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Ex-soldier praised in parliament for five years of hard work at organisation

New Census figures have been revealed showing the number of veterans who are living across Blackburn with Darwen and Burnley over the age of 80.

Pupils at Cherry Fold Community Primary School were facing a future without day trips and extracurricular activities after their minibus was damaged.

Burnley charity, Healthier Heroes CIC, has been awarded a £12,000 grant from the UK’s leading bakery brand, Warburtons, to support the mental health and wellbeing of socioeconomically disadvantaged children and families following the pandemic.

Burnley based flagship project to help ex veterans is full just two months after opening its doors Two months after opening its doors, a flagship project in Burnley that offers a lifeline to ex soldiers struggling to get back on their feet, is full. Friday, 26th February 2021, 3:45 pm And there is a waiting list for people desperate for the services of Healthier Heroes, a hub for veterans and their families. The success of the project has topped all expectations of founder Andrew Powell, an ex soldier himself who set up the project in December 2020, after completing a successful project pre...