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Police issue appeal to find missing schoolgirl
Police have issued an appeal to help find a missing teenager from Blackburn. Alisha Butler, aged 14, was last seen at around 4.15pm yesterday (Tuesday, October 5) at the McDonald’s on Livesey Branch Road. She is described as white, around 5ft 3ins,
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Scott Wharton steps up comeback with first outing in 10 months
Scott Wharton stepped up his comeback after 10 months out with a ruptured Achilles by starting a behind closed doors friendly with Manchester United. The 23-year-old has been out since being taken off on a stretcher in the 2-2 draw with Brentford
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Lancashire's most wanted: Do you recognise anyone?
Lancashire Police have released their latest 'wanted list' as part of Operation Hunter which targets those individuals who try to evade capture. Launched in July, the operation sees taskforce officers from across the Force as well as specialist
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Medics screening 270 asylum seekers who are living at Lancashire hotel
Medics are screening 270 asylum seekers who are currently living in Blackpool’s Metropole Hotel after being moved there by the Home Office. Health assessments for the arrivals, who are said to be living in family groups, will include Covid testing
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Flagpole plan for town hall
DARWEN Town Hall is to get an extra flagpole. The six metre mast will be at the front of the building in Croft Street. Blackburn with Darwen Council has submitted a planning application to itself for the change. It says:"The new six metre
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Former town centre nightclub and pub could become flats
A FORMER town centre pub and nightclub could become a block of flats. Barry Bentley has applied for planning permission to convert the Java Bar in Wellington Fold in Darwen into seven residential apartments. The vacant premises are in the town
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Paddy McGuinness meets old pal filming Top Gear
PADDY McGuinness bumped into an old friend while filming for Top Gear. While filming outside his old home in Auburn Street, Bolton, Paddy's childhood friend, graphic designer Billa Ahmed came around the corner, and the two embraced after not seeing
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Preston has been name sixth scariest place in the UK - the full list
Preston has been named as one of the spookiest places in the UK according to new data. The results show that Preston has ranked sixth on the list of spookiest towns and cities, coming in just behind Liverpool and Nottingham and Leicester. The
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Police launch new appeal to locate Blackburn man missing for 10 days
Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 25-year-old who has been missing for ten days. Louis Richards left Blackburn town centre on Friday September 24 and travelled to Preston train station. He was then seen on CCTV
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East Lancs food banks braced for ‘difficult winter’ amid universal credit cuts
EAST LANCASHIRE food banks slam universal credit cuts and say it will only leave families worse off in the winter months. Today (6 October), the £20-per-week uplift to the benefit that was introduced at the start of the coronavirus pandemic ended
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Plea to recycle old clothes
A COUNCIL is urging residents to recycle more of their unwanted clothes, bedding and household textiles. Around 336,000 tonnes of clothing are dumped in the UK annually and the average household throws away nearly £1,000 of clothes a year. Now
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Grants for thousands of pounds to adapt homes available
A RURAL local authority is encouraging its older and vulnerable residents to apply for grants so they can live more independently in their homes. The cash awards of up to £50,000 are currently available from Ribble Valley Council. Some of the
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Five East Lancs residents who have been named, shamed and fined for fly-tipping
SEVERAL East Lancashire residents and businesses have been named and shamed by the courts after dumping rubbish in the county’s streets. As a result, these people and businesses have received whopping fines for fly-tipping in Lancashire in the
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'It's like Christmas': Grandad wins Audi S4 and £15,000 cash
A golf course greenkeeper from Lancashire has won a £50,000 Audi S4 Black Edition and £15,000 in cash. Ken Fitzgibbon, 62, was in the middle of a shift on the golf course when BOTB’s (Best of the Best) Christian Williams turned up to tell him
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4 wins in 28: Rovers must solve their Darragh Lenihan issue
Rovers were unbeaten on their travels until last week, only to suffer back-to-back defeats at Huddersfield Town and Blackpool heading into the international break. The similarities? It was a one-goal defeat, Ben Brereton was on the scoresheet,
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New Rishton homes get the planning go-ahead
A VACANT industrial site can be turned into 25 homes councillors have agreed.. Hyndburn Planning Committee has approved the scheme for the former Albert Mill in Mary Street, Rishton. The planning permission includes the imposition of 27 conditions
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New Covid side effect affecting your feet identified in new study
A new side effect which could be affecting people recovering from coronavirus has been identified, accoring to a new study. ‘Covid toes’ could be a side effect of the immune system’s response to Covid-19. But what are Covid toes, what are the
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Devastating damage after car ploughs through front window of house
A picture taken at the scene of a crash shows the devastating damage caused to a house after a car ploughed straight through the front window. In the early hours of Monday morning, emergency services were called to a house in Poulton-le-Fylde after
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Chile boss Lasarte keen to play down Ben Brereton 'euphoria'
Chile boss Martin Lasarte doesn’t want to burden Ben Brereton and is keen to play down the euphoria surrounding the Rovers attacker. Brereton has become a hero in Chile after pledging his allegiance to the country in the summer having qualified
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Stanley boss John Coleman wants to go far in the Papa John's Trophy
STANLEY boss John Coleman was delighted with the efforts of his younger players as the Reds reached the knockout stages of the Papa John’s Trophy following a 5-0 win over Leicester City Under-21s. Coleman's men went in front after 24 minutes when
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Morrisons launches reusable Halloween costumes in bid to be more sustainable
This article contains affiliate links. Newsquest may receive a commission on any sales generated from them. Morrisons have announced they are launching a full reusable Halloween costume range for children. The supermarket hope it will allow for
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Images show blaze which ripped through lorry on M6 causing miles of tailbacks
Miles of tailbacks and delays of more than an hour were seen on the M6 on Wednesday morning after a lorry burst into flames. At around 7am emergency services, including five fire engines, were called to the M6 northbound between junction 20 and
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Fire service warning to homeowners after eScooter bursts into flames
Fire service bosses are urging people to be careful with their electric scooters after one caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Crews from Burnley were sent to a house on Villiers Street in the town at 3.24am on Wednesday. On
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National Lottery announce major rule change affecting who can play
National Lottery operator Camelot has announced a major rule change for players. Changes to Lotto have come into force after being announced earlier this year which changes the threshold on who can play. From now on, people under the age of
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Scrutiny of police computer system at misconduct hearing over woman who died in cell
A MISCONDUCT hearing into a former police custody sergeant - staged after the death of a Darwen woman - has been told a new computer system had been ‘stressing out’ some officers. Kelly Hartigan-Burns, 35, had been brought into Greenbank police
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Brownies having fun in rounders competition
HAPPY: Some of the players taking part in the Hyndburn Brownies rounders competition at Western CP School in Great Harwood in 1994
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Two changes need to happen for Boris Johnson to be able to move away from fossil fuel generation
The Prime Minister’s announcement of a carbon-free electricity network by 2035 is welcome. But we need to see concrete action now, which makes explicit the preference for carbon-free electricity generation. Battery storage at scale is essential
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Dozens of searches made and £1,300 in cash seized as police ramp up patrols in Lancashire town
Twenty seven stop and searches were carried out and £1,300 in cash seized after a section 60 order was put in place in Lancashire. The order, which grants extra powers to police to stop and search people without reason, was authorised in Fleetwood
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Huge search and rescue mission launched to find missing pensioner
***UPDATE: As of Wednesday afternoon, Margaret had been located safe and well*** A statement from the police read: "Some great news to share this afternoon. We posted an appeal earlier for a woman called Margaret who was missing from Bolton le
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450-home plan for 'eyesore' site that has been a 'problem for 15 years'
TWO major housebuilders have bought a problem piece of land and submitted detailed plans to build 450 new homes on it. Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Homes have exchanged contracts on the site of Broken Stone Road in Feniscowles in Blackburn and submitted
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Troublemakers could be banned from town centre pubs in new joint venture
Troublemakers could be banned from pubs and clubs in an East Lancashire town. Under a new scheme launched this week, anyone seen acting in an aggressive way or causing trouble in pubs in Accrington town centre could be banned from the premises
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Man arrested for string of offences which were never actually reported to police
A 42-year-old man has been arrested for a string of offences that were never reported to police. Officers in Burnley were only made aware of the criminality, which included three attempted burglaries and assault, after they were posted on local
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"I thought I was going to die": Violent patient stabbed care worker in neck with pliers
A HEALTH worker was repeatedly stabbed in the neck by a violent patient who tried to strangle her and hurled her down stairs. “I thought I was going to die,” Christine Mulroney told Bolton Crown Court in a statement. Kevin Macdonald, who had
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Jasper the Lancashire therapy dog to be given award for his work in the pandemic
A LANCASHIRE therapy dog is to be recognised for all of his hard work in the pandemic at a special award ceremony. Jasper the cockapoo will be visiting the House of Lords to receive the special accolade from the International Fund for Animal Welfare
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'Caring and giving' woman, 34, died from accidental drug overdose
A ‘CARING’ and ‘giving’ woman died after accidentally overdosing on several different drugs, an inquest has heard. Tazeem Afzal, 34, was found dead by her husband on the morning of May 29 while she was in bed. In a tribute from her friends
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Brassic stars take break from E Lancs filming to talk 'liberating' nudity and 'corona curves'
MICHELLE KEEGAN and Joe Gilgun have provided a rare insight into life behind the scenes of the hotly anticipated third series of Brassic – much of which is filmed across Lancashire – ahead of its launch on Sky Max tonight (October 6). Chorley-born
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Accountants rebrand key team as part of 'ambitious' growth strategy
AN ACCOUNTANCY firm has renamed one of the key areas of its business to better reflect what the company now does. PM+M says that renaming its wealth management arm "PM+M Financial Planning Ltd" encompasses a wider range of services. The company
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Thousands of women miss vital breast cancer screenings
THOUSANDS of women were not up to date with potentially life-saving breast screening during the year leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. The NHS breast screening programme sees women aged between 50 and 71 invited every three
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Mum-of-two left victim with nasty scar in glass flute pub attack
AN INNOCENT woman has been left with a nasty scar on her forehead after she was attacked while enjoying a night out at the pub. Lindsay Morgan was holding a glass flute in her hand when she unleashed an ‘out of character’ spell of violence on her
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'Unbelievable player' - Butterworth backed to take his Rovers chance
Lewis Travis has faith that Dan Butterworth will take his chance when it comes his way. Butterworth had loan interest from EFL sides during the summer window but was kept around the squad and has made four appearances off the bench this season.
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Driver 'didn't know that he was banned'
A MAN who was banned from driving in his absence claimed he didn't know about the ban when he was caught behind the wheel. Blackburn magistrates heard the same excuse wasn't available to Piotr Marcin Kaminski when he was stopped again two weeks
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Man who was living in a van broke court order by staying at his ex's house
A MAN who was living in a friend’s van accepted an invitation from his ex-partner to stay at her house. Blackburn magistrates heard police were tipped off by an anonymous caller that Jake Marren was at the address which put him in breach of a non-molestation
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The best places to get a curry in East Lancashire – according to our readers
It’s National Curry Week which is a time to rejoice all things curry and even try some of the best in your area. To celebrate we have rounded up some of the best local takeaways and restaurants to grab a curry - and they were all chosen by Lancashire
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'For her, Blackburn came first' - 'Happy Birthday' to trailblazing Barbara
TODAY would have been the 111th birthday of trailblazing Blackburn MP Barbara Castle - the woman who put the town firmly on the political map. The holder of five high-profile Labour government posts, she made changes to people’s lives that still
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Self-storage company tops customer review site with platinum service award
A storage company with units in Lancashire has been awarded the highest service award by a well-known reviews site. Smart Storage, which has stores across the North West in Preston, Altrincham, Warrington, Widnes, Bromborough and Liverpool has