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Mountain rescue volunteers help injured person back to safety
AN INJURED person was helped to safety by mountain rescue volunteers earlier today. The casualty had become injured while out walking near the Mitchell's House Rervoir near Accrington, just off the A56. Volunteers from Rossendale and Pendle Mountain
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UPDATED: Road reopened after 'dangerous structure' removed
A ROAD has been reponed after being closed while police dealt with a 'dangerous structure' this afternoon. Officers first announced that a stretch of Cog Lane, Burnley was closed at round 5.40pm. The road was closed between Venice Street and
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How long will the sunny and hot weather last in Blackburn?
THE bank holiday weekend has brought summer with it and forecasts show it will continue into the rest of June. Today, the temperature will remain at 22 degrees all the way to the evening, giving everyone the perfect bank holiday weekend. With
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Appeal for driver after woman left with serious injuries in M65 crash
A WOMAN has suffered serious injuries after she was involved in a crash with a horsebox on a motorway. An appeal has been launched with police seeking the driver of a vehicle after a bad crash took place on the M65 on Sunday afternoon. It happened
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Severe motorway delays as bank holiday traffic builds up again
THERE are long delays on a Lancashire motorway as bank holiday traffic strikes again. Tailbacks on the M6 between Junction 27 and 31 northbound near Preston are currently causing delays of just under an hour. There are severe delays on
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How the Championship line-up for 2021/22 may affect Rovers
Victory for Blackpool over Lincoln City, and Brentford seeing off Swansea City, in the first two play-off finals means the Championship line-up for next season is complete. But what does it mean for Rovers? Record against Hull City – Four wins
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Vaccinations giving ‘false sense of security’ amid calls to delay unlocking
The UK’s vaccination programme is offering a “false sense of security” amid a mounting third wave of infections, according to Government advisers who have called for next month’s unlocking to be delayed. Professor Ravi Gupta, a member of the New
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Casualty rushed to hospital after fire breaks out in Blackburn home
A CASULTY was rushed to hospital after a fire broke out in a house. Two fire crews from Blackburn attended to the blaze, which took hold on East Park Road in the town. The fire had involved the cooker at a domestic property. On arrival
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Netflix UK announce new TV series and films coming in June
NETFLIX has announced a new range of films and TV series coming to the streaming platform in June. Netflix now have tough competition from the likes of Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Now TV, meaning we are spoiled for choice when it comes to TV series
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The changes being made to lockdown restrictions on June 21
With the Bank Holiday coming to and end attention no turns to June 21 when lockdown restrictions a set to be lifted across England. Back in February, Boris Johnson announced a four-stage plan to end lockdown restrictions in England with the final
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8 UK driving laws we all break without knowing in the summer
After a month of rainfall, Blackburn is enjoying warmer temperatures this Bank Holiday weekend. Warmer weather is here, bringing an end to the torrid conditions experienced across the UK throughout the month of May. But with such weather, drivers
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The rise of David Raya: From Rovers trialist to the Premier League
David Raya is the persistent type. It took him two trials before earning a scholarship with Rovers, and two bites of the play-off cherry with Brentford to finally secure a spot in the Premier League. Raya landed in East Lancashire from the
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'Utterly selfish and indefensible' - drink driver wrecks car on busy Blackburn road
SHOCKING pictures show the result of a serious crash which happened at the hands of a drink driver over the bank holiday weekend. The images, which were uploaded to social media by police, were taken on Barbara Castle Way in Blackburn on Sunday
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Six crews battle fire which ripped through three businesses and closed down street
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze which took place across three business premises. Six crews and an aerial ladder platform attended to the fire, which involved commercial premises on Jacob Street in Accrington. The fire broke out on Sunday evening
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Trams and charabancs on Boulevard for Blackburn holidays in the 30s
There’s so much to enjoy in this photograph of The Boulevard, Blackburn from 1930. On the left the statues of Victoria and Gladstone watch over proceedings from the cathedral ground as the crowds gather. We think this may have been taken around
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Letter: Eurovision is the most entertaining politics contest
WELL we’ve had time to reflect and allow the memories of last weekend’s Eurovision debacle to sink in. Among the many conclusions that you can draw the main one is that it’s certainly not a song contest - the merits (or otherwise) of the mangled
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E Lancs firm deluged with orders after special kettle goes viral on TikTok
A KETTLE has gone viral on social media site TikTok after a nine-second clip praising how useful it was posted by a user. Staff at Nelson firm Ability Superstore came back to work on Monday, May 17, to find they had suddenly hundreds of orders
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More pop-up vaccination centres appear as East Lancashire fights back against spread of Indian variant
MORE pop-up vaccination clinics are coming to East Lancashire as the area continues to fight back against the spread of the Indian coronavirus variant. Giving people the first dose of the Pfizer vaccines, the temporary facilities will make getting
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Police dog chased suspect through fields before catching him
A POLICE dog tracked a suspect through footballs fields before catching him. The driver of a Renualt Kangoo attempted to evade Tactical Operations officers in Leyland on Sunday morning. Renault Kangoo attempted to evade @LancsTacOps and
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Drink-driving woman arrested after crashing car near train station
A WOMAN was charged with drink driving after crashing her car close to a train station. Officers from the British Transport Police helped to detain the woman, who had been involved in an accident close to Leyland station. Nobody was injured
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"Being natural doesn’t make you better" - Instagram mums on female empowerment
A POPULAR Instagram mum has launched a podcast to encourage women to support each other — after becoming a victim of online trolls. Lauren Elizabeth, from Rawtenstall, started the podcast called Nip, Tuck, Not giving a F*** with her best friend
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Darwen Cemetery's lawn mower donation will help restoration
A COMMUNITY cemetery group has bought a new lawn mower thanks to a donation. The donation from Darwen’s Lloyd Trust has helped The Friends of Darwen Cemetery purchase a new lawn mower to support the Groups restoration, preservation and development
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Cardboard box company supports community charity
A CHARITY has announced a cardboard box company as a new patron. Hyndburn based charity and social enterprise Community Solutions North West are pleased to announce that they have welcomed their fourth patron, Clayton based The Cardboard Box Company
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Brad Lyons: From leisure centre lifeguard to walking out at Wembley
Brad Lyons was a Northern Irish university student, working part-time as a lifeguard and a mainstay in the Coleraine FC midfield with a dream of running out at Wembley when Rovers offered him a trial in 2018. Today, he will get to achieve that