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Morrisons scraps new Blackburn store in big blow to town revival: SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons has pulled out of building a new store in Blackburn ...
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Morrisons scraps new Blackburn store in big blow to town revival
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Darwen Market butcher hangs up his apron after five decades: A DARWEN Market butcher is retiring after more than 50 years working on and then running his family ...
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Darwen Market butcher hangs up his apron after five decades
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Blackburn: Hundreds turn out at Madina Mosque for 'Grand Iftar': Samosas, rice and pakoras was served to hundreds of guests at the Madina Mosque.
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Blackburn: Hundreds turn out at Madina Mosque for 'Grand Iftar'
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Mum's shock to find herd of cows outside new-build Longridge house: A mum was rudely interrupted in her new-build home - by a herd of cows.
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Mum's shock to find herd of cows outside new-build Longridge house
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Blackburn chef โ€˜overwhelmedโ€™ at winning Great British Menu: Kirk Haworth has made history by being the only plant-based chef to have won the Great British Menu.
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Blackburn chef โ€˜overwhelmedโ€™ at winning Great British Menu
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Gogglebox: Tributes after death of George Gilbey: TRIBUTES are being paid to a reality television star who has died.
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Gogglebox: Tributes after death of George Gilbey
Quick Glance: Gogglebox Star George Gilbey, 40, Dies as Tributes Pour In
  • Gogglebox star George Gilbey has died suddenly at the age of 40 as tributes poured in for the Celebrity Big Brother finalist.

  • George reportedly passed away in a workplace accident where he fell from height and sustained a fatal injury.

  • Tributes from celebrities and fans reflect the sorrow over George's death, although confusion arose when posts continued on his social media account.

  • George was known for his time on Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother, with his family and colleagues mourning his loss.
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Horse crowned at Thwaites National Shire Horse Show 2024: Daniel Thwaitesโ€™ newest Shire horse, Regal, was crowned โ€˜Championship Turnoutโ€™ winner at The National ...
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Horse crowned at Thwaites National Shire Horse Show 2024
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Blackburn rock pub set to roll back into use as eaterie and flats: A FAMOUS town centre rock pub will now be converted into a restaurant and five flats.
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Blackburn rock pub set to roll back into use as eaterie and flats
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Your views on Morrisons scrapping new Blackburn town centre store: People in Blackburn say they arenโ€™t disappointed over Morrisons scrapping plans for a new ...
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Your views on Morrisons scrapping new Blackburn town centre store
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Man dead following M62 crash in early hours of morning: A man has been killed after a car was driven on the wrong side of the M62 motorway before crashing ...
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Man dead following M62 crash in early hours of morning
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Blackburn mum died in bath when heart stopped beating: A โ€œbeloved daughter and motherโ€ died in the bath due to medical complications which caused her heart to ...
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Blackburn mum died in bath when heart stopped beating
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New Banksy-style artwork appears in Blackburn town centre: A new artwork which looks like a piece by street artist Banksy has appeared in Blackburn town centre.
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New Banksy-style artwork appears in Blackburn town centre
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Kirk Haworth cooks winning dish on Great British Menu: Aย Blackburnย chef won Great British Menu last nightย (Friday, March 22) after impressing chefs and ...
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Kirk Haworth cooks winning dish on Great British Menu
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Castle Street in Clitheroe will be completely closed: A main street running through an East Lancashire town is to be completely closed for more than three months ...
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Castle Street in Clitheroe will be completely closed
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The Village Green Tea Room is shortlisted for award again: A tearoom with the stunning backdrop of Rivington, is excited to welcome customers this Spring after ...
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The Village Green Tea Room is shortlisted for award again
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Plans granted for new car park at The Grand Venue in Blackburn: Plans have been granted for a car park at one of Blackburn's biggest wedding and events venues.
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Plans granted for new car park at The Grand Venue in Blackburn
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Darwen to host Adidas Spezial exhibit on 10 year anniversary: An international Adidas exhibition to celebrate 10 years of its successful Spezial range is to be ...
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Darwen to host Adidas Spezial exhibit on 10 year anniversary
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Corporation Park in Blackburn to benefit from ยฃ750K funding: Corporation Park in Blackburn is set to benefit from ยฃ750,000 in funding.
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Corporation Park in Blackburn to benefit from ยฃ750K funding
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Burnley man ends birthday celebration with night in cell: A Burnley man who went on a night out to mark his birthday ended the celebrations by spending a night ...
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Burnley man ends birthday celebration with night in cell
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Blackburn mosque offers open invite for Iftar meal: The Al-Momineen Mosque, Ash Street, Blackburn, is hosting an open Iftar anyone can attend which aims to bring ...
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Blackburn mosque offers open invite for Iftar meal
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Northern is looking to recruit train drivers with salaries of up to ยฃ54k and no experience required ๐Ÿš ๐Ÿ‘€www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/northern-hiring-hundreds-new-train-28845042
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Police 'investigating' after Blackburn school girl 'slapped': Police say they are "investigating" after a school girl was reportedly ...
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Police 'investigating' after Blackburn school girl 'slapped'
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Video shows man cutting a deer's throat before dog attack: Two men have been jailed for cutting a deerโ€™s throat and restraining a deer so that dogs could attack ...
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Video shows man cutting a deer's throat before dog attack
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Ex-forces to sleep out in Barnoldswick for homeless veterans: Eight ex-forces veterans from Barnoldswick and Earby will be giving up their beds for a night to ...
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Ex-forces to sleep out in Barnoldswick for homeless veterans
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Plans for Grand Venue Blackburn car park set for approval: Part-retrospective plans for a large car park next to a lavish Blackburn wedding venue look set to get ...
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Plans for Grand Venue Blackburn car park set for approval
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Woman high on cocaine took police on chase through Blackburn: A womanย stole a car and took police on a chase through the streets of Blackburn while high on ...
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Woman high on cocaine took police on chase through Blackburn
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Northern Rail to recruit drivers and conductors in Blackburn: Northern Rail is looking to recruit more than 300 drivers and conductors across the North of ...
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Northern Rail to recruit drivers and conductors in Blackburn
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Bus service changes 'to improve reliability' for Blackburn: Several changes are being made in a bid to improve the reliability of buses serving a number of ...
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Bus service changes 'to improve reliability' for Blackburn
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Blackburn's Imperial Mill to be restored under new plans: An iconic mill building in Blackburn which is more than 120 years old, is to be safeguarded and ...
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Blackburn's Imperial Mill to be restored under new plans
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Blackburn drunk urinated in back of police van after arrest: A Blackburn man with drinking problems found himself back in court after urinating in the back of a ...
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Blackburn drunk urinated in back of police van after arrest
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๐ŸŽฏ ๐•ฒ๐–”๐–†๐–‘ ๐–”๐–‹ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐•ฏ๐–†๐–ž โช Damien Duff with a sensational solo effort against tomorrow's opponents back in 2002.#ROVvIPS | #Rovers ๐Ÿ”ตโšช๏ธ
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Whitworth man told 'child' he was a 'perv' in messages: A man told a police decoy account that he was "a bit of a perv" after sending sexual messages ...
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Whitworth man told 'child' he was a 'perv' in messages
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Our work on the training ground paid off: Aynsley Pears was delighted with how solid Rovers looked in the 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough at the weekend
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Our work on the training ground paid off
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Plans for 33 mobile homes at Barnoldswick caravan site: A couple has lodged plans with the council to add pitches for 33 static and touring caravans to land ...
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Plans for 33 mobile homes at Barnoldswick caravan site
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Ramsbottom's Shoehorn wins Greater Manchester Battle of the Bands: A young Ramsbottom band have wowed an audience and judges to winย a regional award.
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Ramsbottom's Shoehorn wins Greater Manchester Battle of the Bands
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Payless and MFI were two of big names on Whitebirk park: The site of the former Whitebirk power station was transformed into one of the areaโ€™s first out of town ...
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Payless and MFI were two of big names on Whitebirk park
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Rossendale woman to receive Maundy money from Queen: Jean Duerden who worships at Blackburn Cathedral, is receiving Maundy Money for services to this Diocese ...
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Rossendale woman to receive Maundy money from Queen
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Chantelle Louise Beauty Academy listed for another UK award: A Blackburn beauty salon has been shortlisted for another award at the UK Hair andย Beauty Awards ...
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Chantelle Louise Beauty Academy listed for another UK award
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Emergency incident near Church and Oswaldtwistle train station: Trains services running between Blackburn and Hebden Bridge have been cancelled as emergency ...
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Emergency incident near Church and Oswaldtwistle train station
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Road shut following multi-vehicle crash: The incident happened on Monday (March 18) on Johnston Street.
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Road shut following multi-vehicle crash
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Fire safety checks at all Lancs mental health units after fatal fire: FIRE chiefs are inspecting all of Lancashireโ€™s mental health facilities in the wake of a ...
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Fire safety checks at all Lancs mental health units after fatal fire
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Owners of Pound Grow in Nelson sold counterfeit goods: Two shop owners from Nelson knowingly sold counterfeit goods such as perfumes, cigarettes ...
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Owners of Pound Grow in Nelson sold counterfeit goods
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Pictures from Ramsbottom Chocolate and Cheese Festival: The sun fell favourably today as a well-loved food festival returned to town.
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Pictures from Ramsbottom Chocolate and Cheese Festival
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Demolition work for new Bacup market nears completion: WORK is continuing apace on ยฃ8.3m plans to overhaul an East Lancs market and surrounding streets.
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Demolition work for new Bacup market nears completion
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Blackburn's Easter fair brought thousands into town: Easter has a special meaning for many people. But as well as being an important time for churches across ...
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Blackburn's Easter fair brought thousands into town
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Zamzam lab test reveals holy water 'discrepancies': It follows concerns water is bottled and sourced outside of Saudi Arabia and being shipped over to the UK and ...
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Zamzam lab test reveals holy water 'discrepancies'
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Dr Joseph Kennedy unveiled as new Bishop of Burnley: Edinburgh-born Rev. Dr Joseph (Joe) Kennedy, 55, is currently Vicar of Oxton St Saviour in the Diocese of ...
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Dr Joseph Kennedy unveiled as new Bishop of Burnley
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Blackpool: Rainbow zebra crossing defaced a day after being installed: A zebra crossing that was given a rainbow makeover in solidarity with a townโ€™s LGBTQ+ ...
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Blackpool: Rainbow zebra crossing defaced a day after being installed
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New street markets agreed during ยฃ20m Accrington revamp: STREET markets are set to be held on Thursdays and Saturdays while a major regeneration project is ...
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New street markets agreed during ยฃ20m Accrington revamp
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Blackburn: Dangerous driver took police on high speed chase: A man almost crashed his car into another vehicle as he sped away from police officers in a pursuit ...
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Blackburn: Dangerous driver took police on high speed chase
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Giant sheep and crafty Easter fun in Blackburn with Darwen: FOUR imaginative productions will keep young minds enthralled over the Easter holidays in Blackburn ...
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Giant sheep and crafty Easter fun in Blackburn with Darwen
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Witness appeal after girl hit by motorbike in Burnley: A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and is ...
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Witness appeal after girl hit by motorbike in Burnley
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Blackburn drivers to receive penalty notice for littering: All owners of cars who are seen littering in Blackburn with Darwen will now receive a penalty ...
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Blackburn drivers to receive penalty notice for littering
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Two Blackburn men to stand trial over 'ยฃ50k benefits scam': A trial date has been set for two men charged in connection with an alleged ยฃ50 ...
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Two Blackburn men to stand trial over 'ยฃ50k benefits scam'
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Last orders for real ale legend who was regular in 'every pub in town': "I hope they have a good pint on in heaven for Brian or those angels wonโ€™t hear the ...
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Last orders for real ale legend who was regular in 'every pub in town'
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New Preston bus lane and junction revamp planned for busy city routes: A new bus lane is set to be introduced on a busy route into Preston city centre - and a ...
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New Preston bus lane and junction revamp planned for busy city routes