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Quickfire double sends Rams back to the summit
Ramsbottom United returned to the top of NWCFL Premier Division with a 2-1 home win against Cheadle Town on Saturday. The opening exchanges were good, and after seven minutes a free-kick deep in the Rams half was planted forward with a deep, raking
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Blackburn Rovers' unseen weapon with massive behind-the-scenes impact
Dom Hyam has praised the behind-the-scenes impact of Kyle McFadzean despite limited game time for Blackburn Rovers. The 37-year-old renewed his contract with the club at the start of August after impressing with his overall impact after arriving
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Fire breaks out at house in Burnley
A fire broke out at a house in Burnley yesterday, Saturday. Two fire crews were sent to tackle the blaze on Lansdowne Road at around 5.30pm. Firefighters used equipment to extinguish the flames and were in attendance for two hours. No injuries
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MP calls out ‘absurdity’ of selling weapons and then aiding besieged state
Blackburn MP has called out the "absurdity" of arming Israel with weapons and then aiding the victims of the bombings in Gaza. Adnan Hussain was speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on humanitarian aid and Gaza. He said “questions must be
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Blackburn Rovers season ratings: Standout summer signing shines
We have taken a look at which members of the Rovers squad have impressed so far as John Eustace's side aim to build on a positive start to the Championship season. Aynsley Pears - 7.5 Has performed well this season and is keeping Balazs Toth
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Appeal after paralysed dog found abandoned on canal bank
An appeal has been launched after a French bulldog who had lost the use of her back legs was abandoned on the bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Burnley. The black and tan female dog was discovered by a member of the public and taken to a
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Drunk woman caught wielding hammer outside Aldi store
A woman came out of a discount store carrying a hammer above her head. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard police had already been called and spoke to a young girl who said there was a drunken woman behaving aggressively. Catherine Smith, 56
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Terror neighbour subjected woman to eight-months of threats
A man who harassed his neighbour over an eight-month period made threats towards her and her family. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard the victim believed Leigh Fullard targeted her because her husband worked for the police. Fullard, 38, of
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‘Football-obsessed’ player needs £5,000 for special wheelchair to enjoy game he loves
An Accrington wheelchair football charity is going to great heights to buy a new electric wheelchair for their ‘football obsessed’ player. Lancashire Spitfires Powerchair FC is fundraising to buy a new powerchair – a type of electric wheelchair
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Petition launched to save historic building from becoming a car park
A petition to save a building “that is an integral part of the history of Nelson” has gathered more than 600 signatures, as it faces the threat of demolition under a new regeneration scheme. Trafalgar House, near Nelson Town Hall, was discussed
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Man's epic marathon challenge for dad whose retirement robbed by Alzheimer's
"My Dad won’t get the retirement he deserves or have his happily ever after with my mum after his crippling Alzheimer's diagnosis." That is what James Scott said has inspired his epic multi-marathon challenge raising money for the charity researching
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East Lancs bed firm's pride at opening 15 stores in three weeks
An Accrington-based bed manufacturer has announced it has opened 15 new stores in just three weeks following a takeover deal. Bensons for Beds opened the stores as its Carpetright takeover gets underway. The new stores have allowed the retailer
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Leo Duru shines in USA Under-20 debut as Chile brushed aside
Rovers youngster Leo Duru has ticked off another milestone after getting his first taste of international football. The full-back was called up to the USA Under-20 squad for the first time and made his debut in a 3-0 win against Chile on Saturday
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Mum of drug dealer drove him to sales as he and others jailed
Four men involved in the supply of crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin and cannabis across Blackburn have been jailed for more than 13 years. Riyaaz Yusuf, 36, Murad Khan, 37, Bilal Shah, 29, and Shaif Shakil, 20, all from Blackburn, appeared at Preston
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Listening to the wireless got better thanks to BBC's Riley Green transmitter
It might not look like it but this was very much a hi-tech facility when it opened in July 1948. BBC transmitter station at Riley Green, 1948 (Picture: Newsquest) The single-storey brick building was the new BBC transmitter station at Riley
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Former council estate's new homes set for green light
Blackburn's Shadsworth estate looks set to get 68 new homes. The flats and houses in Staffa Crescent will be the latest stage of a £20 million facelift for the 1950s council development. Social homes provider Together Housing and its partner
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You can get on the property ladder with a £20k salary in these 2 Lancashire towns
Two Lancashire towns have been named among the 10 places in the UK where buying a property on a £20k salary is possible. Zoopla provided the data exclusively to The Sun and locations across the UK feature in the list. Blackpool and Burnley
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Aldi hiring 150 new staff in Lancashire ahead of Christmas
Aldi is hiring 150 new staff in Lancashire in the lead-up to Christmas. The supermarket chain is looking for store colleagues to help during the busy festive period. A range of permanent positions are available, including store assistants,
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Blackburn company replaces entire fleet with Nissan vehicles
A company has replaced its entire fleet of engineers' vans with Nissan vehicles. Acme Facilities Group, a Blackburn-based company serving the UK's catering equipment and refrigeration industries, has taken delivery of 10 Primastar vans as part
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Meet the Chef: Luke Johnson, Quite Simply French
Luke Johnson, Quite Simply French in Lancaster What is your current role and what does it involve? Head chef at Quite Simply French, which is a five-star restaurant with rooms. My job involves managing a brigade of chefs, creating menus, setting
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Ellie Leach and Jason Durr bringing board game to life in Cluedo 2
For Jason Durr and Ellie Leach, part of the appeal of starring in Cluedo 2 was that their characters were originally simply cards in a board game. “We get the chance to play them as live action characters,” said Jason, Colonel Mustard in the show
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Drug dealers, rapists, and knife-wielders - everyone jailed in East Lancs this week
This week has seen several East Lancashire criminals put behind bars for offences ranging from rape to drug supply. The longest sentence saw an Accrington drug dealer put away for more than 10 years for conspiring to supply crack cocaine and heroin
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Abandoned land to be transformed into 37 homes by 2025
A patch of abandoned land in Oswaldtwistle is set to be regenerated into an affordable housing development. MCI Developments, a part of Keepmoat, is transforming the former Rhyddings Mill site into a 37-home estate. The new project is part
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East Lancs student wins gold medals at international martial arts contest
A Baxenden student has won two gold medals at an international ju-jitsu competition. Accrington and Rossendale College student Libby Whitehead, 20, won the medals at the UNJJ International Ju Jitsu competition in Otterbach, Germany. The BSC
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Football club's noisy hospitality complex appeal dismissed by inspector
An East Lancashire football club has lost its appeal over the refusal of backdated planning permission for its hospitality suite and supporters bar. Accrington Stanley is now to work with Hyndburn Council to find a way to avoid having to knock
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This street could be great again if we just reopened it to traffic
Should we be installing expensive street art and structures if we can’t afford to keep maintaining them? We tend to see this a lot in local authorities. The best example of this is in Church Street in Blackburn town centre. It is a wonderful
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Shortage of GPs 'continues to be a challenge' care board says
Recruitment of doctors in the Blackburn area “continues to be a challenge” the organisation in charge of general practice has said. Blackburn with Darwen was recently found to be among the worst areas in the country for the number of patients per
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Meet the new Deputy Chief Constable of Lancashire police
The new Deputy Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary has been announced. Sam Mackenzie joined Lancashire police in April 2000 starting as a response officer in Blackpool and has worked in investigative, operational and community roles.