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Profile: Amy Farnworth

St Helens Star:

Digital Reporter

Senior digital news reporter covering the whole of East Lancashire. Please contact directly if you have any stories relating to Darwen, Blackburn, Burnley and Pendle.

Latest articles from Amy Farnworth

Hyndburn has highest coronavirus infection rate in Lancashire after recording biggest week-on-week rise

Hyndburn has highest coronavirus infection rate in East Lancashire after recording biggest week-on-week rise

Hyndburn is the only area across the whole of Lancashire to record a rise in its coronavirus infection rate.

Parties, household mixing, and people visiting from Bradford and Birmingham - some of the 224 Covid fines dished out this weekend

Parties, household mixing and people visiting from Bradford and Birmingham - some of the 224 Covid fines given out

A total of 224 Covid fines were dished out over the weekend, half of which went to people attending house parties.

Teenage boy left with broken nose and fractured eye socket in 'nasty' assault

Teenage boy left with broken nose and fractured eye socket in 'nasty' assault

A teenager has been left with a fractured eye socket and broken nose following an altercation which involved two adults.

Man pleads guilty to attempted knife-point robbery of Blackburn off-licence

Man pleads guilty to attempted knife-point robbery of Blackburn off-licence

A 32-year-old man who was caught on CCTV threatening a shopkeeper at knife-point has pleaded guilty to the offence in court.

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#ThinkHyndburn: Sara Britcliffe MP, Councillor Miles Parkinson OBE and Coucillor Marlene Hawarth are all supporting the campaign

Council announce further financial support for businesses forced to close due to Covid

A council is getting ready to distribute further support for businesses that have been forced to close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Two men arrested after teenager stabbed in late night attack

Two men arrested after teenager stabbed in late night attack

Two men have been arrested after a 19-year-old man was stabbed.

Investigation under way as man dies after car smashes into tree

Investigation under way as man dies after car smashes into tree

A man has died after his car hit a tree late on Sunday evening.

Everything we know about the Brazilian coronavirus variant

Everything we know about the Brazilian coronavirus variant

A new coronavirus variant that was first identified in Brazil has been detected in the UK, raising questions about whether it could cause more severe disease, or be immune to current vaccines.

War on rubbish: 'There can be no excuse for fly-tipping'

War on rubbish: 'There can be no excuse for fly-tipping'

Fly-tipping has increased by three per cent across the North West, according to the latest government statistics.

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New shared-ownership homes ready for sale as part of 68 unit housing development

New shared-ownership homes ready for sale as part of 68 unit housing development

The first phase of a major new housing development is finally complete.