new play facility made from natural materials will be created in the Spodden Valley area in Whitworth, Rochdale

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Heroic team effort sees Rossendale veteran with PTSD rehoused

Paul Nixon had been living with his parents in Stacksteads, but his mum had a serious operation and when she returned from hospital needed her own room so there was no longer anywhere for Paul to live.

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Bacup baker to install planters as part of ‘grow your own, eat your own’ project

The project is to get young people involved in growing their own fruit and veg, which will then be used to make some tasty treats

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Rossendale schoolboy holds sponsored walk in memory of mum who died of Covid

Ryan Lambert, 14, along with dad Paul from Stacksteads were raising the money for Royal Blackburn intensive care unit who looked after mum Anne-Marie

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East Lancashire Railway's litter picking trains costing railway £2,000 per journey

Preparations for the re-opening of the East Lancashire Railway are being hampered by continuing instances of fly-tipping and vandalism

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Pictures: An egg-stra special Easter Week for Bacup pupils

Rossendale Free Press Schools News - Thorn Primary School

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£2.4m Domestic Abuse Bill funding to help Lancashire victims

This money will fund domestic abuse refuges, and targeted work including support for people from ethnic minority communities, children and people with complex needs in secure and safe accommodation

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School communication key to easing transitions after year of challenges for pupils and parents

Joanna Griffiths - Headteacher Alder Grange School & Sixth Form, Rossendale Free Press column, Rossendale, Lancashire