Blackburn with Darwen news

• Luca Koleosho: Burnley in advanced talks to sign Espanyol winger

  21-07-2023 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley are in advanced talks to sign Italy youth international winger Luca Koleosho from Spanish side Espanyol.
  
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• Accrington mum's tragedy sparks pregnancy care pledge

  21-07-2023 18:00
  
  A health minster has promised to take action to improve the NHS care of women with a rare pregnancy sickness after an Accrington woman and her child died.
  
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• Blackpool man charged with indecent exposure in seaside resort

  21-07-2023 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old suspect is accused of exposing himself in a park in Blackpool.
  
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• Man charged over indecent exposure in Blackpool park

  21-07-2023 16:38
  
  A 30-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of indecent exposure in Blackpool.
  
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• Four men have been arrested after the Range Rover was stolen

  21-07-2023 16:01
  
  Four men in balaclavas stole a Range Rover while it was being taken on a test drive
  
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• Blackburn home protestor traffic nightmare over late grandad

  21-07-2023 16:00
  
  A Blackburn nurse has told councillors traffic around a proposed new 600 house estate was already so bad that a funeral director could not collect her late grandfather's body.
  
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• Pleasington Crematorium fire caused by smouldering cigarette butt

  21-07-2023 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A discarded cigarette butt ignited dead flowers, with flames spreading to the crematorium building.
  
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• Just Stop Oil protestors run onto course at The Open Championship

  21-07-2023 15:17
  
  American golfer Billy Horschel was forced to intervene after Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the Royal Liverpool Golf Course during The Open Championship.
  
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• Eight fire crews were sent to the blaze on Stanley Street

  21-07-2023 14:20
  
  Fire crews battled for nine hours to contain a blaze at a sofa warehouse
  
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• Man guilty of murdering boxer Tyson Fury's cousin

  21-07-2023 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rico Burton, 31, the cousin of the world heavyweight boxing champion, was killed in August.
  
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• Ricky Gervais delivers a typical performance with Armageddon

  21-07-2023 14:00
  
  Ricky Gervais' performance of his new stand-up show Armageddon left me feeling more conflicted about the comic that I did before.
  
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• Man guilty of murdering cousin of Tyson Fury in Altrincham

  21-07-2023 13:51
  
  Liam O'Pray stabbed Rico Burton, the cousin of Morecambe based boxer Tyson Fury, and slashed another man, Harvey Reilly, during the incident last year.
  
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• Pleasington Crematorium fare started by cigarette butt

  21-07-2023 13:30
  
  The fire at Blackburn's Pleasington Crematorium in June was caused by a smoking cigarette butt thrown over the fence into the bin storage area.
  
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• Nathan Redmond: Burnley sign free agent winger on two-year deal

  21-07-2023 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley have signed winger Nathan Redmond on a free transfer on a two-year deal, with the option of a third.
  
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• Mrs Hinch fans love lemons for keeping fridges fresh

  21-07-2023 12:14
  
  Fridges are meant to keep your food fresh but if there's spilled food in there or there's a moisture build-up, it's not going to be doing its job as well.
  
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• ITV's Josie Gibson in bidding war for I'm A Celeb and Strictly

  21-07-2023 10:49
  
  Big Brother winner and This Morning co-host Josie Gibson is reportedly close to signing a "six-figure deal" for ITV's I'm A Celeb this year.
  
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• Disqualified biker sped from police at more than 130mph

  21-07-2023 08:51
  
  A disqualified, uninsured driver with 22 points on his licence was riding a cloned bike on the M65 at speeds of more than 130mph
  
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• Fire crews battle commercial blaze in Blackburn

  21-07-2023 08:15
  
  Eight fire engines were sent to battle a blaze at a commercial building in Blackburn Crews worked overnight on the unit in Stanley Street Road closures have been put in place from Harwood Street to Gorse Street
  
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• Man hit cars and forced one to crash into Darwen takeaway

  21-07-2023 06:08
  
  Kornel Szczepanik-Jachna caused one car to crash and hit multiple others during his episode of shocking driving in Darwen.
  
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• Woman to take over Big House Blues Bar in Darwen

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Big House Blues Bar, in Darwen, announced its closure earlier this year.
  
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• Tributes after death of Blackburn businessman Peter Street

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Tributes have been paid to Blackburn businessman Peter Street who has died aged 82.
  
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• The Outcasts prepare for punk holiday at Rebellion Festival

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  BELFAST’S Harp Bar was a dingy, cold, heavily-fortified bunker surrounded by a steel mesh security cage and giant concrete bollards, but it was at the core of the punk universe at the height of The Troubles.
  
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• The best of Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Take a look back on some of the best acts to have performed at Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre.
  
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• Teenage sensation will play at Colne's R&B Festival

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Organisers of the 2023 Great British R&B Festival have revealed further details of some of the major acts performing during the festival in Colne.
  
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• Six men deny drugs charges and will stand trial next year

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Six men are to stand trial in connection with a heroin and cocaine conspiracy
  
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• Shock at huge turnout for Rossendale board games group

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  A popular board game club in Rossendale is proving to be a big hit for people in Lancashire.
  
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• Rawtenstall man pushed woman to floor in Haslingden

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  A dad pushed a woman to the ground causing her to break her wrist after an argument broke out between the pair in Haslingden.
  
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• Nelson takeaway boss breached food hygiene regulations

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The boss of a 'healthy food takeaway' has been fined thousands of pounds for 10 breaches of food hygiene regulations
  
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• Michael Hannan's manslaughter sentence has been extended

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The sentence of a thug from Blackburn who killed a man with one punch has been extended following a Court of Appeal hearing.
  
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• Kobeda Palace: Blackburn's ‘blingiest’ restaurant opens

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  A new restaurant serving up traditional Turkish kebab dishes has opened in Blackburn.
  
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• Killer Shiloh Pottinger 'lenient' sentence challenge fails

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  A 'remorseless' man who was jailed for 15 years for stabbing a student eight times over a remark about a skateboard will not have his manslaughter sentence extended
  
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• I tried Blackburn’s new Go Ape Treetop Challenge - review

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  I tried out the new Treetop Adventure and Adventure Plus challenge at the new Go Ape Blackburn which opened over the weekend.
  
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• Historic Oakhill Mansion in Accrington is on the market

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Oakhill Mansion in Accrington, which was last used as a care home, is up for rent on Rightmove.
  
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• Fuel prices more expensive in Blackburn than nearby towns

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The same fuel is being sold at two different prices only miles away from each other in East Lancashire.
  
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• Fire service warns over 'heating foods' TikTok trends

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have warned residents against using self-heating meal kits indoors.
  
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• Darwen market traders will need to move out when work begins

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The council says it is working with market traders to find them a temporary residence following announcements about a £26m upgrade to Darwen Market Hall
  
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• Clitheroe man walking 96 miles for boy with heart condition

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Ashton Barton, nine, has a complex heart condition called hypo-plastic aortic arch has has undergone numerous heart surgeries.
  
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• Burnley’s Jordan North given honorary fellowship from uni

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Burnley's Jordan North has received an honorary fellowship from the University of Sunderland, where he launched DJ career.
  
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• Burnley Council issues 251 litter and fly-tip fines

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  Burnley Council as issued more than 250 'on the spot' fines for littering, fly-tipping, dog fouling and commercial waste offences.
  
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• Burnley centre drinkers are intimidating elderly shoppers

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The behaviour of groups of open air drinkers in Burnley town centre is 'intimidating' elderly shoppers in a town centre a senior councillor has warned.
  
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• Blackburn's town centre subway was blocked off to shoppers

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  The subways underneath Salford were once a key part of Blackburn town centre.
  
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• Anger at lack of action over 'dangerous' Whitworth road

  21-07-2023 06:00
  
  An elderly woman was killed and there have been numerous other crashes in the past six months in Whitworth, but the council said there's no issues.
  
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