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Rapist drugged teen before nightclub attack

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Martin Sweeney

Rapist drugged teen before nightclub attack

Martin Sweeney plied the then 17-year-old victim with drugs in the 1990s attack.

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Ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss

BBC local radio hosts win award for grilling Truss

Eight presenters, including Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver share a broadcasting award for their interviews with ex-PM Liz Truss.

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Artist Lela Harris

County's black history told in exhibition

Portraits of black Lancastrians from the 1700s, including an escaped young slave, will be displayed.

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Andrew Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris on Top Gear

Top Gear production halted after Flintoff crash

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School principals banned over pupil abuse case

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Tudor Edwards Spectacles

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Martin Sweeney

Rapist drugged teen before nightclub attack

Martin Sweeney plied the then 17-year-old victim with drugs in the 1990s attack.

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Ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss

BBC local radio hosts win award for grilling Truss

Eight presenters, including Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver share a broadcasting award for their interviews with ex-PM Liz Truss.

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Artist Lela Harris

County's black history told in exhibition

Portraits of black Lancastrians from the 1700s, including an escaped young slave, will be displayed.

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Andrew Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris on Top Gear

Top Gear production halted after Flintoff crash

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St Annes College Grammar School

School principals banned over pupil abuse case

The couple delayed telling police about the claims and that the accused teacher said he loved the pupil.

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Tudor Edwards Spectacles

Medical treasure trove found at back of cupboard

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BBC local radio hosts win award for grilling Truss

Eight presenters, including Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver share a broadcasting award for their interviews with ex-PM Liz Truss.

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Artist Lela Harris

County's black history told in exhibition

Portraits of black Lancastrians from the 1700s, including an escaped young slave, will be displayed.

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  • Lancashire
Andrew Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris on Top Gear

Top Gear production halted after Flintoff crash

The BBC says it is "inappropriate" to resume making the TV show's new series after the ex-Lancashire cricketer's crash.

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