Blackburn with Darwen news

• Running mayor takes on half marathon for Children's Hospital - Lancashire Telegraph

  10-10-2022 22:28
  Running mayor takes on half marathon for Children's Hospital  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Running mayor for Blackburn with Darwen takes on half marathon for Children's Hospital

  10-10-2022 22:28
  
  A Running Mayor smashed the Manchester Half Marathon in aid of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity, last weekend.
  
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• Fuel spillage after car and light goods vehicle crash in Burnley

  10-10-2022 18:55
  
  A car crash involving two vehicles caused a fuel spillage in Burnley today.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen council tax collection rate holds up - Lancashire Telegraph

  10-10-2022 17:00
  Blackburn with Darwen council tax collection rate holds up  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen council tax collection rate holds up

  10-10-2022 17:00
  
  A LOCAL authority's collection rates for council tax and business rates are holding up well despite growing concerns from residents and firms over the cost of living crisis.
  
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• Tesco recall and 'do not eat' warning as product may contain metal

  10-10-2022 16:49
  
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have issued a ‘do not eat’ warning over the Tesco products
  
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• Morrisons launches food deals ahead of Diwali

  10-10-2022 16:49
  
  Morrisons has launched a range of deals to help celebrate Diwali.
  
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• Ticketmaster to introduce dynamic pricing to increase cost of tickets

  10-10-2022 16:48
  
  The new system, called 'dynamic pricing' will see the price of tickets altered based on demand. 
  
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• Martin Lewis issues energy bill tip to UK households amid ITV Good Morning Britain plea

  10-10-2022 16:48
  
  Martin Lewis was on Good Morning Britain this morning as he tried to help people save money amid soaring energy costs
  
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• Blackpool: man armed with fake gun charged with attempted robbery of post office

  10-10-2022 16:10
  
  A man has been charged with attempted robbery after he demanded cash from post office staff while brandishing a replica of a gun.
  
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• UCU President joins Blackburn College staff striking over pay

  10-10-2022 16:00
  
  The President of the UCU has said the sector is facing a ‘major recruitment crisis’ unless pay conditions improved, while at a strike in Blackburn.
  
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• Leyland: witness appeal after man in his 60s hit by car and seriously injured

  10-10-2022 15:53
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after a man in his 60s was hit by a car in Leyland yesterday.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council to launch new £1m bedsits crackdown - Lancashire Telegraph

  10-10-2022 15:41
  Blackburn with Darwen Council to launch new £1m bedsits crackdown  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council to launch new £1m bedsits crackdown

  10-10-2022 15:41
  
  NINE houses in multiple occupation offering support to vulnerable clients in a borough are to be inspected in a £1million drive to improve standards.
  
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• Rose and Crown pub fight leaves man with serious facial injuries

  10-10-2022 15:28
  
  Man suffers serious facial injuries after being kicked in the head during a pub fight
  
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• Blackburn man charged over £24,000 fraudulent orders

  10-10-2022 14:39
  
  A Blackburn man has been charged of making fraudulent orders of approximately £24,000.
  
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• Steven Reid: Former Millwall, Blackburn and West Brom defender 'proud' of decision to pursue career in counselling

  10-10-2022 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  After leaving his coaching role with Nottingham Forest, Steven Reid talks to BBC Radio Lancashire about pursuing a career in counselling.
  
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• Coronation Street's Alex Bain announces engagement

  10-10-2022 14:20
  
  ITV's Coronation Street star Alex Bain has announced he is engaged to his girlfriend Mollie Lockwood.
  
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• ‘Disappointment’ at low applications for Covid business rates relief in Ribble Valley

  10-10-2022 14:00
  
  LITTLE more than half of the £1.2m business rates relief available for firms in an East Lancs borough has been taken up.
  
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• Burscough wetland centre closes due to bird flu outbreak

  10-10-2022 14:00
  
  WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough has temporarily closed following an outbreak of avian influenza.
  
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• County Council's free app for reporting highways issues

  10-10-2022 13:34
  
  An app that allows residents to report highways issues has been expanded to the reporting of a wider range of faults
  
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• New kerbstone fees in East Lancs cemeteries are 'death tax', say Tories

  10-10-2022 13:30
  
  MOVES to allow kerb-stones to be placed around the edges of graves in East Lancs cemeteries, using a £600 permit system, have been branded a ‘death tax’ by Conservatives and an attempt to generate income.
  
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• Jean Mellor celebrates her 100th birthday

  10-10-2022 13:13
  
  JEAN MELLOR had been looking forward to a card from The Queen to mark her 100th birthday. And now she is looking ahead to receiving one from King Charles at her retirement home in Ribchester.
  
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• Morrisons launches toy sale with up to 50 per cent off

  10-10-2022 13:05
  
  Morrisons has launched a toy sale to help customers spread the cost this Christmas. The sale includes Peppa Pig, Hotwheels, L.O.L Dolls, Super Mario Kart and more.
  
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• Two fire engines called to tackle blaze in Burnley

  10-10-2022 12:53
  
  Two fire crews were called to tackle a shed fire in Burnley.
  
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• Lancashire wetland centre closes after bird flu outbreak

  10-10-2022 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Martin Mere Wetland Centre, near Ormskirk in Lancashire, has been closed since Friday.
  
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• Vehicle without plates and defective tyres seized by police

  10-10-2022 12:32
  
  A car with defective tyres and without front or rear number plates was seized by police.
  
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• Vehicle without number plates and defective tyres seized by police

  10-10-2022 12:32
  
  A car with defective tyres and without front or rear number plates was seized by police.
  
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• Rossendale Council chief executive Neil Shaw resigning

  10-10-2022 12:00
  
  AN East Lancashire local borough is looking for a new town hall boss.
  
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• West Lancashire by-election: Labour name candidate

  10-10-2022 11:38
  
  Labour has unveiled its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the constituency of West Lancashire.
  
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• Man wanted by police on recall to prison

  10-10-2022 11:35
  
  Police are asking members of the public to look out for Christopher McKillop who is wanted on a warrant regarding a recall to prison.
  
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• New book by former train guard captures all aspects of railway life

  10-10-2022 10:58
  
  Former railway guard and signalman Paul Salveson is a well-known figure in the railway world for inventing the ‘Community Rail’ movement in the UK. He is lesser known as a writer of fiction.
  
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• Firm plans UK's first 3D printed homes scheme in Accrington

  10-10-2022 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Building for Humanity's 46 homes in Accrington will be built using 3D concrete printing technology.
  
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• Lots of fun at Waves Swimming Pool in Blackburn

  10-10-2022 10:55
  
  This should stir memories for our readers...of Waves in Blackburn.
  
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• Do you remember the Saxon Inn in Blackburn?

  10-10-2022 10:47
  
  The Saxon Inn or Saxon Inn Motor Hotel opened in 1976, was popular with businessmen and also for hosting wedding receptions and meetings.
  
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• Court cases to resume as Lancs barristers accept pay offer

  10-10-2022 10:07
  
  Criminal barristers have voted to end strike action after accepting a Government pay offer
  
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• ITV Coronation Street star Chris Fountain suffers mini-stroke and 'could have died'

  10-10-2022 09:41
  
  Chris has spoken out about being left terrified when he woke up one morning unable to speak properly.
  
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• DWP expand NHS support for jobseekers with £122 million investment

  10-10-2022 08:59
  
  It comes after the DWP confirmed a £324 cost-of-living payment would be paid to eligible households next month
  
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• Residents warned after householder pays £3000 for 'scam gardening services'

  10-10-2022 08:55
  
  Trading standards in Lancashire are alerting residents not to respond to a flyer being posted through doors.
  
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• Harry Kane to read CBeebies Bedtime Story on Monday, October 10

  10-10-2022 08:21
  
  Tottenham striker Harry Kane will read The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright on CBeebies Bedtime Story
  
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• New 50p coin for BBC's centenary unveiled by Royal Mint

  10-10-2022 08:20
  
  The BBC 50p coin will feature an image of the Queen as they were produced before her death
  
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• Lancashire-Manchester rail link plans submitted

  10-10-2022 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The decision for the new line between Rawtenstall and Manchester is expected in the spring.
  
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• WATCH: Motorists drives along footpath on Blackpool Road

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  Philip Greenwood, from Leyland, was travelling along Blackpool Road when he spotted the motorist travelling along the footpath instead of the road.
  
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• WATCH: Motorist drives along footpath on Blackpool Road

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  Philip Greenwood, from Leyland, was travelling along Blackpool Road when he spotted the motorist travelling along the footpath instead of the road.
  
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• Vigils held in Blackburn and Darwen for World Suicide Day

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  Two candlelit vigils have been held in Blackburn and Darwen to mark World Suicide Day.
  
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• Victory for small business: Locked out owner gains access to Blackburn takeaway

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  A Blackburn takeaway owner who was locked out of his building has regained access to his business.
  
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• Pensioner creates wood sculptures for East Lancashire Hospice

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  A pensioner whose wife was cared for by East Lancashire Hospice in her final days is using his hobby of wood carving to give back.
  
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• New Post Office to open in Rising Bridge just over the road

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  Rising Bridge will benefit from an extra 22 hours a week of services as the Post Office has announced it will be moving over the road.
  
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• New landlord needed for the Butlers Arms in Pleasington

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  The Butlers Arms in Pleasington is being advertised on the Star Pubs and Bars website and the annual rent is £51,312.
  
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• Medal winning Olympians to train at Junction 4 skatepark, Darwen

  10-10-2022 06:00
  
  Medal-winning Olympians are set to descend on Darwen next week to train at Junction 4 skate park following its £1.2million transformation.
  
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