Blackburn with Darwen news

• Rossendale: Man arrested for being four times the alcohol limit

  29-11-2022 20:57
  
  A drink driver from Rossendale was arrested after officers caught him four times the limit.
  
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• Ambulance called following car crash on Church Street, Burnley

  29-11-2022 20:35
  
  Emergency services have been called to Church Street, Burnley following a car crash.
  
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• Nelson fire: Murder inquiry launched after fatal house blaze

  29-11-2022 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 40s died following a blaze.
  
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• Four men arrested after cocaine worth £140m seized

  29-11-2022 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspects were detained after officers found a shipping container full of sacks of drugs.
  
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• Man arrested after woman dies following Nelson house fire

  29-11-2022 18:15
  
  A man has been arrested and a murder inquiry launched after a woman died following a house fire
  
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• Adam Ashworth finally arrested after being on run for weeks

  29-11-2022 17:26
  
  A man who escaped from police custody after being on the run for weeks has once again been caught and detained
  
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• Blackpool charity transforms bus into mobile homeless shelter

  29-11-2022 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  An emergency night bus in Blackpool is "a game changer" which will help save lives, a charity says.
  
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• Car flips and crashes on its side on Clitheroe Road

  29-11-2022 16:58
  
  A dramatic photo shared by police shows a car flipped onto its side on Pendle Hill.
  
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• Chorley men arrested over £140m cocaine smuggling bust

  29-11-2022 16:14
  
  A consignment of cocaine worth around £140m has been seized and four men arrested
  
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• Katie Kenyon killer Andrew Burfield to have sentence reviewed

  29-11-2022 15:56
  
  Andrew Burfield, who murdered Katie Kenyon with an axe and buried her body in the Forest of Bowland, will have his sentence reviewed.
  
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• Andrew Burfield to have 'unduly lenient' prison sentence reviewed

  29-11-2022 15:56
  
  A convicted killer who murdered mum-of-two Katie Kenyon is to have his sentence reviewed after it was referred to the Attorney General
  
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• Police called after attempted break-in at Accrington School

  29-11-2022 15:28
  
  Police were called to St John with St Augustine’s Primary School in Accrington at around 9:20pm on Monday night.
  
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• Lancashire Police recover hundreds of knives in week-long operation

  29-11-2022 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A week-long initiative in west Lancashire saw 572 weapons put in surrender bins, police say.
  
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• Rossendale and Darwen cost of living help welcomed by MP

  29-11-2022 14:00
  
  MORE than 17,000 pensioners in Rossendale and Darwen have received a £300 cost of living payment from the government to help combat inflation.
  
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• Northern bans all e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards

  29-11-2022 14:00
  
  Northern railway are introducing a ban on all e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards across its trains and stations in the North of England.
  
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• Drink driver jailed after he crashed in Barnoldswick injuring baby and boy

  29-11-2022 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Three people, including a baby and a boy, were hurt when their car was smashed into by a drink-driver.
  
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• Burnley IT firm promotes its Cloud boss to main board

  29-11-2022 13:15
  
  A BOOMING East Lancashire IT firm has promoted is head of cloud servies to its board.
  
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• Accrington jab hub boss in Covid vaccination plea

  29-11-2022 13:01
  
  THE boss of a busy coronavirus vaccination hub has appealed to residents to get their jabs as Covid-19 has not gone away.
  
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• Blackburn's Issa brothers EG group sees turnover and profits rise

  29-11-2022 13:00
  
  BLACKBURN'S billionaire Issa brothers have seen an increase in turnover and profits at their main EG Group business despite the current global economic problems.
  
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• Innocent elderly man arrested in Lancashire Police blunder

  29-11-2022 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The man had to make two trips to a court more than 100 miles away before the error was discovered.
  
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• Clayton-le-Moors: Police and fire service called to letterbox fire

  29-11-2022 12:01
  
  Two fire engines were called to Alexandra Close in Clayton-le-Moors, to reports of a letterbox fire at a flat.
  
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• Darwen: Motorist arrested on suspicion of drug driving

  29-11-2022 11:24
  
  Three drivers spent Monday (November 28) in police cells and all of them ended up being arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.
  
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• TV tram that killed Coronation Street villain Alan Bradley saved

  29-11-2022 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The infamous tram has been saved by the public after money was needed to transport it to a new site.
  
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• Spotify Instafest: How to see your dream festival line up

  29-11-2022 11:01
  
  The new app Instafest lets you create your dream lineup using Spotify.
  
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• Sneak peek inside Lancashire’s first Tim Hortons in Burnley

  29-11-2022 11:00
  
  The new restaurant opens in Burnley on Wednesday, November 30, bringing a taste of Canada to East Lancashire.
  
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• Burnley: Fire engines attend car crash on Active Way

  29-11-2022 10:54
  
  Two fire engines and the North West Ambulance service were called to the Active Way crash at around 9:20pm.
  
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• Strictly and Mrs Brown's Boys among Christmas special announced by BBC

  29-11-2022 10:33
  
  BBC shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Mrs Brown's Boys have been confirmed for Christmas specials.
  
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• Ovo Energy could pay customers to cut their energy usage at key times

  29-11-2022 10:28
  
  Ovo Energy has joined the likes of Octopus Energy in signing up for the scheme where customers with smart meters could be paid for reducing their energy usage
  
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• Burnley man charged with knife possession in public place

  29-11-2022 10:28
  
  Police were called to Parkinson Street in Burnley following reports that a man had been seen carrying a machete.
  
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• How to drive safely in dense fog: Expert top tips

  29-11-2022 10:27
  
  Find out how to drive safely in dense fog.
  
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• Blackburn and Darwen in 'Spend Christmas' campaign

  29-11-2022 10:00
  
  A MAJOR new campaign to encourage Christmas shoppers to spend time and money in Blackburn and Darwen is launched today.
  
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• Terms and conditions – Spend Christmas Campaign 2022 - theshuttle.org.uk

  29-11-2022 09:00
  Terms and conditions – Spend Christmas Campaign 2022  theshuttle.org.uk
  
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• Car seized from learner who was driving unsupervised

  29-11-2022 08:21
  
  Their learner plates were found in the glove box but weren’t openly displayed on the vehicle.
  
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• Two East Lancashire students recognised in 2022 BTEC Awards

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  Two East Lancashire BTEC students have been celebrated for their efforts in the 2022 BTEC Awards.
  
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• St Michael and St John CofE Primary School remains good

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  Children make friends quickly at St Michael and St John CofE Primary School which Ofsted say remains good.
  
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• Rossendale house prices: Average house prices rise by £900

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  House prices in Rossendale have gone up by an average of over £900 in the month of September, according to figures from the Land Registry.
  
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• Photo of Kenny Dalglish on first day as Blackburn Rovers boss

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  IN many ways this is a very special photograph.
  
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• Pendle stormwater storage tank nearing completion

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  A £75million investment project to create a vast new underground stormwater storage tank is progressing well in East Lancashire
  
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• New £500,000 culture and sport fund launched by council

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  Lancashire County Council has launched an exciting new funding initiative
  
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• Nelson and Colne College accredited to matrix standard

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  Nelson and Colne College has been accredited to the matrix standard.
  
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• Issa brothers: EG Group lodges retrospective Chaii Wala plan

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  One of the biggest petrol companies in Britain is planning to create space for a new drive-thru restaurant in Bolton.
  
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• Issa brothers: EG Group lodges Chaii Wala drive-thru plan

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  One of the biggest petrol companies in Britain is planning to create space for a new drive-thru restaurant in Bolton.
  
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• Former Hoddlesden pub/restaurant set to become homes

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  A FORMER village pub could be converted into homes.
  
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• Escape from custody and recall to prison - this week's most wanted

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  Escape from custody and breaching a restraining order are just two of the offences this week's most wanted men are being sought by police for
  
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• Clarets and Burnley Council pledge to stop violence against women

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  BURNLEY'S Council and football club have reaffirmed their continued commitment to the international White Ribbon campaign to mark the start of 16 days of action against domestic abuse and violence against women.
  
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• Blackburn man threatened to 'carve face off' ex-partner

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  A man who threatened to ‘carve the face off’ the mother of his child has avoided jail
  
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• Blackburn independent school students swim to national success

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  STUDENTS Blackburn's independent Westholme School have competed in the English School’s Swimming Association national competition.
  
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• Accrington Market Hall Christmas tree decorated by children

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  A NEW 18-foot community Christmas tree has has been put up in the centre of Accrington’s historic Market Hall decorated by primary age schoolchildren in Hyndburn.
  
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• £300,000 funding for tree planting projects across Lancashire

  29-11-2022 06:00
  
  Lancashire councils have received an offer of £300,000 in funding from the government’s Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund to kickstart tree planting
  
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• Electricity North West's new storm damage reporting tool

  29-11-2022 05:44
  
  It can pinpoint the exact location and nature of damage to speed up electricity restoration times.
  
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