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Have a great weekend.
Any daytime showers will ease to leave a dry night, with clear spells for many. Winds are expected to be light.
It will be a fine, dry and bright start to Saturday, although it may turn increasingly cloudy and windy from western parts such as Blackpool, with outbreaks of rain arriving into the evening.
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Detectives are appealing for information after two men robbed a shop in Lostock Hall.
The men entered the Kwik Stop Shop in Linden Drive around 21:00 yesterday.
One of the offenders jumped behind the till and took some cash while the second man waited in the doorway, before fleeing.
Lancashire Evening Post
A company has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 after dead mice were discovered in a Preston shop., external
Lancashire Telegraph
Lancashire Telegraph
A former nurse on a Lancashire medium secure mental health unit has been cleared of swearing and inappropriately restraining a troubled patient, external by a professional watchdog.
A woman accused of murdering Lancashire businesswoman Sadie Hartley has told a jury that lying to the police was "a chronic error of judgement."
Sarah Williams denies killing Ms Hartley at her home in Helmshore earlier this year.
She's spent the morning being cross examined by the QC representing her co-defendant Katrina Walsh, who also denies murder.
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Lancashire Telegraph
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More than 20 taxis in Accrington have had their windows smashed leaving a damage bill of several thousand pounds., external
A hospital trust has called for an independent review of the decision not to reopen an emergency department.
In April, Chorley Hospital had eight of the 14 doctors it needed
Chorley Hospital's emergency unit was shut and downgraded to an urgent care centre in April.
It was due to reopen, but after staff levels were found to be too low to be "safe and sustainable", it was decided it will remain closed until April 2017.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust said a review would find if that was the "safest option".
Lancaster Guardian
Lancaster Guardian
A 24-year-old man has been kept in police custody for a further 36 hours after a Morecambe man was killed during a row at a travellers’ site., external
Developers looking to build new homes on the site of the former Camelot Theme Park in Chorley have reduced the size of their plans.
Image source, Ann Cook/GeographStory Homes wanted to build 420 houses - but those plans were rejected by Chorley Council.
Now it's looking to submit revised plans for 200 houses after holding public consultation events.
Camelot closed down in 2012 after being open for nearly 30 years.
It will be mostly dry and bright, with sunny spells and light winds this afternoon.
However, there is the chance of a few light showers developing. It will feel quite pleasant in the sunshine.
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The Red Arrows will fly above Blackpool again for the annual air show on Sunday and Monday
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There are reports of queueing traffic and two lanes blocked due to multi-vehicle accident on the M6, travelling northbound between Lancaster Services and junction 33 at Galgate.
This was the scene after a car crashed through a wall and into the front room of a house.
Fire crews were called to the incident in Sandygate Lane in Preston, Lancashire.
Image source, Lancashire USARThey used a winch to haul the Suzuki from the house. No-one was injured.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue said the building needed shoring up to prevent structural damage.
Image source, Lancashire USARThe trust which runs Chorley Hospital's A&E department has asked for an independent review into the temporary closure of the unit.
On Wednesday it was announced that it would remain closed for the rest of the year with a review to take place next April.
The chief executive of the trust, Karen Partington, says she has asked the NHS Improvement Commissions for a review of the risk assessment that resulted in the closure.
Lancashire Telegraph
Lancashire Telegraph
An arson investigation has been launched, external after a "deliberate" fire at a former opticians in Accrington.
Image source, GoogleThe 35-year-old has just completed a six-year stint with the Seagulls...
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Tomorrow marks exactly one year since the cryptosporidium outbreak in Lancashire, but the cause is still not known.
