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INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is not the same this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, with the country going into lockdown for the first time just days after last year’s IWD on March 8. But now more than ever, women are coming together to celebrate their achievements and talk about the challenges they have faced especially over the last year, albeit virtually. In an IWD zoom call with the Lancashire Telegraph, eight inspiring East Lancashire women came together to discuss what they have struggled with and also been thankful for. Shen Mulla, from Humraaz in Blackburn, which helps...

Ten individual pods set up to house rough sleepers throughout winter have welcomed their first guests. The pods, which have been placed at the former Shadsworth Leisure Centre site in Blackburn have formed part of the council's SWEP (Severe Winter Emergency Protocol), and will hopefully act as a stepping stone to a better life for those who use them. So far, nine people are already living in the self-contained pods and in this video, produced by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, homeless and rough sleeper support worker for the Inspire Drug and Alcohol Service, Tylah Pierce, gives ...