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JAILED: Margaret Gilheaney (left) with son Joseph and daughter Isabel

Mum and daughter jailed for horrific knife attack

A mother and daughter have been locked up for a total of 16 years for a vicious knife attack on a guest at their home.

Victim Matthew Howard was stabbed 14 times in the back, spine and chest in the attack at the house, in Elizabeth Street, Accrington.

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Thugs raid to Accrington town centre shops

Thugs raided two Accrington town centre shops overnight. Boots and charity shop Sense were broken into and items stolen from inside.

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Royal celebration over Queen’s Jubilee visit to Accrington

Buckingham Palace has announced Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip will be visiting Accrington as part of the Diamond Jubilee Tour.

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Man who died in fall from Accrington viaduct is named

Kieron Taylor, a local man, was discovered shortly before 7am on Friday on the King Street car park under Accrington viaduct. Police are not treating the 43-year-old's death as suspicious.

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Probe launched after fire in bedroom in Great Harwood

An investigation has been launched following a suspicious bedroom fire at a house in Great Harwood this morning. Fire crews attended the mid terrace house on Butts Mount, after smoke was seen coming from a bedroom window.

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Video: Youngsters battle it out to become Hyndburn's Youth MP

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Shoppers evacuated from Accrington Arndale centre following a fire

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Prison for ‘born again’ knife attacker

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Former railway line brings nature alive

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Pensioner, 84, celebrates his 21st birthday

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Allotment holders in fees victory

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Help solve mystery of 1911 'Great Harwood' coin

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Plaques will mark rich heritage of Rishton

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Jailed: Oswaldtwistle man who admitted 43 counts of child sex abuse

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Converted barn damaged by fire

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Victory in fight for new disabled centre for Hyndburn

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Magistrate who fraudulently applied for mortgage is spared jail

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Leam insists he’s the perfect man for Stanley

Leam Richardson is not fazed by the names getting linked with the Stanley job as he believes he is the man to take them forward.

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2011 Primary school league tables for Lancashire

The Department of Education has published league tables for primary schools in Lancashire based on Key State Two Test results (also known as SATs) for 2011.

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