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• Blackpool 1-2 Middlesbrough: Late Duncan Watmore winner gives Boro victory

  29-12-2021 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Duncan Watmore's stoppage-time winner helps Middlesbrough edge past depleted Blackpool in a dramatic finish at Bloomfield Road.
  
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• Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Accrington Stanley

  29-12-2021 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steve Cotterill's Shrewsbury play out a dour goalless draw against Accrington in their final home game of 2021.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Barnsley: Ben Brereton Diaz scores winner, his 20th of the season

  29-12-2021 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Brereton Diaz scores his 20th league goal of the season as Blackburn beat Barnsley to make it six Championship wins in a row.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers fans react to 'tremendous' Barnsley victory

  29-12-2021 22:49
  
  ROVERS made it six wins in a row in the Championship following a 2-1 victory against Barnsley at Ewood Park.
  
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• Covid: New Year's Eve decision a massive relief, Blackpool hoteliers say

  29-12-2021 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hotel industry says it is a "massive relief" Blackpool's new year celebrations will go ahead.
  
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• Man jailed after recruiting 15-year-old boy to sell drugs for gang in Chorley

  29-12-2021 16:53
  
  A man has been jailed after he recruited a 15-year-old boy to sell drugs in Lancashire.
  
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• Police officer who took photo of himself at murder scene cordon sacked

  29-12-2021 16:37
  
  A police officer who took a photo of himself at a murder scene cordon and stored racist and homophobic images on his personal mobile phone has been dismissed from duty.
  
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• Man in his 40s taken to hospital following three-car pile up in Nelson

  29-12-2021 16:19
  
  A MAN in his 40s was taken to hospital following a crash between three vehicles.
  
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• BAE Systems to hire almost 1,700 apprentices and graduates next year

  29-12-2021 15:41
  
  BAE Systems is set to hire almost 1,700 apprentices and graduates next year.
  
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• M65 crash brings traffic to a halt as three taken to hospital

  29-12-2021 15:09
  
  Traffic has been held on the M65 this afternoon.
  
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• M65 crash brings traffic to a halt

  29-12-2021 15:09
  
  Traffic has been held on the M65 this afternoon.
  
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• Aldi look to recruit new suppliers from Lancashire for 2022

  29-12-2021 15:03
  
  Aldi has announced plans to recruit more than 100 additional British suppliers in 2022, in a bid to increase its spend with British suppliers by £3.5bn a year by the end of 2025.
  
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• More than 400 pubs vanish in England and Wales in 2021

  29-12-2021 13:41
  
  MORE than 400 pubs have disappeared from communities in England and Wales as the number calling last orders flatlined despite the toll of the pandemic - though the North West region still has a high number of open venues.
  
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• Accrington: Man wanted after assault left victim with broken jaw

  29-12-2021 12:35
  
  A MAN who left his victim requiring surgery on a "very serious injury" in an assault is still wanted by police.
  
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• Costa Coffee menu adds new drinks - What they are, when you can try them

  29-12-2021 12:15
  
  Costa has released new limited edition drinks and discounts for Costa Club app members.
  
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• Burnley boss Sean Dyche rejects talk of ‘perfect time’ to play Man United

  29-12-2021 11:51
  
  SEAN Dyche has dismissed claims that Burnley are taking on misfiring Manchester United at the perfect time.
  
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• Fear of catching coronavirus is not a protected belief, tribunal rules

  29-12-2021 10:54
  
  A fear of catching Covid-19 is not a protected belief under the Equality Act - as a claimant refused to work because she had a fear of contracting coronavirus.
  
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• No Covid PCR or LFT tests available in Lancashire

  29-12-2021 10:51
  
  The Covid testing booking website shows that there are no PCR tests available to book in Lancashire - or anywhere in England.
  
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• Energy prices could surge by £700 for customers in 2022 - What we know

  29-12-2021 10:44
  
  Energy bills could rise by 56 per cent ahead of April 2022's price cap - predictions show the average family could be paying £1,995 per year for gas.
  
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• Morrisons launches month long cleaning event sale – see the deals

  29-12-2021 09:03
  
  Head to Morrisons for amazing deals on cleaning products.
  
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• Boy missing from Toxteth thought to be in Blackburn, police say

  29-12-2021 09:00
  
  A BOY reported missing in Merseyside may now be in East Lancashire, police have said.
  
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• Pictures from Rossendale Harriers Boxing Day fell race 2021

  29-12-2021 06:03
  
  From Stormtroopers to Santas, runners of all ages took part in the Rossendale Harriers annual Whinberry Naze Fell race.
  
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• Zero star Blackburn takeaway continued to operate after van crashed through front of building

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  In the latest round of food hygiene inspections, five more premises in Blackburn with Darwen received zero star ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
  
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• Walk-in vaccination sites open across East Lancashire as booster vaccine push continues

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  Vaccination sites across East Lancashire are continuing to jab all adults as Prime Minister Boris Johnson bids for all over 18s to be boosted by the end of the year.
  
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• Traveller family can stay on Chorley greenbelt site

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A traveller family from Chorley have been told that they can stay for another three years on the greenbelt site where they are currently living  – because a council promise to build a permanent plot in the borough has still not been fulfilled.
  
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• Scientists from University of Central Lancashire to join space mission

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  Scientists from Lancashire will be joining a space mission as founding members.
  
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• Rawtenstall Market: 'Disparaging' slogan mugs banned from stall

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A mug which has been banned from sale at a market has gone on to raise £170 for a hospice.
  
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• Queues at Blackburn post office meant it was pension day

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  IT looks as though it was pensions’ day when this photograph was taken in 1988.
  
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• New talks on Morecambe’s Eden Project North ahead of planning decision

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  THE early months of 2022 could see formal planning approval being granted for the Eden Project North in Morecambe, organisers hope.
  
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• New life-saving defibrillator installed in Burnley thanks to community fundraising

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A new life saving defibrillator has been installed thanks to funds raised by community organisations.
  
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• Man who dropped cigarette butt outside Blackburn shop ordered to pay more than £300 in fines

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A 21-year-old man has been ordered to pay £339 after dropping a cigarette butt on the floor outside a shop.
  
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• Man United v Burnley: How to watch on TV, live stream | BFC fixtures

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  BURNLEY return to Premier League action with a trip to Manchester United on Thursday night (KO 8:15pm).
  
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• Earby community centre may reopen under new management

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A PENDLE housing estate’s community centre which has been shut for nearly two years could reopen in 2022, following talks with residents, councillors and a housing association.
  
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• Detainee smashed glass door at Blackburn police station

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN arrested to prevent a breach of the peace ruined his chance of an early release by smashing a glass door at the police station.
  
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• Darwen: Mangiamos Tapas hit by Christmas Day Covid cancellations

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A tapas restaurant owner is hoping to get more help from the government after losing nearly 100 bookings on Christmas Day – leaving him with just 40 people.
  
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• Colne: Plan to change use of Boundary Mill warehouse

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A PLAN to change the use of a Boundary Mill warehouse in Colne will be considered by Pendle councillors in early January.
  
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• Clayton-le-Moors motorcyclist admitted taking cocaine

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A MOTORCYCLIST who passed a police station breath test admitted he had taken cocaine earlier.
  
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• Ban for Accrington crash driver 'so drunk he could hardly stand'

  29-12-2021 06:00
  
  A DRIVER who crashed his car into a wall could hardly stand he was so drunk.
  
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