Blackburn with Darwen news

• Burnley explosion: Teenage girl pulled from house blast

  20-06-2022 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl "covered in rubble" was rescued after an explosion in Burnley which left a man injured.
  
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• Lancashire hotelier and wife in custody in Zanzibar, Tanzania

  20-06-2022 18:30
  
  Friends and relatives are growing increasingly concerned about a Lancashire man and his wife who are being unlawfully detained in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
  
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• New technology could help type 2 diabetics lose weight while they sleep

  20-06-2022 18:23
  
  Researchers at the University of Portsmouth are currently on the hunt for volunteers to try out the new system.
  
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• Barristers vote to strike in England and Wales - when and why

  20-06-2022 18:23
  
  The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said several days of court walkouts will begin from next week.
  
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• Burnley: Teenage girl pulled from rubble after house explosion

  20-06-2022 18:20
  
  A teenage girl was pulled from rubble by a relative following a house explosion which has left a man seriously injured.
  
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• Two confirmed killed in helicopter crash near Forest of Bowland

  20-06-2022 18:15
  
  POLICE have confirmed that two people have died following a helicopter crash in Craven today near Burton in Lonsdale.
  
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• Ramsbottom: Dinner by Ness rolls out supper clubs

  20-06-2022 18:01
  
  A chef who started a Middle Eastern takeaway from her flat during lockdown is planning to roll out a series of supper clubs.
  
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• Local charity receives funding for children's mental health

  20-06-2022 17:30
  
  An local charity has been granted £60,000 to support their work in offering better mental health resources to children and young people in Hyndburn.
  
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• Doctored picture of Muslim Mayor at Blackburn Pride condemned

  20-06-2022 17:00
  
  A doctored image of the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen attending Blackburn Pride has been condemned.
  
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• Blackburn's Floors 'n' Carpets to pay more than £130k after contractor fell 30ft through roof

  20-06-2022 17:00
  
  A floors and carpets company has been ordered to pay £130,000 after a contractor fell through a skylight suffering life changing injuries.
  
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• Lancashire Police trainee faked Covid test to skip work

  20-06-2022 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahmed Anwari drew false red lines on a Covid-19 test, a misconduct hearing is told.
  
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• Cost of living: Animal charity struggling over rising prices

  20-06-2022 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charity in Ormskirk says a rise in the cost of living is leaving them struggling to care for animals.
  
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• Trainee Lancashire police officer faked Covid test result for time off

  20-06-2022 16:03
  
  A trainee police officer drew red lines on a Covid-19 test strip in a bid to get time off work, a misconduct hearing was told.
  
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• Trainee Lancashire police officer drew red lines on Covid test strip to get time off work

  20-06-2022 16:03
  
  A trainee police officer drew red lines on a Covid-19 test strip in a bid to get time off work, a misconduct hearing was told.
  
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• Updates and reaction from Burnley explosion and house collapse

  20-06-2022 15:15
  
  A house has collapsed in Burnley following an explosion, prompting the evacuation of several properties.
  
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• WATCH: Helicopter crash reported near Forest of Bowland

  20-06-2022 15:00
  
  EMERGENCY services are at the scene of an incident off Bentham Road near Burton in Lonsdale, on the back road between Ingleton and Bentham where a helicopter has crashed into a field, North Yorkshire Police have said.
  
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• Lytham St Annes: Charlotte Dawson pays tribute to late father Les Dawson

  20-06-2022 15:00
  
  Charlotte Dawson paid tribute to her late father, Les Dawson, after visiting his Lytham St Annes statue.
  
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• Burnley: House collapses after explosion, fire service say

  20-06-2022 14:34
  
  A house has collapsed following an explosion in Burnley prompting the evacuation of several properties.
  
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• Padiham: Police appeal following racially aggravated assault

  20-06-2022 13:49
  
  Police have released CCTV images of three men they want to speak to following an alleged racially aggravated assault.
  
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• Fleetwood Poulton rail link: Plans to reopen line approved

  20-06-2022 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport agrees to fund the development of the line after years of campaigning.
  
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• Where has Accrington Asda cat has been this month?

  20-06-2022 13:06
  
  Accrington’s most famous pet, ‘Jerry the Asda Cat’ has been on an adventure through the town meeting friendly locals along the way this month.
  
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• Road outside college and close to school reopened

  20-06-2022 12:38
  
  A busy road outside a college in Padiham has been closed in both directions.
  
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• Padiham: Road outside college and close to school shut in both directions

  20-06-2022 12:38
  
  A busy road outside a college in Padiham has been closed in both directions.
  
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• Stolen moped recovered despite 'poor attempts' to hide it

  20-06-2022 12:25
  
  A stolen moped was recovered despite attempts to 'hide it' under some bags.
  
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• Rare species of crane born at Burscough nature reserve

  20-06-2022 12:15
  
  The red-crowned crane hatched at WWT Martin Mere in Burscough.
  
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• Neighbours claim Ramsbottom pub’s outdoor bar plan is an ‘impending nightmare’

  20-06-2022 12:12
  
  A PUB which wishes to extend use of a car park area for an outside faces opposition from neighbours.
  
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• Preston: Same-sex couple among first to get married in a Methodist Church

  20-06-2022 11:30
  
  After a decade of waiting Jason and Ben McMahon-Riley tied the knot last Friday (17 June) at Fulwood Methodist Church, Preston.
  
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• Home gym equipment that costs less than annual David Lloyd, Virgin Active Gyms memberships

  20-06-2022 11:25
  
  We've more than got used to working out from home over the last two years so why not give your home gym a bit of an upgrade?
  
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• What human feeling are you quiz? How to play the viral TikTok test

  20-06-2022 11:15
  
  Here's how you can play Titok's viral 'what human feeling are you?' test.
  
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• New websites launched to boost tourism in Nelson, Brierfield and Barnoldswick

  20-06-2022 11:00
  
  New town centre websites are being launched in a bid to encourage local people and visitors to support businesses and make the most of being in East Lancashire.
  
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• Man charged over stalking offence arrested again

  20-06-2022 10:50
  
  A 35-year-old man who was charged with strict bail conditions for stalking has been arrested again for an offence on a different victim.
  
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• Lancashire man charged over stalking offence arrested again

  20-06-2022 10:50
  
  A 35-year-old man who was charged with strict bail conditions for stalking has been arrested again for an offence on a different victim.
  
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• Seven cases of deadly lungworm reported in East Lancashire

  20-06-2022 10:36
  
  East Lancashire's lung worm hotspots have been revealed after vets warned thousands of dogs are at risk from the deadly parasite.
  
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• Blackburn schoolchildren ‘coin it in’ following Jubilee tree planting

  20-06-2022 10:21
  
  Children from a Blackburn primary school have been presented with a Young Forestry Award and commemorative coins recognising their Jubilee tree planting efforts.
  
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• Detectives continue questioning suspects in murder probe after man stabbed to death

  20-06-2022 10:16
  
  Detectives investigating the death of Lee Dawson are continuing to question two men on suspicion of his murder.
  
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• Office plans for old pub on canalside in Riley Green

  20-06-2022 09:39
  
  A FIRE-ravaged pub is set to be converted into offices as part of plans as part of canalside regeneration plans.
  
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• Burned-out pub on Lancs canalside to become office HQ

  20-06-2022 09:39
  
  A FIRE-ravaged pub is set to be converted into offices as part of plans as part of canalside regeneration plans.
  
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• Primark announces major change with the launch of click and collect

  20-06-2022 09:32
  
  The business said the trial will run out of 25 shops and will give those who live nearer a smaller Primark access to a much wider range of items.
  
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• UK house prices rise to record highs for fifth month in a row

  20-06-2022 08:29
  
  Across the country, house prices have hit record highs for a fifth month in a row.
  
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• Woman attacked police after neighbours raised concern for her

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  A drunk woman kicked and shouted at police officers who were trying to help after neighbours called emergency services because she was screaming.
  
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• Rossendale tech-start up launched during Covid pandemic to exhibit at Canada web summit

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  A Lancashire tech start-up which is looking to innovate the recycling world is to exhibit their ideas at a summit in Canada.
  
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• New deal agreed to address borough's street sweeping needs - Lancashire Telegraph

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  New deal agreed to address borough's street sweeping needs  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• New deal agreed to address Blackburn with Darwen's street sweeping needs

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  A DEAL has been agreed to meet Blackburn with Darwen's street sweeping needs - with a new contractor now in place.
  
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• Matt takes on gruelling 96 mile trek in memory of mum

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  Matt Stevenson is to take on 106 mile trek and climb a mountain to help raise funds for a hospice which cared for his mum.
  
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• Matt takes on gruelling 106 mile trek in memory of mum

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  Matt Stevenson is to take on 106 mile trek and climb a mountain to help raise funds for a hospice which cared for his mum.
  
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• Man who 'stumbled out nightclub' drove around Burnley park in chase

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  An ‘appalling’ and dangerous driver who had been drinking at a nightclub drove on the paths of Thompson's Park while police were chasing him.
  
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• Letter: East Lancs patients facing 'daylight robbery' of PFI

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  The political football known as Private Finance Initiative (PFI) sounds the death knell for many NHS Trusts. East Lancashire Trust closed Burnley A & E in 2007 (under the Labour government) as did many other Trusts throughout Britain, thanks to high PFI service charges.
  
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• Lancashire's giant hogweed hotspots after child burned by plant

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  Lancashire’s giant hogweed hotspots have been revealed.
  
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• Eco-friendly festival essentials you need for Glastonbury, TRNSMT , Reading and more

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  Music festivals produce 23,500 tonnes of waste every year including discarded clothes and plastic bottles. 
  
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• Burnley woman sheds 12 stones at Slimming World after son’s warning

  20-06-2022 06:00
  
  Melanie Jones, from Burnley, managed to shed 12 stone, seven dress sizes, four ring sizes and one shoe size in just 19 months through Slimming World.
  
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