Blackburn with Darwen news

• Car flips over following multi-vehicle crash in Blackburn

  03-04-2023 22:35
  
  Police and emergency services were called to a busy Blackburn road following a multi-vehicle crash.
  
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• Christopher Taylor: Man jailed for 'bizarre' abuse of wife

  03-04-2023 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Taylor posted nude photos of his wife online and withheld her stroke medication.
  
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• Two charged over drugs offences in Blackburn

  03-04-2023 20:14
  
  A 28-year-old and a teenager have been charged with drugs offences following police raids in Blackburn
  
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• Crews use leaf blowers to help put out wild fires in Rossendale

  03-04-2023 19:15
  
  Three fire engines were called to deal with a wildfire in Rossendale.
  
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• Stun gun and machete handed in to police in Burnley

  03-04-2023 18:59
  
  A stun gun and a machete just some of the items handed in to police in Burnley.
  
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• Vaping industry outraged at fruit-flavoured vape ban plan

  03-04-2023 18:44
  
  The UK Government is looking to tackle the rise in young people using vapes, but the industry is annoyed about a potential ban on fruit-flavoured products
  
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• Burnley MP recovering after being admitted to hospital

  03-04-2023 18:22
  
  Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham says he has been told to rest after a health scare.
  
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• Police seize 83 boxes of nitrous oxide canisters in Rawtenstall

  03-04-2023 18:04
  
  Police have seized 83 boxes of nitrous oxide canisters following a raid in Rawtenstall.
  
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• Husband jailed for controlling the life of wife of 14 years

  03-04-2023 17:45
  
  A husband set up dating profiles in his wife’s name ‘catfishing men’ and sent a naked photo of her to a friend
  
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• Nelson man commits sex act in front of school girls

  03-04-2023 17:02
  
  A man exposed himself three times in a public place with two school girls witnessing one of his acts
  
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• Man hacked woman's Facebook and Snapchat accounts to steal photos

  03-04-2023 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Partington took control of a woman's Facebook and Snapchat to steal private images, police say.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen residents urged to register to vote - Lancashire Telegraph

  03-04-2023 16:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen residents urged to register to vote  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen residents urged to register to vote

  03-04-2023 16:00
  
  RESIDENTS of East Lancashire's largest borough have been urged to register to vote in its elections next month.
  
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• Blackburn transport row school sorts new bus - at £100 a month

  03-04-2023 15:56
  
  A LANCASHIRE school at the centre of a school transport to Blackburn dispute has secured a replacement bus for some of its pupils living in the town.
  
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• East Lancs Hospital's issue advice for junior doctor strikes

  03-04-2023 15:53
  
  East Lancashire Hospital Trust has warned that appointments may be cancelled and patients may face long waits during junior doctor strikes.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers: The Wanderer - listen to the podcast from BBC Radio Manchester

  03-04-2023 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Each week, BBC Radio Manchester Sport brings you the latest on the goings-on at Bolton Wanderers in The Wanderer podcast.
  
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• Lancs man jailed for hacking woman's Snapchat and stealing pics

  03-04-2023 15:04
  
  A man hacked into a woman's Snapchat account and stole private images of her
  
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• Dilapidated Burnley listed building set for bedsit and new shop

  03-04-2023 15:00
  
  A listed building including a 'dilapidated' vacant pharmacy has been earmarked for conversion into 'high-quality' bedsits
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council spends £600,000 with electric vans

  03-04-2023 13:30
  
  A LOCAL authority is to spend more than £600,000 on new vehicles including 11 electric vans to cut its carbon emissions.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer pledges swift devolution deal for Lancashire

  03-04-2023 13:00
  
  Lancashire would not have to wait long for a devolution deal under a Labour government – Sir Keir Starmer has pledged
  
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• Pictures: Driver crashes into parked car in Bacup

  03-04-2023 13:00
  
  The parked car was crashed into on New Church Road, in Bacup at the weekend.
  
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• Police looking for this man after three cars set on fire in Nelson

  03-04-2023 12:51
  
  Police are looking for a man after three cars were reportedly set on fire in Nelson.
  
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• Chocolate and cheese festival success as hundreds come to Ramsbottom

  03-04-2023 12:20
  
  Hundreds of chocolate and cheese lovers gathered in Ramsbottom at the weekend to celebrate the town's annual foodie festival.
  
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• Train guard punched in the face at Blackburn station

  03-04-2023 12:00
  
  Police are investigating an incident after a train guard was reportedly punched in the face at Blackburn train station.
  
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• Manchester bomb attack survivors' legal action against online troll

  03-04-2023 11:51
  
  Landmark legal action has been filed against a conspiracy theorist by survivors of the Manchester Arena bomb attack
  
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• Have you thought about becoming a healthcare support worker?

  03-04-2023 11:05
  
  A healthcare support worker has described how her 'rewarding role' is helping to make a huge difference to her community and the people she serves.
  
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• Teachers to strike for two more days as pay offer rejected

  03-04-2023 11:01
  
  Teachers are to go on strike again after union members rejected a government pay offer
  
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• Blackburn bistro plan for students gets planning go-ahead

  03-04-2023 11:00
  
  A STYLISH bistro café bar aimed at students is set to be established on the edge of a town centre.
  
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• Plans to turn Preston's Dryden Mill site into flats approved

  03-04-2023 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The development of 469 flats is part of plans to turn the area into an "urban village" in Preston.
  
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• 45 minute delays after car breaks down on M6 northbound

  03-04-2023 10:29
  
  Lanes one and two of the M6 northbound are closed following reports of a stalled car at 7.35am today (April 3).
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council spends £600,000 with electric vans - Lancashire Telegraph

  03-04-2023 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council spends £600,000 with electric vans  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• 15 minute delays and lane closed on M6 northbound after crash

  03-04-2023 08:35
  
  Motorists have been warned of travel delays on the M6 northbound this morning after a crash.
  
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• Police sting vehicle near Gisburn after caravan stolen

  03-04-2023 08:15
  
  The caravan was reportedly stolen in Yorkshire and was driven over the border into Lancashire.
  
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• Morrisons launches cheese Easter eggs in two flavours

  03-04-2023 08:10
  
  Morrisons has swapped chocolate for cheese with its two new Easter eggs which are made entirely of cheese.
  
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• Woman died after health issues on Dominican Republic holiday

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  A woman died after suffering a blood clot and a heart attack following a fall on holiday in the Dominican Republic, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Wife of rapist spared jail after 'turning her life around'

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  The wife of a convicted rapist and drug dealer has been spared jail after turning her life around and becoming a ‘very different person’.
  
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• Were you a regular at the Car Wash at Utopia in Blackburn?

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Back in 1997 when this photo was taken a Wednesday night out in Blackburn wasn’t complete without a trip to the Car Wash.
  
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• Urban explorers find dead cows and sheep in Slaidburn field

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  *Warning: This article contains graphic pictures.*
  
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• Swift birds to have place to nest thanks to UCLan volunteers

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Swift birds in Lancaster will have a comfortable place to nest thanks to a group of volunteers from UCLan.
  
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• New solicitors specialising in Family Law opens in Blackburn

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Over a hundred guests turned out at the opening of a new Blackburn law firm.
  
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• MY EXPERIENCE: I'm not a Muslim but I fasted for a day

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  On Saturday, I decided to show my support for those observing Ramadan by fasting for a day before breaking my fast at an event hosted by a mosque.
  
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• Mill Hill butchers praised for better prices than supermarkets

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Residents in an East Lancashire town have praised the affordability and high quality of their local butcher.
  
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• Marsden Community Primary School allowed to build play area

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Marsden Community Primary School has been permitted to build a new play area with climbing frames, an outdoor kitchen and a play hut.
  
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• Langroyd Hall for sale after being left to 'deteriorate'

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Langroyd Hall in Colne is set to hit the market after it has been left to ‘deteriorate’.
  
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• Lancashire get its own 'Quincy' to ease coroner pressures

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  A PIONEERING medical examiner - similar to TV's Quincy - has been approved for Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire to ease pressures on the coroner's service.
  
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• Kate Hollern MP: ‘Making is at the core of Blackburn’

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn MP Kate Hollern writes her fortnightly column for the Lancashire Telegraph, this week she champions Blackburn businesses.
  
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• Great Harwood and Blackburn firefighters doing three peak challenge

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Firefighters Darcy Williams, from Great Harwood, and friend Kelly McHugh, from Blackburn, are planning to take on the ‘three peaks challenge’.
  
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• Former owner of Mangiamo to take over Rock Inn, Tockholes

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Vassilis Vassiliou, former owner of Mangiamo Italian restaurant in Darwen, is taking over the Rock Inn, Tockholes, with his partner Zoe.
  
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• Fewer than two dozen legal aid providers in borough

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  Fewer than two dozen legal aid providers were operating in Blackburn with Darwen as of February, new figures show.
  
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• Darwen man climbed on roof and hurled racist abuse at people

  03-04-2023 06:00
  
  A man climbed on top of a roof and started hurling racist and religious abuse at a crowd below before throwing slates at a police car
  
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