Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackpool: Man jailed after abusing and exploiting women

  10-03-2023 19:44
  
  A man who sexually exploited two women through aggressive controlling and coercive behaviour, and mentally and physically abused a third, has been jailed.
  
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• Gary Lineker speaks out after BCC tell him to step back from MOTD

  10-03-2023 19:09
  
  Gary Lineker has shared his thoughts after the BBC told him to step back from presenting Match of the Day for the first time with Dan Walker.
  
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• BBC cancels Sir David Attenborough episode over Tory backlash

  10-03-2023 18:38
  
  The BBC has announced that they will only air the episode of Sir David Attenborough's new show on BBC iPlayer over rightwing backlash fear.
  
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• Booths is retailer embroiled in fake British beef case

  10-03-2023 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Products were labelled as British, when they were sourced from South America and Europe instead.
  
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• Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day

  10-03-2023 18:02
  
  Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day after he criticised Government asylum seeker policy on social media
  
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• Pre-tax profits rise for Issa brothers and Blackburn's EG Group

  10-03-2023 14:21
  
  PRE-tax profits for the Blackburn-based trading giant EG Group are up despite challenging economic circumstances.
  
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• Parole hearing for man guilty of Lancashire sibling fire deaths

  10-03-2023 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dyson Allen was found guilty of manslaughter after a fire killed four siblings in Freckleton.
  
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• Met Office: Lancashire warned over snow and ice this weekend

  10-03-2023 12:59
  
  Lancashire has been issued a yellow snow and ice warning by the Met Office for the weekend.
  
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• Council budget solar panels snub slammed in Ribble Valley

  10-03-2023 12:54
  
  COUNCILLORS in the Ribble Valley have agreed to slightly raise the district’s council tax next year.
  
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• Snow: Mountain rescue team save stranded motorist near Wycoller

  10-03-2023 11:18
  
  Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team were called in the early hours of the morning to a location near Wycoller
  
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• Controversial new NHS clinic bid approved for old Barnoldswick bank

  10-03-2023 11:00
  
  Planning permission has been approved by Pendle Council for work to turn a former Barnoldswick bank into an NHS clinic, which has divided opinion.
  
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• Oscars 2023 gift bag: everything from land in Australia to liposuction

  10-03-2023 10:37
  
  A three-night stay for eight people on an Italian island, liposuction and a plot of Australian land is all part of an Oscars gift bag worth more than £100,000.
  
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• How to save money on your weekly shop at Asda, Tesco & more

  10-03-2023 10:36
  
  This is how you can save money on your weekly shop at Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Asda and more
  
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• UK supermarket investigated for 'food fraud' over beef

  10-03-2023 10:33
  
  Tesco, Sainsbury’s Asda, Aldi, Morrisons, Lidl, Co-op, M&S, Waitrose and Iceland have said they are not the supermarket being investigated
  
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• Asda and Morrisons major rule change across all UK stores

  10-03-2023 10:32
  
  Asda and Morrisons are keeping limits in place on tomatoes and peppers
  
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• Blackburn’s hour-by-hour weather forecast after snow falls

  10-03-2023 09:48
  
  A yellow weather warning for snow is in force until 2pm today. It covers the most of Lancashire, excluding a small part of the coast.
  
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• Full list of East Lancashire school closures due to snow

  10-03-2023 08:48
  
  We have compiled a full list of East Lancashire schools and colleges closed today due to adverse weather.
  
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• Travel warning as police close Grane Road in Haslingden

  10-03-2023 08:22
  
  Haslingden’s Grane Road is currently closed from the Holden Arms, at the junction of Holcombe Road to the M65 in Blackburn.
  
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• Travel warning after closing Grane Road in Haslingden

  10-03-2023 08:22
  
  Haslingden’s Grane Road is currently closed from the Holden Arms, at the junction of Holcombe Road to the M65 in Blackburn.
  
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• School closures and updates as snow hits East Lancashire

  10-03-2023 08:11
  
  Snow has fallen across East Lancashire. Here are the latest school closures, travel updates and snow pictures as more is scheduled.
  
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• Whitewell Brook in the River Irwell polluted by oil spill

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A "considerable" oil spill took place in the River Irwell near Rawtenstall last week, which was caused by a fuel tank leak.
  
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• ‘Songwriting? It’s a gift’ says Ossie-bound Graham Gouldman

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  IT started out almost as a bit of fun, a chance to play songs from his extensive back catalogue in an acoustic format.
  
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• Royal Blackburn Hospital: Man jailed after telling police he had knife

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN approached police at Royal Blackburn Hospital and told them he had a knife.
  
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• Ramsbottom: The Chakra Room set to open Reiki Centre of Excellence

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Ramsbottom holistic therapy centre has introduced a new energy-based treatment originating from the Far East.
  
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• Pleckgate High pupils take part in eco-pilot scheme

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn high school has been selected as just one of 16 schools in the UK to take part in an eco-pilot scheme
  
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• Northgate shop fronts get stunning transformation

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Stunning new shopfronts have been revealed on two Blackburn buildings – including one which was once home to pioneering filmmakers Mitchell and Kenyon
  
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• Man walking 25-miles in memory of fiancée who died of cancer

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Donald Wharton, from Cherry Tree, is set to walk 25-miles from Blackburn to Blackpool on April 15.
  
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• Council taking action against skip hire company in Great Harwood

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A notice has been served to Harwood Scrap and Skip Hire Ltd, near Alan Ramsbottom Way in Great Harwood.
  
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• Burnley cannabis dealer was waiting for 'bed delivery'

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Naim Khan, 31, was acting suspiciously near an alley before handing something to a man. He told police a bed was being delivered for his parents.
  
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• Brierfield mosque bomb hoax woman convicted by magistrates

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A woman who posted a note through her neighbour’s door saying a bomb was going to go off at her mosque has been found guilty
  
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• Blackburn training provider launches new apprenticeship

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  An East Lancashire training provider is launching a new apprenticeship, aimed at improving health and reducing inequalities in the community
  
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• Blackburn train station 'adopted' in greener places bid

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn Business Improvement District (BID) has ‘adopted’ Blackburn train station to make it a more welcoming place for visitors to the town
  
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• Blackburn rapist jailed for five years

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A judge commended a victim for her bravery and conduct as he sent her rapist to prison for five year
  
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• Blackburn pie lovers get baked goods delivered via drone

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A selection of lucky pie lovers were surprised with a special delivery this week as Holland’s Pies delivered their pies  by drone
  
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• Blackburn Accrol Group appear on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Accrol Group were live on Steph’s Packed Lunch earlier this week, from their production site in Blackburn.
  
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• BAE Systems to invest £500k in Lancashire's young people

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Around 18,000 young people from across Lancashire will benefit from a £500,000 investment from BAE Systems over the next three years
  
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• Arsonist set fire to three houses and Pizza Hut in Blackburn

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  Callum Southworth, 22, cannot remember going on a ‘fire setting spree’ at Pizza Hut and three houses around Blackburn in the middle of the night.
  
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• £20k fine for Punch Bowl Inn demolishers sends clear message

  10-03-2023 06:00
  
  A fine handed to the five guilty of demolishing the Punch Bowl sends a ‘clear message to listed building owners' that they cannot 'do what they want'.
  
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