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• Man arrested after absconding court sentencing in Preston

  28-03-2023 21:57
  
  The man was set to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court but absconded. A warrant was later issued for his arrest.
  
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• Blackburn’s Secret Santa donates Easter Eggs to police

  28-03-2023 21:40
  
  Secret Santa, which helps disadvantaged and children across Blackburn with Darwen, has obtained 1,000 Easter eggs.
  
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• Police still looking for missing Padiham man Peter Beason

  28-03-2023 21:15
  
  Peter Beason, from Padiham, has been missing since March 22.
  
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• Police concerned after finding kids at Lancaster Station

  28-03-2023 20:59
  
  Officers spotted the 12 and 13-year-old children at Lancaster Station.
  
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• Police concerned after finding children at Lancaster Station

  28-03-2023 20:59
  
  Officers spotted the 12 and 13-year-old children at Lancaster Station.
  
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• Seven arrested in fight against organised crime in Lancashire

  28-03-2023 17:45
  
  Five of the arrests were made during a series of co-ordinated dawn raids at addresses in Preston, Blackpool and Carnforth. 
  
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• Issa brothers owned Asda to 'offload sites' to push through £600m deal

  28-03-2023 15:53
  
  Issa brothers owned supermarket Asda looks set to overcome competition concerns over its £600 million deal to buy Co-op petrol forecourts after putting forward proposals to offload 13 sites.
  
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• Northcote and The White Swan at Fence retain Michelin stars

  28-03-2023 15:45
  
  Northcote in Langho and The White Swan at Fence have retained their Michelin stars.
  
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• Man charged after motorist threatened with weapon in Chorley

  28-03-2023 15:41
  
  He has been charged with dangerous driving and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.
  
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• Lancashire residents reminded to order prescriptions before Easter

  28-03-2023 14:30
  
  Residents across East Lancashire are being encouraged not to leave it too late to order repeat prescriptions ahead of the Easter break and busy period of industrial action.
  
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• Burnley MP praises crime hotspot policing cash for Lancashire

  28-03-2023 14:22
  
  AN East Lancashire MP has raised the government's new anti-social behaviour crackdown which will see the county receive a share of £2million to trial new ‘hotspot’ police patrols in areas with high rates of nuisance crime with a cabinet minister.
  
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• Shadsworth winter homeless pods get a summer extension

  28-03-2023 14:13
  
  HOMELESS pods to protect a borough’s vulnerable rough sleepers will stay in place through the summer and until spring next year for the first time.
  
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• Scouts to climb Pendle Hill in the dark for poorly Cub Scout

  28-03-2023 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashton Barton's fellow cub scouts will scale 550m-high Pendle Hill in aid of defibrillator for him.
  
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• Starmer slams government's crime 'sticking plasters' for Lancashire

  28-03-2023 13:26
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the government of having nothing more than “sticking plasters” to offer as a solution to crime and antisocial behaviour in Lancashire.
  
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• BBC DJ Adele Roberts says early bowel cancer treatment was life-saving

  28-03-2023 12:31
  
  BBC Radio 1 DJ, Adele Roberts supports Bowel Cancer UK’s campaign for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month as she says early bowel cancer treatment was life-saving
  
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• Anthony Joshua: Tyson Fury can 'redeem himself' by agreeing all-British heavyweight fight

  28-03-2023 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua wants to fight Tyson Fury and says the WBC champion can "redeem himself" after failing to reach an agreement with Oleksandr Usyk for an undisputed bout.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council's lone LibDem retires again - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-03-2023 12:22
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council's lone LibDem retires again  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council's lone LibDem retires again

  28-03-2023 12:22
  
  A BOROUGH'S lone Liberal Democrat councillor is standing down - for the second time.
  
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• Easter Egg warning to Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda shoppers

  28-03-2023 11:50
  
  Customers have been warned that they could be missing out on the chance to claim free cash
  
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• Deal Or No Deal: How to apply for ITV reboot of show

  28-03-2023 11:41
  
  ITV are set to bring back Deal Or No Deal after it was axed by Channel 4 in 2016
  
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• 5 top online scams to be aware of and how to avoid them

  28-03-2023 11:39
  
  Here are five of the top online scams to be aware of this year and how to avoid them with advice from anti-money laundering and finance experts at KyrosAML
  
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• Can the public attend the King's coronation concert?

  28-03-2023 11:36
  
  King Charles' coronation concert, taking place at Windsor Castle in May, will be attended by the public who have been successful in the BBC's ticket ballot.
  
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• Northern train conductor praised for spotting missing girls

  28-03-2023 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Wilkinson says he trusted his instincts in spotting the two runaways.
  
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• Solo in Lancashire awarded Michelin Star in 2023 guide

  28-03-2023 11:19
  
  Solo in Aughton, Lancashire has been awarded a Michelin Star in the 2023 guide.
  
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• 10 rarest 50p coins in circulation as rare 50p sells for £234

  28-03-2023 11:17
  
  The rare coin marks 250 years since the opening of Kew Gardens opening in 1759
  
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• Free meals offered to Uber delivery drivers fasting during Ramadan

  28-03-2023 10:39
  
  Complimentary Iftar meals are being provided for drivers and food delivery couriers fasting during Ramadan.
  
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• Train conductor helps return 2 missing girls to Blackpool home

  28-03-2023 10:33
  
  A quick-thinking train conductor has helped return two missing young girls to their home
  
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• Barnoldswick school caretaker had 1,000 indecent images of children

  28-03-2023 09:40
  
  A Barnoldswick man who possessed more than 1,000 indecent images of children has avoided prison time ‘by the skin of his teeth’.
  
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• Porsche totalled and driver 'dealt with' following crash on A6

  28-03-2023 08:45
  
  A driver has been 'dealt with' after totalling his Porsche
  
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• Teenage mum from Lancs pays for childcare by creating TikTok videos

  28-03-2023 08:36
  
  A schoolgirl who was “so shocked” to find out she was pregnant on her 15th birthday now has more than 400,000 TikTok followers
  
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• Appeal to Lancashire pet owners to register dogs for blood donations

  28-03-2023 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donor dogs should be healthy, between one and eight years old and weigh over 25kg (55lb).
  
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• East Lancashire misses out on £300m Youth Investment Fund

  28-03-2023 07:00
  
  East Lancashire has missed out on the government’s £300million Youth Investment Fund.
  
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• Was life in Barracks lodging house as grim as it looked?

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Here’s a very atmospheric photo which we’re hoping Looking Back readers can help us with.
  
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• This week's most wanted includes a man who tried to impersonate a PC

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Two men who have appeared on our most wanted list before are being hunted by police again, along with two new faces
  
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• The Orion Ensemble to visit St Peter's Church in Burnley

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Lovers of classical music will be in for a treat next week as The Orion Ensemble visits St Peter's Church in Burnley
  
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• St Anne’s and St Joseph’s RC Primary rated 'inadequate'

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  The interim headteacher of St Anne and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School has ‘vowed to turn the school around’ after inadequate Ofsted rating.
  
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• Pizza shops on market to make way for new Ramsbottom restaurant

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  An entrepreneur has put his pizza franchise business on the market to enable him to focus on opening his own restaurant in Ramsbottom.
  
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• Owners of Great Harwood pub The Cross Axes leave after 18 years

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  The Cross Axes, on Church Street in Great Harwood, officially closed on Sunday (March 26) and its future is uncertain.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle man had 'what looked like two large machetes'

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  POLICE were called after a man was seen with what looked like two large machetes.
  
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• Northern offering savings for commuters with new annual ticket

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Northern is urging business leaders to sign up for their Employee Season Scheme and bag their workforce the equivalent of three months free travel
  
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• Nelson-born writer of Line of Duty launches mentorship programme

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  The writer and creator of hit BBC TV series Line of Duty is launching a new mentorship programme for budding scriptwriters.
  
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• ‘Man knocked out in Blackburn school car parking dispute', court hears

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged in connection with an incident in Fawcett Close on Friday when a man was allegedly knocked unconscious by a blow to the head with a torch.
  
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• Leyland's PACCAR Parts crowned best distribution centre

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire distribution centre has been crowned the best performing distribution centre in the world
  
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• Leyland's PACAAR Parts crowned best distribution centre

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire distribution centre has been crowned the best performing distribution centre in the world
  
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• Lancaster boy received £10K donation for ‘Mount Everest climb’

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Oscar will climb 12 of the highest mountains in Great Britain, including Scafell Pike, Snowdon and Ben Nevis.
  
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• Lancashire to trial new anti-social behaviour scheme

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Perpetrators of anti-social behaviour will face swift and visible justice, as part of a new crackdown
  
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• Lancashire nature and wellbeing work recognised in John Muir Awards

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Local nature and wellbeing work has been recognised in the John Muir Awards.
  
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• How the Covid pandemic has affected Blackburn with Darwen, three years on - Yahoo News UK

  28-03-2023 06:00
  How the Covid pandemic has affected Blackburn with Darwen, three years on  Yahoo News UK
  
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• How the Covid pandemic has affected Blackburn with Darwen, three years on - Yahoo Lifestyle UK

  28-03-2023 06:00
  How the Covid pandemic has affected Blackburn with Darwen, three years on  Yahoo Lifestyle UK
  
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• How Covid affected health, education and economy in Blackburn

  28-03-2023 06:00
  
  Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK's first lockdown three years ago this week
  
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