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• Work to begin on Pendle street improvements as part of £55m East Lancashire investment

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• New pond for controversial housing estate

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• Anger as bridge closure sparks lengthy diversions

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• Brand-new reuse shop offers savvy way of saving money

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• East Lancashire drugs gang jailed for almost 80 years

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