Blackburn with Darwen news

• Pennine Lancs flu jab campaign

  08-10-2021 19:00
  
  PEOPLE have been urged to take up their flu jabs to avoid a surge in the respiratory disease.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council accused over planning 'secrecy' - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-10-2021 19:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council accused over planning 'secrecy'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council accused over planning 'secrecy'

  08-10-2021 19:00
  
  A COUNCIL'S Labour leaders have been accused of seeking to take key planning decisions behind closed doors.
  
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• Lancashire elderly victims lose £23,500 in telephone scams

  08-10-2021 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Police says it is "concerned about elderly, vulnerable victims being targeted".
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Drugs gang sentenced in court - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-10-2021 18:37
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: Drugs gang sentenced in court  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Drugs gang sentenced in court

  08-10-2021 18:37
  
  SIX people have been sentenced for their part in an organised crime group supplying drugs on a commercial scale into the North West.
  
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• Blackburn woman conned out of £13k in 'courier fraud' scam

  08-10-2021 18:20
  
  A PENSIONER has been conned into handing over £13,000 as police warn of a rise in ‘courier fraud’ targeting the elderly and vulnerable. 
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: number of children in council care rises - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-10-2021 18:17
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: number of children in council care rises  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: number of children in council care rises

  08-10-2021 18:17
  
  THE number of children in the care of Blackburn with Darwen Council has risen in the last three months.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen £120,000 a year child dental health drive

  08-10-2021 18:00
  
  SENIOR councillors have been asked to approve a £120,000 a year drive to improve dental health - especially among children.
  
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• Nelson bus station set for upgrade

  08-10-2021 17:30
  
  AN East Lancashire bus station is to get an accessibility upgrade.
  
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• L.O.L. Surprise! LIVE UK tour dates for first ever show - how to buy tickets

  08-10-2021 17:13
  
  Here are the winter tour dates for L.O.L. Surprise! LIVE first ever UK winter family tour.
  
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• Bacardi Patron XO Café coffee and tequila shot to cease production

  08-10-2021 16:19
  
  Bacardi announced that they would be discontinuing their Patron XO Cafe liqueur.
  
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• Blackburn dementia care home placed in special measures

  08-10-2021 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inspectors found the care home in Blackburn to be "dirty" and an "undignified" living experience.
  
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• Car clocked doing eye-watering 80mph along 30mph road in Bacup

  08-10-2021 16:14
  
  A car has been clocked travelling almost three times the speed limit on a residential road.
  
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• Bamber Bridge crash: Man cleared of murdering electric scooter rider

  08-10-2021 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Van driver Samuel Bretherton had admitted manslaughter over the death of Ben Smith in Bamber Bridge.
  
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• Lancashire cocaine dealer jailed for six years on Isle of Man

  08-10-2021 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dylan Evans was caught with about £7,900 of cocaine after travelling to the island from Lancashire.
  
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• Halloween 2021: Lancashire's most haunted places to visit revealed

  08-10-2021 16:00
  
  Lancashire was recently revealed to be one of the top ten spookiest places in the UK, here are the most haunted places you can visit in the region.
  
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• Darwen: U-turn over plan to make streets a parking permit zone

  08-10-2021 16:00
  
  A COUNCIL has performed a U-turn over proposed parking restrictions near a church.
  
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• Blackburn mill site care home delayed again by leaky roof

  08-10-2021 16:00
  
  THE opening date for a problem-plagued flagship £12.5million extra-care housing scheme for the elderly has been delayed again - this time by a leaky roof.
  
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• Man who deliberately mowed-down 20-year-old in transit van acquitted of murder

  08-10-2021 15:41
  
  A man has been found not guilty of the murder of a 20-year-old after he drove his Transit van straight at him.
  
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• Blackburn flagship gyms to get £200k of equipment after complaints

  08-10-2021 15:30
  
  TWO flagship fitness hubs are to have their ageing gym equipment replaced after complaints from customers.
  
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• Blackburn pub giving away Christmas dinners to six lonely people

  08-10-2021 14:40
  
  The Willows pub in Blackburn, is offering six lonely people a three course meal complete with drinks and transportation.
  
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• Here's what is really ‘scandalous’ about naming roads and buildings

  08-10-2021 14:11
  
  A road is being named after two Blackburn brothers who established one of the largest UK firms.  Why are some people a little concerned about this? We should be congratulating them should we not?
  
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• Blackburn care home rated 'inadequate' after CQC inspection

  08-10-2021 14:01
  
  The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed Longfield Residential Home - in Blackburn, in special measures and told them to make urgent improvements following an inspection in August.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council 'Wall of Shame' to snare fly-tippers - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-10-2021 14:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council 'Wall of Shame' to snare fly-tippers  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council 'Wall of Shame' to snare fly-tippers

  08-10-2021 14:00
  
  A NEW digital ‘Wall of Shame’ to identify fly-tippers and publicise those convicted of the offence is being launched.
  
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• 9 youths arrested over theft and criminal damage offences following night of police action

  08-10-2021 13:31
  
  Nine teenagers have been arrested for numerous criminal damage and theft offences.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of the rape of a man in his 20s

  08-10-2021 13:13
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of the rape of a man in his 20s.
  
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• UK City of Culture 2025: Lancashire's failed bid 'will not go to waste'

  08-10-2021 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire failed to make the list of areas through to the final stage of the selection process.
  
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• Appeal for information after school boy knocked off scooter at traffic lights

  08-10-2021 12:56
  
  A school boy was knocked off his scooter while crossing the road at a set of traffic lights.
  
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• Man suffers fractured jaw and cheekbone in serious late night attack

  08-10-2021 12:27
  
  A man has suffered a fractured cheekbone and fractured jaw in a serious assault.
  
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• Blackburn X Factor star’s new song reaches top 5 in charts

  08-10-2021 12:15
  
  Grace Davies song, ‘roots’, was released at midnight today (8 October) and is currently number six in the iTunes charts and still climbing.
  
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• School commended for sharing images of Muslim pupils praying

  08-10-2021 11:53
  
  A PRIMARY school has been commended for allowing pupils to pray in school.
  
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• Injured Lancashire army veteran living with multiple sclerosis to walk 1,000km for charity

  08-10-2021 11:39
  
  A former infantry soldier from Lancashire who was injured in a blast in Northern Ireland, is to walk 1,000km for Help for Heroes.
  
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• Your Reaction: Blackburn link road named after Issa brothers

  08-10-2021 11:30
  
  The council announced yesterday that a new road in Blackburn will be named in honour of the Issa brothers.
  
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• Asda expands 1 hour express delivery service to 96 UK stores - See the full list

  08-10-2021 11:30
  
  Asda is set to extend its one-hour express delivery stores to many more stores across the UK.
  
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• Can you offer these four cats some love and attention and a new home?

  08-10-2021 11:08
  
  COULD you give a new home to some of these East Lancashire animals.
  
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• Tributes paid to popular mechanic and railway man from Accrington

  08-10-2021 10:57
  
  Brian Midgley of Accrington and formerly of Oswaldtwistle, passed away peacefully at Springhill Care Home, on September 24.
  
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• Lots of football fun for youngsters

  08-10-2021 10:53
  
  Youngsters from St Christopher’s School cheering on team-mates during five-a-side soccer tournament in 1992
  
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• Police dispel rumours over 'fake officer' after picture posted on social media

  08-10-2021 10:27
  
  Police have moved to dispel rumours circulating on social media which suggested an officer carrying out door-to-door enquiries was not a real officer.
  
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• Nestle issues warning over Quality Street ahead of Christmas

  08-10-2021 10:25
  
  Nestle's chief executive could not guarantee Quality Street would be in the shops this Christmas.
  
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• Morrisons issue recall on Amour ice creams which could include plastic

  08-10-2021 10:25
  
  Amour Classic Vanilla Ice Cream is being recalled over fears it may contain pieces of plastic.
  
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• Martin Lewis warns millions they face losing £400

  08-10-2021 10:23
  
  Experts have predicted a sharp jump in energy bill crisis in the near future.
  
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• LOCALiQ announce UK-first for digital marketing on Google, Microsoft and Facebook

  08-10-2021 10:21
  
  The new technology will automatically allocate advertising budgets to major platforms including Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Instagram.
  
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• Massive cannabis farm found thanks to tip-off from community

  08-10-2021 10:02
  
  A huge cannabis farm which has bypassed several electricity meters has been found by police.
  
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• CCTV investigation launched after phone box smashed to smithereens by group of teens

  08-10-2021 09:56
  
  A phone box has been smashed to smithereens by a group of teens.
  
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• Police launch investigation after Ribble Valley house repeatedly egged by group of youths

  08-10-2021 09:44
  
  A house has been egged by youths before a car belonging to the occupants was damaged.
  
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• Man to appear in court in connection with Ribble Valley caravan, tractor and trailer theft

  08-10-2021 09:24
  
  A man is set to appear in court at the end of the month after stealing a caravan and a tractor.
  
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• What time is the Draconid meteor shower tonight? Where to see it in Lancashire

  08-10-2021 09:19
  
  Here are the best places to go in the North West to get a view of the Draconoid meteor shower illuminating the night sky this evening.
  
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