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Mr Culshaw live called Ribble Valley Council to complain as his bins had not been collected

Pensioner told bins couldn’t be collected due to ‘frozen lids’

Rishton's Christmas tree

Town feels forgotten over failure to light up Christmas tree

The Issa brothers

Issa brothers' EG group reduces debts after Asda forecourt deal

Regent Street, Colne

Man in his 40s killed by speeding driver going 45mph in a 30mph zone

A cutaway image of the proposal for the renovation of Accrington Market Hall

Town centre's £70m transformation now 'all systems go'

Preston Crown Court

Six men involved in 'Wild West' scenes involving imitation firearms and weapons

Library staff were overjoyed when 80-year-old Tony Thompson walked into Blackburn library to return the book.

Pensioner returns 118-year-old book back to library

A56 northbound carriageway

Updated Major road closed by police again after rush hour car crash

Updated ‘Horrendous’ standstill on M65 after crash on Bolton Road

Blackburn Magistrates Court

Violent woman picked up metal pole to stick up for friend

Signing of the Lancashire Devolution Deal at Lancaster Castle..

Eight Lancashire councils call on government to rethink county devolution

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900 additional policing hours dedicated to anti-social behaviour

900 additional policing hours dedicated to anti-social behaviour

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The thefts relate to high value vehicles and other items stolen from properties.

Man arrested over spate of high value vehicle thefts

Items stolen in burglary

Police appeal after luxury watch, jewellery and bike stolen in burglary

Simonstone Road, Sabden

Updated Road closure after person injured from car crash

Queen Elizabeth's Nursery School in Blackburn has been told to improve by Ofsted inspectors

Blackburn nursery where staff 'don't always follow safe sleep rules' must improve

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The proposed new Preston Old Road 'statement' house

Grand Designs style 'statement' home for deaf hub owners approved

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Mickii Edwards took taken a group of underprivileged children on a dream trip to Disneyland

Ex-rugby lad takes refugees and underprivileged kids on magical Disney trip

Restaurant staff left confused as ‘Boy George’ image appears on wall

Restaurant staff left puzzled as ‘Boy George’ image appears on wall

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Rovers latest

James Hill on Birmingham goal and defensive resilience

Blackburn Rovers boss provides injury latest on Tyrhys Dolan

Birmingham boss Rooney on defeat at Rovers and referee gripe

Jon Dahl Tomasson highlights positives and negatives from Blackburn Rovers win

Blackburn Rovers player ratings as Sam Szmodics is the hero again

Blackburn Rovers' second-half show secures Birmingham City victory

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Potential future Rovers stars may have been scouted at Blackburn Rovers Academy's gifted and talented competition

Potential ‘future Blackburn Rovers stars’ scouted in primary school competition

Emma Fenney, Kai Spellman. Polly Lister and Charlotte Linighan set sail (Picture: Pamela Raith)

Buckle up and enjoy this great ride around world at the Octagon

Gemma Atkinson has helped to launch the Christmas shoebox appeal

Animal sanctuary launches shoebox appeal to give joy to furry friends at Christmas

Lower Audley, 1987

LOOKING BACK Terraces set to come down as part of Blackburn redevelopment

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Detective Chief Superintendent and Head of Vulnerability and Public Protection, Nick Connaughton.

#NoExcuseForAbuse: Police launch 'zero-tolerance' campaign ahead of Christmas

Sara Britcliffe MP out and about in her Hyndburn constituency

East Lancs MP Sara Britcliffe named as 'one to watch' in Westminster Awards

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Branch Road, Burnley

Firefighters discovered 50 cannabis plants following house fire

The Blackburn and East Lancs Model Railway Society (BELMRS) is holding its third annual Christmas Exhibition

Model Railway Society to host major exhibition in run up to Christmas

Food being prepared in The Rum Fox

PUB OF THE WEEK Try out a five course surprise tasting menu at this lovely pub

Former Brookside star Dean Sullivan has passed away, aged 68

Brookside's Dean Sullivan has died aged 68, his family has announced

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Northern Heart Doc Fund 2022 cohort

Film production company offering grants to support new documentary makers

Sealed Links bracelet on Sophie Hall and her partner

I tried latest TikTok jewellery trend to hit Blackburn - bracelets you can't take off

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Salvation Army 2021 Community Carol Concert

Blackburn Salvation Army community carol concert returns this weekend

Members of The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted to accept an offer from train companies which included a backdated pay rise of 5 per cent

RMT union votes to end rail strikes as offer accepted

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Nando’s plans to open 14 new restaurants in the UK this year

Nando's announces plans to open new UK restaurants

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has passed away aged 65

Legendary Fairytale of New York singer Shane MacGowan dead at 65

KBL Solicitors celebrate addition of Zoe Fleming to team

The customer said he had contacted the store immediately to complain but did not think his complaint was taken seriously.

Graphic photos warning ‘That’s disgusting and sick’: Customer says he found poo in delivery of shopping bags

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members of Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue team helped to find a missing runner

Missing runner found after rescuers heard whistle

The consignment, which weighed 1.3 tonnes, was discovered in August last year in a shipping container

Nine arrested over massive £140m drugs shipment

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Tiny the horse had to be put to sleep due to its leg injury (Image: RSPCA)

Graphic image warning Horse had to be put down after being left with maggot-infested leg injury

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Amber warning issued in Blackburn as cold snap grips the nation

Amber weather alert for Blackburn as heavy snow and cold snap to grip country

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Rossendale woman Chloé Fuller co-hosted a special disability episode of Steph's Packed Lunch

Woman ‘makes history’ after co-hosting special episode of Channel 4 show

The death of Ibnaan ‘Ibby’ Hussain will appear on Channel 5's Cause of Death

Death of man who went to sleep and didn’t wake up investigated in Channel 5 show

Sport

James Hill was on target against Birmingham

James Hill on Birmingham goal and defensive resilience

Tyrhys Dolan went off injured against Birmingham City.

Blackburn Rovers boss provides injury latest on Tyrhys Dolan

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany

'People are calm' – Kompany insists struggling Burnley will not panic

Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney

Birmingham boss Rooney on defeat at Rovers and referee gripe

New Lancashire signing Nathan Lyon

Lancashire sign Australian international Nathan Lyon for 2024 season

Accrington Stanley Women's and Girls FC

Accrington Stanley Women FC to represent town in international USA tournament

Blackburn Rovers head coach, Jon Dahl Tomasson.

Jon Dahl Tomasson highlights positives and negatives from Blackburn Rovers win

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National Sport

Ben Duckett has been capped in eight ODIs and 11 T20s (Mike Egerton/PA)

Five bad weeks do not define a team – England’s Ben Duckett

Daniel Levy was a key figure in the development of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (David Davies/PA)

Daniel Levy ‘proud’ as report reveals Tottenham’s investment in local community

Ronnie O’Sullivan rode his luck to see off Robert Milkins in the UK Championship (Nigel French/PA)

Ronnie O’Sullivan edges past Robert Milkins into UK Championship quarter-finals

Owen Farrell is taking a break from Test rugby to prioritise his mental health (David Davies/PA)

Shameful and not right – Saracens boss condemns Owen Farrell treatment

Sarina Wiegman’s England must beat the Netherlands on Friday to retain a chance of securing Olympic qualification for Great Britain (Rene Nijhuis/PA)

The key talking points ahead of England’s Women’s Nations League double-header

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Health

Planned strikes by biomedical scientists at Blackburn and Burnley hospitals have been averted.

Planned strike by Unite staff at East Lancashire Hospitals ‘paused’ after deal

The death of Ibnaan ‘Ibby’ Hussain will appear on Channel 5's Cause of Death

Death of man who went to sleep and didn’t wake up investigated in Channel 5 show

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National News

The move was announced at Opec’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria (AP)

Saudi Arabia extends cut in oil it sends to world in bid to boost prices

College staff have been offered a ‘final’ pay increase of £5000 over three years in a bid to bring a longstanding dispute to a close (Jane Barlow/PA)

‘Final’ pay offer put to college staff in long-running dispute

An artist’s impression of the LHS 3154b planet and its host star (Penn State University)

Planet too big for its sun ‘is challenging the idea of how solar systems form’

Phillip Hancock shot two men dead in 2001 (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP)

Man executed in Oklahoma over double killing in 2001

Shane MacGowan (PA)

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan remembered as a ‘lyrical genius’

Shane MacGowan of The Pogues, performing at the St Patrick’s Day concert in Belfast city centre (PauL Faith/PA)

In Pictures: Turbulent troubadour Shane MacGowan reinvented Irish music

Researchers have published the first tranche of findings of the Children of the 2020s study (PA)

One in 14 babies ‘raised by fathers’ – study

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