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• Lindsay Birbeck murderer Rocky Marciano Price named

  13-08-2020 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old boy who murdered Lindsay Birbeck is named as Rocky Marciano Price.
  
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• Pears bowl out Lancashire cheaply at Worcester

  28-08-2026 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paceman Beyers Swanepoel (4-37) and spinner Fateh Singh (3-27) help Worcestershire bowl out Lancashire for 180 at New Road.
  
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• Blackburn midfielder Henriksson joins Randers

  28-08-2026 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers midfielder Axel Henriksson joins Randers on loan for the rest of the season.
  
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• Lancashire all-rounder Morris set to retire

  28-08-2026 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All-rounder Fi Morris will retire at the end of the One-Day Cup campaign after four seasons with Lancashire.
  
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• Preston sign Chelsea defender Wiley on loan

  28-08-2026 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End sign Chelsea defender Caleb Wiley on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• 'Stinky' landfill to be sealed 'within days'

  28-08-2026 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Transwaste says "excellent progress" has been made and work on a permanent covering "are 99% complete".
  
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• Fatboy Slim to headline Lytham Festival in 2027

  28-08-2026 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The electronic music artist will join Robbie Williams as a headline act at the festival next July.
  
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• Tower Ballroom to host illuminations watch party

  28-08-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time, people can watch the Illuminations switch-on concert from the Tower Ballroom.
  
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• Emergency care improving at Blackpool hospital

  28-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bosses welcomed "recognition of the significant progress" they had strived to make.
  
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• Preston sign winger Mills from Oxford United

  27-08-2026 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End sign winger Stan Mills from Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.
  
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• Residents find 'huge' rats near to flats site

  27-08-2026 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Smith says she had buy rat traps after she found a "huge" rat in the kitchen.
  
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• Burnley target more firepower after cup exit

  27-08-2026 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley manager Nicky Hayen admits he is "busy with offensive players" before the transfer window closes.
  
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• Young kayaker rescued among seven RNLI call-outs

  27-08-2026 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other calls included rescuing two people cut off on a sandbank by the incoming tide at Cleveleys.
  
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• Burst pipe floods restaurant for second time

  27-08-2026 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  United Utilities apologises after a Scarisbrick restaurant, which was flooded in 2023, is deluged again.
  
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• Rail passengers urged to plan ahead for bank holiday

  27-08-2026 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Creamfields, Manchester Pride and football fixtures will see very busy services, Network Rail says.
  
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• Wicker sculpture marks 140 years since RNLI disaster

  27-08-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artwork commemorates what the RNLI says was the worst disaster in its history.
  
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• Fleetwood host Sheff U in EFL Cup third round

  26-08-2026 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool face Tottenham in the third round of the EFL Cup, Manchester United play Brighton and Manchester City draw Norwich.
  
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• Moment Peter Kay gatecrashes BBC weather report

  26-08-2026 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedian interrupted North West Tonight weather presenter Molly Brewer as she gave her report.
  
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• Lancashire beat Hampshire on One-Day Cup

  26-08-2026 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Blaze secure their place in the One-Day Cup knockout phase in September as Somerset, Surrey and Lancashire also win.
  
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• MP calls on council to pay more to save ferry service

  26-08-2026 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire County Council and Wyre Council are at loggerheads over who should cover the cost.
  
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• Peter Kay reveals Blackpool show for teen's heart treatment

  26-08-2026 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bolton comedian is putting on a show in Blackpool to help Fin Cormack get heart treatment in the US.
  
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• Work set to start on Eden Project's Sunshine garden

  26-08-2026 08:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plants designed to thrive in coastal areas were transported to Morecambe for the new eco-attraction.
  
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• When whole towns closed and headed for the seaside

  26-08-2026 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mill and factory closures every summer meant their workers had the chance to flock to the seaside.
  
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• Lancs' kids can benefit from struggles - Bohannon

  25-08-2026 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stand-in captain Josh Bohannon hopes that Lancashire's younger players can learn from the team's struggles in the County Championship this season.
  
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• Montenegro forward Osmajic leaves Preston for Genoa

  25-08-2026 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Controversial Montenegro forward Milutin Osmajic joins Genoa after three seasons with Preston North End.
  
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• River recovery brings hope for Atlantic salmon

  25-08-2026 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After years of conservation work, Atlantic salmon numbers are rising in the Ribble and its tributaries.
  
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• Police probe M6 wrong way driving incidents

  25-08-2026 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some motorists drove the wrong way up a slip road on the M6 to avoid a crash, police said.
  
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• Decision due on church mental health centre plan

  25-08-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plan to turn a Blackpool church into a mental health facility looks set to be rejected.
  
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• Cross bay walks threatened by 'tractor vandals'

  25-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vandals have targeted tractors used carry tired walkers or rescue anyone stuck in shifting quicksand.
  
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• Councillor found not guilty of raping child

  24-08-2026 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashley Sorenson, a Wyre councillor, is acquitted of rape and sexual assault charges.
  
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