Cllr Noordad Aziz takes part in the first Ron Hill 10k Run

More than 1,000 people packed into Accrington to celebrate the first ever Ron Hill 10km race and Cllr Noordad Aziz (pictured here with HBC Leader Miles Parkinson) from the Hyndburn Labour group was among them.

Around 500 runners from across the country joined with the borough-born Olympic legend for the race which went from the town centre to Rising Bridge and back.

The Accrington Observer has run a story here:

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