Blackburn with Darwen news

• Arriva North West bus drivers strike continues as talks collapse again

  05-08-2022 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The majority of Arriva North West services remain cancelled as a strike by bus drivers continues.
  
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• £30k mini-digger stolen overnight in Darwen recovered by police

  05-08-2022 18:05
  
  A £30k mini-digger which was stolen overnight in Darwen has been found by police.
  
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• How will a recession affect me in the UK?

  05-08-2022 17:38
  
  In a dire outlook for UK economy, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) forecast inflation peaking at 13.3% in October
  
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• Aldi is hiring an official beer taster – see how you can apply for dream job

  05-08-2022 17:38
  
  If you’re a lover of beer and consider yourself somewhat of a connoisseur, then Aldi has the job for you.
  
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• Rishi Sunak brags about taking money away from 'deprived' areas for wealthy UK towns

  05-08-2022 17:36
  
  In the video from the new statesman, Sunak bragged about “changing funding formulas” to ensure areas like Tunbridge Wells get "funding they deserve".
  
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• Carer relieved at securing autistic Ukrainian teen's visa

  05-08-2022 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julie Elliot adopted a Ukrainian teenager in Poland to try and speed up his visa application.
  
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• M65 closed while emergency services manage vehicle fire

  05-08-2022 17:07
  
  All lanes on the westbound carriages M65 have been closed and traffic is queuing while emergency services deal with a vehicle fire.
  
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• Poet Mark Ward's latest book is a nostalgic story of our town and people

  05-08-2022 17:00
  
  A Blackburn poet has released his new book featuring a collection of poems from his previous collections as well as a selection of new ones.
  
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• Man threw coins and racial slurs at woman on train in Kirkham

  05-08-2022 15:47
  
  A man threw coins and racial slurs at a woman on a train in Kirkham.
  
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• Preston: Tragedy as baby dies in hospital

  05-08-2022 15:39
  
  A five-month-old baby has died in hospital after he was found unresponsive.
  
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• Blackburn: Lee Mack and Bill Bailey's charity walk for Sean Lock

  05-08-2022 14:45
  
  Lee Mack has set off on a 100-mile charity walk with Bill Bailey, in honour of Sean Lock who died of cancer.
  
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• Manchester architecture students 'reimagine' the future of Accrington

  05-08-2022 13:00
  
  An architecture exhibition showcasing the past, present, and future of Accrington Town Centre is open and free to the public until September.
  
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• Blackburn's Issa brothers behind Burger King plans in Blackpool

  05-08-2022 13:00
  
  Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers have seen their plans to open a 24-hour Burger King drive-thru restaurant in Blackpool get the go ahead.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen prepares for more Ukrainian refugee families - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-08-2022 13:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen prepares for more Ukrainian refugee families  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen prepares for more Ukrainian refugee families

  05-08-2022 13:00
  
  AN accelerating influx of Ukrainian refugees is expected to come to an East Lancashire borough.
  
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• Turton moorland 'glamping' site proposed by farmer

  05-08-2022 12:00
  
  A FARMER is proposing to create a 'glamping' hub on land on the moors above Darwen.
  
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• Animal abuse charity urges you to speak out for the exploited puppies who can't

  05-08-2022 12:00
  
  Naturewatch Foundation is urging Blackburn residents to be on their guard against puppy farmers and illegal backyard breeders this summer.
  
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• Burnley: Jordan North sends accidental selfie to WhatsApp contacts

  05-08-2022 11:20
  
  Burnley's Jordan North Jordan accidentally sent the photo while on a run.
  
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• Darwen pub which closed suddenly last month listed for sale

  05-08-2022 11:00
  
  The Black Horse on Redearth Road in Darwen that closed suddenly in July has been listed for sale.
  
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• Bus strike leaves Skelmersdale's residents stranded

  05-08-2022 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in a Lancashire town with no railway station say they have been left with few options.
  
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• Working men's club hosting charity night with best Cher tribute act in UK

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  Members of a working men’s club are coming together to host a charity event in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity and the St Pauls Defib Fund.
  
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• Watch Burnley mum’s viral TikTok video of seagull stealing son’s food

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A Burnley mum's video of seagulls at Blackpool Pleasure Beach stealing son's hot dog goes viral on TikTok.
  
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• Villages anger over Darwen school bus cancellation

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  PARENTS of 30 children living in and around Darwen have been left 'high and dry' after the bus which took their offspring to school was cancelled at short notice.
  
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• Sam Fender favourites Lindisfarne set for Colne Blues date

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  HAVING been around since the Seventies you would be forgiven for expecting a Lindisfarne audience to be of a certain generation.
  
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• Rossendale and Darwen MP secures park home energy rebate

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Jake Berry has secured an energy rebate for park home residents
  
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• Rishton house owner allowed to keep 'too big' home

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  THE owner of a luxury four-storey house with four bedrooms, a swimming pool, a lower ground floor and outside balconies has been allowed to keep the much larger home he built in defiance of the original planning approval.
  
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• Pendle's K9 Rehab owners battle with council to build workers' home on site

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  The owners of K9 Rehab in Pendle have applied for permission to retain the use of the land and build a worker’s dwelling on the site
  
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• New £7m grant to support domestic abuse and sexual violence victims

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  LANCASHIRE has been given £7million by the government to boost support for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
  
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• Graphic images: Blackburn woman calls for law change after dog attack

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A Blackburn woman who was savagely attacked in the street by a Bully Kutta dog said she would have died had she not turned her back on the canine
  
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• Furious Burnley man accuses council of using parking fines as 'cash cows'

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A Burnley resident is accusing Lancashire County Council of using parking fines as a "money making scheme" after his appeals were rejected.
  
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• Every mobile speed camera in East Lancashire in August 2022

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  The locations of several cameras for August 2022 have been revealed as a clamp-down on speeders in East Lancashire continues.
  
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• Drink driver banned after police stop in Blackburn town centre

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A man has been banned from driving for more than a year after being caught driving at almost double the drink drive limit in Blackburn town centre.
  
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• Derian House win award at Chorley Flower Show inspired by local girl’s book

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  Chorley-based Derian House’s entry to the garden competition told the story of the ‘The Teeny Tiny Plumber’, written by six-year-old Evie Mayren.
  
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• Councillor calls for financial help from government for Bury families

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A councillor is leading a campaign that is urging the government to give more financial help families in Bolton and Bury throughout winter.
  
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• Clitheroe hospital worker stabbed friend of 20 years

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A frenzied hospital worker who had been drinking cans of lager and taking drugs stabbed her sleeping friend five times with a kitchen knife.
  
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• Burnley town centre begging and skateboarding ban consultation

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  RESIDENTS are being consulted on the terms of a ban on begging, urinating or defecating in public, and the misuse of bicycles and skateboards in a town centre.
  
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• Burglar jailed over Charter Walk Shopping Centre, Burnley, break-in

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  Two men who were caught on CCTV trying to break into a string of shops in the shopping centre in Burnley have been put behind bars.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen and Pendle get £85,000 parks grants - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen and Pendle get £85,000 parks grants  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen and Pendle get £85,000 parks grants

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  TWO more East Lancashire boroughs are to get £85,000 to spruce up their parks and green spaces.
  
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• Blackburn: Four fined for travelling without train ticket

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  Four people have been fined by the courts for travelling in and around Blackburn without buying a train ticket.
  
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• Accrington drink driver forced police into evasive action

  05-08-2022 06:00
  
  A drink driver who forced police to take evasive action when his car came flying round a corner sharply has been banned from driving.
  
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• Cost of living payment: HMRC reveals when £362 will be paid into UK bank accounts

  05-08-2022 01:00
  
  The payment is the first of two accumulating to £650 as part of government plans to help ease the cost of living crisis.
  
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