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Whistleblower nurse - sacked from Rossendale care home - wins £31k payout

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Yellow warning issued for snow in East Lancashire this weekend

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Shoppers watch in horror as hero doorman tackles man with hammer to the ground

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£11.5m 'heat network' to warm town centre by burning waste

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REVEALED: Bolton's top primary schools

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Dad who had ears cut off in street attack dies

Dad attacked two men after being kicked out of Bolton bar

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Mum of Leo Durrington cannot forget 'awful image' of van coming towards them

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La Scala staff dismissed without pay or notice

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Heavy snow and blizzards predicted for this weekend

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Sport club's £150k funding dreams dashed

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Bolton brainbox Anne Hegerty reveals producers secretly allowed her to prepare for panto in the jungle

REGIONAL: Horrific moment BMW driver hits police officer

Firefighters faced with syringes and human excrement as they tackle house fire

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MPs concern over new parking fees for Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital

Plans to convert historic buildings set to go ahead

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FIVE planning decisions that will be made today

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Dramatic footage as driver reverses along railings and injures police officer

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The Apprentice: Camilla Ainsworth makes it to the final

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Jay Jay Taylor glass ban petition reaches 10,000 signatures

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Home Bargains to open sixth store in East Lancashire this weekend

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Pensioner seriously injured in collision with car

'Ear slice' victim of Blackburn machete attack 'might not last the day'

Time wasting patients in East Lancs urged to stop missing GP appointments

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READER LETTER: 'Blackburn is a dump'

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Rovers' players meet and greet fans at their annual disabled supporters party

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Crews called to bathroom fire in Accrington

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'Pain and scars' of homeless were catalyst for commitment says Andy Burnham

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Bury's most wanted — December 13, 2018

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Temperatures could plummet to ZERO as cold weather hits East Lancs

BYGONES: A look back at one of Burnley's bicycle clubs

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Darwen school boy fills socks for the homeless

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Work starts on shop front restorations around Accrington town square

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Derian House Christmas concert lights up cathedral

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Funeral service for William Magee could take place next week

Drugs service is set for fresh start in new location

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Special homecoming gig for acclaimed blues band

Jilted lover set fire to woman's house after she rebuffed his romantic gesture

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Warning as popular children's Christmas toy fails safety tests

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Action group's concerns over changes to flood defence scheme

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Bolton's children are the most active in region - but 'still a long way to go'

Olympic cyclist from Bolton celebrated for challenging stereotypes

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The Mall Blackburn helping those less fortunate this Christmas

Call to ensure no ex-serviceman or woman spends Christmas alone

Bolton schoolgirl chosen as the winner of the city's police Christmas competition

LOOKING BACK: A 180-year-old murder mystery

COMMENT: Rough sleeping is issue that won't disappear overnight

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Crowds gather to remember lost loved ones at Bolton Hospice Light up a Life

LETTER: This is not a very festive time for shop workers

Special homecoming gig for acclaimed blues band

LETTER: Important issues are being overlooked during Brexit

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Wheelchair basketball club's emergency appeal for funding

Government supports Bolton's heat network plan

Police release latest name in hunt for driving offenders

Three men released on bail after shooting in Salford

LEADER'S VIEW: Don't let Brexit hide good things being done in Bury

Warning for elderly as cold snap set to hit region

Regional: Police release horrific images of 79-year-old woman dragged behind car by thief

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Regional: Police release horrific images of 79-year-old woman dragged behind car by thief

Shared wheelchairs to be removed from care homes

Definitely no horsing around for police's new recruits

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You can see Father Christmas on a practice run this evening

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VIDEO: We tried pub's new glitter gravy - and this is what happened

Sport

We can play with freedom at Spurs - Dyche

Tony Mowbray on why Rovers handed Corry Evans a new deal

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Tony Mowbray sets possible return date for Elliott Bennett

Midfield pair 'touch and go' for Clarets

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Midfielder Corry Evans signs new Blackburn Rovers deal

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Why Rovers fans get nervy when the scoreline is tight

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Three things to consider ahead of Rovers v Birmingham

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Rovers ready to raise their game for testing period

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Hard work and professionalism doesn't go unnoticed at Rovers

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'Would you welcome a Rovers return for Sam Gallagher?'

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Details of how to bid for a Blackburn Rovers 'poppy shirt'

We must expect the unexpected in transfer window, says Rigg

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Rovers to discuss futures of loan trio ahead of January window

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Rovers credited with interest in Northern Ireland midfielder

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National sport

Defending champion Cross kicks off title defence with impressive win

Laurent Koscielny targets “new chapter” after making Arsenal return

Daniel Levy is working so hard on Spurs project, says Mauricio Pochettino

Gundogan hopes there is no let up in fight against racism

Celtic lose but scrape through to Europa League knockout stage

Anthony Joshua lays down the gauntlet to Deontay Wilder

Koscielny comes through Arsenal comeback as much-changed Gunners beat Qarabag

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David Dimbleby given standing ovation at end of his last ever Question Time

May appeals to EU leaders to save her Brexit deal

Police investigating break-in at Sir Paul McCartney’s London home

Common cranes enjoy best year since 17th century, experts say

Scottish writers silenced by surveillance concerns, study suggests

Man who was Stephen Lawrence murder suspect attacked in prison

Suspected gunman killed after shootout with police in Strasbourg

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