COMMUNITIES and the economy in Hyndburn will benefit if a bid for £50 million of Government funding is a success, according to council and business leaders.
A SPECIAL festive visitor will join county councillors during an event in Accrington.
A RANGE of free courses are being offered to people in East Lancashire who would like to learn more about advocacy in order to enable others to have their voices heard.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 4th December 2008.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Hyndburn will be held in the Springhill Community Centre, Exchange Street, Accrington on Monday 24th November 2008 at 7.00 pm.
YOUNG people will be celebrating the launch of Lancashire County Council’s Young People’s Service at events in Hyndburn and Ribble Valley.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 6th November 2008.
A CELEBRATION event to mark the achievements of more than fifty young people across the county has been held at Accrington library.
FYLDE residents have the chance to quiz some of the county's leading politicians later this month.
MEMBERS of the public will have a chance to meet their county councillors face-to-face during an upcoming visit to Hyndburn.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 9th October 2008.
EXTRA highways cash will be discussed when members of Hyndburn Lancashire Local meet at Springhill Community Centre, Accrington at 7pm on Monday 6 October.
The Full Council will meet on the 2nd October 2008.
A PIONEERING new service that uses high-tech devices and sensors to monitor and support older people and those with disabilities at home is being rolled out across Hyndburn.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 4th September 2008.
RESIDENTS have the chance to question some of the county's leading politicians later this month.
LANCASHIRE County Council has appointed Calico Enterprise Limited to develop and provide the new locally-based Help Direct Gateway community support service in Hyndburn.
THE final green light has now been given for a new roundabout at Oswaldtwistle’s Britannia crossroads.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Hyndburn will be held in the Springhill Community Centre, Exchange Street, Accrington on Monday 4th August 2008 at 7.00 pm.
A group of physically disabled adults and staff from Hyndburn Resource Centre have designed and created a new therapeutic garden in Nelson Street, Hyndburn.
LANCASHIRE County Council is about to embark on an “out of hours” project to improve one of Hyndburn’s busiest road junctions.
The Full Council will meet on the 10th July 2008.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Monday 7th July 2008.
HIGHWAYS improvements, Accrington’s bus-rail interchange, the proposed Rapid Transit System, the county’s waste management strategy, and a proposed new “link” road for Whinney Hill will be discussed at the next meeting of Hyndburn Lancashire Local.
Young children and their families are set to benefit as Lancashire County Council opens a new Sure Start Children’s Centre in Rishton.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 26th June 2008.
RESIDENTS of Hyndburn are being urged to have their say on plans to improve public transport in the borough.
THE chairman of Lancashire County Council has had her say over plans to revamp the Peel Park area of Accrington.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 5th June 2008.
NEARLY £1,000 was approved on Monday to support voluntary activities across Hyndburn.
GREEN-minded school children from Hyndburn have scooped high-tech prizes for their recycling efforts.
The Full Council will meet on the 29th May 2008.
A CYCLING scheme in Hyndburn has been short listed for a national award.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 22nd May 2008.
WORK has begun on a £335,000 project to transform a derelict, cleared housing site at Within Grove, Huncoat.
RESIDENTS are being invited to give their views on a major new project to improve the Peel Park area in Accrington.
St. Christopher’s Church of England High School has won its district final in the 2008 maths challenge.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Hyndburn will be held in the Springhill Community Centre, Exchange Street, Accrington on Monday
19th May 2008 at 7.00 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 8th May 2008.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 17th April 2008
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 3rd April 2008.
NEARLY £50,000 was approved last night (Monday) to support voluntary activities across Hyndburn.
HOT new band Royworld has announced a unique Get it Loud in Libraries tour of UK libraries this spring including a performance at Accrington Library on 26 March and Lancaster Library on 12 May.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 13th March 2008.
STREETLIGHTS, expansions to children’s centres, grant applications and waiting restrictions will be debated at Monday’s (10 March) meeting of Hyndburn Lancashire Local.
PEOPLE in Hyndburn will have the chance to quiz some of the county’s top decision makers at a special event next week.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 28th February 2008.
The Full Council will meet on the 14th February 2008.
SEA cadets, cheerleaders and scouts were among the winners when members of Hyndburn Lancashire Local met on Monday 21 January.
BRITANNIA crossroads, Accrington bus and rail interchange and the East Lancashire Rapid Transit Scheme will be discussed at Monday’s meeting of Hyndburn’s Lancashire Local.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Wednesday 23rd January 2008.
The Full Council will meet on the 13th December 2007
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 11th December 2007.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 6th December 2007.
TRAFFIC enforcement on school “zig-zag” lines, services and Council Tax, and a proposed school-building and refurbishment programme will be debated at next week’s Hyndburn Lancashire Local.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 22nd November 2007
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 8th November 2007.
THE finishing touches have been applied to a nature reserve’s pond-dipping platform – thanks to a £500 county council grant.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 25th October 2007.
REPORTS on new mobile speed-camera sites, highways improvements, highways maintenance and Accrington’s planned £40m bus and rail interchange are to be discussed at the Monday 8 October meeting of Hyndburn Lancashire Local.
The Full Council will meet on the 4th October 2007
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 27th September 2007
INCONSIDERATE motorists are being warned to watch where they park along a Hyndburn bus route.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 13th September 2007.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 23rd August 2007.
CLIMATE change, congestion on the way to and from school and improvements to disabled parking in Accrington centre are just a few big topics of debate at the next Lancashire Local (Hyndburn) on Monday 13 August.
The Full Council will meet on the 26th July 2007
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 25th July 2007.
COUNCILLORS and other interested people from Hyndburn and other parts of Lancashire will be meeting in Chorley on Monday to discuss issues relating to probity in public life, on how local authorities can work together to do so and also to agree questions that need sending in an upward direction to people who understand the issues that may recur elsewhere in the country.
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The next meeting of the Board will be held on Wednesday 11 July.
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A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 12th July 2007.
A POND-DIPPING platform, garden improvements, an allotments project, toilets for young footballers and equipment for a bowling green have all won funding from Hyndburn Lancashire Local.
Local people from the Springhill area of Accrington flocked to the official opening of the Spring Hill Community Centre in Accrington.
ONE of Hyndburn’s busiest roads is to be upgraded by Lancashire County Council.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Hyndburn will be held at the Springhill Community Centre, Exchange Street, Accrington on the 25th June 2007 at 7.00 pm.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 21st June 2007.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on Thursday 15th March 2007.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 28th February 2007.
The Full Council will meet on the 22nd February 2007
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 25th January 2007.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Hyndburn will be held at Bank Mill House, Lowerfold Road, Great Harwood on the 22nd January 2007 at 7.00 pm.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 18th January 2007.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 8th January 2007.
The Full Council will meet on the 14th December 2006.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 13th December 2006.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Hyndburn will be held in the Blue Room at Springhill Community Centre, Exchange Street, Accrington on the 7th December 2006 at 7.00 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 30th November 2006.
HYNDBURN residents will have the chance to quiz the decision makers at a special event in Accrington on 23 November.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 16th November 2006.
YOUNG people who have battled with illness to pass their end-of-school exams are to be recognised at a ceremony in Burnley on 15 November.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 2nd November 2006.
September & October 2006
3 October 2006
SIX tonnes of prime garden compost will appear in a Big Heap at an Accrington supermarket later this month.
SCHOOL pupils from Woodnook Primary School are to benefit from funds donated to them following a local Spring Raffle held at Hyndburn Resource Centre recently.
Residents in Hyndburn are being urged to send in their views on plans to provide a relief road to ease traffic problems in the area
Calling all cyclists, walkers and horse riders in the Accrington area! The new Greenway route along the Woodnook Valley between Accrington and Baxenden is now open,
Work has begun on the first phase of improvements to the 464 Quality Bus route between Accrington and Bacup.
