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Foxy’s Accrington Pals Beer Pizza to be a hit at Food Festival - Sat June 6th Celebrity chef Richard Fox will cook a speciality pizza at Accrington’s Food and Drink Festival on Saturday June 6th, using local ingredients including Accrington Pals beer and Lancashire cheese from the Market...

On Saturday June 6th – the anniversary of D-Day – the North West Military Collectors will perform a World War Two re-enactment in the grounds of St James Church in Accrington as part of the Accrington Food and Drink Festival.American World War Two jeep North West Military Collectors are a...

Plans are well underway for this year's Accrington Food & Drink Festival - and this year we're giving you a unique "char-à-banc" way to arrive in style! Formerly known as Lancashire Food Festival, this year the newly rebranded Accrington Food and Drink Festival will be a one-day event designed...

Mayor to launch Town Hall’s first Wedding Fayre Accrington Town Hall’s first ever Wedding Fayre is set to get off to an official start when it is officially opened by the borough’s Mayor this Sunday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPXTt9qKB6k The Mayor of Hyndburn, Cllr Munsif Dad, will...

Christmas boost for town’s traders Accrington’s town centre is set for a festive boost after Chamber of Trade members joined forces to launch this year’s Christmas flyer. The project follows the success of a 2013 Christmas leaflet drop which saw some businesses enjoy a 50% upturn in trade in...

Jesse's also appearing at Accrington Stanley later in the afternoon. Details here: Jesse to kick off £10k Stanley crossbar challenge American TV star Jesse McClure is limbering up to kick off a crossbar challenge at Accrington Stanley FC in a bid to help raise £10,000 for the club. The...

Fans of cult American TV show Storage Hunters are set to meet one of its biggest stars in person when Jesse McClure visits Accrington to launch the Market Hall’s brand new e-commerce website. From 10am on Saturday 27 September, Jesse will be in town to unveil the site, which features a range of...