Blackburn with Darwen news

• More than 400 Ribble Valley homes left without water as United Utilities saga gets 'beyond a joke'

  11-12-2020 21:43
  
  More than 400 homes have been left without water in yet another incident in what is becoming a long and drawn out saga between United Utilities and residents of an East Lancashire village.
  
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• Police hunt man in CCTV in connection with late night sexual assault

  11-12-2020 20:39
  
  Police investigating a sexual assault, in which a woman was grabbed in the street are seeking to identify a man caught on CCTV.
  
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• East Lancashire's Covid cases top 30,000 as more people test positive for the virus

  11-12-2020 20:29
  
  Burnley has recorded the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours as Blackburn with Darwen's total increases by less than 40.
  
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• Man who raped and kidnapped women in East Lancashire has minimum jail sentence extended for 10 years

  11-12-2020 20:01
  
  A notorious criminal who raped a 71-year-old woman and kidnapped a 13-year-old girl, and committed a string of further heinous offences had his minimum jail term increased to 40 years by the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Man who raped and kidnapped women in East Lancashire has minimum jail sentence extended by 10 years

  11-12-2020 20:01
  
  A notorious criminal who raped a 71-year-old woman and kidnapped a 13-year-old girl, and committed a string of further heinous offences had his minimum jail term increased to 40 years by the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after Honda smashes into barrier leaving child in hospital with 'multiple serious injuries'

  11-12-2020 19:41
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a crash on the M65 which left a child seriously injured.
  
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• Blackburn car park coronavirus test centre stay extended

  11-12-2020 18:16
  
  BLACKBURN'S Covid-19 Regional Testing Centre on a section of the Old Bank Lane car park has been extended until 31 December 31 next year.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: why Yorkshire firm swept up council contract - Lancashire Telegraph

  11-12-2020 17:57
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: why Yorkshire firm swept up council contract  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: why Yorkshire firm swept up council contract

  11-12-2020 17:57
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has hired five roadsweeping machines from a Yorkshire supplier.
  
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• Shear Brow long-term empty house bid by council

  11-12-2020 17:27
  
  A COUNCIL has started to legal process to buy an empty end terrace three-bedroomed house on the edge of a town centre.
  
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• Lancashire records another 14 Covid-related deaths in last 24 hours

  11-12-2020 16:43
  
  There have been 14 more Covid-related deaths recorded at hospitals within Lancashire since Thursday.
  
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• Council writes off more than £150,000 debt from failed Blackburn restaurants

  11-12-2020 16:20
  
  A COUNCIL has been forced to write off a debt of more than £124,000 over a failed flagship restaurant in a town’s premier entertainment venue because it never created a proper lease.
  
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• Five East Lancashire homes to buy if you win the lottery

  11-12-2020 16:00
  
  LANCASHIRE is home to some truly luxe properties. Here are five East Lancashire homes you can buy if you win the lottery.
  
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• Clitheroe town centre under dispersal order this weekend

  11-12-2020 15:43
  
  A DISPERSAL order giving the police special powers to separate large groups of people has been placed upon a town centre.
  
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• M65 to remain closed 'for some time' as child rushed to hospital

  11-12-2020 15:13
  
  A SECTION of motorway remains closed following a serious accident in which a child was rushed to hospital.
  
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• Cuadrilla 'will seek fresh fracking licences' for Lancashire

  11-12-2020 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The energy firm says it will reapply for licences in Lancashire once a fracking moratorium is lifted.
  
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• Man jailed for 14 years after slashing and attacking two pensioners 'with extreme violence'

  11-12-2020 14:35
  
  A man who attacked and robbed two pensioners 'with extreme violence' during two aggravated burglaries has been jailed.
  
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• Four charged in connection with money laundering and conspiracy to supply class A drugs

  11-12-2020 14:21
  
  Four people have been charged in connection with money laundering and conspiracy to supply class As.
  
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• Burnley: Birchfield Mews flat hit with closure order after drug offences, noise and fighting in the streets

  11-12-2020 13:45
  
  A FLAT in Burnley has been hit with a closure order for three months after a serious of compaints about drug use and anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Burnley knifepoint robber forced man to withdraw cash

  11-12-2020 13:40
  
  AN appeal has been launched after a man was robbed at knifepoint and forced to withdraw £10 from a cash machine.
  
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• The Mall Blackburn: Missing reindeer challenge and prize draw underway

  11-12-2020 13:00
  
  CHILDREN at the Mall Blackburn are being challenged from today to help track down Santa's missing reindeer.
  
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• Covid vaccine roll out in East Lancashire set to begin

  11-12-2020 12:10
  
  East Lancashire hospitals are set to join the network of sites across England delivering the Covid-19 vaccine programme.
  
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• M65: Section between Accrington and Whitebirk closed after collision

  11-12-2020 11:17
  
  A SECTION of the M65 has been closed this morning after what police describe as a serious collision.
  
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• Lancashire couple ordered to pay back £280k over stolen goods

  11-12-2020 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Husband and wife Tommy and Mary Smith were jailed for their roles in a £1m stolen goods operation.
  
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• Tributes to Blackburn dad with a ‘big heart’

  11-12-2020 09:50
  
  TRIBUTES have been flooding in for a Blackburn man who was known for his kind heart and character.
  
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• Five places to buy a Christmas dinner in East Lancashire

  11-12-2020 07:00
  
  Fancy ordering a Christmas dinner this month? Here are some of the best places in East Lancashire to consider.
  
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• Bus shelters galore on Blackburn Boulevard in the Eighties

  11-12-2020 07:00
  
  HERE’S an interesting and slightly different view of Blackburn’s Boulevard from 1988.
  
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• Why Burnley General is getting a £1.8m buildings upgrade

  11-12-2020 06:30
  
  EAST Lancashire health bosses have revealed details of how a £1.863million government cash grant to refurbish premises will be spent.
  
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• Residents' anger at Blackburn burger bar operating without permission

  11-12-2020 06:20
  
  RESIDENTS have complained to the council about a burger takeaway operating without permission.
  
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• 'I'm blown away' - Blackburn student wins medicine scholarship

  11-12-2020 06:13
  
  A STUDENT was ‘blown away’ after winning a prestigious scholarship to study medicine.
  
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• Patient attacked nurses with a chair after they refused to admit her

  11-12-2020 06:12
  
  A WOMAN who went to hospital hoping to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act attacked two nurses with a chair when they said they weren't going to admit her.
  
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• Corrie star Jennie McAlpine lends 'warm Northern voice' to new Witchway buses

  11-12-2020 06:03
  
  Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine will be lending her voice to a fleet of new luxury buses for the North West.
  
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• NHS volunteers from Blackburn to feed and clothe homeless in Accrington town centre

  11-12-2020 06:02
  
  A couple who have been feeding the homeless for half a decade are setting-up their stall once more to help support the most vulnerable people in East Lancashire in the run up to Christmas.
  
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• Naturecan: Burnley-born entrepreneur expands hemp business

  11-12-2020 06:02
  
  A BURNLEY born entrepreneur is retailing a range of natural hemp products via an innovative online business.
  
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• Nature Can: Burnley-born entrepreneur expands hemp business

  11-12-2020 06:02
  
  A BURNLEY born entrepreneur is retailing a range of natural hemp products via an innovative online business.
  
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• Blackburn nursery children go the extra mile for refugees at Christmas

  11-12-2020 06:02
  
  Nursery children have gone above and beyond this festive season by putting together care packages and delivering them to vulnerable people in their community.
  
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• Grassroots football: Mill Hill Juniors FC's warning for fate of smaller clubs

  11-12-2020 06:01
  
  A YOUTH football club has spoken out about the danger that the current ban on grassroots football poses to clubs around the county.
  
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• Tommy Smith and wife captured spending at Christian Louboutin store in Harrods

  11-12-2020 06:00
  
  A VIDEO showing a crime boss and his wife splurging their illegally gained cash in a luxury department store has been released – after they were ordered to pay back over £200,000 or spend more time in jail.
  
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• Darwen Aldridge students come second in sustainable house design challenge

  11-12-2020 06:00
  
  FOUR students have been named runners-up at a house design challenge.
  
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