Blackburn with Darwen news

• Preston: Dozens of firefighters battle furious blaze

  19-05-2022 20:53
  
  A BUILDING fire in Lancashire is being battled by a number of firefighters.
  
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• N-Dubz release single Charmer and tour after 11-year hiatus- How to listen and get tickets

  19-05-2022 20:48
  
  N-Dubz have released a new single and it’s available to listen to from today (May 19).
  
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• Darwen: Huge wildfire breaks out on moorland

  19-05-2022 20:42
  
  A LARGE wildfire has broken out in East Lancashire this evening (May 19).
  
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• Blue Light Card reveals Asda 10 percent discount for members is back

  19-05-2022 18:53
  
  Blue Light Card has revealed that its 10% discount at Asda is back.
  
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• Lancashire: Budweiser workers announce strike dates amid pay dispute

  19-05-2022 18:34
  
  ANYONE wanting a pint Budweiser, Stella Artois, Becks, Boddingtons or Export Pale Ale could go thirsty this summer, says GMB Union.
  
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• Royal Mail financial results lead to delivery price hike warning

  19-05-2022 17:38
  
  Yesterday it was announced that inflation has risen to 9% in April, with it rising at the fastest rate in 40 years.
  
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• JD sports is offering 60 per cent off Nike and Adidas in spring flash sale

  19-05-2022 17:38
  
  The sports retailer has up to 60% off but you'll need to be quick.
  
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• Blackburn: Man's trick to avoid paying for insurance backfires as police seize van

  19-05-2022 17:06
  
  A VAN has been seized today after the owners trick to try and avoid paying for insurance backfired.
  
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• Burnley MP calls for more foreign criminals to be deported

  19-05-2022 16:37
  
  AN East Lancashire MP has condemned lawyers and MPs who blocked the deportation of 105 overseas criminals.
  
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• Rossendale to Manchester rail link wins £150,000 study grant

  19-05-2022 16:00
  
  THE campaign to re-establish a direct rail link to Manchester has won £150,000 to make a business case for the direct route.
  
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• Two men arrested following attempted robbery in 'broad daylight'

  19-05-2022 15:26
  
  Two people have been arrested following an attempted robbery after a man entered a convenience store with a weapon.
  
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• Police obtain closure order for property after criminals take over house in act of cuckooing

  19-05-2022 15:12
  
  A closure order has been obtained for a premises after police discovered criminals were using the property in an act of 'cuckooing'.
  
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• Kelly Hartigan-Burns death: Officer loses custody death misconduct appeal

  19-05-2022 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former police sergeant was found to have failed to properly assess an arrested woman who later died.
  
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• Power outage threat as thousands of Cadent Gas workers prepare to strike over pay

  19-05-2022 13:53
  
  Thousands of Cadent Gas workers are to stage a 48 hour strike over pay.
  
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• Police appeal following 'racist incident' at Blackburn Rovers game

  19-05-2022 13:44
  
  POLICE have released an image of a man they want to speak in relation to an alleged racist incident at a Blackburn Rovers match.
  
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• Man identified over alleged incident at Blackburn Rovers match

  19-05-2022 13:44
  
  POLICE have identified a man they want to speak in relation to an alleged racist incident at a recent football match.
  
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• From The Jam cancel Burnley gig after band member's heart attack

  19-05-2022 13:30
  
  From The Jam have rescheduled their East Lancashire gig for the second time after Russell Hastings suffered a “small heart attack”.
  
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• Badly parked, broken down or abandoned?: Car causes huge tailbacks at junction

  19-05-2022 13:29
  
  A vehicle left parked at a busy traffic lights has caused huge tailbacks in Blackburn.
  
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• Tributes to former Rossendale council leader and BBC producer

  19-05-2022 13:17
  
  Tributes have been paid to a former council leader and news producer who has died aged 86.
  
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• Four charged following seizure of cash, heroin and crack cocaine

  19-05-2022 13:02
  
  Four people have been charged as part of an investigation into drug dealing in Pendle.
  
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• Darwen woman helps raise £20K in memory brother who died

  19-05-2022 12:40
  
  REBECCA Turner, from Darwen, has helped raise money for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Blue Skies charity.
  
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• People taking drugs at football matches may face 5 year ban, says minister

  19-05-2022 12:39
  
  The new rules are planned to tackle a rise in violence and disorder at sports matches.
  
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• Lidl extends lager recall due to 'possible health risk'

  19-05-2022 12:30
  
  The product is a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide
  
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• The most shocking hospital mistakes made in the last year

  19-05-2022 12:28
  
  One woman had her ovaries removed by mistake when the plan was to conserve them. Read more:
  
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• Lancashire mum died of sepsis following abortion after being mistreated as Covid-19 patient

  19-05-2022 12:26
  
  A coroner is concerned that doctors are receiving “inadequate” training about the risk of sepsis following an abortion, after a mother-of-five died.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday May 19

  19-05-2022 12:08
  
  Here's a selection of things you'll find in Aldi and Lidl middle aisles from Thursday, May 19.
  
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• BrewDog to sell stronger Punk IPA beer to celebrate its 15th anniversary - How to buy

  19-05-2022 12:07
  
  The stronger version of the classic Brewdog Punk IPA beer will be available in 330ml bottles
  
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• 7 BBQs and pizza ovens ideal for Platinum Jubilee celebrations from Aldi, Argos and more

  19-05-2022 12:07
  
  Here's a selection of BBQs and pizza ovens that are ideal for Platinum Jubilee celebrations in your garden.
  
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• Top Trumps releases Platinum Jubilee card game perfect to play on the Bank Holiday weekend

  19-05-2022 12:06
  
  The new regal pack comes with 30 beautifully presented cards showing iconic moments from across Queen Elizabeth II's life and reign.
  
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• Kew Gardens and Sproutl launch new Palm House Collection- shop now

  19-05-2022 12:05
  
  The Royal Botanic Gardens and Sproutl have seven exotic plants in their collection.
  
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• Alfie The Odd Job Boy from Clitheroe is back in new feature length film

  19-05-2022 12:02
  
  Almost four years on from when he first graced our screens in a short film for BBC Three, Alfie The Odd Job Boy is back.
  
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• Man and woman arrested as car speeds off M6 and crashes down embankment

  19-05-2022 11:50
  
  Two people have been arrested after a car came off the motorway at speed and rolled down an embankment.
  
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• Five men and a woman arrested in connection with supply of drugs from Liverpool into Lancashire

  19-05-2022 11:35
  
  Six people – five men and a woman – have been arrested in connection with investigations into the supply of drugs from Merseyside into Lancashire.
  
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• Blackpool death: Abortion sepsis risk training inadequate - coroner

  19-05-2022 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coroner highlights a "lack of awareness" after sepsis and neglect contributed to a woman's death.
  
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• Council publish results of investigation into 2016 flash flooding in Burnley

  19-05-2022 11:13
  
  The results of investigations into three flash floods at Burnley, Earby and Skelmersdale have now been published.
  
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• Driver wanted for multiple offences stopped by police stinger

  19-05-2022 11:03
  
  A STINGER was deployed to stop a stolen vehicle in Blackpool in the early hours of Thursday.
  
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• Driver wanted for multiple offences stopped after police deploy stinger

  19-05-2022 11:03
  
  A stinger was deployed to stop a stolen vehicle in Blackpool.
  
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• BEER OF THE WEEK: Mark Briggs verdict on the Alchemist Ale

  19-05-2022 10:19
  
  BEER connoisseur and passionate pub campaigner, Mark gives us his decision on the tastiest beer he has sampled in the last seven days.
  
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• Wordle 334 May 19 : Wordle word hints and today's answer

  19-05-2022 08:11
  
  Hints and answer for today's Wordle.
  
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• UCLan invite employers and apprentices to matchmaking events

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  The University of Central Lancashire is inviting future apprentices and local employers to come together for a series of matchmaking events.
  
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• Three Bacup Market stalls close amid cost of living crisis

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  Three businesses at Bacup Market have closed, or significantly reduced their trading hours, in the last three weeks alone.
  
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• Residents demand action over 'filthy' back garden attracting rats

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  A COUPLE are calling for someone to take responsibility for piles of rubbish in a neighbour's garden.
  
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• Pennine Trust introduces Mandarin to school curriculum

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  THE Pennine Trust academy group is introducing Mandarin as a language to its curriculum.
  
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• Pendle Primary Academy retain 'good' Ofsted rating

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  PENDLE Primary Academy, where pupils “embrace leaders’ vision to shine”, has retained its ‘good’ rating from Ofsted.
  
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• More than third of revenge porn cases dropped by victim in Lancashire

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  MORE than one in three revenge porn cases reported to Lancashire Police were dropped by the victim despite a suspect being identified in the past three years.
  
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• Leona Harris: Fairfield nurse vows to fight on after 'whitewash' appeal decision

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  A nurse dubbed the “Angel of the North” for her pandemic work has vowed to fight on after her appeal against “constructive dismissal” was rejected.
  
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• Lancashire woman scammed out of £20,000 by fraudsters

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  A WOMAN was scammed out of almost £20,000 by fraudsters who pretended they were from her bank.
  
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• Knife purchase tests carried out in Blackburn and Darwen

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  POLICE officers have been out and about conducting knife purchase tests at businesses across East Lancashire.
  
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• Free taxi recruitment course on offer to boost number of cab drivers in this area of Lancashire

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  Drivers are being helped to get behind the wheels of a taxi by attending a fully funded training initiative to give an area’s economy a welcome boost.
  
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• Dragon's Den's Steven Bartlett becomes Ramsbottom Chocolate Cafe's newest intern

  19-05-2022 06:00
  
  A CAFE has won the opportunity for Dragon’s Den's newest star, Steven Bartlett, to become their intern for the day.
  
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