Giving a much-needed boost to the local economy, 50 new job openings have been created following a £6 million contract between Townfield Care and Lancashire County Council over the next four years. Townfield Care, renowned
Congratulations to Mechanic Nigel Peill, who has completed twenty five years’ service with the Council recently. Foreman Nigel works at the Council’s Central Vehicle Maintenance Unit and is part of a team who maintain the
The fully Wi-Fi enabled, new ‘paperless’ store in Accrington has a fresh and contemporary look, with tables of tablets replacing Argos’ traditional laminated catalogues, paper slips and pencils. Customers can use the tablets to browse
Accrington’s biggest leisure facility is set to benefit from more improvements, with a £180k investment in a new sauna and steam facilities on the horizon. The current sauna and steam closed last week for around
Watch interviews with the attendees of #AmazingAccrington's An Audience with Henri Murison - Director of The Northern Powerhouse Project
Over seventy representatives from local catering outlets attended the Council’s free Food Safety and Allergen workshops recently. Forty nine local businesses, including pubs, cafes and restaurants, pizza and kebab shops and retailers took part. They
BUSINESS leaders attending the #AmazingAccrington meeting have been informed of the many initiatives currently benefiting the town and surrounding districts. Joe McIntyre, Deputy Chief Executive of Hyndburn Council, spoke of a major development of 95
A GROUP of Accrington stakeholders have played host to the Director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership to outline how they see the project benefitting the people in the Hyndburn area. The #AmazingAccrington group,
Two years ago Andy Holt became the majority shareholder of Accrington Stanley. When he decided to invest in the club he made it very clear that this was not a money-making enterprise but rather
Taking over as CEO of the East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce in April this year Miranda Barker sees her role as continuing to build on the successes already achieved, whilst bringing a new perspective
