Blackburn with Darwen news

• Morecambe asylum hotel short notice unacceptable, says council

  05-12-2022 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancaster City Council says it was given under 24 hours notice that a hotel would house asylum seekers.
  
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• Rishton: Father hit with axe and hammer during burglary

  05-12-2022 17:12
  
  A dangerous man has been jailed for over 11 years after a man was hit in the head with an axe during a robbery in Rishton.
  
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• St Lucia shooting sees Accrington man injured and friend killed

  05-12-2022 15:54
  
  An Accrington man is believed to have been injured whilst another British man was shot dead on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.
  
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• Accrington: Police seeking woman in CCTV image after Farmfoods theft

  05-12-2022 15:44
  
  Police want to speak to the woman in the CCTV image following a theft that happened at Farmfoods last month.
  
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• Five people guilty of illegally demolishing Punch Bowl Inn

  05-12-2022 15:27
  
  Five people illegally demolished the Grade-II listed Punch Bowl Inn, a judge has decided.
  
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• Accrington town centre car park restrictions set to be lifted

  05-12-2022 15:00
  
  AN East Lancashire council is seeking to lift a 'confusing and frustrating' time limit on two car parks in its main town centre.
  
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• M61 traffic delays after sheep wanders onto carriageway near Chorley

  05-12-2022 14:42
  
  Police were sent to the rescue after a sheep escaped an adjoining field and wandered onto the M61.
  
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• Preston's Harris Museum: Inflation causes revamp cost to rise by 75%

  05-12-2022 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Rising inflation has seen the cost of work on Preston's Harris Museum go up by £5.5m, a council hears.
  
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• Preston's Harris Museum: Inflation causes revamp cost to rise by 20%

  05-12-2022 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Rising inflation has seen the cost of work on Preston's Harris Museum go up by £2.4m, a council hears.
  
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• Accrington Stanley charged by FA over crowd behaviour during Bolton defeat

  05-12-2022 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Accrington Stanley have been charged by the FA over crowd behaviour during their defeat by Bolton on 22 October.
  
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• Peter Kay makes request to fans at Manchester show

  05-12-2022 13:23
  
  Peter Kay has made a request to fans at his show in Manchester as his new tour kicks off.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen residents offered Long Covid course - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-12-2022 13:00
  Blackburn with Darwen residents offered Long Covid course  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen residents offered Long Covid course

  05-12-2022 13:00
  
  RESIDENTS of an East Lancashire borough are being offered the chance to learn about Long Covid this month.
  
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• Lancashire Police need 999 and 101 call handlers – here’s how to apply

  05-12-2022 12:45
  
  Lancashire Police are looking to hire people “to be the voice” of the Constabulary by offering a starting salary of £28,289 for full time call operator roles.
  
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• Households to receive cash to help with cost of living crisis

  05-12-2022 12:21
  
  HOUSEHOLDS that currently receive Council Tax Reduction, due to low income, will be getting a £65 payment paid to them.
  
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• Finch Bakery Blackburn's 'amazing' opening topped off by Mayor visit

  05-12-2022 12:00
  
  Mayor of Blackburn Cllr Suleman Khonat paid a visit to the opening of the Instagram famous Finch Bakery chain in The Mall.
  
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• Cuadrilla wants more time to dismantle Lancashire fracking site

  05-12-2022 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Fracking was banned at the site at Preston New Road near Blackpool after tremors in 2019.
  
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• Barnoldswick: Cat rescued from house fire

  05-12-2022 11:00
  
  A cat was rescued by firefighters after a blaze broke out at a home in Salterforth.
  
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• Military to help out driving ambulances in event of strikes

  05-12-2022 10:38
  
  Troops could be drafted in to replace ambulance drivers and firefighters who may go on strike
  
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• Harry Potter coins launched by Royal Mint - How to collect

  05-12-2022 10:33
  
  Calling all Harry Potter fans, the Royal Mint has launched the latest coin in its magical series.
  
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• Severe delays due to crash on M6 near Preston

  05-12-2022 10:27
  
  Two lanes have been closed following a crash on the M6 northbound.
  
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• Four cars and a van crash on M6 near Preston

  05-12-2022 10:27
  
  Two lanes on the M6 northbound have been closed following a crash involving four cars and a van.
  
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• Iceland issue recall and 'do not eat' warning on rice product

  05-12-2022 10:23
  
  Iceland Foods is recalling Iceland Takeaway Pilau Rice because of a health risk
  
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• Accrington: Driver with no licence caught and car seized by police

  05-12-2022 09:13
  
  Police have seized a vehicle from a driver who was driving without no licence or insurance.
  
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• Nelson woman arrested and charged with 14 offences

  05-12-2022 08:34
  
  A woman has been arrested and charged with 14 offences relating to shoplifting and breach of criminal behaviour orders.
  
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• Great Harwood driver arrested for being twice the alcohol limit

  05-12-2022 08:24
  
  A drink driver from Great Harwood was arrested after police caught them twice the alcohol limit.
  
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• Blackburn driver arrested for being twice the alcohol limit

  05-12-2022 08:24
  
  A drink driver from Blackburn was arrested after police caught them twice the alcohol limit.
  
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• Together Housing raise thousands for Andy's Man Club

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  A team of housing professionals have raised almost £4,000 for a men’s mental health charity through a host of different fundraising events
  
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• Seventh Comedy Takeover to take place at Ewood Park

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  A comedy takeover is heading to East Lancashire to raise emergency funds for flood-stricken Pakistan
  
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• Rossendale man, 64, took his own life

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  A man who suffered with his mental health for several years was found at home after taking his own life, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Review: A Christmas Carol at Octagon Bolton is festive treat

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  What the Dickens! The Octagon’s gone and done it again. For anyone looking for a fantastic festive family treat then a trip to see A Christmas Carol should be right at the top of your list.
  
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• Oakhill School supports THOMAS group with bags for homeless

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  School pupils have put together Christmas gift bags for homeless people to help them during the festive season.
  
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• Man given hospital order for unprovoked attacks on dog walkers

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  Two lone female dog walkers out by the Leeds Liverpool canal were victims of unprovoked attacks by homeless Joseph Eccles last November.
  
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• Lammack Primary School remains 'good' following Ofsted inspection

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  Lammack Primary School, where children develop ‘warm and friendly relationships’ with their teachers, remains ‘good’.
  
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• Fascinating glimpse of life in Whalley from the early 1960s

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  Here’s a great photo from the archives which we’d love Looking Back readers to tell us more about.
  
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• East Lancashire schools collaborate to produce anti-bullying charter

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  Seven schools across East Lancashire came together last month to produce an anti-bullying charter as part of anti-bullying week
  
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• Councillor wants extra consultation for Mercer Hall plans

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  A Great Harwood councillor has asked Hyndburn Leisure to add an evening consultation date to the plans proposed to move the pool from Mercer Hall to Wilson's in Clayton.
  
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• Brother of man killed by ISIS speaks at Pleckgate High School

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  The brother of a man who was killed by ISIS has given an emotional speech to pupils at a Blackburn high school
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan questioned by Government inspector

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  GOVERNMENT inspectors have posed a series of queries to Blackburn with Darwen Council about its new Local Plan which critics believe pick holes in the development blueprint.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen among UK’s most entrepreneurial towns - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-12-2022 06:00
  Blackburn with Darwen among UK’s most entrepreneurial towns  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen among UK’s most entrepreneurial towns

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  According to new research by SME insurance provider, Superscript, Blackburn with Darwen is the second most entrepreneurial towns in the UK for 2022.
  
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• Blackburn councillor remembered for 'a life well lived'

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a former councillor who died last month.
  
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• Blackburn businessman celebrated as part of Small Business Saturday

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Small Business Saturday at the weekend, a Blackburn entrepreneur was honoured during at the House of Lords
  
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• Accrington mum of six slams Evri for missing Christmas parcel

  05-12-2022 06:00
  
  An Accrington mum-of-six has slammed Evri’s service during a cost-of-living crisis as “unbelievable and unacceptable.”
  
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