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• T20 Blast: Quarter-final qualification to go down to the wire

  30-06-2023 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Qualification for the T20 Blast quarter-finals will go down to the wire after a weather-affected evening left both groups finely poised.
  
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• Harper Green School: Mum hits out after daughter 'banned' from prom

  30-06-2023 21:17
  
  A mum has hit out at a school’s ‘unfair’ decision to exclude her daughter and a number of other students from a leaver’s assembly and prom.
  
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• Tributes to Lancs County Council chairman Keith Iddon who has died

  30-06-2023 19:38
  
  Tributes have been paid to the Lancashire County Council chairman Keith Iddon who has died at the age of 71.
  
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• What is Aspartame? 'Possible cancer risk' in Diet Coke

  30-06-2023 19:26
  
  As well as being used in Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, Aspartame is also listed as an ingredient in Fanta, Lucozade and Dr Pepper
  
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• Skelmersdale: Dylan Bragger's family release tribute after stabbing

  30-06-2023 18:47
  
  The family of a teenage boy who was stabbed to death in Skelmersdale last night have paid tribute to their son, grandson and brother.
  
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• Skelmersdale stabbed teen Dylan Bragger had heart of gold, say family

  30-06-2023 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dylan Bragger was found stabbed to death in Skelmersdale, Lancashire on Thursday night.
  
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• United Utilities water workers vote to strike over pay

  30-06-2023 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 staff are also protesting over what they say has been years of underinvestment.
  
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• Blackburn: Road closed over concern for welfare incident

  30-06-2023 17:48
  
   Police have closed a road in Blackburn while they deal with a 'concern for welfare' incident.
  
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• Hyndburn Council promises not to hold meetings on Eid dates

  30-06-2023 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hyndburn Council agreed meetings should not coincide with two major Muslim festivals.
  
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• M61 crashes between Rivington Services, Horwich and Chorley

  30-06-2023 16:41
  
  M61 delays after 2 crashes on both sides of carriageway
  
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• Keith Iddon: Tributes to Lancashire deputy council leader

  30-06-2023 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keith Iddon first became a public servant in 2006 when he was voted in at Chorley Borough Council.
  
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• Martholme Viaduct reopening campaign gathers strength

  30-06-2023 16:00
  
  HYNDBURN Council has backed a call for the complete reopening of the Martholme Viaduct as a walkway connecting the borough and Ribble Valley
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday sign Blackpool's Reece James on permanent deal

  30-06-2023 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reece James, one of the heroes of Sheffield Wednesday's remarkable League One play-off triumph last season, joins the club from Blackpool on a permanent basis.
  
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• Hyndburn Council calls for action over 'abhorrent' sewage dumping

  30-06-2023 15:00
  
  THE leader of an East Lancashire local authority is to urge the government, water company United Utilities and the Environment Agency to step up action to stop the dumping of raw sewage into its watercourses.
  
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• 80 staff lose jobs as Alexander Grace Law £3m in debt closes

  30-06-2023 15:00
  
  Eighty staff at a law firm in Burnley are losing their jobs today as the business faces an unexpected closure.
  
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• 80 staff lose jobs as £3m in debt Alexander Grace Law closes

  30-06-2023 15:00
  
  Eighty staff at a law firm in Burnley are losing their jobs today as the business faces an unexpected closure.
  
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• Tributes to Stephanie Thorpe who died after music festival

  30-06-2023 14:13
  
  Family and friends have paid tribute to a 'pure and beautiful spirit' who would 'do anything for anyone', after she died aged 32
  
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• Blackburn: Tributes to Stephanie Thorpe who died after music festival

  30-06-2023 14:13
  
  Family and friends have paid tribute to a 'pure and beautiful spirit' who would 'do anything for anyone', after she died aged 32.
  
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• Hyndburn Council commits itself to fair tax declaration

  30-06-2023 14:00
  
  HYNDBURN council has committed itself to a national declaration to ensure to ensure its contractors pay their fair share of tax.
  
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• Frank Warren: Tyson Fury's next fight a 'game-changer' for heavyweight boxing

  30-06-2023 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Frank Warren says heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury is close to announcing his next fight and that the bout will be a "game-changer" for boxing.
  
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• Call for Bolton to return to Lancashire divides Town Hall in debate

  30-06-2023 13:12
  
  The borough became a part of Greater Manchester almost 50 years ago after the introduction of The Local Government Act by the Ted Heath administration.
  
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• Preston Love Island winner Ekin-Su splits from Davide

  30-06-2023 13:00
  
  Lancs Love Island winner Ekin-Su splits from partner Davide
  
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• Hyndburn Council promises no more meetings on the day of Eid

  30-06-2023 12:23
  
  A LOCAL authority leader has promised it will not hold meetings on Eid in future.
  
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• Eloping Ramsbottom couple seek caterer for woodland wedding

  30-06-2023 11:24
  
  A Ramsbottom couple plan to elope and say ‘I do’ at a secret, secluded countryside venue in Knutsford.
  
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• Australia raises UK age limit on working holiday visas

  30-06-2023 11:01
  
  Australia has officially raised the age on working holiday visas for all British citizens.
  
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• Driver arrested after car overturns near pub in Blackburn

  30-06-2023 10:43
  
  A car over turned on a busy Blackburn road after it smashed into a parked car near a pub. Both occupants of the car were able to exit the vehicle but the driver was later arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. The incident happened last night (Thursday 29 June) just before 9pm on Fecitt Brow close the Old Toll Bar Pub and junction with Accrington Road. The car appears to have been travelling down Fecitt Brow and hit a parked Nissan Qashqai which in turn was forced into the side wall of a proper
  
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• Investigation launched after 15-year-old boy stabbed to death

  30-06-2023 09:16
  
  An investigation has been launched after a 15-year-old was stabbed to death in Skelmersdale.
  
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• WH Smith to not open any more UK high street stores

  30-06-2023 07:42
  
  WH Smith has shared that it plans to not open any more high street shops as it focuses on airport and train stations.
  
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• Blackpool Zoo sees birth of first orangutan for 20 years

  30-06-2023 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "very special" arrival is part of a breeding scheme to protect the critically endangered species.
  
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• Burnley Council will be asked to authorise compulsory purchase orders

  30-06-2023 06:01
  
  A local authority is to buy another seven long-term empty houses in a drive to cut the number of vacant homes
  
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• Two more Darwen to Bolton school buses set for chop in 2028

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Council bosses are planning to scrap another two buses which take pupils from Darwen and nearby villages to schools in Bolton
  
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• The Travelodge, on New Hall Lane, is to be sold at auction

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A hotel is to be sold at auction in July with a guide price of more than £3 million
  
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• The Mall Blackburn staff get dementia training with Age UK

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  The Mall in Blackburn has hosted Dementia Friends training with its management, security, and cleaning staff as part of its work with Age UK.
  
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• The cycling group is known as The Electric Cranks

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A group of cyclists who have suffered heart problems have been riding 125 miles as part of an initiative co-founded by a Blackburn man
  
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• Some were quick to joke he looked like Jordan North

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Jordan North has been forced to defend himself on social media, after fans said he looked like a man in a police appeal
  
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• Pictures: Inside Prohibition cocktail and wine bar in Bacup

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Look inside the 1920s inspired cocktail and wine bar set to open next week
  
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• New Blackburn primary school had balcony for teachers

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  You can bet these youngsters had a tale to tell when they got home from their first day at Blackburn’s newest primary school in 1957.
  
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• Mum pleads guilty to abduction charge for taking her son to Cyprus

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A woman took her six-year-old son to Cyprus despite him being subject to a social services care order.
  
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• Melrose Residential Home rated inadequate

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A care home has been rated inadequate and served a formal warning after several concerning incidents put residents at risk of harm
  
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• Lee Maymond pleaded guilty to burglary offences in Padiham

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A man is to be sentenced in August after admitting burglary offences
  
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• Harvey Dental Care has been sold to Dr Fahad Ghaffar

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A dental practice in Blackburn has been sold for an undisclosed sum
  
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• Family launch fundraiser after death of Clitheroe woman

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Thea Newton’s body was found in Warrington after she was reported missing.
  
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• Burnley clubs 'magnets for violence and drug dealing'

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  The police have objected to the transfer of the premises licences for two town centre night clubs
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen schoolchildren to create awards ceremony ... - Lancashire Telegraph

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen schoolchildren to create awards ceremony ...  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen schoolchildren to create awards ceremony artwork

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Children from schools across Blackburn with Darwen are being invited to get creative and design fabulous centrepieces for an awards ceremony.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen renters paying more than pre-pandemic - Lancashire Telegraph

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen renters paying more than pre-pandemic  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen renters paying more than pre-pandemic

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Tenants in Blackburn with Darwen are paying more to keep a roof over their heads than before the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Blackburn 'Menace' accosted woman on way to work and exposed himself

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  A woman on her way to work at 7.35 am was accosted by a man in Blackburn town centre.
  
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• Alfie Bridgens appeared on the ITV talent show last year

  30-06-2023 06:00
  
  Alfie Bridgens appeared on Britian's Got Talent last year, where he played his own song ‘sit back and have a nice beer’
  
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