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• Graduated licence plans called for by local councillors

  Councillors have urged the government to bring in a graduated driving licence scheme for young motorists in the wake of a horror crash earlier this month in which a Blackburn taxi driver was killed and three Bolton teenagers died.

• School crossing plea raised again

  The issue of a long-awaited pedestrian crossing for a suburban Blackburn primary has been raised again with the borough’s highways boss.

• Fund for Blackburn girl, swept out to sea reaches £50k

  Over £50,000 has been raised to help fund a private search for a seven-year-old girl from Lancashire who went missing in Morocco.

• Mother and her two adult children found guilty of murdering distant relative in Blackburn

  A mother and her two adult children have been found guilty of murdering a man in Blackburn last June.

• Blackburn drug dealer jailed and appeal issued for whereabouts of wanted men

  A Blackburn drug dealer has been jailed – as police issue a fresh appeal to trace two other men wanted as part of the same investigation.

• Councils granted more time to start food waste collections

  Three Lancashire councils have been granted significantly more time to start dedicated household food waste collections – while two others have been unable to confirm whether they will meet the deadline for doing so.

• Burnley facility set to accept waste from across East Lancashire

  A facility in Burnley is set to accept waste from across East Lancashire when the county council's contract for the use of the Whinney Hill landfill site comes to an end in April.

• Mercer Hall contractors sought for next phase of development

  Hyndburn Leisure is inviting contractors to tender for phase two of the redevelopment of Great Harwood’s historic Mercer Hall.