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'We need to alleviate cramped living conditions' - traveller site plea

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Chicken takeaway 'nobody wants' is coming to town centre

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Lancashire train travel could be 'more tempting' post-pandemic - but one in thre...

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'Give Pacer trains a new lease of life - maybe as a cafe'

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Rail minister says Blackpool and Preston will benefit from new timetable and tra...

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'End this daily rail misery now' urge transport chiefs

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New independent rail complaints service launched

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Blackpool fire service fitting free smoke alarms as part of safety campaign

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This is when shops can start refusing your old £1 coins

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£1 in a billion: new coin hits landmark ahead of deadline for 'round pound'

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Government urged to make bus travel more affordable for teenagers

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Firefighters cut couple from car

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County gets £9m to spend on cycle schemes

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Firefighters called to kitchen blaze

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Figures show 40 learners are caught using driving test impersonators each year

The casualty statistics tell us that motorways are our safest roadsplaceholder image

Plan to let learner drivers practise on motorways

Learner drivers will be allowed to practise on motorways for the first time if a government plan to improve road safety is given the go-ahead.

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New franchise for high-speed trains through Lancashire

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Highway Code for cyclists published by AA

PLANS: High-speed train travel will slash journey timesplaceholder image

NORTHERN POWERHOUSE: Lancashire's '˜key role in the future'

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RAC teams up with scout association in road safety badge campaign

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