Blackburn with Darwen news

• Pervert jailed for more than 20 years for sexual offences

  01-12-2022 18:30
  
  A pervert who committed sexual offences against five women and girls, including two girls from Morecambe, has been jailed for more than 21 years.
  
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• 15-year-old boy missing from Rossendale since Monday

  01-12-2022 18:06
  
  A 15-year-old boy has been missing from his Rossendale home since Monday.
  
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• ITV's Coronation Street unveils new Weatherfield Precinct set

  01-12-2022 18:01
  
  ITV's Coronation Street has introduced Weatherfield Precinct, a new set for its residents to visit which features shops and a children's play area.
  
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• Eastenders star is last minute addition to Blackburn panto

  01-12-2022 18:00
  
  FORMER EastEnder's star Ricky Groves has been added to the line-up for the King George's Hall pantomime in Blackburn which opens next week.
  
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• Lancs police arrest wrong man over alleged fraud offences

  01-12-2022 16:56
  
  Lancashire police say they "acted in good faith" after arresting the wrong man on suspicion of fraud offences
  
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• Deal struck in Darwen 477 home development worth millions

  01-12-2022 16:13
  
  Almost 500 homes - 36 of which will be up for affordable rent - are to be built on the former site of Darwen Moorland High School.
  
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• Sign put on former Darwen bank without permission removed

  01-12-2022 16:04
  
  An eyesore ‘Bargain Store’ sign installed on a former Darwen bank without permission has been removed.
  
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• Sign erected on former Darwen bank without permission removed

  01-12-2022 16:04
  
  An eyesore ‘Bargain Store’ sign installed on a former Darwen bank without permission has been removed.
  
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• Police launch appeal after man 'acts suspiciously' near Preston school

  01-12-2022 13:32
  
  It has been reported that a nine-year-old girl was approached by a man on Monday (November 28) near Sacred Heart Primary School in Ashton, Preston.
  
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• Driver caught 'making a brew' at the wheel on M6, police say

  01-12-2022 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The lorry driver, with "no hands on the wheel", is said to have "almost wiped out" a police vehicle.
  
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• 900 ‘chancers’ travelling on Northern caught by train ticket polygraph

  01-12-2022 12:37
  
  Travellers who ‘exploit the barrier checks’ at stations have been warned as Northern introduce a new technology to detect wrong train tickets.
  
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• Wayne Dawson admits to 'violently' killing Stephen Macro

  01-12-2022 12:17
  
  Stephen Macro took Wayne Dawson into his Padiham home as a lodger, and his kindness was repaid with "appalling violence".
  
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• Royal Mail reveal Christmas delivery deadlines for December 2022

  01-12-2022 11:05
  
  The Royal Mail shared its latest recommended posting dates for your mail to arrive in time for Christmas.
  
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• How NatWest could help you cut emissions and lower energy bills

  01-12-2022 11:03
  
  A new free digital Carbon Planner tool from NatWest helps all businesses reduce their carbon emissions
  
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• Coach and Horses pub in Clitheroe takes its place on culinary map

  01-12-2022 11:00
  
  IT is getting to the time of year when we want to get together and socialise and look back on the year.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday December 1

  01-12-2022 11:00
  
  See some of the items in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, December 1.
  
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• How to sleep when you have a cold - seven tips to help

  01-12-2022 10:55
  
  There are several tips to help your body rest properly to get the full recovery it needs when you are ill.
  
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• Warning to parents over baby product that could cause harm or death

  01-12-2022 10:52
  
  The product creates a risk of serious harm or death from choking on the feed or aspiration pneumonia
  
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• Three vehicle crash at Bay Gateway near Halton

  01-12-2022 10:52
  
  Police were called at around 6:05am on Thursday to reports of crash involving three vehicles.
  
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• Mark Briggs’s Beer of the Week: Goose Eye Brewery - Chinook(4.2%)

  01-12-2022 10:50
  
  Beer connoisseur and passionate pub campaigner Mark Briggs gives us his decision on the tastiest beer he has sampled in the last seven days.
  
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• ITV I'm A Celeb's Olivia Attwood shares career announcement

  01-12-2022 09:58
  
  Olivia AttWood was rushed to hospital last month while taking part in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
  
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• Colne: Uninsured vehicles seized by police in road side checks

  01-12-2022 08:30
  
  Drivers have been reporter and uninsured vehicles have been seized during a police road side check in Colne.
  
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• Forton: HGV driver spotted making hot drink while driving on M6

  01-12-2022 08:19
  
  Police said a HGV driver made a hot drunk at the wheel while driving on the M6.
  
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• Trial of five over Punch Bowl Inn demolition begins

  01-12-2022 06:20
  
  An engineer told a court that a listed pub which was demolished didn’t require demolition.
  
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• Staff at Eden School Blackburn raise money by taking part in Movember

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A special education school in Blackburn have raised more than £500 for men's suicide prevention with staff taking part in Movember.
  
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• Man who lost "pools of blood" told to wait 11 hours for ambulance

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A Chorley man has praised his GP after they paid for his taxi to A&E instead of him having to wait the 11 hours quoted for an ambulance.
  
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• 'Loving, caring' son and friend from Bacup took his own life

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A “loving, caring, amazing, and ambitious” son and friend who was just 34 years old took his own life, an inquest heard.
  
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• Langho wife's loving message about caring for husband with Parkinson's

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A woman caring full time for her husband who has Parkinson’s disease has shared a heartfelt message thanking the hospice.
  
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• Homebuilder's donation to Ribble Valley food bank to feed families

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A local food bank supporting families in crisis has received a generous £1,000 donation from Barratt Homes.
  
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• Farmer’s warning to the public about apparent turkey shortage

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  Paul White, owner of Paul's Turkeys in Laneshaw Bridge, near Colne, says he has only sold three per cent of his turkeys so far this year.
  
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• East Lancashire pubs delighted to have won Thwaites awards

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  The Fox and Hounds in Ewood, the Grey Mare in Belthorn and the Havelock Inn in Blackburn, each won a Thwaites Hospitality Award.
  
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• Darwen school pupils welcomed to mosque as part of inter-faith tour

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  Pupils from a Darwen school visited the Madina mosque in Blackburn to find out more about Islam and the daily lives of worshippers.
  
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• Burnley MP backs proposed new online safety laws

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  AN East Lancashire MP has welcomed new internet safety laws that he believes will shield children and protect free speech online
  
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• Blackburn school named Primary School of the Year at national awards

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A Blackburn primary school were named Primary School of the Year for their inspiring their pupils to play cricket.
  
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• Blackburn: Finch Bakery opening new kiosk in The Mall today

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  Finch Bakery’s new Blackburn kiosk will open at The Mall in Ewood and has taken over the former Millie’s Cookies site.
  
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• Barnoldswick woman's debut book on doing church flowers for 40 years

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  A woman from Barnoldswick, who has been doing flowers for her local church for the last 40 years, has published her first book.
  
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• Accrington and Bacup butchers in champion action at livestock sale

  01-12-2022 06:00
  
  TWO leading East Lancashire butchers have bought a selection of champion animals at Skipton Auction Mart for their customers' festive tables.
  
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• Census shows 10 per cent of white Brits left Blackburn since 2011

  01-12-2022 05:30
  
  Some ethnic groups have seen large growth in Blackburn with Darwen since 2011, while others have shrunk, new data from the 2021 Census shows.
  
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• How to sleep when you have a cold - 8 tips to help

  01-12-2022 01:01
  
  There are several tips to help your body rest properly to get the full recovery it needs when you are ill.
  
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• How to sleep when you have a cold - 7 tips to help

  01-12-2022 01:01
  
  There are several tips to help your body rest properly to get the full recovery it needs when you are ill.
  
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