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Women and newborn centre, Burnley general hospital..

Trainee GP warned in Burnley prescription con case

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Garage wall collapse in Colne led to leg amputation

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700-mile cycle from Barcelona to Bilbao for lawyer, 62

£1.6m extension at school officially opened

Five of the best: Pie shops in East Lancashire

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Weekend walk: Get ready to tackle a haunted lane in the Lakes

Progress on campaign to preserve ancient wells in Clitheroe

Leisure funding review as council seeks to close £4 million budget gap

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Borough 3G pitch plan to bring in £95k a year

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Scaled back Padiham petrol station plan set for approval

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Drug driver caught out morning after smoking cannabis

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Historic shop fronts to be replaced promises owner

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SHUIAB KHAN COLUMN: Smokers perils in Ramadan

Extra £8m lined up for ambitious Lancashire furniture firm

Bid to keep Oswaldtwistle post office branch in town centre

Wife of cancer sufferer encourages others to get checked

Crews called to kitchen fire

Dementia-friendly film screening of Singin' in the Rain to show next month

High school pupils rocket to car finals

Group campaign to raise awareness of climate change

Well kept best village of the year?

Rising interest in oriental oud perfume

Drunk couple had sex in van in view of child

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Teen who killed man in row over bottle of vodka locked up

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Warning for skip hire firms after Hyndburn company's fine

Elderly woman taken to hospital after car crashes into McDonald's drive-thru

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Man threw gran, 77, against wall and bounced sister's 'head on floor like a basketball'

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Senior East Lancs MPs welcome Prime Minister's resignation

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Bomb squad called as suspicious device found in Clayton-le-Moors canal

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Prolific thief who tried to turn his life around jailed after burglaries in Blackburn and Darwen

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Two arrests after van crashes into school minibus during police chase

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House fire not suspicious say police

The scathing report that reveals people left attempting suicide after being discharged from A&E

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Moving tribute after death of Blackburn Empire Theatre 'legend'

Alabama rot killed 'healthy' dog after walk at Lancashire beauty spot

Bank Holiday Washout: Wet and miserable weather forecast for long weekend

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Call for new law to stop Thwaites-style invasion blackmail

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What's your favourite Chinese takeaway in East Lancashire?

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You can soon get a train from Wigan to... North Korea

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Aspergers sufferer who made GHB died from overdose

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Arson probe launched into fire which destroyed three garages and a car

Calls made for bus service subsidies

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Drone has assisted firefighters in more than 2,000 incidents

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Housing group champions diversity in industry awards

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Young campaigners take action to tackle child food poverty

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Rise in student nurse GP practice placements

Pharmacy referral scheme to launch in July

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'They helped change my life' - Teenager's thanks for foster family

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Harvest appeal joy for Bishop of Blackburn

Inspectors say Training 2000 is making progress

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Salmon barrier on Ribble must go to help spawning

Health worker's pride at royal garden party invitation

Praise for mental health units overhaul

East Lancs health boss honoured by Prince Charles

First citizen pledges to be Pendle's ambassador

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Woman banned from keeping animals after DEAD cats found at her home

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Man who raped a child jailed for 13 years

Blackburn yob attacked his own dog in back of police van

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Pervert filmed 22 women and girls getting changed at Darwen Leisure Centre

Plans lodged for new housing estate in Blackburn

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Man offered boy 20p before sexually assaulting him in Sainsbury's toilets

Alleged serial sex attacker Joseph McCann refuses to appear in court

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Thieves steal hundreds of pounds worth of stock from sandwich shop

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Man taken to hospital following M65 crash

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Man fleeing cops tried to drag boy, nine, off bike

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89 jobs at risk at East Lancs printers

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A56 roundabout causing delays

School set for major refurbishment

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New play highlights perils of being Blackburn Rovers fan

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Diabetic pensioner missing from care home

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Blackburn Rovers

Rovers linked with move for departing AZ Alkmaar midfielder

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Looking right back - it's a position Rovers yet to nail down

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'Easier said than done' in Rovers' quest to make early moves

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Blackburn teenager, once of Rovers, secures EFL move

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'Player expectations match those of the Rovers fans'

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Remembering 'magician' Tugay 10 years after Rovers farewell

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Rovers will need to be 'cuter and cleverer' in the market

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League One side open talks to sign defender Downing

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Sport

Payton is relishing opportunity of top job

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How Burnley's Premier League revenue compares to the rest of the top flight

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Dyche is so proud of his Burnley battlers

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Charlie Taylor sees no reason why Burnley can't return to top half of table

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The topics up for discussion in Mowbray's talks with Venky's

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Dwight McNeil ready for challenge of building on Burnley breakthrough

Rovers wary of wages when exploring free agent market

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Haythornthwaite is included in England's Netball World Cup squad

Adam Morgan BTCC column: It's time for my luck to improve

Piero's progress impresses Stanley boss Coleman

Tom Heaton hopes Burnley learn lessons from mixed Premier League season

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Summer break brings mixed emotions for Rovers winger Chapman

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Rovers eye non-league hot-shot to boost striking ranks

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Nyambe on Namibia call-up and 'learning the national anthem'

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Westwood: Clarets have brought the best out of me

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'If you’re not improving teams will catch up and move past you'

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Laura Massaro's glittering career ends with British Open defeat in Hull

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National sport

Hamilton dedicates Monaco Grand Prix pole position to Niki Lauda

Djokovic has Nadal and French Open title in his sights

Spalletti confident Inter can handle pressure as they aim for top-four spot

Tompkins claims hat-trick as Saracens ease into Premiership final

Hamilton digs deep to claim Monaco pole position

Parris and Scott on target as under-par England see off Denmark

Boulter did nothing wrong, insists Fed Cup team-mate Konta

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Features

Howard Jones brings out the synths for Bridgewater Hall show

Clitheroe Pop Choir invited to open Beat-Herder Festival

A Certain Ratio mark 40 years with mini festival at Yes

REVIEW: Thrills, chills and laughs in ghostly play

Rita Simons and Joe McFadden bring modern ghost story to Opera House

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Health

Family claim hospital 'failed' to spot sepsis in their relatives

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Woman loses HALF of her body weight in bid to be 'the best mum she can'

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Asthma care for patients 'not consistent' in surgeries

Body image concerns 'risk factor' for mental health problems

'One of the most common phobias' - overcoming fear of going to dentist

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National news

Boy, 14, charged after man dies in Glasgow street

Family pay tribute to ‘aspirational’ British climber who died on Everest

Friends of murder victim Lyra McKee begin three-day peace walk

‘Disillusioned’ Cliff Richard has moved to US for good, says Gloria Hunniford

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Green wave expected to roll in Ireland following European poll

In Pictures: Cos players leap into action in colourful spectacle

Tory battle intensifies as new candidates emerge

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