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• Accrington councillor faces investigation

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• £2.2m grant will boost addiction services in Blackburn

  Blackburn with Darwen Council has been given a grant of £2.2million to boost its services to help get addicts and alcoholics of drugs and booze.

• Man jailed after stabbing neighbour in the neck in Colne

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• Pedestrian suffers serious injuries following collision in Nelson

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