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• Blackburn with Darwen has SECOND HIGHEST 7-day rolling coronavirus rate in country - Lancashire Telegraph

  23-10-2020 22:16
  
  Blackburn with Darwen has SECOND HIGHEST 7-day rolling coronavirus rate in country  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen has SECOND HIGHEST 7-day rolling coronavirus rate in country

  23-10-2020 22:16
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen has the second highest rolling seven-day rate of new cases of coronavirus in England.
  
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• Cannabis and suspected stolen items found after raid in Burnley

  23-10-2020 21:43
  
  A QUANTITY of cannabis was found after a raid at a property in Burnley.
  
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• Solicitor Scott Ainge 'stalked ex-wife for two years'

  23-10-2020 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deputy district judge Kate Ainge tells a court she felt "intimidated and frightened" by her ex-husband
  
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• Businesses join forces to launch 'Holiday Hunger East Lancashire'

  23-10-2020 20:30
  
  Two friends have joined forces to launch ‘Holiday Hunger East Lancashire’ to ensure no child goes hungry during the October Half Term.
  
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• Police hunting for Wayne Bland, 42, in connection with robbery offences against elderly woman

  23-10-2020 19:28
  
  POLICE are hunting for a man wanted in connection with two "serious robbery offences" he is believed to have committed against an elderly woman.
  
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• Warning to uninsured drivers in Nelson - 'we will come, we will find your vehicle, we will take it from you'

  23-10-2020 19:05
  
  Police seized SIX vehicles and prosecuted their owners for having no insurance in just ONE afternoon.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen records highest number of new infections for FIFTH consecutive day

  23-10-2020 18:56
  
  There have been 405 new positive coronavirus tests recorded across East Lancashire since Thursday.
  
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• Lancashire's new Covid rules explained

  23-10-2020 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Changes to coronavirus restrictions are happening in Wales, Scotland and England, but how will they work?
  
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• Lancashire's hospitals now have FOUR times as many Covid patients than at start of October

  23-10-2020 18:21
  
  The number of patients with Covid-19 occupying hospital beds across Lancashire and South Cumbria is now higher than at the peak of the pandemic, new figures suggest.
  
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• Coronavirus: Can I go out for a meal with my sister? And other questions

  23-10-2020 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We answer some of your questions about the rapidly changing rules and restrictions in the UK.
  
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• Burnley and Rovers: United to make sure ‘no child goes hungry’

  23-10-2020 18:01
  
  Blackburn Rovers and Burnley have launched projects to help feed children over the half-term.
  
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• Doctor with Covid-19 starts virus video diary

  23-10-2020 17:56
  
  A DOCTOR is reminding his patients of the dangers of coronavirus after he tested positive for the virus.
  
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• Bench to remember deaths of loved ones

  23-10-2020 17:01
  
  A BENCH has been erected in Sunnyhurst Park to commemorate those who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Longton stabbing: Woman charged with murder after death of man, 75

  23-10-2020 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raymond Conlan, 75, died after he was found with stab wounds in a house in Longton, Lancashire.
  
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• Hyndburn Council takes back Mercer House after company folds

  23-10-2020 15:02
  
  A BOROUGH is to take back looking after a historic house after the not-for-profit company which ran it as a community hub folded for lack of volunteer workers.
  
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• Woman charged with murder after 75-year-old man found stabbed in Longton home

  23-10-2020 14:14
  
  A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a 75-year-old man.
  
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• Coronavirus: Accrington Stanley look to stop spread after outbreak

  23-10-2020 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manager John Coleman says Accrington need to "batten down the hatches" to stop the spread of the coronavirus at the club.
  
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• Passers-by steal belongings of dying woman in Brierfield, police say

  23-10-2020 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police issue CCTV of two people they wish to speak to in connection with the distraction burglary.
  
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• Blackburn grandmother still hitting the high notes after 50 years

  23-10-2020 13:46
  
  A LOWER Darwen grandmother has just celebrated 50 years with Blackburn Cathedral’s Renaissance Singers.
  
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• Mental and physical torture of Covid-19 - Blackburn man pleads with young people to listen up

  23-10-2020 13:39
  
  A 29-year-old motivational speaker and mental health advocate is pleading with young people across East Lancashire to stick to the most recent restrictions in terms of the coronavirus pandemic, as his whole family battle with the virus.
  
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• Grassroots football club to provide free packed lunches to any hungry players over half term

  23-10-2020 13:34
  
  A GRASSROOTS football team will be providing free packed lunches for hungry children over half term.
  
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• 'Shameful and appalling': Appeal to trace pair who stole as elderly woman lay dying in bed

  23-10-2020 13:12
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of two suspects who are believed to have stole belongings from an elderly woman who lay dying in bed.
  
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• 'Vulgar and abhorrent' man broke into farm and had sex with chickens

  23-10-2020 13:02
  
  A MAN has admitted having sex with chickens and his own dog having already been once convicted of having sex with a horse in 2016.
  
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• Marcus Rashford tweets his support for these two Lancashire projects

  23-10-2020 12:34
  
  Two Lancashire projects who are offering food to kids were among those backed by footballer Marcus Rashford this morning.
  
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• Ribble Valley sports groups grant bid call

  23-10-2020 12:31
  
  SPORTS clubs and groups in an East Lancashire borough are being urged to bid for government cash to help them recover from the impact of coronavirus.
  
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• Which 15 empty houses is Burnley Council to buy up?

  23-10-2020 12:03
  
  A BOROUGH is to start legal proceedings to buy up 15 empty properties.
  
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• This is why BBC Radio Lancashire was OFF AIR on Friday as presenters rush home to broadcast from bedrooms

  23-10-2020 10:31
  
  If you were wondering what had happened to your favourite Lancashire radio station this morning, then worry no more. 
  
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• Joe Wicks: Body Coach to take on 'intense' 24-hour workout challenge for BBC Children In Need

  23-10-2020 10:30
  
  The Body Coach Joe Wicks is to take on an 'intense' 24-hour workout as part of BBC Radio 2's 2020 Children In Need challenge.
  
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• Coronavirus tier system: What are the rules and what areas do they cover?

  23-10-2020 10:30
  
  The UK government have revealed which areas will move into a different tier of coronavirus level across England.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl middle aisles: What's available from Sunday, October 25?

  23-10-2020 10:24
  
  The latest items hitting the shelves in the middle of Aldi and Lidl on Sunday, October 25, 2020 have been revealed.
  
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• FA Cup qualifying: The policeman hoping to inspire Skelmersdale United

  23-10-2020 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skelmersdale United are looking to reach the FA Cup first round for the first time since 1971 with the help of a policeman who has been labelled a hero for tackling a man armed with a 10-inch knife.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen has SECOND HIGHEST 7-day rolling coronavirus rate in country - Chorley Citizen

  23-10-2020 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen has SECOND HIGHEST 7-day rolling coronavirus rate in country  Chorley Citizen
  
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• Police release image of man wanted in connection with assault

  23-10-2020 08:40
  
  Police have released an image of a man they want in connection with an assault.
  
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• Apple reveal changes to this year's iPhone launch at stores across the UK

  23-10-2020 08:14
  
  Apple’s head of retail has said that iPhone launch day will “feel different” this year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• What to do with your extra hour in East Lancashire

  23-10-2020 07:00
  
  GET ready to change your watches as the clocks go back this weekend. Here are five ways to spend your extra hour in East Lancashire.
  
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• 90mph winds left a trail of destruction across East Lancs

  23-10-2020 07:00
  
  THIS was just one of many scenes of destruction across East Lancashire in January 2007 after storms brought gale force winds measuring over 90 miles an hour to the area.
  
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• Travellers able to 'fake negative Covid results' so they can board flights

  23-10-2020 06:48
  
  SOME travellers are using fake negative Covid-19 test 'certificates' so they can board flights to Pakistan, it has emerged.
  
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• East Lancs travellers 'faking negative Covid certificates so they can board flights'

  23-10-2020 06:48
  
  SOME travellers are using fake negative Covid-19 test certificates so they can board flights to Pakistan, it has emerged.
  
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• Month-long British Textile Biennial to return to East Lancs after 2019 huge success

  23-10-2020 06:47
  
  A MONTH-long festival celebrating East Lancashire's great textile tradition is to return next year.
  
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• Son stole from mother as she lay in hospital battling cancer AND coronavirus

  23-10-2020 06:45
  
  A DRUG addict stole his mum's bank card while she was in hospital fighting for her life.
  
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• Families could be banned from seeing each other at Christmas if infection rates do not fall

  23-10-2020 06:36
  
  Families could be banned from seeing each other on Christmas Day, if the coronavirus infection rates do not begin to fall.
  
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• East Lancs health experts: govt report on ethnic Covid 'wrong'

  23-10-2020 06:29
  
  A GOVERNMENT report on why people from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities suffer worse from coronavirus has been criticised by East Lancashire health experts.
  
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• What is endometriosis and is it more than just painful periods?

  23-10-2020 06:20
  
  LANCASHIRE GP highlights the symptoms of endometriosis.
  
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• Tributes to Ken, who made the world a brighter place

  23-10-2020 06:20
  
  A COMMUNITY stalwart from Colne will be remembered by his friends and family who recently paid tribute to him.
  
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• Former MP for Pendle pays tribute to Ken, who made the world a brighter place

  23-10-2020 06:20
  
  A COMMUNITY stalwart from Pendle will be remembered by his friends and family who recently paid tribute to him.
  
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• Railway line will close for NINE days as essential repair work starts on 180-year-old viaduct

  23-10-2020 06:06
  
  Work on a historic viaduct will begin on Saturday, closing a stretch of railway line for nine days.
  
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• Holgates Ribble Valley Holiday Park: Clitheroe venue wins top environmental award

  23-10-2020 06:05
  
  A HOLIDAY park has won a major environmental award thanks to its work protecting the natural world, particularly its butterflies and honeybees.
  
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• Child poverty debate: East Lancashire MPs defend decisions on Marcus Rashford's free school meal campaign

  23-10-2020 06:00
  
  EAST LANCASHIRE’S Conservative MPs have defended their decision to vote against extending free school meals for vulnerable children over school holidays.
  
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• Banned driver 'having relapse' crashed through railings and hedge

  23-10-2020 05:46
  
  A DISQUALIFIED driver crashed through railings and a hedge and into a Cliviger field.
  
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