Blackburn with Darwen news

• Huge fire breaks out at vape factory in Blackburn

  11-09-2023 21:49
  
  Huge fire breaks out at a vape factory in Blackburn
  
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• Huge fire breaks out at factory in Blackburn

  11-09-2023 21:49
  
  Huge fire breaks out at a vape factory in Blackburn
  
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• Celebrity Race Across the World 2023 1st episode postponed

  11-09-2023 19:37
  
  Due to an earthquake in Morocco where thousands have died, the first episode of Celebrity Race Across the World 2023 has been postponed
  
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• Celebrity Race Across the World 2022 1st episode postponed

  11-09-2023 19:37
  
  Due to an earthquake in Morocco where thousands have died, the first episode of Celebrity Race Across the World 2023 has been postponed
  
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• Police appeal launched to find missing teenager

  11-09-2023 19:29
  
  Police have launched an appeal to find a missing teenager from Longton. Katie, 16, is missing from Longton was last seen at around 6pm on Saturday, (September 9). She has black hair and is of a slim build and was wearing black shorts and a black top, with a pink bag. She has links to Atherton. Anyone who sees Katie is asked to call 999 or 101 quoting log 1507 of September 9.
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire stay on top against Middlesex

  11-09-2023 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex check Lancashire's progress on day two but Luke Wells' unbeaten 65 means the home side remain in a dominant position.
  
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• Man sentenced to nine years for raping woman in Preston

  11-09-2023 18:55
  
  A Preston man has been sentenced to nine years in jail for rape offences.
  
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• Preston Guild Hall: Crumbling Raac concrete fears at venue

  11-09-2023 18:25
  
  The construction material dubbed “crumbly concrete” – which caused a chaotic start to the new academic year at dozens of schools across the country – is now suspected to be present in the roof of part of Preston’s Guild Hall.
  
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• Hyndburn Council bosses urged to boost women's park safety

  11-09-2023 18:00
  
  Senior Hyndburn councillors have been urged to review the safety of women and girls in the borough's parks.
  
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• Darwen Town council make call for more police patrols

  11-09-2023 18:00
  
  Darwen Town Council wrote to Lancashire's police and crime commissioner to express concern about the low number of officers patrolling the town.
  
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• Pendle rescue charity forced to close over 'tsunami of dogs'

  11-09-2023 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pendle Dogs says there has been an "unprecedented" influx after a rise in the cost of living and Covid.
  
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• Cannabis plants valued at £200,000 discovered in Accrington

  11-09-2023 15:56
  
  Police discovered 250 cannabis plants at a disused shop in Accrington. Officers from the East Intel Unit raided the premises on Union Street on Sunday (September 10). Officers from the East Intelligence Unit raided the premises on Union Street on Sunday (September 10). The plants which were believed to be worth £200,000 were removed from the building and Electricity North West attended to make the premises safe after it was found the electricity had been bypassed, police said. An 18-year-o
  
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• Tributes to Preston McNally, 16, who died in Burnley canal

  11-09-2023 15:45
  
  Flowers and cards have been left in tribute to Preston McNally who died in a Burnley canal
  
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• Man charged over 'gestures' at Blackburn Rovers vs West Brom

  11-09-2023 15:15
  
  The West Bromwich Albion supporter is accused of making violent gestures at Blackburn Rovers fans during a game at Ewood Park.
  
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• Man accused of making ‘stabbing gestures’ towards Rovers fans

  11-09-2023 15:15
  
  A man who is alleged to have made ‘stabbing and death gestures’ towards Blackburn Rovers fans is due to appear in court in November.
  
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• Fresh plans to restore Blackburn's fire-hit St John's Church

  11-09-2023 15:00
  
  Plans have been revealed for the reconstruction of the historic Grade II listed former St John's Church, Blackburn, destroyed by a fire in April 2019.
  
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• Darwen councillor advice surgery

  11-09-2023 15:00
  
  DARWEN'S Labour councillors will hold an advice surgery in the town's Library on Saturday.
  
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• Woman kept 11 cats and dogs in squalor in faeces-strewn home

  11-09-2023 14:40
  
  A woman allowed cats and dogs to suffer at her faeces-strewn home, where the overpowering smell of ammonia made it difficult to stay inside
  
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• Blackburn's Issa brothers EG Group's latest 'solid' results

  11-09-2023 14:00
  
  The EG Group, owned by Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers, has revealed its latest results for the second quarter of the year, with £267m profit.
  
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• Wilko: Full list of stores to close by October revealed

  11-09-2023 13:24
  
  GMB Union has said all 400 Wilko stores will close by next month resulting in more than 12,500 job losses after a rescue bid from HMV's Doug Putman collapsed.
  
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• Wilko: all 408 stores to close by October says GMB union

  11-09-2023 13:24
  
  GMB Union has said all 408 Wilko stores will close by next month resulting in more than 12,500 job losses after a rescue bid from HMV's Doug Putman collapsed.
  
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• Nelson girl, 4, ‘scarred for life’ after dog bites her on face

  11-09-2023 12:18
  
  A four-year-old girl is "scarred for life" after a dog bit her while she played in a park.
  
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• Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Asda among supermarket jobs now hiring

  11-09-2023 12:14
  
  Tesco, Lidl, Morrisons, Aldi, Sainsbury's and Asda are among the major UK supermarkets hiring right now
  
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• Elvis Presley statue stolen during Morecambe burglary

  11-09-2023 12:11
  
  We are appealing for witnesses and footage after a business premises was burgled in Morecambe
  
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• Man, 21, arrested on suspicion of arson following Colne fire

  11-09-2023 11:46
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a house fire over the weekend
  
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• American Bully XL dogs: Suella Braverman looks into UK ban

  11-09-2023 11:32
  
  Home Secretary Suella Braverman is seeking 'urgent advice' on the ban of 'lethal' American Bully XL dogs in the UK after an attack in Birmingham at the weekend.
  
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• Wilko rescue bid from HMV owner Doug Putman collapses

  11-09-2023 11:13
  
  A rescue deal from HMV owner Doug Putman for Wilko has collapsed, leaving the future of thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores uncertain.
  
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• Essential repair work has taken place at Healey Dell

  11-09-2023 11:12
  
  Essential repair work has taken place on a crumbling footpath at Healey Dell Nature Reserve
  
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• Strictly will have a defibrillator for Krishnan Guru-Murthy

  11-09-2023 11:09
  
  Channel 4 star Krishnan Guru-Murthy says there will “defibrillator for me somewhere" in the Strictly Come Dancing building due to this health issue.
  
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• Boy, 16, dies after going into Burnley canal in heatwave

  11-09-2023 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The teenager's body was pulled from the Leeds-Liverpool canal on Saturday in Burnley, police say.
  
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• Canning Street in Burnley is closed in both directions

  11-09-2023 10:31
  
  A main road has been closed in both directions following a crash
  
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• Drunk and drugged-up man arrested over threatening behaviour

  11-09-2023 10:26
  
  A man who'd consumed 11 pints of beer, half a bottle of vodka and 1g of cocaine was arrested at a train station
  
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• Drunk and drugged-up man arrested for threatening behaviour

  11-09-2023 10:26
  
  A man who'd consumed 11 pints of beer, half a bottle of vodka and 1g of cocaine was arrested at a train station
  
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• Teenager who died in Leeds Liverpool canal named locally

  11-09-2023 10:12
  
  A 16-year-old boy has died after entering the Leeds Liverpool Canal
  
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• BMW driver charged after 10kg of cannabis found in car

  11-09-2023 09:43
  
  Around 10kg of cannabis in sealed bags was discovered by police during a vehicle stop
  
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• Two wins for East Lancs at BBC Make a Difference Awards

  11-09-2023 09:20
  
  Eight local community heroes have been honoured at this year’s BBC Radio Lancashire Make a Difference Awards
  
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• Drink driver 'downed' bottle of vodka and assaulted two cops

  11-09-2023 09:05
  
  A drink-driver who assaulted two police officers after they stopped his car, has been jailed and banned from the roads
  
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• Andrew Flintoff set for return to TV after Top Gear accident

  11-09-2023 07:49
  
  Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff was seen with the England Cricket team on Friday after his accident on the Top Gear testing track last December - he is now set for a return to TV.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council deputy leader investigated by town hall over 'procurement process' - Lancs Live

  11-09-2023 06:25
  Blackburn with Darwen Council deputy leader investigated by town hall over 'procurement process'  Lancs Live
  
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• Stacksteads Countryside Park to be illuminated this October

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  Community group Stacksteads Countryside Park Group (SCPG) have organised an illuminated procession to light up the grassland this October
  
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• Rossendale business raises thousands for cancer charity

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  Employees from Rossendale environmental technology business Envirovue teamed up to conquer new heights and raise thousands of pounds
  
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• Nelson restaurant Figaro's was in impressive surroundings

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  We know that Looking Back readers enjoy seeing photos of old pubs and restaurants in East Lancashire from days gone by. How many of you remember this one
  
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• Dappy from N-Dubz is coming to Burnley’s Mode nightclub

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  A rapper who rose to fame in the early 2000s is set to make an appearance at a Burnley nightclub.
  
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• Burnley woman fuming after car repeatedly vandalised

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  Abigail Walsh from Burnley said food was thrown over her car and yobs had also vandalised the door to her home.
  
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• Burnley Vintage and Performance Car Show impresses crowds

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  The town centre was packed with hundreds of car enthusiasts on Saturday as the Burnley Vintage and Performance Car Show returned
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health service launch campaign to combat STIs  

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  The 'Playing it Safe' campaign, organised by sexual health and wellbeing charity Brook, aims to promote the regular use of condoms
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health service launch campaign to combat ... - Lancashire Telegraph

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen health service launch campaign to combat ...  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn pub giving away free chippy teas to those in need

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  The Clifton Arms, in Grimshaw Park, will give away fish and chip dinners at Christmas.
  
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• Blackburn man raises concerns over wife's hospital discharge

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council and Royal Blackburn Hospital have responded to a husband's complaint over a hospital discharge.
  
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• Blackburn: Heavily intoxicated man made 'huge mistake' by driving home

  11-09-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN who had been out drinking made a "huge mistake" when he decided to drive home.
  
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