Blackburn with Darwen news

• Fylde sewage leak: Swim ban lifted by Environment Agency

  29-06-2023 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency says its advice against bathing on the Fylde Coast can now be removed.
  
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• Homes without water in Simonstone after burst pipe found

  29-06-2023 20:49
  
  Unitied Utilities found another burst pipe on the junction of Turner Fold and Straits Lane.
  
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• Man, 18, arrested after police find drugs and cash

  29-06-2023 19:55
  
  An 18-year-old man was arrested, after police found drugs, cash and mobile phones.
  
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• Ollie Norburn: Blackpool sign Peterborough midfielder

  29-06-2023 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign midfielder Ollie Norburn from Peterborough United on a two-year contract.
  
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• Three fire engines called to fire on Burton Street, Rishton

  29-06-2023 18:17
  
  Three fire engines spend one hour tackling blaze in Rishton.
  
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• They were caught and arrested thanks to CCTV footage

  29-06-2023 17:44
  
  Two teenagers, both aged 16, have been charged after reports of vehicle crime in Huncoat
  
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• Three fire engines were called to a flat fire on Hilton Road

  29-06-2023 17:21
  
  Three fire engines were called to a flat fire on Hilton Road, in Darwen, at around 1.18pm
  
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• Three fire engines called to flat blaze in Darwen

  29-06-2023 17:21
  
  Three fire engines were called to a flat fire on Hilton Road, in Darwen, at around 1.18pm
  
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• Police were called to Wood Street in Darwen at 11.33am

  29-06-2023 17:00
  
  Police were called to Wood Street as 11.33am today (June 29) to reports of a sudden death
  
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• Mohammed Shafiq committed the offences between 2012 and 2013

  29-06-2023 16:11
  
  A 44-year-old man raped a 17-year-old girl after plying her with vodka until she blacked out
  
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• Royal congratulations for Everest climb boy

  29-06-2023 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oscar, 6, gets a letter from Prince William after climbing the equivalent of Everest for charity.
  
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• Unclaimed estates in Lancashire revealed by Treasury for June

  29-06-2023 14:50
  
  Could you inherit a fortune? There are 19 unclaimed estates in Lancashire.
  
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• Traffic stopped on M55 due to cows on the road

  29-06-2023 14:09
  
  A motorway has shut after cows were spotted on one of the carriageways. North West Highways were warning drivers that the M55 was closed in both directions between Junction 1 (Preston) and Junction 3 (Kirkham). North West Traffic Officers and local farmers are working to return them to a nearby field. Drivers were being asked to approach with care.
  
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• North West Highways said the M55 was closed due to cows

  29-06-2023 14:09
  
  A motorway was shut after cows were spotted on one of the carriageways
  
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• She has been disqualified from keeping animals for life

  29-06-2023 13:22
  
  A woman who left emaciated, flea-ridden dogs in room full of faeces has been disqualified from keeping animals for life
  
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• The incident happened on Gregson Lane just after midnight

  29-06-2023 13:14
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist suffered a serous head injury following a crash
  
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• Cyclist suffers serous head injury after crash

  29-06-2023 13:14
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist suffered a serous head injury following a crash.
  
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• Radio 1 DJ Jordan North's alibi joke as police hunt lookalike

  29-06-2023 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some social media users say the burglary suspect looks like the BBC Radio 1 presenter from Burnley.
  
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• PC Hanif Patel was named Police Officer of the Year

  29-06-2023 11:17
  
  A police officer was a given a guard of honour by colleagues as he returned to work
  
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• Jenni is the latest trainee police dog to join the team

  29-06-2023 11:00
  
  Nine-week-old Labrador Jenni is the latest trainee police dog to join the Lancashire team
  
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• Blackpool Promenade: Plans unveiled for new £30m hotel

  29-06-2023 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new four-star hotel will be built where St Chad's Hotel used to stand on Blackpool Promenade.
  
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• Ex Sky Sports host Richard Keys marries friend's daughter

  29-06-2023 09:02
  
  Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has married his friend's daughter Lucie Rose
  
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• HMRC issue 'act now' warning to Tax Credit claimants

  29-06-2023 09:00
  
  Tax Credit customers have until July 31 to act or risk having their payments stopped by HMRC
  
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• Police issue warning after drunk driver wrecks car on M57

  29-06-2023 08:44
  
  Police shared these images of a crash on a motorway where the driver was three times over the drink drive limit
  
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• Police issue warning after drunk driver wrecks car

  29-06-2023 08:44
  
  Police shared these images of a crash on a motorway where the driver was three times over the drink drive limit. The incident happened on the M57 near Junction 2 when the driver wrecked the VW Golf whilst being over the limit. Police said the driver had no visible injuries following the incident but was taken to hospital as a precaution. North West Motorway Police posted: “Driver of this vehicle had no visible injuries, but has gone to hospital as a precaution in case of any internal injur
  
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• Whalley Range new takeaway plan rejected by planners

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  THE conversion of a former jeweller's shop in Whalley Range into a hot food takeaway has been blocked by planners due to too many fast food outlets.
  
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• Students created pledges to tackle environmental issues

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Students aged between 13 and 16 attended the first student climate conference of Ribble Valley Schools last week
  
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• Pictures: Padiham on Parade came back with bang at weekend

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Pictures as ‘record number of people’ descend on Padiham for 1940s parade
  
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• NHS 75: Blackburn midwife recalls her 48-year career

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A retired midwife who trained at Blackburn Royal Infirmary looks back on her career having dedicated almost half a century to the service.
  
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• Mayor and Mayoress of Hyndburn to visit Oswaldtwistle care home

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Residents at White Ash Brook care home in Oswaldtwistle are to receive a special visit this weekend as part of Care Home Open Week 2023.
  
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• Market day in Blackburn in the 1960s. Do you remember it?

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Just another day on Blackburn Market. This great photo, probably taken in the early 1960s, shows some of the stalls on the outdoor market situated around the old market hall.
  
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• Maet Live will play Rossendale's St Mary's Chambers

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  One of the UK’s top Meatloaf tribute acts is coming to East Lancashire next week
  
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• Lytham St Annes vet helped RSPCA to save a swan's life

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A veterinary centre in Lytham St Annes and an RSPCA animal rescue officer worked together to save the life of a swan after a fishing hook became stuck in its neck.
  
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• Lancashire Telegraph teams up with Community CVS for volunteer awards

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  The Lancashire Telegraph is showing support for this year’s Community Volunteer Awards by becoming the media partner sponsor.
  
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• Jamie Stanton accused of threatening a person with a machete

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A man is set to stand trial later this year after denying weapons offences
  
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• Ferrari and Lamborghinis hired by Blackburn school leavers

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A student at Pleckgate School in Blackburn turned heads as he pulled up in a £300,000 supercar for his Leaver’s Do.
  
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• Ex-police officer sexually assaulted teen near Darwen Park

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A former police officer with a history of predatory behaviour has admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Darwen in the early hours.
  
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• Enjoy an impressive array of gins at Jack's of Whalley

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  EACH week, we try to shine the spotlight on top venues where people can socialise with family and friends around East Lancashire. This time we have visited the Ribble Valley to find out more about Jack’s Of Whalley.
  
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• Drunk Burnley man put foot through ex's front door and hid in bush

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN turned up at his former partner's home late at night shouting her name and calling her a slag.
  
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• Darwen textile firm's 'massive achievement' celebrated

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  THE boss of Darwen’s Herbert Parkinson textile factory said its 70 years as a John Lewis Partner was 'a massive achievement' at a special open evening to celebrate the anniversary.
  
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• Colne man abused his two kittens, causing one's death

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A Colne man has been handed a suspended sentence and banned from keeping, owning, or caring for animals for 10 years.
  
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• Carl Fogarty Way commercial unit in construction fast lane

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  CONSTRUCTION is under way at a new commercial unit on Blackburn's Carl Fogarty Way.
  
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• Blackburn mosque can have new canopies says council

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  A BLACKBURN mosque can now go ahead with adding canopies to the exterior of the building including over its entrance.
  
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• Blackburn man launches new service to keep graves maintained

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn man Uzair Qureshi has set up a new business maintaining grave sites at cemeteries in the borough.
  
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• Blackburn farmer's fears as production ‘becoming impossible’

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  One of the owners of a family-run dairy farm in is calling for action as challenges caused by housing, Brexit and the cost of living crisis continue to crop up.
  
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• Bacup firefighters open Station Brew lounge bar and café

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Look inside firefighters’ lounge bar and café now open in this town
  
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• AO donation kits out 250 Lancashire Cricket Club players

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire Cricket Club has been able to kit out almost 250 of its age-group and disability players following a donation from AO, saving families around £150 each.
  
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• 76 traveller caravans recorded in January in Blackburn

  29-06-2023 06:00
  
  There were dozens of traveller caravans pitched in Blackburn with Darwen at the start of this year, new figures show
  
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