Blackburn with Darwen news

• Bradley Dack's cheeky stag antics shown on Olivia Marries Her Match

  02-08-2023 22:00
  
  Bradley Dack was ‘in the doghouse’ with Olivia Attwood on the latest episode of Olivia Marries His Match.
  
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• Colne Road in Burnley closed due to building fire

  02-08-2023 21:16
  
  Road closed as police and fire called to building blaze
  
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• Police looking for men after theft from vehicle in Clitheroe

  02-08-2023 20:58
  
  Ribble Valley police have released CCTV image of four men they wish to speak to as they investigate theft from a vehicle in Clitheroe.
  
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• Corricks Lane in Lancaster closed after crash

  02-08-2023 19:20
  
  Road closed ‘for some time’ and traffic building after crash near hotel
  
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• Luke McNally: Stoke City sign Burnley defender on season's loan

  02-08-2023 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stoke City sign defender Luke McNally on a season's loan from promoted Premier League side Burnley.
  
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• Residents share 'scary' moment houses shook

  02-08-2023 18:20
  
  Residents were left feeling startled after they were woken up in the early hours to their houses shaking, bright white lights and loud noises.
  
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• Matt Hancock: Anti-vax protester guilty of harassing former health secretary

  02-08-2023 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Geza Tarjanyi shoulder-barged and shouted conspiracy theories at the former health secretary.
  
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• Charities encouraged to apply for £40,000 Chapelhouse giveaway

  02-08-2023 18:11
  
  Chapelhouse has raised £40,000 and the car dealership wants to give the cash away to local charities.
  
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• Police investigating ‘verbal altercation’ in Morecambe

  02-08-2023 17:36
  
  Officers asked for help in identifying a man and woman they wished to speak to in connection with the incident.
  
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• Uninsured car seized on Blackburn Road in Accrington

  02-08-2023 17:10
  
  Police spotted the vehicle on Blackburn Road in Accrington today.
  
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• Burnley man arrested in connection with drug and firearms offences

  02-08-2023 16:50
  
  In July police launched an appeal to find wanted 26-year-old man Daud Hussain.
  
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• Geza Tarjanyi found guilty of harassing Matt Hancock

  02-08-2023 16:24
  
  An anti-vaccine protester who accused Matt Hancock of murdering people during the coronavirus pandemic has been found guilty of harassment
  
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• Preston crash: Boy, 8, dies after being struck by van

  02-08-2023 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boy was taken to hospital after the crash in Preston but died shortly afterwards, police say.
  
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• Jack Whatmough: Preston North End sign former Wigan defender

  02-08-2023 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End sign former Wigan defender Jack Whatmough on a three-year contract.
  
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• Eight-year-old boy dies after being hit by van in Penwortham

  02-08-2023 15:12
  
  The boy was taken to hospital by ambulance but died a short time later.
  
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• Issa brothers' Asda is first supermarket to publish fuel prices online

  02-08-2023 14:54
  
  ASDA, owned by Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers, has become the first supermarket to publish daily local fuel prices online.
  
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• Police appeal over assault at Blackpool bar

  02-08-2023 14:40
  
  Officers investigating an alleged assault at a bar in Blackpool have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to.
  
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• 'Significant' damage to road after pipe bursts on busy commuter route

  02-08-2023 14:27
  
  Blackburn with Darwen council said a road has been ‘significantly damaged’ a water pipe burst on a busy road. A full road closure was in place on Roman Road, between Stopes Brow and Pickering Fold, due the mains burst which happened yesterday morning (Tuesday August 1). United Utilities are on site working to fix the 15” diameter pipe burst which is likely to be completed by early next week. The Blackburn with Darwen council Roads team also said temporary traffic lights elsewhe
  
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• 'Significant' damage to road after pipe bursts on busy Blackburn route

  02-08-2023 14:27
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council said a road has been ‘significantly damaged’ after a water pipe burst on a busy route.
  
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• Laura Nuttall's brain tumour campaign saved my life, says nurse

  02-08-2023 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Claudia Laird, 26, says an event organised by the Nuttall family helped her to recognise symptoms.
  
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• Rivington and Blackrod High School receives new Ofsted grade

  02-08-2023 14:14
  
  A secondary school has been lifted out of the requires improvement category to be graded good.
  
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• BAE boss highlights Lancashire's contribution to profit boost

  02-08-2023 14:00
  
  AEROSPACE giant BAE Systems which employs more than 10,000 people at its Warton and Samlesbury military aircraft factories in Lancashire has reported a 10 per cent increase in its operating profit for the first half of the year.
  
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• Five charged after vehicle stopped in Oswaldtwistle

  02-08-2023 13:48
  
  Five men from Blackburn and Darwen charged after a vehicle was stopped in Oswaldtwistle.
  
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• M61: Teenager suffers serious injuries in horror crash

  02-08-2023 12:48
  
  A teenager was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a horror crash on the M61.
  
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• Blackpool: Police appeal after elderly woman robbed in street

  02-08-2023 12:32
  
  Police are appealing for information after an elderly woman was pushed over and had her bag stolen.
  
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• Lancaster roofer ordered to use home equity to pay £40k to victims

  02-08-2023 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Austin took more than £50,000 for work he either did not do or vastly overcharged for.
  
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• Oscar Burrow: Everest climb boy takes on Three Peaks challenge

  02-08-2023 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six-year-old Oscar Burrow is taking on the climbing quest to raise money for a children's hospice.
  
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• Mum returns to popular resort 1 year on and 7 stone lighter

  02-08-2023 10:45
  
  Genevieve Smith found herself hating family holidays because of her weight, now one year on, she's returned to the same resort seven-and-a-half stone lighter.
  
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• Preston railway station: Revamp plan for Grade II listed roof

  02-08-2023 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cast iron adornments plunged on to Preston railway station after strong winds and storms.
  
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• George Austin scammed his victims out of more than £50k

  02-08-2023 10:24
  
  A rogue builder who was jailed for scamming customers out of more than £50,000 has been ordered to pay back £40,500 to his vulnerable victims
  
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• Burnley baby murderer Rachel Tunstill dies in prison

  02-08-2023 09:55
  
  A mother who was jailed twice for stabbing her newborn baby to death with a pair of scissors has died in prison
  
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• Major refurbishment of roof at Preston railway station

  02-08-2023 09:27
  
  A major refurbishment of the roof of Preston railway station is planned after decorative cast iron adornments plunged onto the platforms and track below.
  
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• Growth Programme drives improvements in Blackburn with Darwen - theshuttle.org.uk

  02-08-2023 09:00
  Growth Programme drives improvements in Blackburn with Darwen  theshuttle.org.uk
  
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• Strictly's Anton Du Beke tells Kate Garraway about stabbing

  02-08-2023 08:20
  
  BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke opens up to Kate Garraway on Life Stories about the time he was hospitalised after being stabbed by his father.
  
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• Lancashire sewage-polluted sea hampering GB triathlon team

  02-08-2023 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The professional swimmers are forced to abandon training due to polluted waters in the Irish Sea.
  
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• The Old Library in Waterfoot closes after owner dies

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  A community café in Waterfoot has closed its doors, after one of the owners died.
  
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• Rossendale council slams man's small fine imposed for dumping waste

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  A council says it is 'disappointed' for the small fines imposed on a man for dumping waste on a rural road.
  
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• Ribble Valley gastropub boss' fears over pipeline project impact

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  The boss of an award-winning East Lancashire gastropub fears that a £1.75billion water pipeline project could devastate her business.
  
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• Recycled material from former aircraft runway to be used on roads

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  Thousands of tonnes of material from a runway at the former Samlesbury Aerodrome are being recycled.
  
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• Political party members join forces for Bastwell clean up

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  Members of opposing local political parties came together to clean up their local neighbourhood
  
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• Oswaldtwistle mill building council action to tackle firebugs

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  A derelict mill building has been sealed off by a local authority to stop vandalism and arson.
  
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• Morrisons supermarket in Preston to reopen as Tesco

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  Morrisons has revealed that its Preston site has been sold to Tesco.
  
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• MARTIN FURBER: Surviving your summer holiday

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  THE summer holiday season is well and truly underway. This time last year, with the chaotic scenes at Manchester Airport, I was writing about how to deal with the stresses and strains of just getting to your destination. Thankfully, we are not seeing that problem being repeated this year.
  
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• Letter: Westminster is a ‘drink-fuelled playground’ for MPs

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  Revelations following a Freedom of Information request that boozing MPs have spent £500,000 on alcohol in the 2022/23 financial year including 2,800 bottles of bubbly would suggest that there is a serious hidden drinking culture within the Palace of Westminster
  
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• Feildens Arms landlords stepping down after just 5 months

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  The landlords of a popular pub in Feniscowles have announced they are stepping down after just five months.
  
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• Darwen mum given Points of Light award for charity work

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  Joanne Edwards, the co-founder of ‘Friends of Serenity’, has won a Points of Light award.
  
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• Darwen: Freya's Grill on Duckworth Street's competition

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire restaurant is celebrating its first anniversary with a special competition.
  
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• Darwen fire leaves husky needing permanent home

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  An emergency forever home is needed for a two year old husky dog after his owners lost their house in a fire in Darwen last week
  
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• Council of mosques calls on HSBC to explain closure of Muslim accounts

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  A council of mosques has written a formal letter to HSBC over concerns that bank accounts belonging to Muslim charities were closed 'without explanation'.
  
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• Blackburn league to hold charity fixture in honour of officials

  02-08-2023 06:00
  
  A football league has announced it will be hosting a charity fixture to honour two of its most dedicated officials.
  
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