Blackburn with Darwen news

• Oswaldtwistle house searched as police crackdown on crime in area

  01-02-2023 21:49
  
  Officers stopped and searched a man in possession of drugs and seized numerous vehicles as part of a police operation in Oswaldtwistle.
  
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• 3 girls missing from East Lancs returned home after reported on train

  01-02-2023 20:58
  
  Three girls have returned to their homes in East Lancashire after being reported by a train guard.
  
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• Neil Etheridge: Birmingham City keeper proud of his anti-racist stance

  01-02-2023 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City keeper Neil Etheridge says he is proud of his anti-racist stance in Saturday's FA Cup tie at Blackburn.
  
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• Nicola Bulley parents fear she was taken as ‘no sign of fall’ by river

  01-02-2023 18:58
  
  The parents of a mum-of-two who went missing on Friday morning fear she has been taken as there was ‘no sign of a fall’.
  
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• Police recover stolen Land Rover abandoned in Blackburn

  01-02-2023 18:15
  
  Observant officers came across an abandoned vehicle that appears to be a Land Rover in Blackburn, this afternoon.
  
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• Man jailed for 1980s child sex abuse in Merseyside

  01-02-2023 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ian Wilkinson, 64. was sentenced to nine years for indecently assaulting a teenage boy in the 1980s.
  
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• Lancaster nightclub attack: Manslaughter charge over punch death

  01-02-2023 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joshua Hughes, 22, died after he was punched outside a Lancaster nightclub in June last year.
  
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• Crowds protest outside Blackburn town hall over ‘right to strike’

  01-02-2023 17:30
  
  Crowds gathered in Blackburn town centre in response to proposed legislation which looks to curtail industrial action.
  
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• Community collaboration in the face of climate change at Blackburn ... - Asian Leader

  01-02-2023 17:30
  
  Community collaboration in the face of climate change at Blackburn ...  Asian Leader
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter after man dies outside nightclub

  01-02-2023 17:04
  
  A man is to appear in court charged with manslaughter after a 22-year-old man was punched outside a nightclub last year.
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter after 22-year-old punched by nightclub

  01-02-2023 17:04
  
  A man is to appear in court charged with manslaughter after a 22-year-old man was punched outside a nightclub last year.
  
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• Burnley landlord given £1,000 plus penalty over licensing failure

  01-02-2023 17:00
  
  A PRIVATE landlord has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for failing to properly license a rented property.
  
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• Blackpool: Three arrested after drugs, cash, and phones seized in raid

  01-02-2023 16:35
  
  Three people have been arrested after police seized a quantity of drugs and mobile phones and cash in Blackpool.
  
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• Lancashire’s crime commissioner joins frontline officers training

  01-02-2023 16:18
  
  Andrew Snowden visited the constabulary's training base to join frontline officers being trained on the newly funded equipment and vehicles.
  
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• Accrington Stanley fined £5,000 after fans use insulting language during Bolton defeat

  01-02-2023 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley are fined £5,000 for misconduct in relation to crowd behaviour during their loss to Bolton in October.
  
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• Anderton hails spirit of players' head shave

  01-02-2023 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nick Anderton says Bristol Rovers' communal head shave after his cancer diagnosis evokes the spirit of last season's promotion campaign
  
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• Warning as Blackburn emergency department face high number of patients

  01-02-2023 15:00
  
  East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have issued a warning to their patients that they may experience long waits.
  
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• Lancaster: Police launch appeal after dangerous dog attack

  01-02-2023 14:48
  
  The male suffered “deep bite marks” to both hands and his dog suffered a severe bite that needed emergency surgery.
  
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• ITV Coronation Street hit with Ofcom complaints over stabbing

  01-02-2023 13:32
  
  Ofcom received 72 complaints about the ITV Coronation Street episode last week
  
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• Darwen Cricket Club's new covered nets get planning approval

  01-02-2023 13:30
  
  A CRICKET club at the heart of a new £4.6million East Lancashire Sports Village has been given the go-head to add state-of-the-art covered nets to its redevelopment.
  
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• Lancashire Police’s operation will tackle domestic abuse

  01-02-2023 13:23
  
  Operation Reckoning will tackle abuse across Preston, Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire.
  
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• Ugliest dog in the UK 2023 revealed: See the winner of the competition

  01-02-2023 13:12
  
  Peggy, a Pug Chinese Crested Mix from East Yorkshire, has been crowned the ugliest dog in the UK.
  
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• East Lancashire officers support neighbourhood policing week of action

  01-02-2023 13:08
  
  The National Police Chief Council’s neighbourhood policing week of action took place from January 23 until January 29.
  
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• Burnley Town Hall: Dry rot in Grade-II listed building

  01-02-2023 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dry rot and other structural issues are found at the Grade-II listed Burnley Town Hall.
  
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• Nearly a quarter of drivers say seat belt law punishment is too soft

  01-02-2023 11:12
  
  A proportion of drivers think the punishment for drivers not wearing seatbelts is too lenient
  
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• Warning to drivers over rising petrol and diesel prices

  01-02-2023 11:11
  
  The RAC warned that retailers, as well as major supermarkets, have failed to reflect the fall in wholesale prices at the pump
  
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• Postcode Lottery January 2023 winners: Find out if you won

  01-02-2023 10:55
  
  The winners for the January 2023 Postcode Lottery have been revealed, find out if your street has won thousands.
  
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• Who is on strike today? All strikes on Wednesday, February 1

  01-02-2023 10:31
  
  Today is the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade as school teachers, train drivers, civil servants and university lecturers strike
  
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• Teachers Strike February 2023: Everything you need to know

  01-02-2023 10:31
  
  Teachers are taking strike action in February, find out everything you need to know about if schools will be closed and what to do.
  
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• Teacher strikes: Should I send my child to school?

  01-02-2023 10:31
  
  Thousands of teachers across England and Wales are striking today
  
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• Railways, NHS, Education - full list of UK strikes in February

  01-02-2023 10:30
  
  These are all the strikes currently scheduled to take place in February.
  
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• How the February rail strikes will affect each rail operator

  01-02-2023 10:30
  
  Two days of strike action will see services from Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, CrossCountry and more operators affected.
  
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• Live updates from teacher strikes in East Lancashire

  01-02-2023 09:58
  
  Live updates from the day of industrial action by teachers, civil servants and rail workers across East Lancashire over pay and conditions.
  
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• Motorists warned of traffic and delays on M65 eastbound

  01-02-2023 09:53
  
  According to the AA, the crash was first reported at 7.40am today (February 1).
  
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• M6: Driver arrested after stolen car spotted on motorway

  01-02-2023 08:54
  
  Police spotted the stolen Volkswagen Golf on the motorway last night (January 30).
  
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• Accrington: Man wanted by police in connection with attempted break-in

  01-02-2023 08:24
  
  CCTV allaegdly shows a man approaching the main entrance gate and crawling under a gap.
  
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• Train services across northern England to stop during two strike days

  01-02-2023 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Operators TransPennine Express and Northern say there will be no train services on 1 and 3 February.
  
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• Ugly brawl halts traffic close to Blackburn town centre

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  Four men can be seen trading punches in an ugly brawl close to Blackburn town centre.
  
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• The Grand Clitheroe to host live music for International Women’s Day

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  A triple bill celebration of music will take place in Clitheroe next month to celebrate International Women’s Day.
  
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• The difference between stress and anxiety

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  In order to help promote frank and open conversations about issues that might be affecting mental health and well-being, it is important to understand what many of the common terms we may hear, or even use, actually mean.
  
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• Prolific offender jailed again for Burnley nursey burglary

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  A prolific burglar has been sent to jail for breaking into a nursery and then attempting to burgle someone’s house in the middle of the day
  
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• PM+M expands audit team with director appointment

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  A chartered accountancy group has bolstered its audit team following the appointment of a new director
  
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• Oswaldtwistle: Woman opens up about battle with endometriosis

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  Georgia Florentine, from Oswaldtwistle has opened up about her struggle with a condition that she claims is more painful than childbirth and kidney stones.
  
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• Mellor woman steps up for London Marathon in memory of husband

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  A 71-year-old woman from Mellor is taking on the London Marathon on behalf of East Lancashire Hospice in memory of her late husband.
  
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• Manchester Museum South Asia gallery features Gandhi in Darwen

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  A new dedicated South Asia gallery will open its doors to the public in February.
  
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• Lancashire's crime commissioner tackles cyber criminals

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  The crime commissioner for Lancashire has led his first meeting as Chair of the North West Cyber Resilience Centre’s Guidance Council (NWCRC)
  
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• Lancashire Constabulary on track to meet recruitment target

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire Constabulary have met the Government's recruitment target as thousands of people join the force to combat crime.
  
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• Front line services a more pressing matter than tea!

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen’s environmental boss Cllr Jim Smith is to be applauded for his firm and sensible stance against cab driving Conservative Cllr Tiger Patel who frivolously demanded at a full council forum that tea and coffee facilities should be provided in the waiting room at the authorities motor vehicle testing station.
  
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• Fewer crimes result in charge or summons than this time last year

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  Crimes in Lancashire are less likely to result in a charge or court appearance than a year ago, new figures show
  
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• Earby: Nurse delighted at winning lifetime supply of bras

  01-02-2023 06:00
  
  Janet Tomlinson may never have to buy another bra for the rest of her life, after winning a raffle hosted by of The Lingerie Boutique in Colne.
  
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