Blackburn with Darwen news

• Motorcyclist, 70 dies following crash near Lancaster

  27-02-2023 22:08
  
  A man in his 70s has died following a crash near Lancaster.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after crash with tractor in Lancaster

  27-02-2023 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man, aged in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Lancaster, police say.
  
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• Challenge Cup draw: Wests Warriors to take on Widnes Vikings in third round

  27-02-2023 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Conference League Wests Warriors will play Championship side Widnes Vikings in the Challenge Cup third round.
  
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• Hyndburn's controversial new £12m leisure centre plans revealed

  27-02-2023 17:45
  
  DETAILED plans have been unveiled showing how the controversial proposed new £12million plus leisure centre in an East Lancashire borough will look.
  
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• BBC The Traitors: How to apply to be a part of season 2

  27-02-2023 16:41
  
  Season 2 of the popular BBC gameshow The Traitors has been confirmed and applications to be a part of the show are open until July 31, 2023.
  
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• Man jailed for 'prolonged and brutal' attack on woman in Padiham

  27-02-2023 15:43
  
  A man who carried out a sickening and prolonged attack on a woman as she lay defenceless on the floor has been jailed
  
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• Richard Gleeson: Lancashire bowler signs new two-year T20 contract

  27-02-2023 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire bowler Richard Gleeson signs a new two-year T20 contract ahead of the 2023 Vitality Blast.
  
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• Preston food poverty charity says energy bills hike a nightmare

  27-02-2023 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Recycling Lives says it has already had a £3,000 monthly energy rise for its food redistribution centre.
  
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• Burnley Road East closed after man suffered head injury

  27-02-2023 13:08
  
  Burnley Road East in Waterfoot was closed for several hours overnight after a man was taken to hospital with a head injury.
  
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• Pictures of the Flying Scotsman’s visit to East Lancashire

  27-02-2023 13:00
  
  The Flying Scotsman travelled through parts of East Lancashire last week and many train spotters captured the visit on camera.
  
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• Tesco launches £5 meal deal offer - what you can get

  27-02-2023 12:39
  
  The new Tesco meal deal will be £5 with a Clubcard, or £5.50 without
  
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• Kym Marsh and daughter to star in Take That musical

  27-02-2023 12:11
  
  KYM Marsh and her daughter Emilie Cunliffe will star in the Take That musical Greatest Days which is coming to Manchester in May.
  
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• Man charged with historical child sexual offences

  27-02-2023 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 53-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport following a flight from the Philippines.
  
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• Northern Lights set to appear in skies above Lancashire today

  27-02-2023 11:45
  
  The Northern Lights could appear again tonight (February 27), according to the Met Office.
  
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• War horrors will not stop Ukraine mercy missions, says aid worker

  27-02-2023 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harley Whitehead says hiding in a basement as his hotel was bombed was "a bit of a hiccup".
  
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• Neil Swarbrick: Premier League VAR chief to retire at end of season

  27-02-2023 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League VAR chief Neil Swarbrick will leave his role at the end of the season.
  
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• Pendle: Council tax rise ‘essential for borough’s finances and future’

  27-02-2023 11:07
  
  Pendle councillors have agreed a council tax rise of 2.99 per cent for the borough and other financial plans for the next 12 months at the annual budget meeting.
  
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• ‘Bright, garish, jarring’ shop frontage harms Nelson conservation area

  27-02-2023 11:02
  
  An illuminated pink, gold and black shop frontage in Nelson is too bright, garish and clashes with a  town’s conservation area, councillors are being told.
  
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• Tesco launches at home tests across more than 500 UK stores

  27-02-2023 10:30
  
  Tesco has partnered up with provider Newfoundland to stock self-diagnostic tests on its website and stores across the country.
  
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• Northern Lights to be visible in the UK's night sky tonight

  27-02-2023 10:28
  
  The Northern Lights is set to be visible across the UK, in a rare Aurora display.
  
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• Delays on M6 close to Preston following crash

  27-02-2023 10:24
  
  A crash is causing tailbacks on the motorway this morning.
  
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• FA Cup: Blackburn's Tyrhys Dolan on what losing his best friend taught him about life and loss

  27-02-2023 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Blackburn Rovers prepare to face Leicester City in the FA Cup, midfielder Tyrhys Dolan explains how the loss of his closest friend has led him to help people with depression.
  
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• FA Cup: Blackburn's Tyrhys Dolan on what losing his best friend Jeremy Wisten taught him about life and loss

  27-02-2023 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Blackburn Rovers prepare to face Leicester City in the FA Cup, midfielder Tyrhys Dolan explains how the loss of his closest friend Jeremy Wisten has led him to help people with depression.
  
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• Shropshire: Walkers responds after Oswestry woman eats £100k crisp

  27-02-2023 09:55
  
  WALKERS says it's "such a shame" that mum-of-two from Oswestry eats heart-shaped crisp that could have won her £100,000.
  
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• ITV's The Bay to return for fourth series: How to watch

  27-02-2023 08:54
  
  ITV show The Bay, filmed in Morecambe, Lancashire, is set to return with its fourth series in March 2023.
  
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• Preston driver failed roadside cocaine test after birthday meal

  27-02-2023 08:24
  
  A man was arrested in Preston yesterday after he failed a roadside test for cocaine.
  
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• Community rallies for Accrington charity hit by arson attack

  27-02-2023 06:34
  
  A charity has been overwhelmed by the support it has received following an arson attack last Tuesday.
  
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• Volkswagen Lancs and Transporter Life celebrate 15-year partnership

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Volkswagen Van Centre Lancashire are celebrating 15 years of business and support with Lancashire-based business Transporter Life.
  
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• Trio of actors from Ramsbottom theatre company land TV jobs

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Young Company at Summerseat Players’ Theatre Royal is celebrating the success of a trio of actors from their company who are now in major TV roles.
  
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• Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson backs Keep Britain Tidy’s mass clean up

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson is encouraging residents and businesses to pledge to do their bit to clear up the litter that blights the borough.
  
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• Pendle house prices: Average house prices rise by £2,000

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  House prices in Pendle have gone up by an average of over £2,000 in the month of December, according to figures from the Land Registry.
  
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• Man known as 'Ossie Dave' took his own life in woodland near Hapton

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A  “respected” East Lancs man known to many as ‘Ossie Dave’ took his own life, an inquest heard.
  
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• Lancashire wins £600,000 for electric vehicle charge points

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  LANCASHIRE County Council has been awarded a government grant of £600,000 to instal dozens of new electric vehicle charge points.
  
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• Lancashire residents lost £121k to pyramid scheme scams in 2022

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire residents lost more than £121,000 in pyramid scheme scams last year, new data reveals.
  
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• Knife find by police after routine stop in Colne

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  POLICE who stopped a motorist for a routine inquiry found a 12 inch hunting knife and two air rifles in the boot of the car.
  
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• Islamic centre inspires residents to pick up litter in Blackburn

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A neighbourhood Muslim prayer group is inspiring their local community to clean up the streets in Blackburn.
  
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• Hundreds turn out to support Blackburn with Darwen Mayor's Ball - Lancashire Telegraph

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Hundreds turn out to support Blackburn with Darwen Mayor's Ball  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Hundreds turn out to support Blackburn with Darwen Mayor's Ball

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Hundreds of guests helped to make this year’s Blackburn with Darwen Council's Mayor's Ball one of the most successful ever.
  
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• Go on, admit it, you do remember Private Shop in Blackburn

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  We sometimes feature various shops and businesses operating in East Lancashire in years gone by and ask Looking Back readers to share their memories of them.
  
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• Edgworth children's home would overstretch services rule planners

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A BID to turn a large village house into a small children's care home has been rejected after 19 objections.
  
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• East Lancashire Railway announce experiences returning in March

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  The East Lancashire Railway will re-start it’s Dining With Distinction experiences this March with themed nights, taste tasting and black tie premium evenings.
  
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• Colne paedophile jailed again over child sex images

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Convicted paedophile found with indecent images, with a judge describing them as “the most disgusting images” he’s ever had the misfortune of viewing
  
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• Colne drunk set fire to partner's home trapping himself inside

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A man with alcohol and mental health problems set fire to his partner’s house, trapping himself inside
  
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• Burnley sex offender to have 9-month jail sentence reviewed

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A 31-year-old man who sexually assaulted an elderly woman is to have his jail sentence reviewed
  
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• Burnley hit hardest with unemployment and highest inflation rate in UK

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  After Burnley was revealed to have the highest inflation in the UK, new data shows the town is also one of the worst affected areas for unemployment.
  
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• Burnley grassland battery farm plan given the go-ahead

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  COUNCILLORS have approves a battery energy storage system on open grassland on the outskirts of an East Lancashire town.
  
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• Blackburn's Science in Sport partners with OGC Nice

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A leading sports nutrition brand based in East Lancashire has announced that they are partnering with French professional football team, OGC Nice
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen housing benefit tenants left £44 short - Lancashire Telegraph

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen housing benefit tenants left £44 short  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen housing benefit tenants left £44 short

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  Housing benefits tenants are being forced to find an extra £44 every month to meet rising private rent prices, new analysis suggests.
  
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• Blackburn ex-soldier opens up on 10-year fight with alcohol addiction

  27-02-2023 06:00
  
  A former soldier and chef from Blackburn has opened up about his decade-long battle with alcohol addiction.
  
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