The access to a historic nature reserve in Accrington has been upgraded. A £25,000 investment by Hyndburn Council has ...

A £25,000 investment by Hyndburn Council has transformed the northern entrance to Peel Park Local Nature Reserve. The improvements to the area, known locally as 'The Coppice', include new steps and ...

Lindsay Birbeck, 47, of Accrington, Lancashire ... last seen on 12 August heading towards an area known locally as The Coppice, where the prosecution said she was killed a short time later.

"When I first came to Accrington in January 1970 there were hardly any trees on The Coppice. "Since then vast areas of woodland have been developed. "Hyndburn in the last half century has been ...