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• County Councillors visit Accrington Market Hall to celebrate redevelopment progress

  Hyndburn Council and Morgan Sindall Construction welcomed County Councillors Aidy Riggott and Carole Haythornthwaite for a site visit to see how the exciting scheme is shaping up.

• Two arrested in Blackburn on suspicion of being loan sharks

  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending following an operation in the Blackburn area.

• Darwen dazzles once again with record-breaking Christmas lights switch-on!

  Records were once again broken at Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on with thousands of people turning out for the hugely popular event.

• Appeal following serious assault in Darwen

  Police want to speak to a number of people after a man was seriously assaulted in Darwen.

• Thousands turn out to celebrate Burnley’s spectacular Christmas Lights Switch-On

  Burnley’s annual Christmas Lights Switch-On ‘Burnley Believes ‘proved to be a dazzling success at the weekend, attracting thousands of visitors to the town centre for a day of festive magic.

• Real ice rink and big wheel is back in Lancaster this year

  Lancaster on Ice is set to return to the picturesque Dalton Square in Lancaster, bringing festive cheer to the city.

• Blackburn brewery purchase approved

  Blackburn with Darwen Council’s ruling executive board has rubber stamped spending £1.6million on taking full ownership of the Thwaites brewery site.

• New affordable homes for Blackburn move closer 

  A new multi-million pound estate of 152 social homes for affordable rent is set to move a step closer this week.