The baby was taken to Manchester Children's Hospital after suffering a "medical episode" but died four days later.

Two arrested on suspicion of assault after death of baby boy

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Royal Blackburn and Burnley General, says only those in a serious or life-threatening condition should attend.

Hospital trust asks people to avoid A&E after 148 patients waited for care

They are being opened to try to combat the rise in case of the Indian variant

New vaccine sites in East Lancashire to stop rise in Covid cases 

Volunteers clear the East Lancs railway line from Rawtenstall to Heywood of debris dumped on the sidings

Teams of dedicated volunteers have stepped up to collect the piles of fly tipped waste left on sidings between Rawtenstall and Heywood

The tidy train - clearing TVs and toys dumped beside the tracks

A pair who burgled an elderly man while he nursed his dying wife have been jailed for more than six years.

'Callous' pair steal from elderly man as he nurses dying wife

Pupils at Westholme School in East Lancashire have adopted the residents at a local care home as their honorary grandparents.

East Lancashire pupils provide hampers to care home residents

The MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Jake Berry, has said that local lockdown restrictions are to be lifted in the area.

MP for Rossendale and Darwen says local lockdown restrictions to be lifted

The current rules on social gatherings in Greater Manchester, parts of Lancashire, parts of West Yorkshire and Leicester will continue until next week, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.

Coronavirus lockdown restrictions to remain in place in Northern England

A multi-agency enforcement approach will be taken to tackling non-compliance with Covid regulations in Blackburn with Darwen, it has been announced.

Blackburn to see "multi-agency response" in enforcing coronavirus restrictions

Extra support is needed in areas of the country affected by additional lockdown restrictions, business leaders from Lancashire have said, in a virtual meeting with the shadow chancellor.

More support urged for East Lancashire businesses hit by local lockdowns

New laws enforcing lockdown restrictions in areas of the north of England including Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire will be effective from midnight.

Lockdown laws for parts of Northern England came into effect at midnight

The National Union of Teachers has spoken out against East Lancashire schools for carrying out so-called "mocksteds"

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