Blackburn with Darwen news

• Police appeal for information about missing Morecambe man

  16-03-2023 20:17
  
  Police are appealing for information in the search for a man who has gone missing from Morecambe.
  
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• Preston Guild Hall: Reopening plan being drawn up by council

  16-03-2023 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Preston venue closed in 2019 after the firm running it went into administration.
  
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• Motsi Mabuse shares struggle with Northern accents

  16-03-2023 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motsi Mabuse says she needs fellow Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood's help with northern accents.
  
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• Burnley warm homes scheme extended for four years

  16-03-2023 17:29
  
  THE housing boss of an East Lancashire local authority has warned it has 'lot more to do' to ensure homes in a borough are properly heated and dry.
  
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• Burnley councillors accept grant to keep offenders off the street

  16-03-2023 17:00
  
  SENIOR councillors have accepted a £232,808 government grant to keep convicted criminals from living on the streets and returning behind bars on behalf of five East Lancashire boroughs.
  
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• Road reopened following car fire in Blackburn

  16-03-2023 16:53
  
  A busy through road has re-opened following a car fire.
  
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• Danny Roccia has been sacked by Bamber Bridge FC

  16-03-2023 16:44
  
  A Lancashire football player has been sacked by his club after being charged over drugs and money laundering offences
  
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• Gary Madine: Blackpool striker faces lengthy spell out with ACL injury

  16-03-2023 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool striker Gary Madine is ruled out for the rest of the season with a long-term knee injury.
  
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• Blackburn son found dead after tripping or falling at home

  16-03-2023 16:00
  
  Alex Murray has been out drinking with his friends on October 1, celebrating his new job. The next day, his mum found him at the side of his house.
  
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• Rogue Lancaster roofer who charged £25k for £300 job jailed

  16-03-2023 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Austin persuaded a grieving woman to pay the money for a new roof she did not need.
  
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• The Dog and Partridge which is at the heart of the community

  16-03-2023 14:47
  
  IT’S that time of the week when we celebrate some of the finest places we love to socialise with family and friends in East Lancashire.
  
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• Lancaster roofer jailed for ripping off pensioner to tune of £24k

  16-03-2023 13:25
  
  A judge has slated a roofer who "ripped off a vulnerable pensioner" by more than £24,000
  
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• Thieves steal £4k worth of tools from United Utilities treatment works

  16-03-2023 13:05
  
  Tools valued at £4,000 and a further £10,000 in damage has been caused to a water treatment works following a break-in
  
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• Public told to avoid 83 beaches polluted by sewage leaks

  16-03-2023 12:29
  
  UK residents have been told to avoid 83 beaches across the country as these have been contaminated by sewage leaks, leaving 'best' spots ruined.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday March 16

  16-03-2023 12:29
  
  From an air fyer to a greenhouse, here are some of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, March 16.
  
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• Blackburn man pleads guilty to handing stolen bank cards

  16-03-2023 12:21
  
  A Blackburn man has pleaded guilty to handling stolen bank cards.
  
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• Blackburn’s hour-by-hour forecast as weather warning issued

  16-03-2023 12:15
  
  A yellow warning for rain is in place across the whole of Lancashire until 3pm today (March 16).
  
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• Blackpool and Fylde drugs gang jailed for more than 130 years

  16-03-2023 12:07
  
  Twenty-six people have been jailed for a combined total of more than 130 years following an investigation into drug dealing
  
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• Graham Liver broadcasts across UK BBC radio stations due to strikes

  16-03-2023 11:40
  
  BBC journalists have been “forced to strike” by proposed cuts to local radio, former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said.
  
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• Family pay tributes to 'kind and beautiful' mum from Oswaldtwistle

  16-03-2023 11:21
  
  A family have paid tributes to a mum who was found dead at a house in Oswaldtwistle.
  
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• Asda extends kids £1 hot meal deal and adds new items to menu

  16-03-2023 11:20
  
  Asda is adding new items to kids £1 hot meal deal menu in its cafés and extending it to include the Easter holidays.
  
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• Mums can watch films for free at Showcase Cinemas on Mother's Day

  16-03-2023 08:11
  
  Showcase Cinemas are offering a deal which will allow Mums to watch films at their cinemas for free on Mother's Day
  
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• How to beat the 14 per cent broadband price hike this April

  16-03-2023 08:09
  
  Experts reveal 5 ways you can beat the 14 per cent price hike on broadband this April as providers like Sky, BT, TalkTalk and Plusnet raise prices.
  
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• Figures show number of Blackburn with Darwen residents in 'bad or ... - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-03-2023 08:00
  
  Figures show number of Blackburn with Darwen residents in 'bad or ...  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn among top areas for work from home job searches

  16-03-2023 06:10
  
  Blackburn ranked second in the UK for areas where jobseekers are searching for jobs that allow working from home.
  
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• The Park pub in Accrington reopens today after three months

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  The Park pub, on Manchester Road in Accrington, closed its doors at the end of December.
  
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• The Flying Scotsman will return to East Lancashire this weekend

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  The Flying Scotsman will be making its journey through the Irwell Valley, from Bury to Rawtenstall this weekend.
  
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• The Dean of Blackburn to be sent to jail for charity

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  The Very Reverend Peter Howell-Jones and others will be will be handcuffed, charged with a crime, photographed and 'jailed' in the police station in the town centre
  
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• Samlesbury Brewery announces plans to build new production facility

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire brewery has announced plans to cut its carbon emissions by developing a green hydrogen energy production facility at its site
  
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• Ringleader's girlfriend acted as 'handywoman' for Darwen drugs gang

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  The girlfriend of a drug gang's ringleader acted as a ‘handywoman’, helping to advertise, prepare and act as a courier for ‘loads and loads’ of cannabis.
  
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• Rehabilitation staff and patients celebrate one year anniversary

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Staff and patients at a rehabilitation centre in Lancashire celebrated the one year anniversary of the opening.
  
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• Pupils 'overjoyed' at meeting Ribble Valley police officers

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Police officers visited nursery schools to the delight of pupils.
  
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• Number of Blackburn with Darwen residents in 'bad or very bad' health

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  More than one in 20 Blackburn with Darwen residents said they were in poor health when asked in the 2021 census, new figures show.
  
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• Man with family in Turkey raises £2,230 to help with earthquake appeal

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A man who has family in Turkey has travelled to the country to help distribute aid and funds he helped to raise.
  
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• M65: Lane closures for barrier works to cause slight delays

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Drivers in and around Burnley will have two National Highways road closures to watch out for next week.
  
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• Lottery grant boost for Blackburn's £9m Exchange 'dream'

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  AMBITIOUS plans to regenerate one of Blackburn’s most iconic town centre buildings have been given a major boost.
  
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• Lancashire service dog adopted from Dogs Trust returns from Turkey

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A former rescue dog adopted from Dogs Trust has recently returned from a life-saving search and rescue mission in earthquake hit Turkey
  
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• Hyndburn MP backs government on small boat refugees crackdown

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  AN East Lancashire MP has backed the government's controversial Illegal Immigration Bill aimed at stopping thousands of would-be asylum seekers cross the English Channel in small boats.
  
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• Holidaymaker tasered by police after assaulting his partner

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A FAMILY holiday on a Scarborough caravan park ended with a Great Harwood man being Tasered by police.
  
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• Historic Blackburn brewery closed down after takeover

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  IT was the end of an era when time was called on operations at the former Mathew Brown Lion Brewery in Blackburn.
  
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• Figures show number of Blackburn with Darwen residents in 'bad or very bad' health - Yahoo News UK

  16-03-2023 06:00
  Figures show number of Blackburn with Darwen residents in 'bad or very bad' health  Yahoo News UK
  
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• East Lancashire Hospitals Trust staff share views in survey

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Colleagues at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) overwhelmingly feel valued by their team, make a difference to patients and have opportunities to improve themselves, according to the results of a survey.
  
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• Darwen woman, 23, overcomes fear of quitting 9-5 and launches business

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A 23-year-old woman from Darwen shares why quitting her nine to five office job to launch her own business was worth the risk.
  
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• Chorley woman 'proud' to make finals of business awards

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire entrepreneur has been shortlisted in the finals of a regional awards.
  
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• Burnley business Holker IT named UK Partner of Year at EU conference

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A Burnley-based business has been named UK Partner of the Year by an IT equipment supplier in Portugal.
  
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• Blackburn's Tez Ilyas giving food parcels to refugees this Ramadan

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn comedian Tez Ilyas is planning to travel to Lebanon this Ramadan, which takes place between March 22 and April 21 this year.
  
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• Barnoldswick FC's plans to build new spectator stand approved

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  A town's football club has been granted permission from the council to build a new spectator stand at its ground
  
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• Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School told to keep improving

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School remain in special measures after being rated inadequate, despite making ‘some improvements’, Ofsted has said.
  
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• Accrington sight loss charity Henshaws benefits from Tesco grant

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Children and young people with sight loss and additional disabilities in an East Lancs town will benefit from a grant voted for by Tesco shoppers
  
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• 7 last minute Mother’s Day ideas to enjoy in East Lancashire

  16-03-2023 06:00
  
  Mother’s Day is just around the corner but many people may find themselves struggling with what activities to plan for their loves ones.
  
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