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• Pedestrian, in his 30s, dies after being hit by bus

  18-09-2023 19:44
  
  A man has died after he suffered a serious injury after being hit by a bus on Friday.
  
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• Drivers arrested allegedly up to triple the alcohol limit

  18-09-2023 19:20
  
  Drivers were caught driving erratically on the motorway allegedly up to triple the alcohol limit.
  
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• Paedophile former football coach Barry Bennell dies in prison

  18-09-2023 18:17
  
  The former Crewe Alexandra coach, 69, was serving a 34-year sentence after being convicted of a number of child sex offences.
  
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• Paedophile former football coach Barry Bennell dies in priso

  18-09-2023 18:17
  
  The former Crewe Alexandra coach, 69, was serving a 34-year sentence after being convicted of a number of child sex offences.
  
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• Why Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy joined Strictly

  18-09-2023 17:42
  
  Channel 4 News' Krishnan Guru-Murthy finally said yes to being on Strictly Come Dancing after years of saying no - he told GMB why and this is the reason.
  
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• Messages about 'sedating patients' were banter, court hears

  18-09-2023 16:46
  
  WhatsApp messages sent between two nurses accused of ill-treating patients at a Lancashire hospital were "banter", a jury has heard
  
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• Blackpool: Man from Staffordshire charged following assault

  18-09-2023 16:34
  
  A man from Staffordshire has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an assault in Blackpool.
  
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• Lytham man dies after SUV crashes down embankment

  18-09-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old was one of four people in a Toyota Landcruiser which lost control and left the road.
  
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• Nelson: Two men and woman arrested on suspicion of burglary

  18-09-2023 16:01
  
  Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in Nelson.
  
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• Ribble Valley MP gives backing to mental health campaign

  18-09-2023 16:00
  
  RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans is encouraging East Lancashire people to open up about their mental health.
  
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• Ribble Valley MP backs campaign get talking about mental health

  18-09-2023 16:00
  
  RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans is encouraging East Lancashire people to open up about their mental health.
  
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• Burnley Council eyes bedsit conversions planning clampdown

  18-09-2023 16:00
  
  Burnley Council is looking to follow in Blackburn with Darwen's footsteps with a crackdown on moves to turn family houses into bedsits or HMOs.
  
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• Police and fire service at scene in Tanpits Road, Accrington

  18-09-2023 15:55
  
  Police and the fire service are at the scene of an unsafe building in Accrington.
  
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• Angel Peters missing from Blackpool, last seen near Asda

  18-09-2023 14:53
  
  Police are appealing for help to find a missing girl from Blackpool who was last seen near Asda on Waterloo Road.
  
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• Two Burnley councillors defect to leave town on knife edge

  18-09-2023 14:00
  
  A veteran councillor and two-time local authority boss first elected as a Liberal Democrat has joined the Labour Party in Burnley.
  
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• Lancashire: Respite care cost changes for people in county

  18-09-2023 14:00
  
  ADULTS in Lancashire who are looked after by an unpaid carer, like a close family member, will have to cover the full cost of any respite service they use – if they are deemed able to afford it.
  
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• Warning as Darwen woman targeted by 'spoof' police officers

  18-09-2023 13:49
  
  We would just like to remind you that the police would never call to ask you to take part in a covert fraud investigation
  
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• Man dies in Royal Preston Hospital after Lytham crash

  18-09-2023 13:24
  
  A man has died in Royal Preston Hospital following a car crash in Lytham.
  
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• Daisyfield Pools closure consultation launched by council

  18-09-2023 13:00
  
  A public consultation over the future of Daisyfield Pools in Blackburn, the controversial closure of which was confirmed earlier this month, is now open.
  
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• East Lancashire issued yellow rain warning by Met Office

  18-09-2023 12:48
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering parts of East Lancashire.
  
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• Christine McGuinness launches Children in Need appeal

  18-09-2023 12:19
  
  Christine McGuinness has opened up about her “struggles” making friends when she was younger as BBC Children In Need launches its 2023 fundraising appeal.
  
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• Planners give go-ahead for £500k Blackpool Grand Theatre repairs

  18-09-2023 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Urgent repairs to secure the future of the Grand Theatre in Blackpool have been approved.
  
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• The Village Green Tea Room, Rivington is Lancashire's best cafe

  18-09-2023 12:03
  
  A tearoom in Rivington run with three generations at the helm, has been named the best café in Lancashire.
  
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• Four taken to hospital after crash in Guild Way, Preston

  18-09-2023 11:44
  
  Four people were taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a van in Preston.
  
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• Car passenger taken to hospital after Preston crash

  18-09-2023 11:44
  
  One person was taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a van in Preston.
  
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• Tesco and Sainsbury's accused of misleading shoppers

  18-09-2023 11:07
  
  Which? accused Sainsbury's and Tesco of 'potentially dodgy tactics' on Tesco Clubcard and Nectar Point offers
  
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• Morrisons recall 'do not eat' warning over salmonella risk

  18-09-2023 11:02
  
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Morrisons have issued a “do not eat” warning on one of their products due to a salmonella risk
  
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• BMW stolen during burglary stopped coming out of Blackpool

  18-09-2023 08:38
  
  Two people have been arrested after a BMW stolen during a burglary was stopped coming out of Blackpool.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz GLE went wrong way on M6 near Garstang

  18-09-2023 08:25
  
  A Mercedes-Benz GLE was stopped after going the wrong way on the M6 near Garstang.
  
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• Woman from Accrington to appear on Married At First Sight

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  Jay Howard, 31, is to appear on Married At First Sight, a reality series that matches couples based on scientific and sociological factors.
  
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• Rishton man with MND died from multi-drug toxicity

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  A Rishton man who battled against motor neurone disease for nearly three years died from multi-drug toxicity, an inquest heard.
  
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• Ribble Valley villages to benefit from £433,680 cash pot

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  ORGANISATIONS in a borough's villages can now bid for capital grants for new projects.
  
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• Residents feel let down by council over green space care

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  Council bosses have been accused of letting down residents after a planning inspector ruled that an urban green space could not be fenced off.
  
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• New mental health sessions launched for women in Blackburn

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  A group of Blackburn volunteers have launched weekly sessions to support women's mental health at St Paul’s Church.
  
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• Man 3 times over drink drive limit found in car with keys in ignition

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  A man was found by police sitting in his car with the keys in the ignition.
  
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• Lancaster University named best in region by Sunday Times

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  This Lancashire uni has been named one of the best in the country
  
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• Hyndburn Council backs small business partnership

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  A LOCAL authority has promised to increase its support for small and medium-sized firms.
  
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• How this small Blackburn church is inspiring the local community

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  A pastor at a Blackburn church has told of the growing effects of the cost of living crisis on local families.
  
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• Haslingden: Woman pens songs for Netflix's Love at First Sight

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  Morgan Harper-Jones has recorded several songs for the Love at First Sight soundtrack, including a mixture of covers and an original tune.
  
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• Haslingden: Woman pens songs for Netflix show Love at First Sight

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  Morgan Harper-Jones has recorded several songs for the Love at First Sight soundtrack, including a mixture of covers and an original tune.
  
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• Colne relapsed alcoholic shares story on BBC’s Ambulance

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  Recovering alcoholic throws up blood and suffers headache on BBC’s Ambulance
  
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• Almost 3,000 prisoners remain incarcerated under IPPs

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  The number of people with an IPP sentence recalled to prison without committing any further offence has soared in recent years
  
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• Accrington is amazing nowadays for all the wrong reasons

  18-09-2023 06:00
  
  As someone born and brought up in the town, it makes me cringe when I see #AmazingAccrington plastered all over posters for the latest hairbrained event on the space in front of the market hall which looks like something from a Sixties’ communist country
  
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• BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 create new free TV service

  18-09-2023 01:01
  
  BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are coming together to create a new free TV service starting in 2024.
  
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• BBC Top Gear to 'never' return after Freddie Flintoff crash

  18-09-2023 00:20
  
  Popular BBC programme Top Gear is to never return to screens after former England cricket captain Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff's horror car crash.
  
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