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Leeds United release Barry Douglas after Rovers loan spell
Barry Douglas has been released by Leeds United after his season-long stay at Ewood Park came to an end. Douglas’ three-year deal with the Elland Road club ends this summer, and his departure has been confirmed as the club published their retained
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Cannabis plants uncovered in 'dangerous' property
A LARGE cannabis cultivation has been uncovered in a house. Police uncovered the plants on Ivy Street Queensgate, Burnley. Officers also warned that electricity had been bypassed in the house, which could been dangerous. A police spokesperson
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Confirmed Indian variant cases nearly double in a week
CONFIRMED cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus have doubled in a week reaching almost 7000, with Blackburn with Darwen among the areas most affected. However, the date collected by Public Health England shows that hospital admissions remain
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Three East Lancs boroughs report top five highest rises in coronvirus cases
THREE EAST Lancashire boroughs are amongst the top five areas with the highest weekly rise in coronavirus cases in England. According to Public Health England, Blackburn with Darwen recorded the highest rise in cases going up from 159.7 cases per
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Police dog foils moped thieves
A POLICE dog has helped to foil two would-be thieves who were attempting to steal a moped. The attempted theft took place overnight in Accrington along the tow path towards the canal. The first suspect was detained by officers, with Police
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'Children had belongings in one bag': Ex-Love Islander speaks out on foster care
FORMER Love Island star Kendall Rae Knight is urging people to consider fostering, having teamed up with children’s charity Barnardo’s. The former Miss North West, 29, spoke candidly about growing up within a foster family and wanting to use her
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Robbie Brady bids Burnley fond farewell as Turf Moor exit is confirmed
BURNLEY have confirmed Robbie Brady is leaving the club at the end of his contract. The winger – the Clarets' record signing when he arrived from Norwich in January 2017 – departs having made 87 appearances for the club. The 29-year-old has however
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Appeal to trace driver after car with woman and two children inside overturns
AN APPEAL is underway to find a driver who was driving aggressively in heavy rain and overtook a car causing it to lose control and overturn. The collision occurred just before 7.20pm on May 23 when a grey Nissan and a silver Peugeot 207 were travelling
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Sheffield United appoint double-promotion winner Jokanovic
Sheffield United have appointed Slavisa Jokanovic, twice a promotion-winner from the Championship, as their new manager. The 52-year-old Serb has signed a three-year contract with the Blades and succeeds Chris Wilder, who left in March after guiding
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Pro-Palestine protester says he was 'not trying to scale fence’ at BAE Systems
A man pictured on a fence at defence contractor BAE Systems today says he was ‘not trying to scale it’. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protestors gathered at the BAE in Samlesbury to call upon BAE to stop supplying components of the US F-35 Joint Strike
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'Save a lot of heartache' warning after series of thefts from cars
A WARNING has gone out after a series of thefts from cars. The thefts occurred in an around Clitheroe earlier this week between 3am and 5am. In response, police officers have warned motorists to secure their vehicles. A police spokesperson
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Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man stabbed in neck
A 35-year-old woman has been arrested in suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the neck. Police were called early this morning to an address in Blackpool, where they found a man in his 30s, with a stab wound to his neck.
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Man charged with burglary after £20,000 worth of electrical stock stolen from wholesalers
A man has been charged with burglary after more than £20,000 worth of stock was stolen from an electrical wholesalers. On Monday May 17, police were alerted to a break-in at City Electrical Ltd in Clitheroe, in which £20,000 worth of stock was
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The former Rovers searching for new clubs this summer
A look at the former Rovers players who are searching for new clubs this summer. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) Background: Leaving the Bluebirds after five years in south Wales, scoring 25 goals in his 145 and was part of the team promoted
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East Lancashire hospitals boss appointed as head of third health trust
The new boss of the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble hospitals has been unveiled – and he already knows all about the challenges of running major NHS facilities in Lancashire. Kevin McGee, who is currently chief executive of the organisations
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Tackling fly-tippers and promoting tourism - council leader sets out new 12-month plan
The new leader of Pendle Council has announced his priorities for the next 12 months, which include tackling fly-tippers and promoting tourism across the borough. Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, who represents Barrowford and Pendleside ward and has been
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Dispersal order put in place after kids caught lighting fireworks
A dispersal order was put in place in an area of Lancashire after teens were caught setting off fireworks. On Wednesday evening, officers in Preston were forced to put the dispersl order in place in the New Hall Lane area of the city. The action
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Warning from Welsh First Minister to people in Blackburn - don't come to Wales this weekend
The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has urged people from Blackburn with Darwen not to travel into Wales over the bank holiday unless they test negative for Covid-19. The Welsh Government said the message was directed at would-be holidaymakers
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As it happened: Updates from court as witnesses give evidence in Aya Hachem murder trial
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Waiter at Indian restaurant saves customer with Heimlich manoeuvre
A waiter at an Indian restaurant was applauded by customers after saving a young man’s life with the Heimlich manoeuvre. Sheakh Rifat, 24, a student in the UK from Bangladesh, was working at Bangor Tandoori in Wales on Sunday evening when he spotted
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'This is my club' - Rovers fan Cirino signs professional deal
Lenni Cirino has signed a two-year professional deal with Rovers after impressing in the second half of the season for the Under-23s. The left back starred in 11 appearances for Billy Barr’s side and has penned a contract through to 2023. He
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Accrington favourite departs to join Joey Barton at Bristol Rovers
MARK Hughes has bid a fond farewell to Stanley after leaving the club to join Bristol Rovers. The 34-year-old centre-half moves on having played 246 times across two spells at the club, being a key figure in the 2018 League Two promotion-winning
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Man sought by police following violent road rage attack which left driver in hospital
Police are appealing for witnesses after a road rage attack off the M55. At around 6.55pm on Sunday, officers were called to Fleetwood Road, close to junction three of the M55, after receiving reports that a man had been attacked. The man reported
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Man who 'died for five minutes' after suffering massive heart attack says running 'saved his life'
An 18 stone man who 'was dead for five minutes' after suffering a heart attack in 2015 said taking up running has 'saved his life'. In 2015, at just 5’ 6” and 18 stone, Ian Goodliffe cut a very different figure than he does today, as overweight
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Blackburn man jailed for 12 years after admitting rape of girl, 13
A BLACKBURN man has been jailed for more than 10 years after he admitted raping a child. Paolo Sousa, of Lytham Road, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday and was sentenced by Her Honour Judge Beverly Lunt for three offences. All of the
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Man charged with multiple vehicle offences after night of pilfering in Baxenden
A man has been remanded to court after police charged him with multiple offences. On Wednesday, Dane Oliver, 26, of Church Street, Accrington was due to appear before Blackburn Magistrates charged with one count of burglary, one count of theft
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Mass rush for Covid jabs helps Blackburn with Darwen smash 14,000 vaccination target
In the last two weeks Blackburn with Darwen CCG has helped to deliver 14,000 vaccines to people across the borough. On Wednesday, volunteers and NHS staff set-up vaccine stations at numerous walk-in clinics in and around Blackburn in order to use
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M65 bridge fall man suffers severe arm and leg injuries
Motorists were being urged to find an alternative route this morning due to a 'police incident' on the M65. The stretch of motorway between junction nine for Burnley and junction 10 for Padiham was closed in both directions for around an hour on
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‘Let’s Talk About You and Me:' Group hosts organ donation awareness event for women
A CHARITY held its first face-to-face organ donation awareness event following the lockdown. ‘Let’s Talk About You and Me’ is run by One Voice Blackburn and has received a share of £600,000 funding as part of the government’s commitment to tackle
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Three minute warning for passengers at East Lancs bus stop
THAT’S a big bus in a very small space! We came across this picture in the archives and hope that you enjoy it as much as we do. Taken around 1966 or 1967 you are looking at the Ribble service that ran between Blackburn and the Ribble Valley
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How council's Covid testing regime stopped asymptomatic worker spreading virus
School transport worker Carol Thornton has praised the council’s testing programme after discovering she had Covid – helping to prevent the spread of the virus. Despite having no symptoms, the mum-of-two, tested positive after taking the twice-weekly
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Drink-driver sentenced after being caught for THIRD time
A DISQUALIFIED driver tried to evade police by walking off down an unlit back alley. Blackburn magistrates heard Mobeen Hussain Shah ignored a call from an officer to stop and instead tried a back gate before he was taken hold of and detained.
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'We need to act now' as electricity firm pledges multimillion pound investment
AN INVESTMENT of over £4 million will be made across Lancashire to support a range of economic recovery projects. The money is part of a wider investment of £20 million made across the region by Electricity North West which hopes to kick start an
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Man, 35, ordered to pay more than £500 for travelling on 16-25 railcard
A 35-year-old man has been ordered to pay more than £400 after he purchased a train ticket using a discount card only valid for people aged between 16 and 25. Imran Khan was asked to produce his ticket when he arrived at Manchester Piccadilly on
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Increase in 'despicable' dognapping crimes as 100 pooches stolen in Lancashire
An increase in dognappings has been recorded by police in Lancashire. Figures obtained through a freedom of information request that reveal Lancashire Constabulary recorded 100 dog thefts in the year ending March 31. That was up from 92 the previous
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Blackburn with Darwen parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year tax-free childcare
MORE parents are getting help with the cost of childcare through a government scheme, new figures reveal – but many could still to be missing out. Tax-free Childcare topped up working families' spending on childcare by £241 million across UK last
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Campaign against catalytic converter thefts ramped up
THIEVES are targeting catalytic converters on certain makes of car in Lancashire. Police said there had been a spate of such thefts,, particularly around Chorley, with the most common vehicles targeted the Honda Jazz and the Toyota Prius. Often
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'Drug death crisis' as more than 50 people die from substance abuse
MORE than 50 drug and alcohol deaths were recorded by the county's coroners office last year, new figures show. Despite a drop in the number locally, experts have warned that the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating a national substance abuse crisis
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Groundbreaking surgery in East Lancs reduces patients' travel for treatment
EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has successfully treated several patients with complex head, neck and oral cancers through ground-breaking microsurgery over the last year. Over 100 patients are diagnosed with oral cancer each year in East Lancashire
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Letter: It's not your GP you can't see, it's your dentist!
The Covid pandemic has a lot to answer for. Some GPs seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth and face to face appointments are practically unheard of. But I’m lucky because my GP practice does offer a telephone appointment, which I suppose
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Man who hunted wild animals with Lurcher-cross dogs banned from entering parts of Lancashire
A dog owner has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) after being sentenced for animal poaching. Daniel Ratchford, 36, of Wellfield Road, Wigan, was handed the five year order on Friday, which excludes him from entering vast areas around
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'Valid' - Chile boss gives verdict on Ben Brereton call-up
Ben Brereton’s Chile call-up is ‘valid’ and national team boss Martin Lasarte believes he can offer a new dimension to La Roja. Brereton’s call-up has come as a shock in South America, with the Rovers striker qualifying for selection through his