Blackburn with Darwen news

• Wait for taxi cost Oswaldtwistle drink-driver his licence

  10-09-2021 18:00
  
  A DRIVER who decided not to wait 45 minutes for a taxi paid more than a pound a minute for his impatience.
  
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• Rap star: I feared for my partner and mum in Ramsbottom stand-off

  10-09-2021 17:33
  
  Rapper Bugzy Malone punched two men in self-defence after rushing home when his tearful partner rang to say three men were trying to break in, a jury heard.
  
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• Wallace and Gromit: Creator Nick Park unveils comedy duo's Preston statue

  10-09-2021 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oscar-winning animator Nick Park says he is "gobsmacked" how well the statue has turned out.
  
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• Manhunt under way after woman sexually assaulted by intruder

  10-09-2021 15:58
  
  A woman was sexually assaulted in her own bed by a man who broke into her ground floor flat.
  
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• The Big Breakfast: AJ Odudu explains why Zig and Zag didn't return

  10-09-2021 15:30
  
  AJ Odudu made a joke about Priti Patel's immigration plan and said it's why Zig and Zag didn't return to Channel 4's The Big Breakfast.
  
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• Unregulated homes: Figures reveal at least 14 children died in care

  10-09-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman from Morecambe is warning of the dangers of putting young people in these types of home.
  
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• Flash flooding closes Red Lion pub in Blackburn

  10-09-2021 14:57
  
  A pub has had to close after a flash flood hit areas of East Lancashire.
  
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• Interactive theatre show and band contest come to Darwen Market Square this weekend

  10-09-2021 13:47
  
  There is a fun filled schedule of events coming up in an East Lancashire town this weekend.
  
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• NTAs: The moment Kate Garraway told Derek Draper she won

  10-09-2021 13:45
  
  Kate Garraway said Derek Draper looked "bewildered" when she told him she scooped a National Television Award.
  
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• 45-year-old man to appear in court after exposing himself to woman

  10-09-2021 13:20
  
  A man is due to appear in court today after exposing himself to a woman in what police have called an 'isolated incident'.
  
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• Parents' emotional letters to 4-month-old Albie, as coroner rules tot's death as unexplained

  10-09-2021 12:57
  
  The parents of a four-month-old baby boy have written two heartbreaking notes to their son, as a coroner ruled his death as unexplained.
  
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• North West celebrities at the National Television Awards

  10-09-2021 12:05
  
  Jordan North, Vernon Kay and Bradley Dack are just some of the North West celebs who attended the event last night.
  
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• Could the Issa Brothers be selling up for £10.8bn?

  10-09-2021 11:28
  
  The Issa brothers could be considering selling their forecourt empire EG Group in a £10.8 billion deal.
  
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• Could EG Group's Issa brothers be selling up for £10.8bn?

  10-09-2021 11:28
  
  The Issa brothers could be considering selling their forecourt empire EG Group in a £10.8 billion deal.
  
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• Pendle teenager awarded four-year scholarship in America

  10-09-2021 11:21
  
  A teenager has awarded a four year football scholarship in America.
  
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• Rider arrested after testing positive for cocaine while carrying passenger without a helmet

  10-09-2021 09:02
  
  The rider of a bike has been arrested after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis while carrying a passenger without a helmet.
  
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• 90-year-old man hit by BMW three series

  10-09-2021 08:40
  
  The driver of a BMW three series reversed into a 90-year-old man before driving-off.
  
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• Star's delight as Bat Out of Hell heads back to Manchester

  10-09-2021 07:00
  
  SHARON Sexton got far more than she bargained for when she starred in the world premier of Bat Out of Hell the Musical when it opened in Manchester more than four years ago.
  
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• Memories of Blackburn's club that became a Unit Four Cinema

  10-09-2021 07:00
  
  A recent photograph of the Starlight Club in Little Harwood prompted Looking Back regular Eric Nolan to get in touch with his recollections of the famous old venue
  
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• Shadsworth Estate rally together in biggest street clean up in years

  10-09-2021 06:15
  
  A community has come together for the estates largest street clean up in years.
  
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• Letter: Was Darwen poet in trenches victim of class warfare?

  10-09-2021 06:01
  
  I ENJOYED the article by Harold Heys (Aug 24) on the soldier poet Charlie Skeels, the story and information therein were new to me. He was obviously like so many others, a brave man deserving of respect and remembrance.
  
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• Super fast 100mbps broadband coming to Burnley

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  High speed broadband is coming to an East Lancashire town enabling users to receive speeds of up to 100mbps.
  
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• STI rates plunge in Blackburn with Darwen during pandemic - Lancashire Telegraph

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  STI rates plunge in Blackburn with Darwen during pandemic  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• STI rates plunge in Blackburn with Darwen during pandemic

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  Sexually transmitted infection rates plunged in Blackburn with Darwen as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, figures suggest.
  
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• Record low number of people in Blackburn became British citizens last year

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  A RECORD low number of people in Blackburn with Darwen became British citizens last year after participating in special citizenship ceremonies, figures show.
  
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• Manchester Airport launch new route to Jordan

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  easyJet, has announced the launch of a new route and holidays from Manchester Airport to Aqaba in Jordan this winter.
  
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• Locations of mobile speed cameras in Lancashire this September

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  A LIST of all the roads where speed checks will be conducted over the coming weeks has been published.
  
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• Ex-Burnley footballer urges men to ‘keep talking’ to reduce suicide

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  A former Premier League footballer is making an emotional appeal for people to ‘keep talking’ in a bid to stop men from taking their own lives.
  
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• Bloo Launches New Toilet Cleaner To Its Range

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  Bloo, the UK’s number one toilet hygiene brand¹, has launched an upgrade to its innovative Fragrance Switch toilet rim blocks range. The new toilet rim blocks now feature a revamped version of the patented balls into marble-design for aesthetic appeal but also bringing to live more visually the 2 in 1 scent benefits of the range.
  
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• Blackburn man was over the drink-drive limit

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN who was almost twice over the drink-drive limit has been banned from driving.
  
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• Accrington: CMAC Group announces 'bold' new rebrand

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  AN EMERGENCY transport firm that rescues holiday makers who are trapped abroad has announced a new rebrand.
  
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• 9/11 attack timeline - how the 9/11 terror attacks unfolded

  10-09-2021 06:00
  
  A breakdown of of one of the darkest days in US and world history.
  
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