This is your Friday round-up of news from the Lancashire Post team
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  Apr 30, 2021  
     
     
  Arson investigation under way after Baffito's fire at Preston Docks  
     
  An arson investigation is under way after a fire broke out at the former Baffito's restaurant at Preston Docks yesterday (Thursday, April 29).  
     
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Perverted Preston priest Edmund Cotter will be sentenced for new allegations on Friday
 
A disgraced ex priest who previously served a jail term for indecently assaulting children is expected to be sentenced tomorrow for further offences relating to a girl in the 1970s.
 
     
 
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Lancashire Covid infection rates: Hyndburn records second biggest week-on-week increase in England
 
Hyndburn recorded the second biggest week-on-week increase in Covid-19 infections in England in the last seven days.
 
     
 
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Preston May bank holiday hour-by-hour weather: This is when you can enjoy the best of the weather this weekend
 
Following a fantastic weather across Preston last weekend, Prestonians are hoping for more of the same over the May bank holiday weekend.
 
     
     
 
 
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First call-out to artists and creators for Lancashire's UK City of Culture 2025 bid
 
Lancashire is bidding to become UK City of Culture 2025 and the county is now calling on artists and citizens to submit creative ideas for its cultural programme.
 
 
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Blackpool Tower Ballroom set to host Illuminations Switch On ceremony and concert with 1,000 strong audience
 
The Tower Ballroom will host the Illuminations Switch On concert for the first time this year – with a limited live audience – as the resort continues to bounce back from a year of Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions.
 
 
     
     
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  Preston North End exclusive player column: Greg Cunningham on proving himself all over again at Deepdale  
     
  Getting my new contract signed this week was really exciting and I can now look forward to a settled time at Preston North End.  
     
     
 
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Honest verdict on his season from Preston North End skipper Alan Browne
 
Preston North End captain Alan Browne is not a player to mince his words and has delivered an honest verdict on his performances this season.
 
 
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Preston North End hope Barnsley's visit is the last without fans inside Deepdale
 
Preston North End will complete a full season at Deepdale without fans when they face Barnsley tomorrow.
 
 
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Memory match: Preston North End's penalty shoot-out agony against Barnsley in 2005
 
Supporters need not have worried about arriving a bit late for Preston North End’s clash with Barnsley at Deepdale in the Carling Cup in August 2005.
 
 
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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