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An Accrington woman who only started lifting weights four years ago has finished runner-up at bodybuilding’s BNBF British Finals.Read more

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AN East Lancashire garage owner can stay in business after councillors overturned their officers' recommendation to reject a backdatedRead more

Kristian King has been jailed after a theft from a motor vehicle and numerous shoplifting offences in Accrington.Read more

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The M65 is one of the major cross-Lancashire Routes connecting Burnley and towns in the West including Blackburn, Accrington and Darwen. The incident has been ongoing since 4am between J8 (A56) at Accrington to J10 A671 Cavalry Way in (Burnley/Padiham).Read more

A council has said it is disappointed and has issued a warning to drivers using an Accrington bus lane illegally.Read more

Councillors have been recommended to reject plans for the continued use of the lower ground floor and yard of a domestic home as a repair garage.Read more

Nadeem Ahmed, who grew up in Lancashire and now lives in London, has written 'The Travel Adventures of Momo and Coco', 10 short bedtime stories.Read more

Nadeem Ahmed, who grew up in Lancashire and now lives in London, has written 'The Travel Adventures of Momo and Coco', 10 short bedtime stories.Read more

Nadeem Ahmed, who grew up in Lancashire and now lives in London, has written 'The Travel Adventures of Momo and Coco', 10 short bedtime stories.Read more

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John also goes by the name JJ. “John, 15, was reported missing on 10th September and is believed to have links to Blackpool, Lytham, Preston and Accrington. “John is 5ft 8in tall, of slim build, with brown hair and a fringe. He was last seen wearing an …Read more

Oktoberfest is returning next month featuring Bavarian-themed entertainment, including beer steins and live music from a fun Bavarian Oompah band. Accrington Stanley have announced the return of their popular event, which will take place on Friday, October 18 at Coley’s.Read more

The officers have been deployed to Accrington town centre over the course of the evening of Friday September 27 as part of what police call “Operation Centurion.” This will also involve engaging with the community and with people running businesses …Read more

The development of a new Aldi store in Accrington is still going ahead, the company has said, despite no sign of work for over a year.Read more

More than 100 cannabis plants have been discovered at a house in Accrington . Police found the electricity had been bypassed at the property near Adelaide Street. A male from the Manchester area has been arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation. Police said he was also wanted as a result of a court warrant.Read more

Whalley Road is closed between the junctions with Wyresdale Avenue and Talbot Road due to the crash. Police are on the scene assessing the situation and have urged drivers to avoid the area. A police spokesperson said: "We anticipate that the road will be closed for a short amount of time whilst we clear the … Read more

Players from Accrington Stanley handed out replica shirts to year three students from 41 schools. Children also had the opportunity to visit the ground and meet players and staff.Read more

Wimbledon confirmed on Wednesday that the club's home game against Accrington Stanley had been called off, after attempts to find an alternative venue had proved fruitless.Read more

An Enlighten Trail will be launched at the event – a free Augmented Reality (AR) trail of historic images of Accrington, which can be easily accessed through mobile phones. There will also be …Read more

A Lancashire town is set to be transformed this October as a magnificent light show takes centre stage. ‘Enlighten’ will welcome some of the most incredible UK artists to Accrington, with art installations and performances to savour.Read more

A popular firework display in Accrington is set to return for its seventh year. Accrington Stanley's firework display will return to the Wham Stadium on Sunday, November 3. Sponsored by Hyndburn Borough Council,Read more

Accrington Stanley's firework display will return to the Wham Stadium on Sunday, November 3. Sponsored by Hyndburn Borough Council, the event will get underway at 5pm and end at 10pm. The firework display will take place at approximately 7:30pm.Read more

DanceSyndrome was commissioned by NHS England to create some short, informational videos about how people with learning disabilities canRead more

More than 1,000 Year 11 students from schools across Hyndburn will attend a special Futures Event at Accrington Stanley's Wham Stadium onRead more

St Anne’s and St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School is working with Accrington and Rossendale College students to develop their siteRead more

Proposals to 'twin' Accrington with a city in Western Ukraine look set to be formally adopted tomorrow, Thursday.Read more

Two of Lancashire’s oldest sight loss charities are set to merge in order to sustain and improve services for blind and partially sighted people.Read more

Two of Lancashire’s oldest sight loss charities are set to merge in order to sustain and improve services for blind and partially sighted people.Read more

Two of Lancashire’s oldest sight loss charities are set to merge in order to sustain and improve services for blind and partially sighted people.Read more

Oasis and Knebworth, The Beatles and The Cavern Club, music is full of iconic acts-venue combos, but Accrington Cricket Club and aRead more

Oasis and Knebworth, The Beatles and The Cavern Club, music is full of iconic acts-venue combos, but Accrington Cricket Club and a seven-time chart-topping singer aren’t the most usual of musical coupRead more

Oasis and Knebworth, The Beatles and The Cavern Club, music is full of iconic acts-venue combos, but Accrington Cricket Club and a seven-time chart-topping singer aren’t the most usual of musical couplings. Add in a DJ set from a member of one of recent …Read more

A remarkable new sculpture pays tribute to the town's 585 soldiers who died at the Somme.Read more

A sculpture showing two World War 1 soldiers created by John Everiss sits at the centre of the garden at St James Church.Read more

A sculpture showing two World War 1 soldiers created by John Everiss sits at the centre of the garden at St James Church.Read more

A sculpture showing two World War 1 soldiers created by John Everiss sits at the centre of the garden at St James Church.Read more

Phil Bowers & Phil Sproson on Vale's late point at Accrington Stanley, plus hear from manager Darren MooreRead more

The steel sculpture shows two soldiers, one of whom is wounded, walking together and honours the hundreds of men from East Lancashire who formed the Accrington Pals army unit and who were killed in the 1916 Battle of the Somme.Read more

Port Vale scored two late goals to deny Accrington their first win of the League Two season with a 2-2 draw at the Wham Stadium. First-half goals from Shaun Whalley and Donald Love put Stanley in charge but Jayden Stockley’s 90th-minute header and substitute Antwoine Hackford’sRead more

Port Vale scored two late goals to deny Accrington their first win of the League Two season with a 2-2 draw at the Wham Stadium. First-half goals from Shaun Whalley and Donald Love put Stanley in …Read more

Manager: John Doolan Formation: 5 – 4 – 1 Manager: Darren Moore Formation: 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 League Two All competitions All competitions All competitions Accrington Stanley are unbeaten across their last four league games against Port Vale (W3 D1), scoring 2 …Read more

A steel sculpture commissioned to honour the 585 soldiers from Accrington who were killed or injured during a single World War One battle is set to be unveiled.Read more

A steel sculpture commissioned to honour the 585 soldiers from Accrington who were killed or injured during a single World War One battle is set to be unveiled.Read more

A statue, that is said to have brought some people to tears, is set to be unveiled today at an official ceremony.Read more

The Cardboard Box Company which raised £13,634 topped the list of businesses that took part in the East Lancs Hospice Corporate Challenge.Read more

Manager: John Doolan Formation: 5 – 4 – 1 Manager: Darren Moore Formation: 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 League Two All competitions All competitions All competitions Accrington Stanley are unbeaten across their last four league games against Port Vale (W3 D1), scoring 2 …Read more

Manager: John Doolan Formation: 5 – 4 – 1 Manager: Darren Moore Formation: 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 League Two All competitions All competitions All competitions Accrington Stanley are unbeaten across their last four league games against Port Vale (W3 D1), scoring 2 …Read more

A statue, that is said to have brought some people to tears, is set to be unveiled today at an official ceremony.Read more

League Two: Accrington Stanley v Port Vale & Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town (12:30 BST) – nine other matches kick-off at 15:00 BSTRead more

Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner calls for stronger laws on e-bikes and e-scooters. PCC Clive Grunshaw’s campaign follows the death of an 86-year-old Burnley grandad, Bart O’Hare, who was hit by an e-bike in Accrington Road earlier this year.Read more

Lancashire Police were called to reports of an assault on an emergency worker on Broadway in Accrington at around 8.30pm on May 7. Paramedics attending to Rebecca Stevenson, 26, of Nelson Street, Accrington, had potatoes and other objects thrown at them.Read more

An Accrington woman has been jailed after she threw potatoes and sprayed aerosol cans at paramedics who were helping her.Read more

A woman who sprayed aerosol at two paramedics before throwing potatoes at them in Accrington has been jailed. Police were called to reports two emergency workers had been assaulted on Broadway at around 8.30pm on May 7. Rebecca Stevenson had thrown potatoes and other objects at the paramedics before spraying aerosol at them.Read more

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Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. List of Partners (vendors)Read more

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Accrington Stanley have announced the return of their extremely popular Oktoberfest event, which will take place at the club's world class hospitality venue.Read more

Pop star Jess Glynne is heading to Lancashire this weekend and she has posted a message to fans ahead of the gig.Read more

Businesses have been battling against each other for a common cause – to raise the most amount of money possible for East Lancashire Hospice.  Over the last four months, 18 incredible businesses have raised over £36,Read more

We have gathered the messages posted this week in one place. To see the full list of death notices, in memoriams, and birthday memoriams, then please visit the Accrington section in Funeral Notices online. You can search by names, date range, and filter by …Read more

The full line-up has been announced for the eagerly anticipated iMEP Music Festival, which takes place in Accrington this Saturday. Headlined by Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Jess Glynne, the action will get underway at 6pm. Priority entry and VIP …Read more

A man in his 60s was robbed at a Texaco garage just moments after withdrawing cash from an ATM. Police said the incident happened on the forecourt of the garage on Hyndburn Road in Accrington at around 5.Read more

Pupils at an Accrington primary school are going quackers for their new school pet/mascot Des the Duck. St Anne’s and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School has taken on Des so that children can watch him grow and learn more about the species.Read more

Hyndburn MP Sarah Smith met with business leaders from across her constituency at a recent meeting held in Accrington.Read more

Pupils at an Accrington primary school are going quackers for their new school pet/mascot Des the Duck. St Anne’s and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School has taken on Des so that children can watch him grow and learn more about the species.Read more

Ms Smith revealed she has recently been appointed a National Mission Champion for Opportunity, and Vice Chair of the Growth group. Ms Smith, who took Hyndburn for Labour from Conservative incumbent Sara Britcliffe at the General Election,Read more

Hyndburn MP Sarah Smith met with business leaders from across her constituency at a recent meeting held in Accrington.Read more

Police are searching for two men in connection with a robbery in Accrington last month. The incident took place around 5:40am on August 9 at the Texaco garage on Hyndburn Road. A man in his 60s had money taken from him whilst using an ATM on the forecourt. Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts has … Read more

Accrington Stanley is set to resemble the beer halls of Bavaria next month as the annual German celebration Oktoberfest comes back to the region.Read more

Jess Glynne is among the global superstars set to take to the stage in Accrington this Saturday at the highly anticipated iMEP Music Festival. The festival will take place on September 21 at the iMEP Arena – home of Accrington Cricket Club – and will be …Read more

Accrington Stanley is set to resemble the beer halls of Bavaria next month as the annual German celebration Oktoberfest comes back to the region.Read more

Officers have launched an appeal for a wanted man who has links to Blackpool, Accrington and Burnley. Kevin Doherty is wanted on recall to prison. The 28-year-old wears glasses and is described as 6ft 2in tall, of medium build, with short, dark brown hair.Read more

Officers have launched an appeal for a wanted man who has links to Blackpool, Accrington and Burnley. Kevin Doherty is wanted on recall to prison. The 28-year-old wears glasses and is described as 6ft 2in tall, of medium build, with short, dark brown hair.Read more

Heritage buildings in Accrington are set to be transformed this October as a magnificent light show takes centre stage.Read more

Heritage buildings in Accrington are set to be transformed this October as a magnificent light show takes centre stage.Read more

Cheryl Hindle had been advising Dean Holmes since his arrival at Kirkham, where he was an inmate between September 2021 and May 2022.Read more

Following Robyn will be Liverpool-based boy band, The Kairos, at 7pm. Having recently performed at the Lytham Festival, and as heard on BBC Radio 1 and Radio X, the band are currently embarking on their UK headline tour.Read more

A cannabis farm has been found in a quiet Accrington street after a police raid. Officers seized a total of 58 plants from the property on Jacob Street, near to the town centre, in the early hours of Monday morning (September 16). No arrests have been …Read more

Police descended on Jacob Street in the early hours of the morning. 58 cannabis plants were found in a property. Police patrols are being stepped up in the area and anyone with fuRead more

A cannabis farm has been found in a quiet Accrington street after a police raid. Officers seized a total of 58 plants from the property on Jacob Street, near to the town centre, in the early hours of Monday morning (September 16). No arrests have been reported.Read more

Police descended on Jacob Street in the early hours of the morning. Police patrols are being stepped up in the area and anyone with further information has been asked to get in touch with officers. A police spokesperson said: “58 cannabis plants were found in a property on Jacob Street, Accrington in the early hours … Read more

Accrington Stanley’s popular firework display is set to return to the Wham Stadium in its seventh consecutive year.Read more

The event will take place on November 3 and will get underway from 5pm until 10pm, with the fireworks display taking place at approximately 7.30pm. Warren Eastham, commercial director at Accrington Stanley,Read more

A 10-year-old boy was crushed to death by a quadbike after taking the vehicle without his parents' permission after school, an inquest heard. Thomas Bull died in hospital after the bike tipped over and left him trapped underneath it on his family's farm.Read more

A band has been added to the roster for a music festival featuring global superstar Jess Glynne this month. The Kairos have been announced as the latest addition for the eagerly anticipated iMEP Music Festival on Saturday,Read more

A woman was caught with almost five grams of heroin inside a Kinder Egg when she was stopped by police. Bridget Roberts, 68, was stopped in Accrington on October 17, 2022, inside a car with a co-defendant.Read more

Former Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt will perform a DJ set at the iMEP Music Festival in Accrington this September. Kimberly found pop success as a member of one of the biggest selling girl groups of all time. With a string of global hits including …Read more

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the death of a 53-year-old man who was killed by his own XL bully dog in Lancashire.Read more

The stunning transformation of a town centre garden is due to be unveiled to the public. The completion of the revamped Accrington Pals Memorial Garden will be marked later this month with the unveiling of a specially-created new sculpture. The event will …Read more

THE final completion of the revamped Accrington Pals Memorial Garden will be marked later this month with the unveiling of a specially-createdRead more

In the early hours of the morning (September 10), at around 3am, a man was seen trying to enter through the back door of the property onRead more

David Daintree was found dead at his home in Accrington, Lancashire, last month after he was reportedly mauled by his XL Bully, with an investigation now opened by the IOPCRead more

David Daintree, 53, was found dead at his home in Ashley Court, Accrington, after police received reports of a dog attacking someone insideRead more

The police watchdog has started an investigation following the death of a grandfather who was killed by his own XL bully dog. David Daintree, 53, was found dead at his home in Ashley Court, Accrington, Lancashire, after police received reports of a dog attacking someone inside the property.Read more

The death of a man killed by an XL bully dog is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), an inquest has heard. David Daintree, 53, from Accrington, Lancashire, was mauled to death in his home on Ashley Court on 20 August.Read more

The death of a man killed by an XL bully dog is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), an inquest has heard. David Daintree, 53, from Accrington, Lancashire, was mauled to death in his home on Ashley Court on 20 August.Read more

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An Accrington mental health residential home celebrated the opening of its new summer house with a garden party. Oswald House unveiled its new summer house known as ‘Shedquarters’ with a buffet and live music. The event brought together residents …Read more