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Darwen bank closure plan
ANOTHER bank is to close its Darwen branch, leaving the town centre with just four recognised high street banks. The Co-operative Bank will pull out of the town in June, with bosses telling customers to do their banking five miles away in Blackburn
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Tearoom to open at Haworth Art Gallery
VISITORS to the historic Haworth Art Gallery will soon be able to once again enjoy hot food and drinks after seeing the world-famous Tiffany Glass collection. A tea room at the council-owned gallery, which also hosts exhibitions, weddings, and
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Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer hails side after Liverpool FA Cup draw
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer hailed his team after a battling display at Anfield earned them an FA Cup quarter-final replay with Liverpool at Ewood Park. Rovers fought hard to keep the home side's talented attacking talent at bay but Bowyer
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Blackburn school out of 'special measures'
A BLACKBURN school has come out of special measures after being praised following its latest Ofsted inspection. Pleckgate High School has been graded as 'requires improvement' after the education watchdog visited the school last month. It was
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We fully deserved Liverpool FA Cup draw, insist Blackburn Rovers defensive duo
BLACKBURN Rovers defensive pair Alex Baptiste and Matt Kilgallon both felt Gary Bowyer's side fully deserved their draw with Premier League side Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Rovers defended manfully and played their part in a goalless
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10 years in jail for uninsured driver who killed two men in Accrington crash
AN uninsured driver who killed two men after jumping a red light and ploughing into an oncoming car has been jailed for 10 and a half years. Dudley Reilly, 25, killed father-of-11 Rafique Khan and father-of-three Aurang Zeb Khan while seriously
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We can beat Blackburn Rovers in FA Cup replay, says Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers
LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers believes his side are 'more than capable' of beating Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup quarter final replay at Ewood Park. The Reds were frustrated by a battling Rovers side at Anfield this afternoon and Rodgers was
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FULL-TIME & VIDEO: Liverpool 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
BLACKBURN Rovers put in their best performance of the season to earn an FA Cup quarter-final replay against Liverpool at Ewood Park. The in-form Premier League side couldn't find a way past an inspired Rovers back line and Gary Bowyer's men held
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Burnley street makeover will draw on help from neighbours
AN innovative new scheme to transform one of Preston's main shopping streets, and work to reintroduce cars to Nelson, will all go into the melting pot for Burnley's new £3million makeover. Borough council leader Cllr Mark Townsend says there will
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Six flee Burnley house blaze
A WOMAN needed treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a house in Burnley. The blaze, which started in an upstairs bedroom, happened in Venice Avenue at around 3.45pm on Saturday. Firefighters said the woman
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400 hoax calls 'from one school' in Colne
PUPILS at a Colne school are believed to have made more than 400 hoax calls to police. The prank has been slammed as ‘reckless, stupid and idiotic’. Colne police said someone could have died after call handlers were distracted with as many
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers
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Woman, 62, found dead at house in Blackburn
POLICE have ruled out foul play after a woman was found dead at a Blackburn home. The 62-year-old was discovered at a property in Bolton Road, Ewood, at around 8.40pm on Tuesday. A Lancashire police spokesman said: “The death is not being treated
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No police action over East Lancs mental health patient mistreatment - but staff remain suspended
POLICE have dropped an investigation into allegations of mistreatment of a mental health patient in Blackburn, saying there was insufficient evidence to prove a criminal offence. Last year, the Lancashire Telegraph revealed how six staff at the
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TEAM NEWS: Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers
BLACKBURN Rovers have made seven changes for this afternoon’s FA Cup quarter-final with Liverpool at Anfield. Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood, fit-again centre-back Alex Baptiste, left-back Markus Olsson, midfielders Corry Evans, Tom Cairney and Craig
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£10 trip to Manchester via Todmorden Curve
THE first official train to use the reinstated Todmorden Curve will deliver passengers to Manchester just after breakfast for around a tenner, it can be revealed. An hourly service from Burnley Manchester Road and Accrington will take travellers
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Chorley Council told to 'go it alone'
A TWO-day commission into the future of town hall services in Chorley has promoted the case for change. Council chiefs have been pressing the case for the borough to 'go it alone', like neighbouring Blackburn, and become a unitary authority.
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Search for 1970s preachers at Blackburn church
THERE will be a 70s revival at a Blackburn church as it dips into the past to celebrate more than four decades of preaching. Leaders at Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Feilden Street, are looking to make contact with anyone who has had some connection
