Blackburn with Darwen news

• Three-day live music festival Leighton Live, cancelled due to 'spiralling costs'

  23-05-2022 19:56
  
  A three-day live music festival set to take place over the Queen's Jubilee weekend has been cancelled.
  
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• Motorist cut from car following two vehicle smash in Blackburn

  23-05-2022 18:59
  
  Fire crews had to cut a person from a car following a crash.
  
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• Prolific Blackburn shoplifters jailed again

  23-05-2022 18:35
  
  Two prolific thieves who plagued Blackburn town centre by breaking into businesses, causing misery for shopkeepers have been jailed.
  
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• Music Venue Trust's fan-funded freeholds aim to protect venues

  23-05-2022 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Having music fans buy into a share issue will give small venues "long-term security", a charity says.
  
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• Accrington drug line gang jailed for more than 30 years

  23-05-2022 18:00
  
  A CRIME gang who flooded the streets of East Lancashire with Class A drugs have been jailed for a combined total of more than 30 years.
  
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• Darwen's Sunbird Records could have long-term future protected thanks to £3.5m initiative

  23-05-2022 17:58
  
  Two grassroots music venues in Lancashire could have their long-term futures protected, as a music charity has stepped in to try and purchase the freehold venues.
  
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• East Lancashire Hospice appoints new chief executive

  23-05-2022 17:00
  
  THE East Lancashire Hospice has appointed a new chief executive bringing fresh leadership to the well-used and much-loved charity.
  
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• Universal Credit uplift will not return despite high cost of living

  23-05-2022 16:33
  
  The government has faced calls from Conservatives and the private sector for the £20 weekly increase to be reinstated.
  
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• Town centre road near cinema closed in both directions

  23-05-2022 15:46
  
  A town centre route has been shut in both directions so utility repairs and maintenance can be carried out.
  
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• Blackburn town centre rouad closed in both directions

  23-05-2022 15:46
  
  A TOWN centre road has been shut in both directions so urgent utility repairs and maintenance can be carried out.
  
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• Blackburn town centre road closed for SIX weeks

  23-05-2022 15:46
  
  A TOWN centre road has been shut in both directions so urgent utility repairs and maintenance can be carried out.
  
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• Preston Conservatives investigating Jonty Campbell tweet which says girls smell "buttery and creamy"

  23-05-2022 15:40
  
  AN investigation has been launched after a tweet, which appears to be from the account of a Conservative local election candidate in Lancashire, said 16-year-old girls smell "buttery and creamy".
  
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• Preston Conservatives investigating 'buttery and creamy' girls tweet

  23-05-2022 15:40
  
  AN investigation has been launched after a tweet, apparently from a Conservative candidate in Lancashire, said 16-year-old girls smell "buttery and creamy".
  
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• Historic Blackburn home finally set for health hub transformation

  23-05-2022 14:30
  
  THE starting gun is set to be fired on the long-delayed transformation of a historic building twice damaged by fire into state-of-the-art new health centre.
  
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• Preston festival organisers issue update amid cancellation rumours

  23-05-2022 14:00
  
  Preston’s annual Caribbean Carnival will go ahead next weekend, quashing rumours it had been cancelled.
  
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• Whitworth dance crew take top trophy in regional competiton

  23-05-2022 13:45
  
  DANCERS from Whitworth Community High School made up more than half of the eight strong crew, Unorthodox, who scooped a top trophy in a Manchester competition.
  
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• Blackburn's Mill Hill community centre to get £92,000 new roof

  23-05-2022 13:44
  
  A COMMUNITY centre and volunteer hub is to get a £92,000 new roof.
  
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• Man arrested and appeal to identify silver car after reports of gun shots

  23-05-2022 13:31
  
  Police have arrested one man and are appealing for information following reports of gun shots being fired.
  
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• Man arrested after reports of gun shots on Sunday night

  23-05-2022 13:31
  
  POLICE have arrested one man and are appealing for information following reports of gun shots being fired late on Sunday.
  
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• Why a new Blackburn business park has planning momentum with it

  23-05-2022 13:29
  
  A MAJOR commercial estate on near the M65 is set to move a step closer this week.
  
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• The Arc Cinema signs 25-year lease at Preston’s Animate

  23-05-2022 12:45
  
  Animate, has announced The Arc Cinema as the scheme’s second anchor tenant for a new eight-screen cinema in Preston.
  
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• Blackpool: Johnny Vegas fronts new £1.3m marketing campaign

  23-05-2022 12:15
  
  COMEDIAN Johnny Vegas is the voice of the new adverts, which will air across TV, radio, social media and video-on-demand.
  
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• Jordan North and Alastair Campbell react to Burnley relegation from Premier League

  23-05-2022 12:11
  
  SUPPORTERS of Burnley Football Club had a day to forget yesterday as the club dropped into the second tier of English football for the first time in six years.
  
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• Lancashire PC who sent racist and sexual messages to officers sacked

  23-05-2022 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Tierney used an internal directory to contact details for female officers, a panel hears.
  
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• Readers reveal their biggest concerns with the cost of living crisis

  23-05-2022 11:30
  
  WE asked Lancashire Telegraph readers ‘What is your biggest concern with the cost of living crisis?’ and we were flooded with over 100 responses.
  
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• Man fined for shooting cow in the head on Gisburn farm

  23-05-2022 11:03
  
  A MAN has been fined for killing a cow at a Gisburn farm in 2019 without a license to do so by shooting it in the head.
  
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• Cost of living: £150 council tax rebate boosted by £40 for some areas

  23-05-2022 10:44
  
  The money may help the lowest-earning households manage rising bills during the cost of living crisis.
  
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• BBC New Comedy Awards: Search for best new stand-up and digital comedy launched

  23-05-2022 10:44
  
  The competition has helped to launch and build the careers of well known figures such as Peter Kay, Russell Howard and Sarah Millican.
  
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• Barley: Emergency services rush to save woman

  23-05-2022 08:37
  
  AN air ambulance and rescuers were called after a woman was injured by a cow.
  
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• Manchester Road, Burnley, closed due to crash

  23-05-2022 08:23
  
  A ROAD is to remain closed ‘for some time’ as emergency services deal with an incident.
  
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• Preston fire: Third teenage boy arrested over cinema and nightclub blaze

  23-05-2022 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy and two boys, 14, have been arrested after the large city centre fire, police say.
  
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• M6 drink driver was 'weaving' between lanes

  23-05-2022 08:11
  
  A DRIVER who was weaving between lanes on the motorway was stopped by police.
  
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• Why Blackburn with Darwen's recycling service takes the biscuit - Lancashire Telegraph

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  Why Blackburn with Darwen's recycling service takes the biscuit  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Why Blackburn with Darwen's recycling service takes the biscuit

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  A BOROUGH today (MONDAY) launched a new recycling service to take items normally headed for the general rubbish bin.
  
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• UCLan graded with five star excellence in global ratings

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  The University of Central Lancashire has been given a string of five-star awards in the Research Excellence Framework.
  
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• Sir John Thursby college business students visit Downing Street

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  Business students from Sir John Thursby Community College have travelled to London to visit 10 Downing Street.
  
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• Odds on a Lancashire native getting James Bond role after Aston Martin spot

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  A BOOKMAKER has named its top Lancashire contenders to play the next James Bond, including Lucien Laviscount and Sarah Lancashire.
  
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• Legal firm’s pedal power pushes donations past £1k for Ukraine refugees

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  A SOLICITORS has gone the extra mile in a bid to raise funds for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
  
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• Blackburn man denied life-saving treatment by 'peverse' NHS rules

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  A BLACKBURN cancer patient has told of his "nightmare" after being denied life-saving treatment he was entitled to 18 months ago.
  
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• Blackburn man denied life-saving treatment by 'perverse' NHS rules

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  A BLACKBURN cancer patient has told of his "nightmare" after being denied life-saving treatment he was entitled to 18 months ago.
  
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• Archbishop of York to visit Lancashire for weekend services

  23-05-2022 06:00
  
  The Archbishop of York will be visiting Lancashire for three days over the weekend.
  
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• Royal Mint releases commemorative £5 for Prince William's 40th birthday

  23-05-2022 01:01
  
  The £5 coin has been unveiled ahead of his birthday next month.
  
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• Harry Styles wears spotted pyjamas in BBC's CBeebies Bedtime Story sneak peek

  23-05-2022 01:01
  
  Harry Styles is wearing spotted pyjamas in a sneak peek of his CBeebies Bedtime Story episode.
  
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