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Two arrested on suspicion of assault after death of baby boy

The baby was taken to Manchester Children's Hospital after suffering a "medical episode" but died four days later.

9 Mar 2022

Hospital trust asks people to avoid A&E after 148 patients waited for care

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Royal Blackburn and Burnley General, says only those in a serious or life-threatening condition should attend.

5 Nov 2021

New vaccine sites in East Lancashire to stop rise in Covid cases

They are being opened to try to combat the rise in case of the Indian variant

18 May 2021

The tidy train - clearing TVs and toys dumped beside the tracks

'Callous' pair steal from elderly man as he nurses dying wife

East Lancashire pupils provide hampers to care home residents

MP for Rossendale and Darwen says local lockdown restrictions to be lifted

Coronavirus lockdown restrictions to remain in place in Northern England

Blackburn to see "multi-agency response" in enforcing coronavirus restrictions

More support urged for East Lancashire businesses hit by local lockdowns

Lockdown laws for parts of Northern England came into effect at midnight

NUT slam Lancashire schools for using 'mocksteds'