Blackburn with Darwen news

• Appeal to find missing 12-year-old girl from Blackpool

  17-07-2023 19:41
  
  A police appeal has been launched to find a missing 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Appeal to find missing 12-year-old girl

  17-07-2023 19:41
  
  A police appeal has been launched to find a missing 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Brad Hills: Accrington Stanley sign Norwich City defender on season-long loan

  17-07-2023 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley sign defender Brad Hills on a season-long loan from Championship side Norwich City.
  
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• Melanie Sykes believes she has Tourette's syndrome

  17-07-2023 18:15
  
  Melanie Sykes told Alan Carr on his Life's A Beach podcast that she believes she has Tourette's syndrome despite not being medically diagnosed.
  
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• BBC journalist Clive Myrie receives honorary doctorate

  17-07-2023 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bolton paperboy turned international broadcaster is recognised for a 30-year journalism career.
  
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• Nathan Redmond: Burnley in talks to sign winger on free transfer

  17-07-2023 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly promoted Premier League side Burnley are in talks to sign winger Nathan Redmond on a free transfer.
  
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• Perseid Meteor Shower: how and when to watch in the UK

  17-07-2023 16:46
  
  During the peak of the Perseid meteor shower up to 100 shooting stars per hour will be visible
  
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• TikTok sixth sense optical illusion: How to try it yourself

  17-07-2023 16:02
  
  Do you have a 'sixth sense'? Find out with this optical illusion as TikTokers share whether they saw the man or the penguin first.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen councillors take up pebbledash police role

  17-07-2023 16:00
  
  COUNCILLORS have been asked to be 'pebbledash police' over plans to cover the once-popular house wall covering with painted plaster.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen councillors pebbledash police - Lancashire Telegraph

  17-07-2023 16:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen councillors pebbledash police  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen councillors pebbledash police

  17-07-2023 16:00
  
  Councillors have been asked to be 'pebbledash police' over plans to cover the once-popular house wall covering with painted plaster.
  
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• Road in Blackburn closed all week for repairs

  17-07-2023 15:26
  
  A road in Blackburn used by parents on the school run will be closed for up to five days.
  
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• Busy road in Blackburn to be closed all week for repairs

  17-07-2023 15:26
  
  A road in Blackburn used by parents on the school run will be closed for up to five days during the final week of the academic year.
  
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• Travel warning for Brits going to Spain amid extreme heat

  17-07-2023 15:08
  
  The Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits holidaying in Spain amid 'extreme temperatures' and wildfires affecting parts of the country.
  
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• Women's World Cup: Hungry Horse pubs giving away free butties

  17-07-2023 14:44
  
  Hungry Horse pubs are giving free breakfast butties away to customers who say a secret phrase this weekend as the Women's World Cup starts.
  
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• Burnley's Coolkit back in business just days after fire

  17-07-2023 13:26
  
  A business which was devastated after a blaze destroyed one of its two manufacturing units is back in operation
  
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• Lytham St Annes fish and chip shop named among best in the UK

  17-07-2023 12:32
  
  A chippy in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire has been named one of the best in the UK by The Times in a new list.
  
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• Christopher Chambers was jailed for 15 years in his absence

  17-07-2023 12:30
  
  A man wanted on a crown court warrant is being hunted by police
  
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• Police uncovered cash, scales and a weapon in Preston

  17-07-2023 12:22
  
  A teenager from Merseyside has been charged with alleged drugs offences after police uncovered cash, scales and a weapon in a house
  
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• Two East Lancs men wanted by police over drugs offences

  17-07-2023 11:40
  
  Police are hunting two men in connection with drugs offences who have links to Blackburn, Burnley and Nelson .
  
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• The men are wanted by police in relation to drugs offences

  17-07-2023 11:40
  
  Police are hunting two men in connection with drugs offences
  
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• Daniel Swain is missing from his home in Whitworth

  17-07-2023 10:40
  
  A man with a dice tattoo on his back is missing from home
  
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• The new piece of kit with revolutionise underwater searches

  17-07-2023 10:01
  
  A new piece of fire service kit has been unveiled and tested, which will help revolutionise underwater searches
  
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• BBC Radio Lancashire announces Make a Difference finalists

  17-07-2023 09:34
  
  Local heroes who have been making a difference in their communities have been shortlisted as finalists in a community award scheme run by BBC Radio Lancashire
  
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• Drug driver arrested on motorway for fuel offences

  17-07-2023 09:21
  
   A driver was arrested for fuel offences after he left a petrol station without paying and masked his number plate using tape
  
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• He didn't realise his friend was also a wanted man

  17-07-2023 09:05
  
  A wanted man gave police his friend's details, without realising his friend was also a wanted man
  
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• The driver crashed in Preston but continued onto the M6

  17-07-2023 08:54
  
  A drink driver was arrested after crashing his car but continuing onto the motorway
  
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• 'Hugely disappointing' move by Premier League clubs

  17-07-2023 08:43
  
  Gambling company logos will be carried on the shirts of nine Premier League clubs for the upcoming season in a move branded “hugely disappointing”
  
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• Burnley and Premier League gambling sponsorship disappoints

  17-07-2023 08:43
  
  Gambling company logos will be carried on the shirts of nine Premier League clubs for the upcoming season in a move branded “hugely disappointing”
  
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• Blackburn BMW driver admits he caused biker’s death

  17-07-2023 08:36
  
  A BLACKBURN man is set to learn his fate after pleading guilty to causing the death of a motorcyclist through careless driving.
  
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• The food revolution taking place in Lancashire

  17-07-2023 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How artisan food makers in the county are attracting the attention of Michelin-starred restaurants.
  
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• Man in court after unwelcome ex-girlfriend trashes his house

  17-07-2023 06:32
  
  The woman entered Terry Wakeley's house uninvited and trashed it, but it's him who has ended up in court on a restraining order breach.
  
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• Blackburn learner cops driving ban for drink driving

  17-07-2023 06:06
  
  Jay Mayfield was showing off his new wheels to his friends when he crashed and subsequently failed a roadside breath test for alcohol.
  
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• The Royal Arms at Tockholes now under new management

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A Darwen pub, which is a popular spot with walkers and the local community is under new management.
  
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• Talented Accrington wrestler has dreams of Great Britain

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  Abdullah Nasar won eight bouts on his way to gold and retaining a British title, and now wants to go on to represent his country.
  
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• Ryan Pickering went to her house armed with an axe

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A wheelchair user with a terrible criminal record went to his partner’s house armed with an axe before trying to smash it into her head
  
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• Row over broken shopping trolley bought in Blackburn

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A woman who bought a shopping trolley from a Blackburn store says she is ‘unhappy’ it was not replaced or her money refunded after it broke.
  
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• Rishton woman, 87, walking 65 miles for church fundraiser

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A kind-hearted 87-year-old woman is taking on a gruelling walking challenge to raise money for the church clock restoration in Rishton.
  
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• Mosque fun day hopes to raise funds for funeral facilities

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn mosque is hosting a family fun day to help raise funds to improve funeral facilities.
  
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• Issa brothers new Blackburn dentist surgery approved

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers new dental and medical centre complex in the town have been granted planning permission.
  
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• Darwen pub The Royal Arms now under new management

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  Ben Boothman and Jon Hudson from The Lancashire Hospitality Co-operation Darwen pub popular with walkers now under new management A Darwen pub, which is a popular spot with walkers and the local community is under new management. The Royal Arms, based at Tockholes underwent significant expansions a number of years ago and will now be managed by a hospitality group. The Lancashire Hospitality Co-operation already manage a number of venues in the region, including The Greyhound in Barnoldswick. It
  
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• Darwen danger driver told 'enough is enough' as he's jailed

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A dangerous driver from Darwen has been told that “enough is enough” after his third such offence and jailed for his actions in Bolton.
  
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• Cannabis producer caught in Rossendale jailed for 28 months

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A man who produced cannabis plants with a street value of around £86,000 in Rossendale has been jailed for 28 months.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen child safeguarding judged as strong - Lancashire Telegraph

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen child safeguarding judged as strong  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen child safeguarding judged as strong

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  The partnership between Blackburn with Darwen Council, the police and NHS to protect vulnerable children has been praised as 'strong' by government inspectors.
  
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• Blackburn neighbours war again over home extension plans

  17-07-2023 06:00
  
  A neighbourly dispute between adjoining householders broke out again at a Blackburn with Darwen planning committee over extension plans.
  
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