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Blackburn with Darwen Police posted about the mini-motos and motorbikes on Pleasington Playing Fields and surrounding areas

VIDEO: Yobs spotted riding mini-motos on playing fields

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Trial dates set in large-scale Blackburn benefits fraud and theft investigation

Measles: 1 in 10 five-year-olds 'not protected' in borough

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Hero caretaker saves man from smoke-filled kitchen

Controversial plans for 33 homes back on the table

New stand-up comedy show set for Arden Inn in Accrington

Drug addict died with heroin, methadone and diazepam in his system

Pervert filmed himself committing sex act while boy watched

Osprey spotted looking for home in Brockholes Nature Reserve

Boy, 3, nominated for national bravery award

Mayor rises to the 'selfie' challenge

3 members of Haslingden veterans' group in final of awards

Which East Lancs rural borough is retirement top choice?

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MP Nigel gives Boris some Brexit advice

Booths in fresh approach to plastic meat and fish packaging

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Erin's Place pottery pop-up crafts a big donation for hospice

Council buys e-bikes for staff

Pair crowned best dressed at care home black-tie party

Search widens for missing Lindsay Birbeck

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Second search to take place tonight to find missing Lindsay Birbeck

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Exclusive

'Wrong way' cocaine lorry driver who smashed through M65 barrier jailed

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APPEAL: Violent assault outside wine bar leaves 4 men seriously injured

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Mentor 'told to use contraception' by Burnley boss

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Exclusive

Blackburn murder victim's daughter: 'Killers will pay in the afterlife'

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East Lancashire's Most Wanted - August 21, 2019

Footballer repeatedly punched woman in the head in shocking viral video

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57-year-old Accrington woman has gone missing

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Blackburn's Planet Ice rink reopening proves to be a success

Albanians caught in Darwen 'cannabis house' face deportation after jail release

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Major deal puts Blackburn vaping firm in 445 WHSmith stores

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Addict who went to A&E 99 times in a year died after taking excess amount of drugs

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Care home in special measures over medicine and choking fears

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Vandalised sports area saved by council

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Much-loved former mayor of Blackburn dies aged 83

Council must compulsorily purchase land before controversial homes can be built

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Workers are owed £220,000 by steel firm

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Historic fire station is made a Grade II listed building

How community centres are connecting up residents

Family of 100-year-old Doris Dutson reveal secrets to her long life

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REGIONAL

Toddler seriously hurt in fall from hotel window

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Meet the 13 bakers on The Great British Bake Off 2019

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Plans to transform Burnley into a university town are taking shape

Meet the Clarets fan named as Brexit Party candidate for Burnley

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Horror writer inspired by Blackburn parkland

Long-serving church youth worker moves on

NOSTALGIA: A look back at the Blackburn Roundtable group

What Lancashire County Council wants from Boris

New online tenancy portal for landlords

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Can you give a home to one-eyed dog Ugly Betty?

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No more walking for Mellor residents

Student loan over-payments worth more than £28m unclaimed by graduates

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Construction firm gives £25,000 boost to children's hospice

Updated

Underwater search teams deployed in the search for missing Lindsay Birbeck

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Four men jailed for total of 100 years for the murder of a father-of-four

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Woman jailed for freeing 'dangerous' dogs into the street when police arrived at her door

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Man sent 22 threatening messages to ex-girlfriend

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Armed police descend on street after 'firearms sighting' fears

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Updated

Man in his 50s hit by car near Ewood McDonald's in Blackburn

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Exclusive

Dying pensioner's plea: Let my wife stay in this country

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Road closed as firefighters work to free trapped person after crash

Heroin overdose kills 29-year-old man

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Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters wows sci-fi fans at railway

Council accused of 'greed' over proposal for 35 new homes in Blackburn

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Residents write to MP over flooding fears caused by controversial building site

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Man caught trying to break into young woman's house in Nelson

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Everything you need to know about the Accrington soapbox challenge

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'They are an inspiration' - Rovers Ladies sign new sponsorship deal

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Former village pub to be turned into flats

Blackburn Rovers

LIVE: Hull 0-1 Rovers: Williams makes it back-to-back wins

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Encouraging signs as Rovers take the nerves out of a 1-0 win

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'We should have made lighter work of it' Mowbray on Hull win

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Rovers using in-game analysis to 'move with the times'

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Boro win will have no impact on Rovers team at Hull

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Gally or Graham? I can work with both, says Bradley Dack

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Billy Bar promoted to Rovers Under-23s manager

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Mowbray gives updates on Chapman, Adarabioyo & Samuel

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Sport

Strikers’ bond helps Clarets achieve goals

Match Report: Accrington Stanley 2-3 Shrewsbury Town

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MATCHDAY LIVE: Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury Town

Pope: We deserved a draw at the Emirates

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The Premier League is child’s play for Barnes

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Danny Drinkwater and Bailey Peacock-Farrell make Burnley bows for Under-23s

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Cunningham toasts luck of the Irish in Rovers' clean sheet

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Darwen win the Worsley Cup

'They are an inspiration' - Rovers Ladies sign new sponsorship deal

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'Poor game' but no penalty complaints from Boro boss

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Plenty of positives for Dyche to take from Arsenal loss

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A prospering partnership & no trademark celebration

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Ratings: Players hard to separate in all-round team showing

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Verdict: Back to front and back to basics for Rovers

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AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Accrington Stanley: John Coleman excited by new front two

PICTURES: All the action from Blackburn Rovers one goal home win over Middlesbrough

GALLERY: Pictures of Blackburn Rovers fans at the Middlesbrough game

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National sport

Football rumours from the media

Charlotte Dujardin ‘truly devastated’ after European Championships elimination

Captain Ashley Williams left out of Wales squad

I’m in love with the job – Neville wants another crack at Women’s World Cup

Mako Vunipola approaching best shape of his career after recovering from surgery

Essex retain top spot in Division One with stunning win against Kent

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Features

Meet the 13 bakers on The Great British Bake Off 2019

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REVIEW: We're Going on a Bear Hunt, The Lowry, Salford Quays

The best beaches within an hour's drive of Blackburn

Stranglers JJ Burnel looks ahead to Rebellion Festival date

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Health

Mum tells of brave terminal breast cancer battle

Dental Dilemmas: The reason why dentist pokes gums and says numbers

East Lancs hospital workers take average of 16 sick days per year

Parents' plea for new bed to keep son safe at night

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National news

One Loch Ness monster theory remains plausible, scientist says

Court upholds child sex convictions against Cardinal George Pell

Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years

BBC receives complaint over Gary Lineker’s ‘bald jokes’

Up to 40 million gadgets lying unused in UK houses

Trump says it would be ‘appropriate’ for Russia to rejoin G-7

Ryanair launches court action in bid to block strikes by UK pilots

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