Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn Rovers: Daniel Ayala out for two months with hamstring injury

  24-02-2023 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers defender Daniel Ayala is set to be out for two months because of a hamstring injury.
  
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• Blackburn Town Hall marks Ukraine war anniversary

  24-02-2023 18:00
  
  UKRAINIAN families and residents joined with civic leaders at Blackburn Town Hall for a service to commemorate the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
  
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• Lancs man charged with historic rape and indecent assault offences

  24-02-2023 17:24
  
  A Lancashire man has been charged in connection with a number of non-recent sexual offences
  
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• Blackpool street attack: Four people found guilty of murder

  24-02-2023 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men and two women are convicted of murdering Mark Gibson who was beaten to death in Blackpool.
  
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• Tommy Leigh: Accrington midfielder given three-match ban for violent conduct

  24-02-2023 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley midfielder Tommy Leigh is banned for three matches for violent conduct.
  
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• Rishton man, 19, charged over stolen vehicle investigation

  24-02-2023 16:25
  
  A 19-year-old man has been charged after a vehicle was stolen from Clayton Le Moors.
  
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• Priority routes in East Lancashire to be gritted as temperatures drop

  24-02-2023 15:46
  
  Priority routes across the some parts of East Lancashire will be gritted as temperatures are set to drop this evening.
  
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• Abel-Jax Mailey: No sentence review for dad who murdered baby son

  24-02-2023 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oliver Mailey, 26, was sentenced to at least 16 years for shaking his seven-week-old son to death.
  
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• Where can you see the Flying Scotsman in Lancashire today?

  24-02-2023 15:30
  
  The famous Flying Scotsman train will be steaming through East Lancashire today on its 100th anniversary.
  
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• Two men and two women found guilty of Blackpool murder

  24-02-2023 15:20
  
  Two men and two women have been found guilty of murdering a man by beating and stabbing him to death
  
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• M65 closed near Blackburn after lorry crashes into car

  24-02-2023 14:55
  
  Part of the M65 has been closed after a lorry crashed into a car.
  
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• Lancashire Walks to School Day will mark coronation of King Charles

  24-02-2023 14:30
  
  Schools are invited to take part in Lancashire Walks to School Day to promote the benefits of walking and celebrate the coronation of King Charles.
  
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• Firefighters battle house fire on Whitendale Crescent

  24-02-2023 13:12
  
  Fire crews battled a blaze at a house in Blackburn last night.
  
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• Hyndburn confirms council tax freeze at marathon meeting

  24-02-2023 13:00
  
  AN East Lancashire local authority has frozen its council tax after a fierce row about the contents of its budget.
  
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• Clayton-le-Moors park playground gets council £125,000 overhaul

  24-02-2023 13:00
  
  A POPULAR park playground in Clayton-le-Moors is to receive a £125,000 makeover.
  
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• WATCH: 3 men arrested in suspected fraud as victims lost life savings

  24-02-2023 12:50
  
  Three men from Lancashire have been arrested in an investigation linked to property investment fraud and money laundering.
  
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• Man, 53, arrested after power tools stolen from Preston College

  24-02-2023 11:56
  
  Police have arrested a man after power tools were stolen from the construction yard at Preston College.
  
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• Liam Coyle: Accrington Stanley midfielder suffers facial fractures after collision

  24-02-2023 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington boss John Coleman says Liam Coyle suffered "multiple facial fractures" after colliding with Bolton keeper James Trafford.
  
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• DVLA number plate fine warning ahead of change next week

  24-02-2023 11:46
  
  The DVLA have warned not following the rules could result in a failed MOT and a £1,000 fine
  
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• Two teenagers arrested after £150k worth of damage caused to cabs

  24-02-2023 11:32
  
  Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested after vandals caused around £150,000 worth of damage to vehicles at a taxi firm.
  
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• Prime drinks will be sold at Morrisons, supermarket confirms

  24-02-2023 09:58
  
  Morrisons has confirmed it will be selling all four flavours of the viral drink, created by YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul
  
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• Boy, 14, arrested on suspicion of drug dealing

  24-02-2023 09:14
  
  Officers arrested a teenager on suspicion of dealing suspected class A drugs.
  
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• Drugs and cash seized following raid in Darwen

  24-02-2023 08:30
  
  Police have seized a substantial amount of class B drugs and money following a raid at an address in Darwen.
  
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• Work to start on three Colne theatres thanks to £3.6m budget boost

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A total of £3,487,000 has been awarded to the newly formed Heritage Quarter which is made up of three Colne theatres.
  
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• Victim of sexual abuse's pride after setting up own business

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A woman who was a victim of sexual abuse has put ‘two fingers up to the abusers’, showing that she can take back her own life.
  
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• Ukrainian flag to be raised today at Nelson Town Hall

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A Ukrainian flag will be raised at a town hall today to mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion.
  
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• Something About George tells story of the 'quiet' Beatle

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  TO some he remains the ‘forgotten’ Beatle. To others he was a musical genius who was years ahead of his time both in his songwriting and in his beliefs.
  
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• Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans welcomes Kyiv City Council delegation

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  An East Lancs MP this week welcomed members of the Kyiv City Council to Westminster reiterating his support for their cause.
  
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• Preston teen helps design clothing range for disabled kids

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  16-year-old Ava Jolliffe, an award winning deaf and blind artist from Preston, helped develop a clothing range with George at Asda
  
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• Preston Market trader congratulated on 40th anniversary

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A popular market trader has celebrated his 40th anniversary in business.
  
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• Pianist Jill Crossland to play concert at St Peter's Church

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  'Renowned pianist’ Jill Crossland will play at St Peter's Church in Burnley next month as part of a church concert series.
  
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• Oliver Mailey's sentence has not been referred to the Court of Appeal

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  An appeal to refer the sentence of baby killer Oliver Mailey to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme has been rejected
  
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• Northern sees reduction in number of penalty fares handed out

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A train operating company that serves East Lancs has issued 10 per cent fewer penalty fares in the first month since the government increase the fine to £100 compared to the same period last year.
  
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• New Tory candidate is inspired by Blackburn's Tiger Patel

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A new Tory candidate says he won’t be wasting his time ‘eating pakoras and samosas’ as he announced his bid to become a councillor.
  
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• New Shadsworth youth hub at heart of £20m housing estate overhaul

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A 1950's former council estate is set to get a brand new youth hub as part of a £20million makeover.
  
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• Margaret Haes Riding Centre in Holcombe receives government funding

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A riding centre can press forward with its ambition plans after officially being given a funding boost by the government.
  
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• Man reunited with pen pal who made him a Blackburn Rovers fan

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  John Charles posted one of his old pen pal letters to Twitter in the hope of finding two Oswaldtwistle girls he met 30 years ago.
  
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• How much of Darwen do you recognise in view from the Tower?

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  If you headed up to Darwen Tower in 1995 and looked down on to the town centre, this is what you would have seen.
  
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• Former East Lancs county councillors made Honorary Aldermen

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  Former county councillors in East Lancashire, Albert Atkinson and Terry Burns, have both been made Honourary Aldermen.
  
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• Former Bacup police office could be transformed to youth hub

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A former police office in Bacup could be transformed into a space to support children and young people, if the council agrees.
  
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• Council want to move forward with future of Blackburn plastics site

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A council boss has said he is in contact with the owners of a former plastics site about resolving its future after it went up in flames again
  
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• Colne Citadel speed dating event for adults struggling with loneliness

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A community organisation based in Colne is hosting a speed dating event for adults who struggle with social isolation.
  
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• Burnley's best places to eat brunch in 2023

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  One of the best things about the weekend - whatever the weather - is enjoying a lazy brunch.
  
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• Burnley filmmaker writes viral love letter to home town

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  Matthew Knight, 39, has created a short film called ‘This is Burnley’ which has been viewed more than 50,000 times on Facebook
  
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• Burnley coffee shop Charlatte's has been vandalised again

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  Charlatte’s, on St James Street, was broken into in the early hours of Tuesday morning (February 21).
  
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• Brierfield YouTuber falls victim to hackers

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A YouTuber and popular Facebook figure has been left ‘depressed and stressed’ after hackers scammed his social media followers out of hundreds of pounds.
  
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• BAE revenue increases as company publishes annual results

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  BAE Systems has published its 2022 full year results and despite orders, sales and revenue being up, profits are down.
  
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• Accy Stanley boss and Hyndburn MP welcome new football regulator

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  AN East Lancashire football club boss and its MP fan have welcomed government plans for a new independent regulator for the men's national game.
  
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• Accrington man took his own life on Blackburn canal path

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A man took his own life after consuming a fatal amount of amphetamine
  
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• Accrington BMW thief crashed £40k car into wall

  24-02-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN who took a £40,000 BMW off the owner's drive abandoned it after crashing into a wall.
  
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