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• Teen stabbed in Brierfield

  A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenage girl was stabbed near Nelson.

• Council misses four targets

  Blackburn with Darwen Council is failing to meet four of its 44 key performance indicators, a progress update to the authority has revealed.

• Bank of Dave founder awarded OBE

  Dave Fishwick has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Birthday Honours.

• MP attacks transport plan

  A new rail line could be a ‘game changer’ for a picturesque town that has been crying out for better transport connections for years, the local MP has said.

• Life sentence for Accrington man who sexually assaulting two women

  A 70-year-old man from Accrington man has been given a life sentence for raping and sexually assaulting two vulnerable women. 

• From BMX Daredevils to K-Pop at Colne Gala

  The Colne Gala returns next weekend.

• ‘Charge utility firms £2,500 a day for roadworks to end misery for drivers and businesses’

  Utility firms and contractors responsible for over-running, disruptive work on roads should be charged £2,500 a day using new powers, say Pendle councillors.

• Towneley Park set for £250,000 improvement scheme

  One of the largest parks in Lancashire has been given the green light for a major £250,000 facelift that will benefit the half a million people who visit it every year.