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A civic reception will be held for Colne's Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Steven Burke.
Burke won gold at the Rio Olympics in the men's team pursuit, alongside Chorley-based Sir Bradley Wiggins.
The 28-year-old former Park High School pupil already has the Freedom of the Borough and the Cycling Hub at Swinden playing fields named after him.
But Pendle Council wants to formally recognise his contribution towards Team GB's record haul of medals.
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The Accrington manager John Coleman has praised his Burnley counterpart Sean Dyche for guiding the club back to the Premier League.
The two sides meet in the second round of the EFL Cup at the Crown Ground this evening,
Burnley go into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over Liverpool at the weekend.
You can hear commentary from 19:00 on BBC Radio Lancashire.
- A woman dies after suffering serious head injuries in a car crash in Blackpool
- Parking charges are set to be introduced at three hospitals in East Lancashire
- Olympic gold medalist Steven Burke is to be given a civic reception by Pendle Council
The deputy leader of Lancashire County Council has said he is "very optimistic" five museums earmarked for closure will find new operators.
The attractions - which include Fleetwood Museum, Queen Street Mill in Burnley and Helmshore Textile Museum - will be mouthballed while talks continue with four unnamed organisations about their future.
David Borrow is confident they will be saved.
The chief executive of the trust that runs hospitals in East Lancashire has been defending plans to introduce car parking charges at three of its hospitals.
Kevin McGee, from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, said the charges will bring Accrington, Clitheroe and Pendle hospitals into line with those in Burnley and Blackburn.
Blue badge holders will also now be charged.
Mr McGee said it is a measure that will generate £200,000 which can be spent on frontline services and improving parking in the area.
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Preston North End boss Simon Grayson was relieved his side avoided a potential upset in the second round of the EFL Cup.
North End beat League One Oldham 2-0 at Deepdale thanks to second-half strikes from Eoin Doyle and Jordan Hugill.
The draw for the third round will be made this evening.
It should feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine this afternoon, although slightly cooler compared to Tuesday.
After a fine end to the day, it will become rather cloudy with the risk of outbreaks of showery rain. It will be a warm and muggy night.
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Listen to commentary from the second day of Surrey v Lancashire in cricket's County Championship.
Surrey's Rory Burns reached his half century with the home side looking to close in on Lancashire's first innings 287.
The MP for Chorley, Lindsay Hoyle, says plans to introduce parking charges at three community hospitals will "penalise people".
The charges are coming into force at Accrington Victoria, Clitheroe and Pendle Community hospitals to bring them into line with the Burnley General and Royal Blackburn Hospital.
The trust which runs them said it will generate an extra £200,000 for frontline services.
- A 60-year-old woman dies after crashing her car in Blackpool
- Plans to introduce parking charges at three community hospitals will 'penalise people', the MP for Chorley says
- More than £145,000 of grants are handed to community organisations in Lancashire affected by last winter's serious flooding
A pastor will appear as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off tonight.
Rev Lee Banfield from Bromley Cross in Bolton will be taking to the bake off tent with 11 other amateur bakers.
Mr Banfield took up baking as a hobby after injuring his back playing cricket with his young son.
Cyclist Steven Burke, from Colne, spotted gold in his hometown after arriving back from the Rio Olympics.
Burke claimed gold in the men's team pursuit alongside Ed Clancy, Owain Doull and Sir Bradley Wiggins.
A 60-year-old woman has died after a car crash in Blackpool.
The woman was driving a Ford Fiesta when she hit a parked car in Midgeland Road at about 11:30 on Saturday.
She suffered serious head injuries and died at the Royal Preston Hospital yesterday morning.
Sgt Adam Dawson said: “These are tragic circumstances and my thoughts are with this woman and her family."
- The opposition leader of Lancashire County Council, Geoff Driver, says reserves should be used to keep the county's museums open
- Parking charges are set to be introduced at three community hospitals
- Fishermen in Fleetwood stage a protest against plans for a fishing exclusion zone
More than £145,000 of grants have been handed to organisations affected by last winter's serious flooding.
The money has been distributed to charities, community groups and residents associations by the Community Foundation for Lancashire to cover the cost of strengthening flood defences.
A second round of funding is now open and applications must be made by 7 October.
The Community Foundation has also awarded more than £500,000 to 237 families who were in the greatest need.
A group of fishermen have staged a protest near Fleetwood against plans they claim would tie up their fleet with no fishing activity for the whole of next year.
There are now just nine commercial vessels fishing out of Fleetwood.
They said they are already struggling to survive and that plans for an exclusion zone to allow the expansion of a windfarm could threaten their future.
The opposition leader of Lancashire County Council believes there is no need for any of the county's museums or libraries to close.
Geoff Driver said a proposal was put forward by his party to keep them open but it was rejected by the current administration.
He said there is money in reserve that could be used to keep all the services which are being cut.
Five Lancashire museums under the threat of closure could survive after the local council received "robust" business plans for their futures.
Lancashire County Council will close the five as part of budget cuts and said in March they would shut at the end of September.
The council said they could now reopen in 2017 after four organisations submitted "encouraging" plans for them.
However, councillor Marcus Johnstone said there was "a lot of work to do".
Parking charges are set to be introduced at three community hospitals in East Lancashire.
The changes will see Accrington Victoria, Clitheroe Community Hospital and Pendle Community hospitals fall into line with other East Lancashire Hospitals Trust sites which already apply tariffs.
The charges are expected to generate an extra £200,000 a year for frontline services.
There will also be charges for blue badge holders.
- Three East Lancashire hospitals are set to introduce parking charges - including for blue badge holders
- Five Lancashire museums due to close next month because of budget cuts could reopen in 2017, a council report claims
- More than £145,000 has been granted to organisations in Lancashire that were affected by last December's flooding
It will be fine and dry with sunny intervals throughout the day.
In the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm, although slightly fresher compared to yesterday. Top temperatures 21C.
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