Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn museum and Burnley's Towneley Hall share £1.25m

  11-03-2022 23:30
  
  TWO major East Lancashire cultural attractions will share £1.25 million from the government for essential repairs.
  
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• New Covid variant: Deltracron symptoms and what we know

  11-03-2022 19:05
  
  The World Health Organisation has warned of the spread of a new Covid variant that combines Delta and Omicron as cases internationally continue to decline.
  
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• M65 crash: Man dies after being hit by van on motorway

  11-03-2022 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The driver of a Hyundai car is thought to have stopped and got out before being struck.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by van in m65 accident horror

  11-03-2022 17:59
  
  A MAN has died following a serious crash which saw the closure of a major motorway for nine hours.
  
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• M65: Man dies after being hit by van in motorway crash horror

  11-03-2022 17:59
  
  A MAN has died following a serious crash which saw the closure of a major motorway for nine hours.
  
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• Historic Blackburn museum and Burnley's Towneley Hall share £1.25m

  11-03-2022 16:54
  
  TWO major East Lancashire cultural attractions will share £1,255 million from the government for essential repairs.
  
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• Burnley cannabis farm with 1000 plants ripped apart

  11-03-2022 16:52
  
  CANNABIS with a value of more than £750,000 was found during a police raid on a home.
  
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• Get 2 Nintendo Switch games for £20 at Game including LEGO, Mario and Just Dance

  11-03-2022 16:46
  
  Get two Nintendo Switch games for just £20 at Game.
  
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• M65 reopens following serious crash

  11-03-2022 16:36
  
  A MOTORWAY has reopened following a nine-hour closure.
  
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• M65 reopened following serious crash

  11-03-2022 16:36
  
  A MOTORWAY has reopened following a nine-hour closure.
  
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• Man jailed for sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl in Lancaster

  11-03-2022 15:54
  
  A man who admitted to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl has been jailed.
  
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• Darwen transformation blueprint hailed 'massive for town'

  11-03-2022 15:00
  
  THE £90million blueprint to transform Darwen has been hailed as 'superb' and 'massive' for the town.
  
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• Brentford v Burnley

  11-03-2022 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Brentford and Burnley.
  
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• UK weather: Met Office predict record temperatures amid '28C heatwave' in April

  11-03-2022 13:35
  
  Warm weather could return as early as April with temperatures expected to go as high as 28C.
  
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• Preston bus station revamp wins conservation group prize

  11-03-2022 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston bus station's three-year refurbishment is recognised by conservation group The Civic Trust.
  
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• Ukraine: Lancashire fire service donates engine and kit

  11-03-2022 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire's fire service is joining a national push to help firefighters in the conflict-hit country.
  
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• Spotify search not working: Is Spotify down again? What we know

  11-03-2022 12:40
  
  Spotify customers have reported issues using the search bar function on the popular music streaming app and site.
  
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• Blackburn raids: specialist dogs sniff out illegal cigarettes

  11-03-2022 12:30
  
  MORE than £170,000 worth of counterfeit cigarettes have been seized by trading standards officers aided by a tobacco detection dog.
  
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• Octopus Energy to undercut Ofgem energy price cap by £50 in April

  11-03-2022 12:21
  
  In February, Ofgem announced the new energy bill price cap will rise by 54 per cent per cent from April.
  
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• Thousands lose power in Chorley after goose flies into lines

  11-03-2022 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Over 2,000 homes in Chorley were left without an electricity connection, Electricity North West said.
  
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• Lancashire woman who buried puppy alive handed tougher sentence after losing appeal

  11-03-2022 11:46
  
  A woman who buried her Pomeranian puppy alive has been handed a lifetime ban on keeping all animals after she lost her appeal against her conviction and was given a tougher sentence.
  
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• Chorley: Alan Sugar fires Aaron Willis from The Apprentice

  11-03-2022 11:15
  
  Chorley's Aaron Willis and Akeem Bundu-Kamara were both sent home by Lord Alan Sugar on last night's The Apprentice.
  
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• Peacemaker to stream on Sky and NOW TV in UK in March

  11-03-2022 10:34
  
  James Gunn's Peacemaker series had not been available in the UK initially but now has a streaming home for March.
  
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• iPhone 13 and 13 Pro in new green colour - How to pre-order from Sky, O2, Three and more

  11-03-2022 10:32
  
  Apple revealed a new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro colour during its sneak peek event and we can't wait to pre-order it.
  
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• Last-minute tickets for Cheltenham Festival 2022 - How to buy

  11-03-2022 10:31
  
  Tickets are still available for Day One and Day Two for the 2022 festival
  
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• M65 closed in Lancashire after multiple vehicle crash

  11-03-2022 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Highways says the westbound carriageway is likely to be closes 'for some time'.
  
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• Aldi's top rated garden furniture including a hot tub, log burner and pizza oven

  11-03-2022 10:21
  
  Check out some of Aldi's top-rated garden furniture from its much sought after outdoor log burner to an incredible hot tub.
  
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• 34-year-old woman in custody after suspected drugs found in house

  11-03-2022 09:19
  
  A woman has been arrested and a quantity of suspected drugs recovered after a raid on a house.
  
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• 'Prolific offender' who robbed elderly people jailed for 7 years

  11-03-2022 09:06
  
  A woman has been jailed for more than seven years after robbing elderly residents.
  
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• Wordle 265: What is today's Wordle word? 11 March hints and answer

  11-03-2022 08:42
  
  Hints and answer for today's Wordle.
  
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• Large power cut in Chorley affecting 2,000 customers

  11-03-2022 08:24
  
  Around 2,000 homes have been left without power this morning.
  
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• M65 closed near Blackburn following multi-vehicle crash

  11-03-2022 08:13
  
  The M65 is closed this morning and is likely to stay shut for some time following a multi-vehicle crash.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen council leader set to retire after 30 years - Lancs Live

  11-03-2022 06:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen council leader set to retire after 30 years  Lancs Live
  
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• Time travel at Royal Exchange as Ibsen classic reimagined

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  AFTER an eight year absence from the stage, actor Will Ash is back at Manchester’s Royal Exchange in an ambitious and powerful reimagining of a classic.
  
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• The most expensive places to buy petrol and diesel in Lancashire

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  Petrol prices at Preston New Road’s station reached 195.9p for diesel and 176.8p for petrol on Wednesday (9 March).
  
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• Ribble Valley: Mellor councillor praised for mayoral service through pandemic

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  A RIBBLE Valley councillor has received a civic plaque in recognition of her extraordinary two years’ service as mayor during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Protesters gather at council's first climate summit to oppose 9,000 new homes plan

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  Protesters gathered outside Lancashire County Council’s on Thursday as councillors and representatives from wildlife trusts and other agencies met for the first Lancashire Climate Summit.
  
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• Plans for Blackburn's Issa brothers to demolish pub for service station approved

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  A pub once at the heart of a rural community is to be demolished to make way for the latest Issa brothers development.
  
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• Plans for Blackburn's Issa brothers to demolish pub at heart of community approved by council

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  A much-loved pub at the heart of a rural community is to be demolished to make way for the latest Issa brothers development.
  
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• Pedestrians and cyclists banned from road leading to M6

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  Pedestrians and cyclists will be banned from a road that could lead them inadvertently onto the M6.
  
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• Older Burnley residents offered help from council 'handy person'

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  OLDER and disabled residents of a borough are to be offered support from a council handy person to do household jobs and repairs at £10 a hour.
  
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• LETTER: There's one group draining NHS resources at A&E - sportspeople

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  The NHS has always had waiting lists and there is always lots of people waiting to be seen in A&E departments.
  
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• Lancashire sending equipment and fire engine to Ukraine

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  The fire service has prepared four pallets of equipment and a fire engine to send to firefighters on the front line in Ukraine
  
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• Lancashire: Increase in foster carer payments

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  The fees paid to foster carers by Lancashire County Council are to be overhauled in a £3m revamp designed to persuade more people to put themselves forward for the role – and encourage those who have already taken on the responsibility to continue their commitment.
  
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• Hoddlesden housing estate set for approval despite 63 objections

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  THE transformation of a moorland eyesore into a new housing estate will come a step closer next week.
  
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• Funeral service for ex-Dog and Partridge pub landlord Philip Chippendale

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  THE funeral will take place next week for a former pub landlord and ex-Lancashire Telegraph worker, who has died.
  
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• Fire service sending equipment and fire engine to Ukraine

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  The fire service has prepared four pallets of equipment and a fire engine to send to firefighters on the front line in Ukraine
  
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• Estate agent's anger after thieves steal fences and gates from Blackburn property

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  A landlord has been left enraged after fences and gates were stolen from a number of his properties.
  
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• Darwen pub to hold fundraiser to help purchase life saving defibrillator

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  A community group are raising funds to install a defibrillator outside a pub.
  
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• Burnley window cleaner threatened to kill two men

  11-03-2022 06:00
  
  A WINDOW cleaner whose life spiralled out of control threatened to kill two men as they sat in their van.
  
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