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• Colne child rapist given lengthy jail sentence

  A Colne man who groomed a 12-year-old girl in Colne, before going onto rape her, has been jailed for 16 years and 10 months.

• £2m children’s home planned for Blackburn

  A new £2million home for children with complex mental health needs and challenging behaviour is to be developed by Blackburn with Darwen Council.

• Tomahawk-throwing, air rifles and archery planned at outdoor forest school

  A host of outdoor pursuits including tomahawk axe-throwing, air rifle shooting and archery are planned at a forest school site in Rossendale.

• Youth football teams face block on college pitches unless new deal is reached

  Youth football teams in Pendle potentially face having to leave a college’s playing fields in Colne.

• High street retailers urged to ‘take advantage’ of new funded support programme

• Illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized from Blackburn streets in police crackdown

  Illegal e-bikes, e-scooters and off-road bikes have been seized from the streets in Blackburn as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

• Hyndburn fitness centre to officially open its doors

  The opening of a controversial and problem-plagued new East Lancashire sports and fitness centre will be celebrated with a weekend of free events and taster sessions later this month.

• Stadium Sleep Out returns to Accrington Stanley in aid of hospice

  A night under the stars at the Wham Stadium will raise vital funds for local charities next month, as East Lancashire Hospice and Accrington Stanley Community Trust team up for the Stadium Sleep Out.