Blackburn with Darwen news

• Urgent Blackburn road repairs cause hold-ups for motorists

  01-07-2023 20:36
  
  URGENT road repairs are causing a headache for motorists at a busy Blackburn road junction.
  
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• Chorley: Young woman left in coma in Cyprus after crash

  01-07-2023 19:40
  
  The family of a Bolton woman who has been left in a coma in Cyprus have expressed their shock and gratefulness as a crowdfunder has raised almost £50k for her.
  
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• Blackburn: Protest march against housing development plans

  01-07-2023 18:00
  
  Residents, councillors and an MP took to Blackburn town hall for a protest march against plans to build 600 new houses.
  
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• London Pride Parade stopped by Just Stop Oil protestors

  01-07-2023 16:01
  
  Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested after disrupting London’s Pride Parade on Saturday (July 1).
  
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• Traffic lights malfunction at busy Blackburn junction

  01-07-2023 14:18
  
  Drivers are being warned to take extra following a traffic lights malfunction at a busy Blackburn junction.
  
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• JJ McKiernan: Morecambe sign midfielder on one-year deal after his release by Watford

  01-07-2023 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe sign midfielder JJ McKiernan on a one-year deal after his departure from Watford.
  
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• No plans to look at Nicola Bulley case, press regulator Ipso says

  01-07-2023 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coroner found the mother-of-two drowned after accidentally falling into cold water.
  
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• Man charged with murder after teen Dylan Bragger stabbed

  01-07-2023 10:36
  
  Detectives investigating the death of 15-year-old boy, Dylan Bragger in Skelmersdale have charged a man with murder.
  
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• Zayne Nahim 'panicked' when he was stopped by police

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A man who was caught driving his friend’s car at more than 110mph on the M65 provided false details to the police because he “panicked” when he was stopped
  
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• When Blackburn Boulevard was full of buses going nowhere

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  It was 9am and the Boulevard in Blackburn was packed with buses. The problem was that on this particular day back in 1979 none of them was going anywhere!
  
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• The Blackburn businesswoman giving back to the community

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A businesswoman has been making a difference in the community of Blackburn with Darwen through selfless acts of volunteering and charity work.
  
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• The best dessert shops in Blackburn according to Just Eat

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  There’s no shortage of amazing desserts on offer in Blackburn, so we compiled a list of five of the highest-rated ones on Just Eat.
  
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• Robert MacIntosh admitted being a passenger in a stolen car

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A man who had previously been detained under the Mental Health Act has had his sentence deferred so a judge can monitor his progress
  
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• Police discovered the images on five separate devices

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn man who made more than 2,250 indecent images of children has avoided immediate custody
  
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• Pendle has a fertility rate of 2.09 births per woman in 2021

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Despite a dip in the UK’s fertility rate since the 60s, two areas in East Lancashire have ranked as being the most fertile areas in the country
  
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• Obituary: Haji Ismail Bhai, known as Baber Master Saab

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Tributes have been paid to much-loved Blackburn community worker and literary expert Haji Ismail Bhai, who has died just days before Eid.
  
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• NHS 75: The evolution of technology in East Lancs hospitals

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  An East Lancashire Hospital worker shares how technology has revolutionised the way the trust works.
  
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• New Priests and Deacons to be ordained across Lancashire

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A group of 24 new Priests and Deacons are all set to be ordained at services and a series of events across Lancashire.
  
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• Mystery Lancashire man Mr T scoops £1 million Lottery win

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A mystery National Lottery winner has won a fantastic £1,000,000 Lotto prize by matching five main numbers plus the Bonus Ball
  
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• Inquest opens into death of Thea Newton after missing person search

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  An inquest has been formally opened into the death of a "dearly loved and adored" woman who had a "colourful personality".
  
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• Here's the list of sites where speed vans will be located

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Speed camera enforcement is operated across the county seven days a week in an aim to improve driver behaviour
  
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• From rapists to drug dealers, burglars to joy riders

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Offenders of all shapes and sizes were jailed in June for committing crimes across East Lancashire
  
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• Eight-week public consultation launched by Pendle Council

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  People can find out more about the draft ‘Local Plan for Pendle’ at a series of events throughout July
  
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• Eastender's Kacey Ainsworth brings Leaves of Glass to Hope Mill

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  ALTHOUGH she is best known for her TV roles, first as Little Mo in EastEnders and then as Cathy Keating in Grantchester, Kacey Ainsworth says that being part of a revival of the hard-hitting, intense drama Leaves of Glass “feels like coming home”.
  
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• DVLA ban hundreds of '73' number plates for being offensive

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is holding back combinations of letters for number plates that may, or almost may, spell out certain offensive words or phrases
  
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• Disqualified drink driver from Church double the limit

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A drink driver was warned that he had come close to going to prison when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates
  
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• Daughter to host concert for mum battling rare cancer

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A mum from Oswaldtwistle was diagnosed with a rare cancer two years ago and her daughter is organising a charity concert night in support of her mum’s mission.
  
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• Darwen refugee scheme which rescued twins from Kabul wins grant

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A DARWEN refugee support scheme which helped rescued twins stranded at Kabul airpors has been awarded a £1,000 grant by the national United Reformed Church to expand its work.
  
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• Cuerden Park has some of the highest pollen counts in the UK

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire park has been revealed as one of the worst parks in the UK for those with hay fever
  
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• Crowdfund Lancashire is developed by Lancashire County Council

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Crowdfund Lancashire, gives communities a chance to create and support the projects which matter to them the most
  
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• Blackburn's Jacob Reddy performed at Glastonbury Festival

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Jacob Reddy, 18 performed at Glastonbury Festival, which took place from Wednesday, June 21 to Sunday June 25.
  
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• Blackburn College celebrates diversity with culture day

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn College students took part in an exciting day dedicated to celebrating different cultures last week.
  
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• Birthday card sent to Blackburn arrives two years late

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  A birthday card sent two years ago to Muhammad Faris Mulla from the Netherlands has finally arrived in Blackburn – two years late and via Vietnam
  
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• All the East Lancashire criminal who've been jailed in June

  01-07-2023 06:00
  
  Offenders of all shapes and sizes were jailed in June for committing crimes across East Lancashire
  
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