Blackburn with Darwen news

• Town centre bar has pride of place in Blackburn

  28-10-2021 19:42
  
  Name of the pub: The Drummer’s Arms
  
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• Northern in train ticket refund fraud crackdown

  28-10-2021 19:00
  
  EAST Lancashire's main train operator has warned travellers who try to claim fraudulent ticket refunds that they have a specialist team of investigators tasked to catch them.
  
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• Darwen's combined phone box and cash machine approved

  28-10-2021 19:00
  
  BRITISH Telecom has been given permission to fit its phone kiosk on the junction of Market Street and Croft Street in Darwen's conservation area with a free cash machine.
  
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• 'You can run but you can't hide' - message to thieves as 3 arrested in Rossendale over stolen car

  28-10-2021 18:58
  
  Three people have been arrested after a stolen car was found abandoned in a rural lane.
  
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• Police close Whalley New Road in Blackburn due to fallen tree

  28-10-2021 18:21
  
  Police have closed off a road in Blackburn.
  
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• Two men arrested following Co-op store cigarette burglary

  28-10-2021 18:08
  
  Two men have been arrested following a burglary at a Co-op store.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council digital boss named best in UK

  28-10-2021 18:00
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's digital supremo has won a national award.
  
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• Rishi Sunak confuses northern towns in market visit gaffe

  28-10-2021 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chancellor praises the "world-famous Burnley market" during a visit to Bury, 20 miles away.
  
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• Burnley MP hails 'transformative budget'

  28-10-2021 17:00
  
  BURNLEY'S Conservative MP Antony Higginbotham has hailed this week's Budget as 'truly transformative' for the borough.
  
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• Investigation launched after woman sexually assaulted in Chorley back alley

  28-10-2021 16:55
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted serious sexual assault.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen councillors warned over signing petitions

  28-10-2021 16:44
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen councillors have been warned about carelessly signing petitions.
  
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• Eden Project North needs government funding, boss says

  28-10-2021 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief executive Dave Harland says the £125m project in Morecambe Bay needs central government help.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen councillors warned to avoid social media

  28-10-2021 16:00
  
  COUNCILLORS have been advised to avoid social media after it emerged that four our of the last 13 complaints about their behaviour related to its use.
  
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• Family pay tribute to showjumper Max Berry after crash

  28-10-2021 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Max Berry took up his "dream job" at a stud near Brighton earlier this year, his family said.
  
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• Tyson Fury wears suit covered with his own face at Trafford Centre

  28-10-2021 15:00
  
  PARIS FURY was at Waterstones in the Trafford Centre yesterday (27 October) for a book signing event.
  
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• Burnley Council clampdown on cold rented homes

  28-10-2021 15:00
  
  LANDLORDS in a borough who fail to provide properly insulated homes for their tenants face a new crackdown.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council boss says borough needs more cash - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-10-2021 14:16
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council boss says borough needs more cash  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council boss says borough needs more cash

  28-10-2021 14:16
  
  A LABOUR local authority boss has said this week's Budget and spending review will not provide enough extra cash for his borough.
  
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• Man wanted in connection with Preston assault

  28-10-2021 14:04
  
  A WANTED appeal has gone out for a man with links to Bolton in connection with an assault.
  
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• Lower Darwen plans for 'unique' home on controversial site revealed

  28-10-2021 13:45
  
  THE owner of a controversial caravan site is now seeking to build a ‘unique’ house there.
  
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• Blackburn's Strictly Come Dancing star 'role-playing' for Halloween

  28-10-2021 13:30
  
  Kai Widdrington and AJ Odudu will be performing a Viennese Waltz for Strictly Come Dancing's Halloween week.
  
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• Blackburn councillors tell of abuse in street and people's homes

  28-10-2021 13:00
  
  COUNCILLORS have spoken of feeling unsafe in residents' homes and been shouted at in the street.
  
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• New Lancashire super-prison plan sparks bus stop row

  28-10-2021 12:45
  
  A mother living close to the site of a proposed new prison on the border of Chorley and Leyland says that plans to move a public bus stop used by schoolchildren to within the grounds of the yet-to-be-approved jail are “disgraceful”.
  
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• Blackburn pub hosting Christmas drive-in movie experience

  28-10-2021 12:30
  
  The Willows pub on Haslingden Road is setting up a giant drive-in movie screen on their car park
  
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• Rishi Sunak’s Burnley blunder: Chancellor confuses town with Bury

  28-10-2021 12:26
  
  THE CHANCELLOR confused the Greater Manchester town of Bury with Burnley during a live TV blunder despite the two towns being located 20 miles apart.
  
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• Tributes paid to 22-year-old who died in crash

  28-10-2021 12:25
  
  Tributes have been paid to the 22-year-old victim of a crash in the Cotswolds at the weekend.
  
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• Young people from Blackburn with Darwen hold Q and A session | - blackburnwithdarwenccg.nhs.uk

  28-10-2021 11:30
  Young people from Blackburn with Darwen hold Q and A session |  blackburnwithdarwenccg.nhs.uk
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Jabs save jobs not just lives - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-10-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Jabs save jobs not just lives  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen councillors warned to avoid social media - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-10-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen councillors warned to avoid social media  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council digital boss named best in UK - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-10-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council digital boss named best in UK  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Rawtenstall road closed for six hours after crash

  28-10-2021 08:55
  
  A PERSON has been taken to hospital after a serious accident which forced the closure of a road for several hours.
  
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• Rawtenstall: Motorcyclist in critical condition after serious collision

  28-10-2021 08:55
  
  A MOTORCYCLIST is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after a serious collision last night (October 27).
  
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• Burnley and the Ribble Valley covered by rain warning

  28-10-2021 08:43
  
  PARTS of the county are at risk of flooding after a weather warning was issued for heavy rain.
  
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• New bridge linked Blackburn Library and King George's Hall

  28-10-2021 07:05
  
  Here’s one to test your memory. Who remembers when Northgate in Blackburn was closed off in 1975 as work began on a walkway which linked King George’s Hall on the right to the library on the left? Did you ever walk across the completed bridge?
  
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• Will Young marks Pop Idol 20 years on by announcing new tour

  28-10-2021 07:04
  
  In the week that he has announced a major UK tour in 2022 to mark 20 years since he won Pop Idol, Will Young took time out to answer a few questions about that tour and his career in general
  
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• Thug found in Mill Hill jailed after breaking restraining order

  28-10-2021 06:18
  
  A MAN breached a restraining order the day after he was released from a prison sentence imposed for assaults on the same victim.
  
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• Rawtenstall rail link plan wins cash

  28-10-2021 06:16
  
  WORK to develop new mainstream passenger rail link between Rawtenstall and Buckley Wells near Bury has been given £50,000 by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
  
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• Thug threw bricks at shocked paramedics' ambulances near Royal Blackburn Hospital

  28-10-2021 06:15
  
  A THUG threw bricks at two ambulances and shattered windscreens as shocked paramedics returned to Royal Blackburn Hospital A&E.
  
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• Darwen Aldridge School pupils take part in climate summit for engineering

  28-10-2021 06:15
  
  School pupils have taken part in a national summit to achieve net zero in engineering.
  
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• Clitheroe nurse looking forward to getting back to busy job after leg amputation

  28-10-2021 06:15
  
  A nurse who had had her leg amputated after a motorbike accident is looking forward to getting back to work.
  
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• St Mary's Chambers in Rawtenstall to host iconic Factory Records and Madchester tribute night

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  An East Lancashire music venue is gearing up to present a Madchester tribute night next month, featuring tunes from the iconic Factory Records label.
  
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• Preston: Covid-positive thug sentenced after biting and spitting on officers

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN who assaulted two emergency workers after being stopped for driving under the influence of drink and drugs has been sentenced in court.
  
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• More crime fighters for Lancashire Police as force exceeds recruitment targets

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  LANCASHIRE Police has once again exceeded its national target to recruit extra officers, with 307 joining through the police uplift programme by the end of September 2021.
  
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• Letter: Avoid making Halloween a nightmare for your pets

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  This Halloween, don’t be haunted by a mistake that could cause your animal companion to become lost, sick, or hurt. Everyone can keep their “good ghouls and boys” safe by following these frightfully delightful tips.
  
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• Great Harwood bar owner, 48, to sue Rugby Football League following early-onset dementia diagnosis

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  A former rugby league player who is suffering with early-onset dementia is among a group of sporting veterans who are suing the Rugby Football League for negligence.
  
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• Discounted car parking in this Lancashire town centre in run-up to Christmas

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  Discounted parking is to be introduced in a Lancashire town in the weeks running up to Christmas.
  
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• Derby County v Blackburn Rovers: How to watch on TV, live stream | BRFC fixtures

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  ROVERS will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Championship when they head to Derby County.
  
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• Blackpool cabbie banned from driving taxis for crash while drunk

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  A Blackpool cabbie has been banned from driving taxis after crashing into a stationary vehicle while drunk.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Jabs save jobs not just lives

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  By Dominic Harrison, Blackburn with Darwen Council public health director
  
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• Blackburn Market to host festive Christmas stalls every Saturday

  28-10-2021 06:00
  
  Stalls are set to open every Saturday at an East Lancashire market in the run up to Christmas.
  
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