Blackburn with Darwen news

• Severe delays on M61 near Bolton after earlier road traffic collision

  14-10-2022 21:06
  
  The M61 was closed for a period of time this evening after a road traffic collision.
  
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• Royal Preston Hospital takes over care home to free up beds

  14-10-2022 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The move will free up an initial 32 beds for an under pressure trust from November, it says.
  
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• Jake Berry handed knighthood by Boris Johnson

  14-10-2022 18:53
  
  Rossendale and Darwen MP and Conservative Party chair Jake Berry has been awarded a knighthood by Boris Johnson in his resignation honours list.
  
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• Communities educated during National Hate Crime Week

  14-10-2022 18:33
  
  People across East Lancashire have been educated on the lasting effects of hate crime, how to recognise it and how to report it.
  
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• Chancellor 'sacrificed' by crisis torn PM says Blackburn MP

  14-10-2022 18:28
  
  SACKED Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was a 'sacrificial lamb' offered up by Liz Truss to save her Prime Ministership Blackburn's Labour MP has claimed.
  
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• Burnley man charged with fraud and distraction burglaries

  14-10-2022 18:26
  
  A Burnley man has been charged with a number of distraction burglaries that took place across East Lancashire.
  
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• Burglar jailed after stealing and using bank cards from house

  14-10-2022 18:00
  
  A burglar let himself into a house and stole a wallet with bank cards from a house, using them in nearby shops just 20 minutes later.
  
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• Ongoing police incident closes M61 near Bolton

  14-10-2022 17:30
  
  The M61 near Bolton is closed in both directions due to an ongoing police incident. Emergency Services have been contacted for more information
  
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• LIVE: Ongoing police incident closes M61 near Bolton

  14-10-2022 17:30
  
  The M61 near Bolton is closed in both directions due to an ongoing police incident. Emergency Services have been contacted for more information
  
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• Sean Charnley not guilty of of raping sleeping woman

  14-10-2022 16:17
  
  A man who was accused of raping a woman in her bed after a drunken night out has been found not guilty.
  
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• Sean Charley not guilty of of raping sleeping woman

  14-10-2022 16:17
  
  A man who was accused of raping a woman in her bed after a drunken night out has been found not guilty.
  
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• Cliviger glamping site gets go ahead

  14-10-2022 15:29
  
  A NEW glamping site based on a Grade-II listed farm on the outskirts of Burnley can now be developed.
  
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• Man sentenced for stealing from vehicles in Blackburn

  14-10-2022 15:18
  
  A 28-year-old man has been jailed for stealing from vehicles in Blackburn.
  
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• Ballot dates for ambulance strike vote revealed

  14-10-2022 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Workers at 11 ambulance trusts will vote on whether to take strike action in a dispute over pay.
  
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• Blackburn super camera snaring 100s of Barbara Castle Way drivers

  14-10-2022 15:00
  
  AN enforcement camera on a town's inner ring road is still catching 100 speeding and careless drivers a day
  
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• Tommy Cannon on his return to the stage without Bobby Ball

  14-10-2022 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Tommy Cannon will soon return to the comedy stage for the first time since Bobby Ball's death.
  
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• New chancellor UK: Kwasi Kwarteng breaks silence after being sacked by Liz Truss

  14-10-2022 14:24
  
  Kwasi Kwarteng has paid the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget one day after insisting he is “not going anywhere”.
  
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• ‘Owd Gormless’ part of £15,000 Barnoldswick spruce-up bid

  14-10-2022 14:00
  
  AN old ornamental water trough is included in a £15,000 bid to aiming to spruce up an East Lancs town centre.
  
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• Woman sadly dies after car crashes into lamppost and tree

  14-10-2022 13:33
  
  A woman in her 30s who was involved in a crash in Leyland has sadly died from her injuries.
  
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• Woman dies after car crashes into lamppost and tree in Leyland

  14-10-2022 13:33
  
  A woman in her 30s who was involved in a crash in Leyland has sadly died from her injuries.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen faces taxi strike over cost of safety tests

  14-10-2022 13:31
  
  TAXI cab and private hire drivers in Blackburn with Darwen are set to stage an escalating series of strike in the run up to Christmas over the cost of vehicle safety tests.
  
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• Lancs celebs celebrate after National Television Award wins

  14-10-2022 13:15
  
  Gogglebox stars from Blackpool and an award-winning producer from Nelson were just some of the National Television Awards winners.
  
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• People must have final say on fracking, says East Lancs council leader

  14-10-2022 13:00
  
  PUBLIC consultation over fracking should be transparent and meaningful with people having the final say, according to an East Lancs council leader.
  
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• Blackburn Cathedral Christmas services to be shown on BBC

  14-10-2022 13:00
  
  The BBC will be broadcasting Blackburn Cathedral's Midnight Mass and Christmas Day services live.
  
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• Liz Truss press conference: What will Prime Minister say at announcement?

  14-10-2022 12:53
  
  Reports suggest senior Tories are plotting the possibility of replacing Ms Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt
  
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• Liz Truss announcement today: What time is Liz Truss speaking today?

  14-10-2022 12:52
  
  Liz Truss will hold a press conference on Friday, Downing Street has confirmed.
  
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• Royal Mail to cut 6,000 jobs as strikes blamed for financial losses

  14-10-2022 12:51
  
  Royal Mail has announced it will consult on up to 6000 redundancies before August 2023.
  
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• Prime Minister Liz Truss to hold press conference today

  14-10-2022 12:51
  
  Reports suggest senior Tories are plotting the possibility of replacing Ms Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt
  
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• RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Clitheroe's Sminty Drop eliminated

  14-10-2022 12:10
  
  Sminty Drop, from Clitheroe, was the fourth queen eliminated from BBC’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
  
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• Clitheroe: Sminty Drop is the latest to leave Drag Race UK

  14-10-2022 12:10
  
  Sminty Drop, from Clitheroe, was the fourth queen eliminated from BBC’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
  
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• Woman seriously injured in Accrington Bypass crash

  14-10-2022 11:33
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a crash on the Accrington Bypass
  
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• A56 Accrington Bypass crash: Man arrested as woman seriously injured

  14-10-2022 11:33
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a crash on the Accrington Bypass
  
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• Burnley special inspector runner up for prestigious award

  14-10-2022 11:00
  
  A special inspector from Burnley who has dedicated hundreds of hours of her time to the police was announced as runner up for a prestigious award.
  
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• Boy, 11, is Blackpool crime spree ringleader, MP says

  14-10-2022 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Tory MP Scott Benton says the boy, who attacked a police officer, is part of a gang in Blackpool.
  
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• Surgeon who was honoured at Blackburn ceremony has emotional reunion with acid attack victim

  14-10-2022 10:53
  
  A surgeon has been reunited with the woman whose face he helped to rebuild following an horrific acid attack.
  
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• Burnley named most haunted place in Lancashire

  14-10-2022 09:50
  
  Burnley in Lancashire has been named the most haunted in the county, according to Psychic World’s research.
  
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• Life of Pi review: Yann Martel's classic novel hits London's West End - how to get tickets

  14-10-2022 09:43
  
  Cast members include the charismatic Nuwan Hugh Perera as Pi and former Eastenders actor Ameet Chana
  
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• Police step up patrols after catalytic converter theft

  14-10-2022 09:12
  
  Police are investigating after a gang were spotted targeting vehicles to steal catalytic converters.
  
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• Police patrols up after catalytic converter thefts in Blackpool

  14-10-2022 09:12
  
  Police are investigating after a gang were spotted targeting vehicles to steal catalytic converters.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen faces taxi strike over cost of safety tests - Lancashire Telegraph

  14-10-2022 09:00
  Blackburn with Darwen faces taxi strike over cost of safety tests  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• A56 near Accrington reopens following ‘serious collision’

  14-10-2022 08:48
  
  A major road closed overnight after a serious collision has now fully reopened.
  
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• What’s new to Netflix UK this week: October 15

  14-10-2022 07:59
  
  So you don’t have to go hunting for what you want to watch tonight, we’ve rounded up the newest shows and films added to Netflix this week.
  
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• Roby Mill Farm Shop in Lancashire compares prices with supermarkets

  14-10-2022 07:56
  
  Roby Mill Farm Shop in Skelmersdale, Lancashire has compared the price and weight of its vegetables with the supermarket equivalent.
  
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• Women say rainbow baby completes family

  14-10-2022 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Joanne Edwards and Sarah Jackson describe how having a baby after child loss is so "precious".
  
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• Winners revealed for Blackburn Museum's Art Open

  14-10-2022 06:00
  
  Winners have been revealed for this years all new art open which came to Blackburn at the start of the month.
  
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• Ribble Valley council officer lands top tourism gig

  14-10-2022 06:00
  
  A Ribble Valley council officer has put himself on the map after landing a top tourism gig.
  
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• Pendleside Light up a Life event to return in full after two years

  14-10-2022 06:00
  
  The Pendleside Hospice Light Up a Life event is back, helping the community remember loved ones no longer with them over the festive period.
  
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• Mother with inoperable cancer raises £2,000 for hospice

  14-10-2022 06:00
  
  A mother from Rawtenstall who has been diagnosed with inoperable ovarian cancer has ticked an item off her bucket list by climbing Ben Nevis.
  
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• Minute of applause planned at Burnley FC game for fan who died of cancer

  14-10-2022 06:00
  
  The minute of applause will be in memory of his good friend, David Walsh, who died of cancer.
  
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• Man jailed over armed robbery of Darwen Co-op

  14-10-2022 06:00
  
  A man who threatened a member of staff with a knife in a robbery at the Co-op store in Darwen has been jailed for more than two years.
  
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