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• Millwall 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: Callum Brittain goal seals comeback win for visitors

  24-10-2023 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Brittain's excellent goal helps Blackburn Rovers come from a goal behind to win 2-1 at managerless Millwall.
  
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• Blackpool 3-2 Cheltenham Town

  24-10-2023 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool continue their impressive League One run with an entertaining victory over bottom club Cheltenham.
  
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• Reading 1-2 Fleetwood Town

  24-10-2023 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood's Josh Vela struck a stoppage-time winner as Reading's dismal run without a League One victory stretched to six matches.
  
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• AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley

  24-10-2023 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington seal a fourth consecutive League Two win after holding off an AFC Wimbledon comeback to claim a 4-2 victory.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle vehicle repair and MOT testing garage plan

  24-10-2023 18:00
  
  Proposals to turn a car sales lot into a new MOT garage at an Oswaldtwistle site are to go before planners.
  
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• Blackburn man loses second appeal over dormer extension

  24-10-2023 18:00
  
  A man is has lost his second appeal against the council's decision to refuse his plans to build a house extension.
  
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• Helen Flanagan home is ready for Halloween celebrations

  24-10-2023 17:16
  
  Helen Flanagan's home has been transformed into a spooky Halloween house in new pictures posted to her Instagram.
  
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• Former Lancashire Telegraph industrial reporter dies aged 69

  24-10-2023 17:10
  
  A FORMER Lancashire Telegraph journalist has died aged 69.
  
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• Kielan Shennan was involved in supplying crack and heroin

  24-10-2023 17:04
  
  A 24-year-old man organised 'runners' to supply class A drugs across Burnley and Rossendale
  
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• When is Coronation Street on this week? ITV shake-up times

  24-10-2023 16:59
  
  ITV has announced another schedule change to Coronation Street this week due to the Rugby World Cup with fans responding "leave Corrie alone."
  
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• Teens arrested following mass brawl in Bacup town centre

  24-10-2023 16:49
  
  Two teenagers have been arrested after large scale disorder broke out in a town centre over the weekend
  
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• Yvonne Cheston from Blackpool has been missing since Friday

  24-10-2023 16:01
  
  Police have once again renewed their urgent appeal for a missing woman as they grow ever more concerned for her welfare
  
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• Teen arrested after police find drugs in Ormskirk search

  24-10-2023 15:49
  
  Two neighbourhood police officers noticed a “suspicious man” loitering behind a takeaway, on Green Lane.
  
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• Gaza family tell of desperate journeys to border in search of safety

  24-10-2023 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A father-of-four describes rockets flying overhead as he and his family flee to the border with Egypt.
  
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• Investigation after man falls from window in Fleetwood

  24-10-2023 15:31
  
  Police were called at 11.21am today (October 24), to Galloway Road, following reports that a man had fallen from the window of a property.
  
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• Police and ambulance descend on Burnley bus station

  24-10-2023 14:49
  
  Pictures as police and ambulance descend on bus station
  
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• Tinder to involve your family and friends in dating process

  24-10-2023 13:18
  
  Tinder is now letting users' family members suggest potential partners on the dating app.
  
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• Caritas Care's plea as thousands of children await adoption

  24-10-2023 12:56
  
  An adoption service has issued a plea as thousands of children wait for their forever homes.
  
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• Firefighters thanked after saving cat from Brierfield canal

  24-10-2023 12:04
  
  Fire service thanked for ‘purrfect’ rescue after cat got stuck in canal
  
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• Road closed after crash on Skipton Old Road in Colne

  24-10-2023 11:35
  
  Skipton Old Road is set to be “closed for some time” after the crash, this morning (October 24).
  
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• Train guard smacked across the face at Colne railway station

  24-10-2023 11:22
  
  A train guard said he was “slapped across the face” and had his glassed knocked onto the track
  
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• Two cats find forever home at Blackpool's Northern depot

  24-10-2023 11:21
  
  A pair of stray cats have found their forever home at a Lancashire train depot
  
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• Olympian Neil Eckersley on how new art helped him with dad's dementia

  24-10-2023 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neil Eckersley, who won a judo bronze, says his new exhibition was "a good way to get my feelings out".
  
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• RIBBLE VALLEY: Swimming, pitches, museum and planning fees could rise

  24-10-2023 10:56
  
  Increased fees for people using swimming pool and sports pitches, gallery and museum space hire and planning services in Ribble Valley are being considered.
  
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• Deputy mayor 'breached conduct code' in Pendle mosque row

  24-10-2023 10:48
  
  A DEPUTY mayor breached a code of conduct in an alleged mosque confrontation, a council standards committee has ruled.
  
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• CCTV shows youths setting wheelie bin on fire in Burnley

  24-10-2023 10:26
  
  On Monday at around 8pm, a group of youths can be seen on CCTV making a bonfire on the grass at Marles Court.
  
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• Lane closed on the M6 northbound after crash

  24-10-2023 09:17
  
  Lane three is closed between junction 27, Chorley, and junction 28, near Preston, after the crash.
  
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• Maureen Lipman offered extra security amid anti-Semitic attacks

  24-10-2023 09:16
  
  Coronation Street star Dame Maureen Lipman, who is Jewish, has been offered extra security by ITV after an increase in anti-Semitic attacks.
  
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• Van seized and day in court planned for uninsured driver and passenger

  24-10-2023 08:40
  
  Car seized and day in court planned for motorist
  
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• Appeal after ram raid burglary at Knot-End-on-Sea Co-op

  24-10-2023 08:25
  
  Thieves reverse into Co-op causing ‘considerable damage’ during ‘ram raid burglary’
  
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• Bogus benefits man claimed almost £4,000 in false claims

  24-10-2023 07:00
  
  A Waterfoot man who allowed his details to be used in a bogus benefits scam while he was in a dark place has been in court
  
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• Lidl and M&S Blackburn shoplifter spat in man's face

  24-10-2023 06:40
  
  A Blackburn shoplifter spat in a shopworker's face as he tried to steal alcohol from Lidl faces sentencing
  
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• Bolton actors agency raise funds for charity in memory of late student

  24-10-2023 06:36
  
  Family, friends, and members of a Bolton actors agency came together at a charity monologue competition in memory of a late student who died aged 27
  
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• University Centre Blackburn College celebrates graduates

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  University Centre Blackburn College celebrated the graduations of the Class of 2023 with more than 400 students honoured.
  
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• Traffic management on M6 northbound to be lifted this week

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Narrow lanes and speed restrictions within an important bridge repairs project are being lifted this week
  
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• Scrapping of HS2 hands East Lancs buses £7.9m boost

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire County Councils have been given an extra £7.9 million for buses after HS2 was scrapped.
  
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• Rossendale council working to improve Fairview play area

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  A council is working with a community interest company to improve a town’s play area and wants the public to have their say on any potential changes
  
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• Ross Kemp spotted in Lancaster's Moss Wood Caravan Park

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Ross Kemp, known for presenting documentary Ross Kemp on Gangs, was spotted at Moss Wood Caravan Park, on Crimbles Lane.
  
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• Refurbishment of Heyhead Park in Brierfield complete

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Work has been completed on the refurbishment of the sports courts at Heyhead Park in Brierfield
  
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• Ramsbottom: Man spared jail after leaving victim with hearing loss

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  A 24-year-old has been spared jail after leaving a man with multiple skull fractures and hearing loss.
  
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• Premier League trophy comes to Blackburn and Darwen schools

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  The Premier League trophy was back in Blackburn after almost 30 years to tour the borough's schools
  
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• Police and partners come together to tackle business crime

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Last week, as part of National Safer Business Action Week, officers joined forces with partners to tackle business crime across the county
  
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• Oswaldtwistle haulage company celebrates 45th anniversary

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  A local haulage company based in Oswaldtwistle celebrated their 45th year in business this year
  
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• Netflix’s Bank of Dave star unveils new lodges in Sabden

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Dave Fishwick, the star of Netflix’s The Bank of Dave, attended the grand opening of The Wellsprings Lodges in Sabden.
  
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• Mural designed by children against hate crime unveiled

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Children from Coppull have had their artwork unveiled as a vibrant mural during Hate Crime Awareness Week
  
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• More than £250k invested into Lancashire School Games

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  SPAR has renewed sponsorship of the Lancashire School Games, continuing a successful partnership with Active Lancashire for an 18th consecutive year
  
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• More people in Lancashire had a car stolen this year

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  More people had a car stolen in Lancashire this year than in 2022, new figures show
  
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• Marsden Park playground refurbished with £100,000 investment

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  Marsden Park playground refurbished with £100,000 investment
  
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• Interactive map allows people to find Blackburn Covid memorial benches

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  An artist is helping to put memorial benches on the map – one year since Blackburn with Darwen’s street furniture was installed, as part of the borough’s memorial to the Covid pandemic.
  
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• Five-bedroom Bacup house could become children's care home

  24-10-2023 06:00
  
  A service which provides specialist care for children aged eight to 17 is looking to turn a residential house into a children’s home
  
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