Jun 14, 2020

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	Photo reveals heart-warming first for Blackpool Zoo as elephants together at last

	It's been a long time coming but Blackpool Zoo's elephants are together at last.

Thunderstorms warning for Lancashire today

The Met Office has issued a weather warning of thunderstorms for the North West today.

Learner driver fleeing police in Scotland is brought to a stop on M6 in Lancashire

A car on the run from police in Scotland fled down the M6 before being stopped by officers in Lancashire.

Two lanes of motorway closed in Lancashire following collision

There is currently no access to the M65 interchange at Bamber Bridge due to a collision.

Lockdown librarian delves into Lancashire’s folklore

An academic librarian from across the Pennines has been delving into Lancashire folklore during lockdown.

Free parking is over for shoppers in South Ribble

Shoppers in South Ribble are being warned the council is to reintroduce charges to its car parks from Monday.

‘Postcode lottery’ over high-rise fire response, says union

High-rise residents face a “postcode lottery” over how many firefighters would be sent to their building in the event of a blaze, a union has said.

Violent clashes between opposing sets of protestors at north west Black Lives Matter march

Violent clashes between opposing sets of protestors have broken out at a Black Lives Matter march.

Review: BBC’s Windrush drama Sitting in Limbo was a film to shame a ‘hostile’ Government

Imagine, if you will, a situation where your friends – the group of people with whom you have grown up, live, feel at home with – suddenly turn around the tell you that you’re not welcome, they never liked you and they wish you should go away.



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