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Lancashire county council criticised for not fixing pothole blamed for cyclist’s death

Coroner says Harry Colledge, 84, would probably be alive if council had acted on warnings about 87-metre-long crack in the road

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan’s 10 greatest roles, from Tony Wilson to Alan Partridge

This week will see the Lancashire actor pivot to a sphere far beyond anything he’s done before when he plays Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s drama The Reckoning

Evening Standard

Manhunt for missing child rapist who presents ‘real risk’ to women and children

Stephen Pennington, 35, is being sought by Lancashire Police after he failed to comply with his licence conditions

The Independent UK

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Surrey’s title party on hold, Worcestershire promoted: county cricket – as it happened

Hampshire forced Surrey to wait a little longer to be crowned champions, while Worcestershire secured promotion

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Hampshire v Surrey, Kent v Lancashire, and more – as it happened

Surrey need only two more points to win the title after bowling out Hampshire for 219 at the Rose Bowl

The Guardian - UK

Second man charged with murder of teenager in Lancashire

Finley Cook, 20, will appear in court over the fatal stabbing of Matthew Daulby, 19, in Ormskirk in July

The Guardian - UK

Carnivorous plants return to Lancashire peatland after 100 years

Insect-eating sundew plants among 17,500 reintroduced as part of carbon-sequestering conservation scheme

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Northamptonshire all-but relegated despite Ben Sanderson hat-trick

Middlesex secured a draw with Lancashire which boosted their chances of securing their Division One status next season.

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County cricket: Sussex deny Leicestershire record run-chase – as it happened

Leicester fell 15 runs short of their 499 target while Middlesex’s draw at Old Trafford leaves Northamptonshire on the brink

The Guardian - UK

Dane Vilas and Luke Wells put Lancashire in front heading into final day

Luke Wells fell three runs short of a hundred at Old Trafford.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Durham promoted to Division One with a whimper – as it happened

Durham were promoted without picking up a bat as rivals Leicestershire were dismissed for 108 by Sussex

The Guardian - UK

Police investigate after brick attack on Aston Villa bus after win at Burnley

A brick was thrown at the windscreen from a footbridge on the M65 in Lancashire.

The Independent UK

Aston Villa team bus attacked after Burnley win as brick hurled at windscreen on motorway

Lancashire Police are appealing for potential witnesses after incident on the M65 as Unai Emery’s side travelled back from Turf Moor on Sunday

Evening Standard

80-year-old pen pals finally meet after lifetime of letters

Two 80-year-old pen pals who have been writing to each other since 1955 have finally fulfilled their dream of meeting in the flesh. Patsy Gregory, from Hoghton in Lancashire, travelled nearly 4,000 miles to meet Carol-Ann Krause, from South Carolina, whom she began corresponding with as a 12-year-old Girl Guide.…

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United Utilities fined £800,000 for taking 22bn litres of water from aquifer

Company breached three-year rolling limit on abstraction licence at Fylde aquifer in 2018

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Ben Stokes’ return to edge out Harry Brook from England World Cup squad

Ben Stokes has been named in the 15-player group to face New Zealand in four World Cup warm-up games in September

The Guardian - UK

Two men arrested after death of baby boy in Lancashire

Baby taken to Blackpool Victoria hospital in ‘unresponsive’ state on 27 July and later pronounced dead

The Independent UK

Police dog shot dead after attacking handler during search for missing person

‘We have been left devastated by what has happened,’ says force chief

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Evening Standard

Police dog shot dead after mauling handler during search for missing person in Lancashire

The police officer handling PD Jax remains in hospital with a serious leg injury

The Independent UK

Man ordered not to approach Matt Hancock

Geza Tarjanyi, of Leyland in Lancashire, is a former DJ and children’s entertainer.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s world championship triathletes cannot train in Irish Sea due to pollution

Great Britain’s team forced to practice in pool ahead of competition in Spain amid high sewage levels off coast of Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules

Midwives at Royal Preston hospital failed to accurately monitor Jayden Astley’s heart rate and fabricated notes after birth in 2012

The Guardian - UK

Politicians must be brave on 20mph speed limit

Letters: John Rigby explains how a determined York council managed to reduced accidents in the face of driver hostility. Plus letters from Richard Toon and Peter Taylor

The Independent UK

‘Loving and funny’ teenager killed in Lancashire double stabbing named

Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed in Ormskirk just after midnight on Saturday

The Independent UK

Teenager dies after double stabbing in Lancashire

Two nineteen-year-old boys have been arrested in relation to the crime

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