Blackburn with Darwen news

• Man with links to Chorley and Blackpool last seen at hospital

  23-05-2023 22:30
  
  Police are appealing for help to find a man with links to Chorley and Blackpool who was last seen leaving Royal Preston Hospital
  
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• Men stopped in Burnley for trying to sell counterfeit goods in pubs

  23-05-2023 21:20
  
  Two men attempting to sell counterfeit goods in pubs around Burnley town centre were stopped by police.
  
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• Neil Critchley: Blackpool reappoint former boss as head coach

  23-05-2023 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool reappoint Neil Critchley as head coach as they prepare for life in League One after relegation.
  
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• 'Crash' on Livesey Branch Road in Blackburn sees cars diverted away

  23-05-2023 18:55
  
  Traffic is currently being diverted away from Livesey Branch Road in Blackburn due to reports of a crash
  
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• The Burnley Words Festival returns next month after break

  23-05-2023 18:00
  
  A LITERATURE celebration is to return to an East Lancashire town after a four year break.
  
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• Blackpool attack: Two more arrested over football fan's death

  23-05-2023 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Johnson, 55, suffered a fatal head injury after a brawl followed a Blackpool v Burnley match.
  
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• Performers descend on seaside for Blackpool Dance Festival

  23-05-2023 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Dance Festival, which is now in its 97th year, gets under way at the town's Winter Gardens.
  
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• Two further arrests after man's death after Blackpool v Burnley game

  23-05-2023 17:36
  
  Further arrests have been made following the death of a football fan at a game between Blackpool and Burnley in March.
  
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• Medics failed man who killed his grandmother, Blackpool family say

  23-05-2023 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sharon Whitlow says her nephew did not get the help he needed before he killed his grandmother.
  
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• Owner of Fleetwood Town found guilty of fraudulent trading

  23-05-2023 17:00
  
  The owner of a Lancashire football club has been found guilty of fraudulent trading and a number of other fraud related offences
  
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• PIP: You could be owed £172 if you have asthma or other conditions

  23-05-2023 16:59
  
  Brits who suffer with asthma and 23 other health conditions are being urged to check if they could be owed hundreds of pounds from the government.
  
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• Man wanted over rape and assault offences in Skelmersdale

  23-05-2023 16:50
  
  Police are appealing for help to find a man wanted over offences of rape and assault in Skelmersdale.
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing Lancaster woman

  23-05-2023 16:48
  
  Police say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" about a missing woman from Lancaster, who has not been seen since Friday, May 19.
  
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• Major delays on busy Blackburn route due to roadworks

  23-05-2023 16:45
  
  Drivers can expect major delays on a busy Blackburn road.
  
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• Nelson pair failed to treat puppy who recently had ears cropped

  23-05-2023 16:30
  
  A man and a woman have been disqualified from dealing with animals after failing to treat a puppy who had recently had his ears cropped
  
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• Ramsbottom: Woman in her 20s arrested after police raid

  23-05-2023 16:29
  
  Police officers have arrested a woman after cannabis and £3000 in cash were seized in Ramsbottom today, Tuesday.
  
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• Burnley's £23m Pioneer Place complex announces latest tenant

  23-05-2023 16:00
  
  A MAJOR UK cafe/bar chain has announced it coming to a new £23million leisure complex in a town centre.
  
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• Person dies on railway line near Lostock Hall station

  23-05-2023 15:33
  
  A person has died following an incident on the railway line near Preston
  
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• The Mall in Blackburn flooded after mains water pipe burst

  23-05-2023 15:08
  
  Part of the Mall in Blackburn as flooded due to a burst water main.
  
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• Police call ask businesses to help fight child exploitation

  23-05-2023 15:01
  
  Police are calling on businesses to help in the fight against child exploitation as part of Operation Makesafe.
  
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• Leisure centre in Rossendale set to close amid rising costs pressures

  23-05-2023 14:43
  
  COUNCIL chiefs and its leisure offshoot have announced plans to close a leisure centre in East Lancs in July.
  
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• Nicola Bulley: Calls for TikTok scrutiny after police search

  23-05-2023 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police boss wants to understand how online conspiracies took hold in the search for the missing mum.
  
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• Tributes pour in for Laura Nuttall who has died of brain cancer

  23-05-2023 14:00
  
  Laura Nuttall had been battling a highly invasive type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) since 2018.
  
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• Rolf Harris, disgraced entertainer has died aged 93

  23-05-2023 13:59
  
  Disgraced entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93, a registrar at Maidenhead Town Hall has confirmed to the PA news agency.
  
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  23-05-2023 13:38
  
  Head of Safeguarding and Assurance job with Blackburn with ...  LocalGov
  
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• Indian film 'The Kerala Story' won’t be shown in local cinemas

  23-05-2023 13:29
  
  A Lancashire cinema chain said it won’t be showing a controversial Indian movie.
  
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• Lancs brothers convicted of taking £750k from failed investment firm 

  23-05-2023 13:14
  
  Two brothers have been convicted after taking £750k from a failed investment firm
  
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• Man arrested after assault started in parked car in Chorley

  23-05-2023 13:02
  
  Police were called just after 6pm on Thursday (May 18) to Harpers Lane in Chorley after an assault started in a parked car.
  
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• Haslingden man attacked woman with spanner

  23-05-2023 12:58
  
  A man attacked two women in their 50s with a metal spanner, thinking one of them was dealing heroin to his brother
  
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• Laura Nuttall: Mum vows to carry on brain cancer campaigner's work

  23-05-2023 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Nuttall says after caring for her daughter, "my job now is to make her proud of me".
  
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• Cost of Living: Asda extends kids £1 meal deal for May half term

  23-05-2023 12:01
  
  Asda has extended its £1 meal deal in all its cafes nationwide for children during the May half term school holidays.
  
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• Nicola Bulley: 'It was amateur TikTok detectives who were the problem'

  23-05-2023 11:56
  
  Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner says he wants to understand how TikTokers “pushing conspiracy theories” wrested the narrative surrounding the disappearance of Nicola Bulley away from the detectives leading the search for her.
  
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• High value items stolen during Clayton-le-Moors burglary

  23-05-2023 11:41
  
  High-value items were stolen by men driving vans in a burglary last month.
  
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• WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages very soon

  23-05-2023 11:36
  
  Messages will be able to be edited on WhatsApp for up to 15 minutes after being originally sent
  
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• UK weather: Met Office predicts hottest day of the year so far

  23-05-2023 11:20
  
  Temperatures could be as high as 25C on Thursday in parts of the UK
  
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• RAC bank holiday traffic warning as 20 million journeys expected

  23-05-2023 11:18
  
  The RAC are warning some roads, including the M25, could see three times as much traffic as usual this weekend
  
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• Blackpool woman jailed over death of man two years after attack

  23-05-2023 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Fitzsimmons died of an internal injury two years after he was attacked by Tracey Simmonds.
  
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• Five shops sold knives to children without challenge

  23-05-2023 10:14
  
  An under-age sales operation was conducted last week by Chorley and South Ribble police cadets as part of Operation Sceptre.
  
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• Woman who attacked man years before death jailed for killing

  23-05-2023 09:26
  
  A woman who attacked a man two years before his death has been jailed for manslaughter.
  
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• Ray Stevenson: Thor, Rome and RRR actor dies aged 58

  23-05-2023 08:42
  
  Ray Stevenson passed away on Sunday, May 21 in Italy
  
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• Skelmersdale man thanks gym staff for saving his life

  23-05-2023 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Ager collapsed on a rowing machine after his heart stopped beating and staff gave him CPR.
  
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• NHS critical care worker Parwaiz Akhtar named Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen - Lancs Live

  23-05-2023 06:15
  NHS critical care worker Parwaiz Akhtar named Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen  Lancs Live
  
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• Oswaldtwistle boy, 7, raising money for bionic arm

  23-05-2023 06:01
  
  Dionne Sparks is hoping to raise £13,000 to buy her seven-year-old son, Alexander Sparks, a prosthetic arm after he was born without one.
  
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• Whalley: New mental health facility opening in summer

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  Plans are taking shape as building works continue at a new multi-million pound mental health facility in Whalley.
  
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• Warm welcome for borough's new Mayor on Civic Sunday in Blackburn

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  Glorious sunshine greeted visitors to Blackburn town centre for this year's series of Civis Sunday Events.
  
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• Two men and one woman admit blackmailing of Padiham man

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  Tom Morley, 30, Steven Traynor, 37 and Amy Mae Willott, 29 each pleaded guilty to one count of blackmail at Preston Crown Court.
  
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• Team from Hakim Group climb Darwen Tower for mental health week

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  Over 50 staff members from business completed a two-hour walk to Darwen Tower summit in recognition of mental health awareness week.
  
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• Sales Geek has become patron of Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn company has teamed up with a community charity that helps young people in the district.
  
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• Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital outpatient pharmacy moves

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  The outpatient pharmacy service at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital has moved to a new location.
  
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• Rishton fire safety and security firm needs storage post-Covid

  23-05-2023 06:00
  
  AN expanding East Lancashire fire safety and security equipment supplier needs more storage space.
  
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