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Clare Pritchard
21:40, 18 JUL 2016
Candidates standing in the elections are announced
Local Elections
Six Hyndburn seats will be contested by 21 candidates with Labour and the Conservatives fielding representatives for every seat.
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Easter fundraiser joy for Finley's Friends appeal
Finley's Friends
Catering staff at Accrington and Rossendale College each bought Easter eggs to put into a hamper along with smaller chocolate treats and sold raffle tickets to pupils for 50p a strip
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Call to take away fake shop front
Accrington
The image of the inside of a kebab shop has been put on the front of an empty shop unit which used to house Rexy’s takeaway, on Church Street.
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Council bids to keep big-name shops in town
Accrington
Shoppers in Accrington have suffered in recent months with the closure of Arndale Centre shops including H Samuel and New Look.
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WH Smith’s to move out in Accrington Arndale blow
Arndale Centre
It's been announced that WH Smith in Accrington is to close, in another blow to the Arndale Centre.
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£14m to bring Accrington back to life
Accrington
Residents have hit back at national claims that Accrington is a ‘ghost-town’.
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Hyndburn housing landlords fight back against licence plan
Clare Pritchard
Housing landlords in Hyndburn are set to challenge the council AGAIN – after a selective licensing scheme was introduced.
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Drivers fined after changes to car park regulations will NOT get refunds
Clare Pritchard
Motorists who were fined after restrictions at a car park were changed will NOT get their money back, the Observer can reveal.
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Excel car park contract not to be renewed at Eastgate Retail Park
Clare Pritchard
Retail park bosses say they will not renew their contract with a car park operator following a dispute over parking fines.
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Lasting legacy planned for Accrington Pals
Clare Pritchard
A two-year series of events is being planned to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the Accrington Pals.
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Mystery blaze at Oswaldtwistle 'fly' waste site
Clare Pritchard
Firefighters were called to a site at the centre of a outbreak of a fly problem in Oswaldtwistle after 100 bales of waste went up in flames.
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Pledge to remove waste that caused infestation of flies in Oswaldtwistle
Clare Pritchard
Waste which has been dumped on a site in Oswaldtwistle will begin to be removed early next week.
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Disappointment as towns miss out on Portas cash
Clare Pritchard
Regeneration bosses insist bidding for Portas Pilot status was not a waste of time, after Hyndburn’s two entries both lost out in the second round of bidding.
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Fears over rise in empty shops at Arndale Centre
Clare Pritchard
Fears have been raised over the number of empty units in the Accrington Arndale Centre.
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Car park fines revoked after motorists’ outrage
Clare Pritchard
Shoppers hit with backdated fines after parking over the 90-minute limit on Eastgate Retail Park are being told to ignore them by the council. Dozens of drivers were left outraged after the free parking limit was cut from three hours to 90 minutes.
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£2m town centre regeneration bid rejected
Clare Pritchard
Town centre regeneration plans have been dealt a hammer blow after a £2 million bid to the Heritage Lottery fund was rejected.
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Probe launched after wall collapses onto bus stop
Clare Pritchard
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating after dozens of bricks fell on a bus stop near a derelict mill.
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Whitebirk Retail Park owners Peel Holdings voice fears over travellers
Clare Pritchard
Owners of a retail park have warned the site will continue to be used by traveller camps unless refurbishment plans are given the go-ahead.
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Council chiefs delighted with £100k town centre windfall
Clare Pritchard
Council bosses are celebrating after being awarded £100,000 to regenerate our town centres. The money will be used to return empty shops to use.
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Traders right behind our Portas shops campaign
Accrington and Rossendale College
Town centre traders are rallying together to get fully behind Accrington’s campaign for Portas Pilot status.
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Row as removal of travellers from regeneration site is delayed
Clare Pritchard
A row has erupted between the district and county council over a travellers’ site.
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Accrington vies for Mary Portas' pilot cash for high street regeneration
BBC
Borough bosses are putting Accrington forward as a test case for the recommendations outlined in Mary Portas’ review, aimed at halting the decline of Britain’s high streets and the closure of local shops.
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Row brewing between council and landlords
Local News
The council could once again be on a collision course with Hyndburn landlords over selective licensing.
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Accrington Market Hall’s payment plans
Clare Pritchard
Market Hall shoppers could soon be able to pay for goods by debit card and online under new council plans.
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