Blackburn with Darwen news

• Police appeal launched to find Nelson man

  11-05-2023 18:12
  
  Police have launched an appeal to trace a missing 47-year-old from Nelson.
  
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• Kevin Bryan delivers his verdict on some new CD releases

  11-05-2023 17:50
  
  Blood, Sweat & Tears,”Live & Improvised” (Floating World)- The contents of this live 2 CD set were recorded at four different North American shows over five nights in the summer of 1975. Blood, Sweat & Tears had been one of the driving forces behind the burgeoning jazz-rock movement during their early years with Al Kooper at the helm, but the influence of jazz was tending to dominate their live performances by the time that these shows were captured for posterity. Recentl
  
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• Lancashire actor Stephen Tompkinson not guilty of GBH

  11-05-2023 17:20
  
  Stephen Tompkinson has been cleared by a jury of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
  
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• Appeal for information after Burnley Manchester Road trashed

  11-05-2023 17:15
  
  Police are appealing for information after an incident of criminal damage at a train station
  
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• Rochdale grooming: Men filmed unconscious girl's sexual assault, jury told

  11-05-2023 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight men are accused of a total of 80 sexual offences between 2002 and 2006 in Rochdale.
  
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• Three men arrested following assault and disorder in Nelson

  11-05-2023 17:00
  
  Three men have been arrested after stop and search powers were issued following reports a group of people were brandishing weapons in the street
  
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• Prime drink warning for parents after child hospitalised

  11-05-2023 16:43
  
  A school has issued the Prime hydration warning after a child suffered a cardiac episode over the weekend
  
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• Pendle Lib Dems hold the power to decide who runs hung council

  11-05-2023 16:00
  
  THE Liberal Democrats will now decide who runs a politically divided borough after the Conservatives lost power in last week's local elections.
  
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• TransPennine nationalisation: The view from the North

  11-05-2023 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Train passengers and politicians react to the government's takeover of the troubled operator.
  
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• Lancs to get share of £39m funding to tackle stalking

  11-05-2023 15:32
  
  Stalkers and domestic abusers will be targeted by police after forces, including Lancashire, were handed a £39m funding boost by the Home Office
  
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• Battered Ribble Valley Tories seek to keep power as a minority

  11-05-2023 15:00
  
  THE leader of Ribble Valley Conservative group is hoping to retain control of the rural borough as a minority administration after his party suffered a local election meltdown last week.
  
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• Jury out in trial of teens accused of attack at Rishton Paper Mill

  11-05-2023 14:11
  
  A jury has been sent out to decide the fate of eight teenagers standing trial accused of violent disorder and wounding with intent
  
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• Helen Flanagan has been axed from I’m a Celebrity… South Africa

  11-05-2023 13:45
  
  The former Westholme School pupil and Dean Gaffney were eliminated from I’m A Celebrity… South Africa on Wednesday night (May 10).
  
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• TransPennine Express loses contract over poor service

  11-05-2023 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government will now run the service after months of delays and cancellations.
  
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• Crowds turn out to support Imran Khan in Blackburn

  11-05-2023 13:39
  
  People from across Blackburn and Darwen held a protest in support of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
  
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• Highest Point 2023: Key information on Lancaster festival

  11-05-2023 13:20
  
  All the key information on Highest Point Festival, Lancaster, such as dates, timings, location, lineup, weather and road closures for event.
  
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• BAE Systems backs project to get Lancashire girls into science

  11-05-2023 13:00
  
  AEROSPACE giant BAE System has given a £480,000 donation to help boost digital and cyber skills 8,000 of Lancashire’s young people.
  
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• Met Office issues thunderstorm warning for East Lancashire

  11-05-2023 12:30
  
  The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorm across parts of East Lancashire.
  
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• Four fire engines tackle blaze at business in Haslingden

  11-05-2023 11:41
  
  Emergency teams spent over three hours tackling a commercial building fire in Haslingden.
  
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• Mobile phone technology to help children manage Type 2 diabetes

  11-05-2023 10:43
  
  Mobile phone technology could help children with Type 2 diabetes monitor blood sugar levels without having to prick their finger
  
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• Duchess of Edinburgh’s police escort motorbike collision

  11-05-2023 10:39
  
  The escort was guiding Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, through Earl’s Court in West London on Wednesday
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday May 11

  11-05-2023 10:39
  
  From a garden snug seat to a pedestal fan, here are some of the items you'll find in the mdidle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, May 11.
  
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• Huge cannabis grow uncovered by police in Preston

  11-05-2023 10:06
  
  A 150 plant cannabis grow has been discovered by police
  
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• People were seen with weapons on the streets of Nelson

  11-05-2023 09:57
  
  Police received reports of people carrying weapons and other prohibited items in the streets of an East Lancashire town
  
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• Egg throwing gang told to donate to Foodbank in Blackburn

  11-05-2023 09:30
  
  A group of nine young people who had been throwing eggs at cars have been forced to atone for their bad behaviour.
  
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• TransPennine Express services brought under Government control

  11-05-2023 09:10
  
  Train services run by TransPennine Express (TPE) will be brought under Government control due to “continuous cancellations”, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen house prices fall by hundreds - how much yours could be worth - Yahoo Finance UK

  11-05-2023 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen house prices fall by hundreds - how much yours could be worth  Yahoo Finance UK
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen house prices fall by hundreds - how much yours could be worth - Yahoo Eurosport UK

  11-05-2023 09:00
  Blackburn with Darwen house prices fall by hundreds - how much yours could be worth  Yahoo Eurosport UK
  
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• ‘Chicken run’ man arrested and has vehicle seized on M6

  11-05-2023 08:32
  
  A man who was transporting chickens was found to have no license or insurance after being stopped by road traffic police.
  
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• 22 Kids and Counting Millie Radford announces pregnancy

  11-05-2023 07:45
  
  Daughter of Sue and Noel Radford, Millie has announced she is pregnant in a heartwarming Instagram post.
  
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• Wilpshire man climbing England's highest mountains for Dementia UK

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  A Wilpshire man is raising money in memory of his grandmother by taking on the 10 highest peaks in England for Dementia UK.
  
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• Two men jailed and others charged over vehicle crime

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Eighteen people were arrested, six charged and two jailed following a targeted operation by police into vehicle crime
  
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• Transport Police update on crime crackdown on Lancashire rails

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire’s police and crime commissioner Andrew Snowden visited the British Transport Police base at Preston railway station
  
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• Tockholes: Dyslexic mum who left school with no GCSEs opens bakery

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  A mum diagnosed with dyslexia has defied all odds by successfully launching her own business after she left school with no GCSEs.
  
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• Stacksteads couple launch tan brand to 'promote body positivity'

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  A young Stacksteads couple launched their own cosmetics business when they were unable to find fake tan products that suited everyone.
  
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• Rise in hoax calls being made to Lancashire police

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  More than 10,000 prank calls were made to Lancashire police in 2021 with that figure rising in 2022
  
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• PM+M secures sale of healthcare firm for undisclosed sum

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn accountancy firm has acted in a deal which has seen a Todmorden company acquired by Euston Ventures in Ipswich
  
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• Plans for refurbishment of Brierfield petrol station approved

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Plans to extend and refurbish a petrol station shop and make alterations to the forecourt and existing car wash have been approved by the council
  
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• Permission for 8 new homes close to Northcote Hotel

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Permission has been granted for an eight-home development on land close to Northcote Hotel
  
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• Number of vacant NHS roles in East Lancs revealed in new figures

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Twenty-nine positions were not filled at the end of 2022 at Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
  
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• Like it or not, the Coronation did bring us together

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  THERE’S nothing it would seem like a Coronation to polarise people’s views. Perhaps it’s a good job we haven’t had one for almost 70 years in that case!
  
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• Life on the production line in Oswaldtwistle - but for what?

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Who knew that Oswaldtwistle played a role in the automotive industry?
  
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• Great Harwood mum to open children’s sensory gym in Accrington

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Sensation – The Sensory Gym is a joint venture owned by Karen KcKee, her mum Carol Young and her brother James Young.
  
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• Friends replicate 1977 Blackburn street party for King's Coronation

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Two friends who remembered being at a Queen’s Jubilee party 46 years ago decided to replicate the celebration for the King’s Coronation.
  
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• Four kittens dumped in a bag close to Haslingden bypass

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Four kittens and their mum have been rescued by an animal sanctuary after they were dumped in a bag close to a busy bypass
  
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• Designer fashion store Tessuti to close in Blackburn

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Designer fashion store Tessuti is set to close in Blackburn town centre.
  
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• Darwen strongman to carry car 30 meters for Children in Need

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  Carl Wallbank from Darwen is hoping to lift up the back end of a car “like a wheelbarrow” and carry it 30 meters.
  
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• Darwen St James CE Primary School rated inadequate by Ofsted

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  The academic achievement of pupils at Darwen St James CE Primary School has been described as ‘poor’ in an inspection.
  
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• Burnley: Man attacked longstanding friend with 'hammer blows to head'

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN attacked a “longstanding friend” as he sat on a bench in Burnley town centre.
  
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• Burnley dad overdrawn by £1m struggling mentally and can't feed family

  11-05-2023 06:00
  
  A dad who discovered his bank accounts were withdrawn by £1,000,000 says the situation is taking a huge toll on his family’s life and mental health.
  
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