🔵 Motorcyclist dies after Lancashire border crash

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🔵 A motorcyclist, aged in his 70s, died in a crash on the border with North Yorkshire yesterday. Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with footage to get in touch.
🔵 A man with links to Preston and Blackburn has escaped from a mental health facility in Blackpool. Lancashire Police have asked that the 'public don’t approach Mohamed as his behaviour may be unpredictable'. Here's everything we know so far.
🔵 Let's take a look back at Preston in 1983, it had yet to earn city status, but was undoubtedly a bustling town with a rich industrial heritage and a vibrant community spirit.

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