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Blackburn magistrates heard Tommy Johnson grabbed the first boy, who was just 12, by the neck and pinned him against a wall. The boy said Johnson had a key in his hand as he punched him and then threw him to the floor, all the time shouting racist abuse. The...

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  • May 28, 2023

On January 1 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Council shut Shadsworth Leisure Centre as the fitness hub had been losing money. Attempts to find another organisation to take over the dry side of the centre failed. The pool at the leisure centre, which first opened in 1974, had already closed for...

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  • May 28, 2023

During last week’s oral questions to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, I asked the Secretary of State about the number of families in fuel poverty. At 16.6 per cent, the number of households in fuel poverty in my Blackburn constituency is higher than the regional (14.4 per...

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  • May 28, 2023

OAKLAND, Calif. — — Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s seven home runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 on Sunday to complete another series sweep and hand the Athletics their 11th consecutive loss. Alvarez homered off opener Ken Waldichuk in the first, then had another solo blast off...

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  • May 28, 2023

As the Oakland Athletics seek solutions amid a historically bad start, their experiment with the pitching opener took on another wrinkle Sunday. Ken Waldichuk, a member of the A’s rotation all season, started their series finale against the Astros but only worked one inning in the opener role. Luis Medina...

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  • May 28, 2023