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• Cabinet minister echoes concerns about East Lancs kids' homes applications

  A government minister has expressed concern about the number of family homes being turned into small children’s care homes in East Lancashire and the North-West.

• Town Hall bosses spend £78k on staff parking during building work

  Town hall bosses are to spend £78,000 ensuring their staff and councillors have enough designated car park spaces for their vehicles during major redevelopment works.

• Neighbourhood policing team conduct successful day of action in Bacup

  Rossendale Police, alongside partner agencies, were out this week, where they conducted a successful day of action to address pressing community concerns.

• Lancashire to commemorate 80th anniversary of VE Day with a special service

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• Blackburn with Darwen children’s services rated as good in latest inspection

  Government inspectors who three years ago downgraded Blackburn with Darwen Council’s children’s services department to ‘requires improvement’ have restored it to a ‘good’ rating.

• Blackburn man who drugged and sexually assaulted schoolgirl jailed for 17 years

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• Who deserves highlighting in a Nelson history trail, murals or statue?

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