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Tom Rushton spent a lifetime working in the open air and received a long service medal from the RHS in 1978

Royal Horticultural Society award for green-fingered gardener

Work on new £30,000 play area will take five weeks to complete

Chill Factor: Darwen brothers to wear shorts during winter in memory of mum

Dog walkers' fears after raw meat being left at Darwen woods

Hospital pathology labs overhaul in Blackburn could take 50 weeks

JAILED: Stalker's BIZARRE ways of harassing ex-partner

Fare increase date announced for disabled bus users

Partially collapsed building not fully repaired but business reopens

My experience of being a patient at Royal Blackburn Hospital

Euro Garages Whitebirk M65 services junction 6 to be fully opened

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New car park for Blackburn school is delayed

Council to extend garden waste collection by one week

Council leader's pride in borough's weekend of remembrance

Magical mayoral market arrives this Christmas

Celebrating 100 years since womens right to vote

Robber who subjected elderly couple to horrific ordeal has jail term CUT

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TV: Tez Ilyas makes his debut on 'Live at the Apollo'

Man, 85, dies after Remembrance Day crash in Pendle

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Arranged marriage husband controlled wife’s phone, work, clothes and make-up

Taxi firm targeted by egg throwing vandals

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Police search house in hunt for gunman robber

Appeal to catch man after £450 worth of cigarettes stolen from Bargain Booze

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Man arrested after crashing into bus on police chase

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Boiler fault closes Accrington hospital ward

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Romanian charged with prostitution offence under slavery act

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East Lancs sites on Heritage England risk list

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From West End to Colne - Showstopper! The show where they really do make it up every night

Man arrested for spate of aggravated burglaries

Drug addict grandad 'getting too old' to steal to feed habit

Shaun Ryder on Black Grape, reality TV and an encounter with Blackburn Youth

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Blackburn singer Nathan Grisdale on X Factor and why he'd never be in a boy band

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Family faced with cold winter get free fire doors fitted

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Blackburn Cathedral launches own GIN at £45 a bottle just in time for Christmas

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'It was like I wasn't blind the first time I used the guide horse'

Barnoldswick bound Sarah McQuaid on being an independent artist in a commercial world

Social worker to face claims over treatment of child's mother

Tories accuse police commissioner of dodging questions

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MP Jones welcomes FOBT stake cut climbdown

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Police arrest East Lancs man in slip and trip fraud inquiry

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Elf record bid to launch Clitheroe Christmas

Work goes on at soccer pitches as votes pile up

Tributes to Rovers fan and popular window cleaner, 52

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Why single out freakshakes?

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New high street-lender for low earners opens in Burnley in time for Christmas

Driver slammed after abandoning vehicle near school for 7 hours

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Gym-goers forced to evacuate Pure Gym after Mall fire alarm set off again

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Burnley teenager charged with murder of Slovakian national

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Man arrested on suspicious firearms offences released under investigation

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Updated

Hundreds of shoppers evacuated from The Mall

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Here's why a Blackburn chippy served up battered PLASTIC cod

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REVEALED: X Factor star to switch on Blackburn's Christmas lights

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Updated

Five streets evacuated as bomb squad recover 'items' from house

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Blackburn Central High School closed after fire breaks out in toilet cubicle

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Woman whose father was murdered when she was just 5 opens business in his honour

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Hundreds of cancer patients in East Lancashire are waiting too long for treatment

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Barnardo's investigation after personal papers found dumped in Blackburn alley

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East Lancs health chiefs warn on ‘freakshakes’ as dessert bars numbers grow

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Look what Marks and Spencer in Blackburn and Burnley looked like in 2001

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Sports nutrition firm in East Lancs announces £32m takeover deal

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Man drops pie crust out of car window - gets fined £400

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Home Bargains will shut on Boxing Day to give staff more time with families

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Nine Christmas adverts that are more festive than John Lewis and Elton John

WATCH: Sir Elton John takes centre stage in John Lewis Christmas advert

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RSPCA warns about dangers of sports nets after amputating trapped fox’s tail

Supermarkets cut petrol and diesel prices by up to 3p per litre

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Sport

Elliott Bennett excited by fully-fit Rovers' potential

Vokes relishing challenge for club and country

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Stanley boost as Zanzala returns to training

Mulgrew excited by Rovers potential after signing new deal

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Rovers fans' jury on the decision to move away fans at Ewood Park

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Charlie Mulgrew signs new Rovers deal

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Simon Smith: Is it time to give Danny a break and go Dutch?

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'I thought my face was fully broken' - David Raya opens up on injury

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Hat-trick hero Steph guides Pendle Forest to victory

Clarets hit Crewe for four to stay in top spot

Future looks bright for Chorley FC Women

England prospect Anya is a Lightning quick learner

FIFTEEN Championship clubs threaten breakaway over TV deal

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Boss Coleman says Stanley made to pay for ‘kamikaze defending’

' I tried to use a few tricks of the trade' - Rovers hero Colin Hendry

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Lenihan hopes Rovers form can boost Republic of Ireland chances

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Draw was Taylor-made to boost confidence, says Clarets defender

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National sport

We have to man up and take responsibility, says Seamus Coleman after dismal run

I didn’t want to rain on his parade: Southgate holds back after Rooney send-off

Wales prepare for Denmark showdown in unusual way

Gareth Southgate delighted Wayne Rooney could end his England career in style

Wayne Rooney grateful for one final chance to wear an England shirt

Martin O’Neill: Republic of Ireland must do better after goalless draw

Luis Enrique: Spain deserved better

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Features

Matthew Bourne on Swan Lake the ballet that inspired a generation

Being bad is such fun says Matilda star Rebecca Thornhill

Cyndi Lauper - from Eighties' pop star to Kinky Boots

10 reasons why you should give opera a try

'I took lots of flak for being ahead of the time' says Hazel O'Connor on Breaking Glass

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Education

Open day for potential Burnley Sixth Form College students

Your views on St Wilfrid's schoolgirls 'suicide joke' picture

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High school application deadline reminder

Eleven year olds in Mall takeover

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Health

Tributes paid to 'dedicated and much-loved' doctor

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Half of social care users in Blackburn with Darwen feel lonely

Firefighters face false alarms once a fortnight at East Lancs hospitals

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Hero lad, 10, saved his gran's life when she had seizure

Free mental health talks for children in primary schools across Lancashire

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National news

Alone against the world: Papers react to Theresa May and Brexit deal fallout

Man arrested after death of camper in Merseyside park

Pioneering cancer treatment recommended for young leukaemia patients

55% of users say wearable tech improves their mental health

What the papers say – November 16

Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Enniskillen home

Defiant May faces continued threats as Brexit row rumbles on

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