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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Graham Liver |Emma Stanley
Graham Liver & Emma StanleyBBC News, LanacashireA young mother has told how using ketamine left her in need of a bladder transplant and has urged other users to seek help. Amber Currah wants to raise awareness of the dangers of using the powerful anaesthetic - which can be prescribed medically - as a recreational drug. It can cause serious and sometimes permanent damage to the bladder, alongside a range of other complications.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Emma Stanley |Andy Mitchell
First area in £90m housing revamp plan revealedEmma Stanley & Andy MitchellAndy Mitchell/BBCResidents and businesses in about 350 properties in central Blackpool will be invited to drop-in sessions to discuss the schemeThe first phase of a £90m plan to regenerate deprived areas in central Blackpool has been revealed.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Emma Stanley
A man who was left with life-changing injuries following a "random" attack in Blackpool in July is still in hospital with severe injuries, his family has said. John Forsyth, from East Lothian, was the victim of an unprovoked attack that resulted in a traumatic brain injury, they said, as they appealed for witnesses to come forward. It happened outside the Shores Hotel on Tyldesley Road in the Lancashire town at about 01:00 BST on 28 July.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
msn.com | Emma Stanley
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
aol.com | Emma Stanley
October 5, 2024 at 2:23 AMLibraries and buildings are becoming "fun palaces" in an annual programme of events [LCC]Robot races, sword fighting and knitting a giant football scarf are among a host of activities taking place in Lancashire this weekend. Libraries and buildings are becoming "fun palaces" in an annual programme of events using arts, crafts, science, technology and digital skills. Last year more than 8,500 people attended the events across the county.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Emma Stanley
About six million people aged over 18 smoked cigarettes in the UK in 2023 [PA Media]The number of people who smoke in Blackpool has increased, despite a downward trend across the UK. The proportion of smokers in the Lancashire resort was 21.3% in 2023 - one fifth of adults who live there - and the second highest area in the UK. In 2022, the figure was 18.8%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
aol.com | Emma Stanley
Emergency service crews received reports of a person in cardiac arrest at a property in St Helens [BBC]A man in his 50s has died after he was exposed to a chemical, emergency services have said. Crews received reports of a cardiac arrest in a semi-detached property on Douglas Avenue in Billinge village, St Helens, at about 10:20 BST on Saturday. A works van outside the property was examined for a possible chemical spill but was later deemed safe, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
aol.com | Emma Stanley
September 24, 2024 at 11:36 AMAn investigation has been launched into the contamination of gardens and allotments by a potentially cancer-causing substance from a chemical plant. The probe is into pollution by a chemical called Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in the Thornton-Cleveleys area of Wyre, Lancashire. PFOA - which was used in everyday items like non-stick pans and waterproof clothing - was used at the former ICI site.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Emma Stanley
Emma Stanley - BBC News, LancashireSeptember 16, 2024 at 10:15 AM·1 min readA farmer was lucky to survive after crashing into an electricity pole and bringing down overhead lines carrying 33,000 volts, an energy company has said. The accident in a field in Preston in July was one of seven incidents across Lancashire as the harvest season got under way, Electricity North West said.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
aol.com | Emma Stanley
The Canal and River Trust said it was "extremely difficult to provide a reopening date" [BBC]A section of a canal has been closed after a breach on an embankment led to a towpath collapsing and boats being grounded. The Canal and River Trust said the rupture to Hollowforth Aqueduct on the Lancaster Canal at Woodplumpton, near Preston, on Saturday had left it "severely low on water". It said the towpath and navigation had been closed between Moons Bridge and Hepgreave Bridge.
