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Can you help find Merlin the milk float from Camelot?
A PICTURE which appeared in Bygones a few weeks ago of Merlin the magician from the Camelot theme park at Charnock Richard has sparked an unusual request. Steve Hands got in touch to see if Bygones readers can help him track down another Merlin
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'If she had got the information earlier then she may still have been alive today' – MP calls for Clare's Law review over Rosie Darbyshire death
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones is calling on the Government to toughen up a law which allows people to find out about a partner's history. It follows the death of Rosie Darbyshire from Lancashire who was murdered by her boyfriend in February. The 27
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DIY SOS big reveal pushed back by five days - decorators and window fitters still needed
THE reveal date for the DIY SOS Big Build for Nightsafe has been pushed back by five days. Renovations on the old St Silas Church hall on Preston New Road, Blackburn, were due to be wrapped tomorrow, with the big reveal taking place on Thursday
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Lancashire McDonald's site forced to close after customers spot mouse in dining area
A McDonald's restaurant in Lancashire was forced to close today after a mouse was spotting in the dining area. The restaurant in Preston's Fishergate Centre was closed this morning after customers spotted the mouse. After an inspection, McDonald's
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Bailey Peacock-Farrell needs first-team football says Northern Ireland boss
NORTHERN Ireland boss Michael O'Neill hopes Bailey Peacock-Farrell gets his Burnley chance sooner rather than later. The 22-year-old was arguably man of the match for his country in the 2-0 defeat to Germany at Windsor Park, making a string of
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REGIONAL: 'Lone wolf terror attack planned using adapted drone'
AN Islamic State fan plotted a "lone wolf" attack on the British army or police using a specially adapted drone, a court has heard. Hisham Muhammad, 25, amassed a stash of weapons including axes, a tomahawk, a machete and bear-claws before his
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Hundreds mark World Suicide Prevention Day
HUNDREDS of people turned out in Blackburn town square for the second annual public vigil outside Blackburn Town Hall to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. Dignatries and officials from suicide prevention groups held a 40 second silence as one person
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Former Rovers star Garry Flitcroft lodges Darwen flats and homes plan
FORMER Blackburn Rovers captain Garry Flitcroft is looking to expand his property portfolio by converting a Darwen warehouse into flats and building six new homes nearby. The ex-Manchester City midfielder and Chorley manager Mr Flitcroft has submitted
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Stanley issue statement on the absence of Billy Kee
Billy Kee is currently receiving specialist treatment as he battles depression, anxiety and bulimia, the club have revealed. Kee didn’t return to pre-season training with the club this summer and a short statement in July said he was absent for
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Diamond anniversary bash for Darwen fundraisers
A group of Darwen fundraisers have celebrated a glittering occasion. Cancer Research UK’s local committee marked its diamond anniversary with an afternoon tea party at the Masonic Hall, Darwen, and president Marion Walsh, a volunteer for 51 years
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White has the drive to push for first-team spot after long road back
Not so long ago, Tom White was borrowing money from his parents simply to get in training. His career may well have been over before it had even begun. It's been a long road back from a devastating cruciate ligament injury, but now he has the drive
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POLICE APPEAL: Gang of kids carry out threat to snap pigeon's neck
POLICE are looking for a group of children who egged each other on to ‘snap a pigeon’s neck’, before one of them carried out the threat and kicked its lifeless body around. Officers said the incident happened close to Padiham Leisure Centre in
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Lancashire MP is bookies favourite to become Commons Speaker
A LANCASHIRE MP has been installed as the favourite to become the House of Commons Speaker - while another has provoked the ire of the outgoing incumbent. Chorley's Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been named the bookmakers pick to succeed John Bercow in the
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Stanley striker Dion Charles delighted to keep his nerve from the spot
DION Charles admitted to nerves when he stepped up to seal Stanley a point from the spot at Bristol Rovers on Saturday. The summer signing from Southport was brought down in the box 13 minutes from time by Josh Hare and picked himself up to score
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Man knocked unconscious twice within minutes outside town centre bar
A reveller was knocked unconscious twice in two separate attacks within minutes outside a town centre night spot. Preston Crown Court heard moments after victim Ishtiaq Ahmed was bundled out of the Blu Bar in Burnley by door staff he was punched
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Troublesome tenant lobbed door surround from first-floor flat
A HOUSING association anti-social behaviour order officer had his car vandalised when he went to speak to a troublesome resident. Blackburn magistrates heard Tracy Louise Fullard threw a piece of door surround from her first floor flat which landed
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Fraudster who stole £225,000 from her employer will only pay back £23,000
A THIEVING financial advisor who stole £225,000 from her employer has been ordered to pay back a tenth of what she took. June Watson was jailed for four-and-a-half years in January after a jury found her guilty of two counts of theft from Accrington-based
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Cunningham hopes Rovers form can earn him an Irish call-up
Greg Cunningham has ambitions of returning to the Republic of Ireland fold but is focusing on hitting top form with Rovers. Cunningham was named in a 40-man provisional squad for the September fixtures but like Rovers team-mates Darragh Lenihan
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The people who have helped thousands in their hour of need
AN advice charity that has helped thousands of people across Rossendale and Hyndburn celebrated its 80th birthday with an open house. Memories came flooding back for the scores of visitors to the Citizens’ Advice Rossendale and Hyndburn offices
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Council plans to store five-tonne wagons in cemetery 'disrespectful'
‘DISRESPECTFUL’ plans by a council to store five-tonne wagons in a cemetery have been slammed by nearby residents. Rossendale Council has applied for a Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence to add an operating centre to keep six goods vehicles at Haslingden
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EAST LANCASHIRE'S MOST WANTED: Suspected thief and domestic abusers on list
A SUSPECTED malicious communicator and domestic abusers are among the latest East Lancashire's most wanted. Police have released photographs of three men they want to speak to who are alleged to have committed crimes in the area. The public
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Vehicle vandalism stats high in Burnley
BURNLEY is in the top 20 worst places for vehicle crime in the country according to figures. Vehicle vandalism affects around four in every 1,000 people in the UK on average but new statistics from a Freedom of Information Act request by MoneySupermarket
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NOSTALGIA: All aboard for the Lions Gala train from 1992
THE summer may have gone so we thought of taking a trip down memory lane and look back on smiling faces at festivals and events throughout time. We have delved into the archives to get photographs that should stir happy memories for our readers
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Cold reality as power bills increase
HUNDREDS of Blackburn pensioners were left out in the cold in their all electric council houses in 1979. Many had to spend all day in bed in order to keep out the worst of the winter chills, while others saw their hard earned life savings vanish
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Watch Burnley grime artist rapping about mental health and education
A YOUNG rapper is hoping to make it big – and make a difference – with rhymes about education and mental health. Burnley's Jake Cook – aka Snarlie – is making a name for himself on the North West grime music scene by rapping about real-world issues
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SPECIAL REPORT – SUICIDE: 594 people have taken own life in East Lancashire in last decade
AROUND the world, someone dies every 40 seconds because of suicide – and close to 600 people have taken their own lives in East Lancashire over the last decade. SOPHIE-MAY CLARKE reports. LAST week, coroner James Newman issued a heartfelt plea