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UMPIRES' COLUMN: Deciding on when shots are played
Many times we hear players shout out “no shot umpire “ as the batter sets off for a run with the ball hitting the their person and not the bat.
Updates as 15 fire engines called to huge blaze - road closed and warning issued
Fire crews from Lancashire and West Yorkshire were called to Bacup Road overnight following a blaze
Popular Lancashire pub closes for major refurbishment
The Ship & Royal pub on Clifton Street in Lytham St Annes has closed for a major refurbishment
Football legends to swap pitch for boxing ring in high-profile charity gala
Football legends will swap the pitch for the boxing ring in a high-profile charity boxing gala
Entries now open for Red Rose Awards at Blackpool's Winter Gardens
Entries are now open for the Red Rose Awards 2026, celebrating their 16th year
Pendle tennis court given complete revamp in final step to improve local park
A Pendle tennis court has been given a complete revamp, in the final step to improve a local park.
Residents amazed to see RAF helicopter fly over Great Harwood
Residents were delighted to see an RAF helicopter flying low over Great Harwood on Monday, September 8
Couple behind several East Lancs curry houses to begin new venture at pub
The owners of a popular East Lancashire curry house have announced they are moving to a new site, after its closure earlier this year.
Lancashire's 'king bakers' are back bidding to be top of the pile
The third-generation bakery, has been treating residents in Oswaldtwistle to high-quality baked goods for nearly 80 years.
Blackburn rave saw 3,000 Acid House fans head into a field
For a time in the late 1980s, Blackburn was at the centre of the country’s ‘rave culture’
Big-money deals and Non-League - 22 ex-Blackburn Rovers players who moved this summer
It was a busy summer at Ewood Park and for those that have played for Blackburn Rovers
Burnley petition launched opposing plans to merge with Blackburn
The petition, ‘We say NO to Burnley & Pendle being merged with Blackburn’ has garnered 950 signatories since being posted.
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Lloyds closes in on £120m takeover of fintech Curve
Britain's biggest high street lender is closing in on a deal to buy Curve, a provider of digital wallet technology that its new owner hopes will give it an edge in the race to build smarter online payments systems.
890 people arrested at Palestine Action protest yesterday - including 17 on suspicion of assaulting police officers
The Metropolitan Police has said 890 people were arrested at a protest against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group on Saturday - including 17 on suspicion of assaulting officers.
'Chipocalypse Now': Trump threatens 'war' on Chicago in immigration crackdown
Donald Trump has signalled his intention to send troops to Chicago to ramp up the deportation of illegal immigrants - by posting an AI-generated parody image from Apocalypse Now on social media.
Brixham residents 'don't trust the drinking water' a year after disease outbreak, MP says
A Devon MP says her constituents "still don't trust the drinking water" a year after the cryptosporidium outbreak - after it was announced South West Water is being taken to court.