Blackburn with Darwen news

• Bacup: Searches uncover illegal cigarettes and vapes

  15-09-2023 21:25
  
  Thousands of pounds worth of illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized today following police searches.
  
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• Accrington: 'Unexpected' power cut hits more than 200 homes

  15-09-2023 19:28
  
  More than 200 homes have been hit by an unexpected power cut.
  
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• Rossendale: Drugs seized after morning raids in Bacup

  15-09-2023 19:16
  
  Two drug raids were carried out across and East Lancashire town this morning.
  
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• Child killer nurse Lucy Letby to appeal against conviction

  15-09-2023 18:20
  
  Lucy Letby is serving a whole life order for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
  
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• 2100 homes affected by huge power cut in Blackburn

  15-09-2023 17:50
  
  A power cut in Blackburn is affecting over 2000 homes.
  
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• Questions after boy electrocuted in Blackpool hotel

  15-09-2023 17:03
  
  A senior coroner said there are “questions to be asked” after a 10-year-old boy was electrocuted in the lobby of a Blackpool hotel while on holiday
  
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• Police have charged three teenagers with car burglary

  15-09-2023 16:55
  
  Police have charged three teenagers with burglary and taking a vehicle without consent
  
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• Answers needed over boy's hotel electrocution death - coroner

  15-09-2023 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Piper-Sheach, 10, died four days after he suffered an electric shock on holiday in Blackpool.
  
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• Significant artefacts found on Thornton site for homes

  15-09-2023 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Oxford Archaeology North team say they uncovered Iron Age and Roman finds at the Lancashire site.
  
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• New Blackburn units jobs hope for eyesore Ewood site

  15-09-2023 16:00
  
  A fly tipping blighted eyesore site in Blackburn will now be redeveloped with a modern job-creating industrial unit..
  
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• BBC's Celebrity Race Across The World will air next week

  15-09-2023 15:46
  
  Celebrity Race Across The World fans can see the first episode of the new series air next week after it was postponed following an earthquake in Morocco.
  
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• Plan for £250m water park close to Trafford Centre APPROVED

  15-09-2023 15:21
  
  The site, which was the home of EventCity up until its demolition, is set to open as Therme Manchester in 2025.
  
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• Fifteen people have been charged over class A drugs supply

  15-09-2023 15:11
  
  Fifteen people have been charged as part of a police investigation into the supply of cocaine, ketamine and cannabis across East Lancashire
  
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• Police investigating juror's claims of Andy Pilley trial bribe

  15-09-2023 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A juror told a newspaper he was offered £20,000 to find Fleetwood Town owner Andy Pilley guilty.
  
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• Appeal to find family after 63-year-old dies in Ramsbottom

  15-09-2023 14:15
  
  Maria Murphy, who was originally from Whitefield, died at her home on Nuttall Lane yesterday, September 14.
  
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• Tockholes granny annexe approved despite fears over size

  15-09-2023 14:00
  
  A scheme to build on a 'granny' annexe to a barn conversion has been approved despite it being condemned as 'too large and overbearing'.
  
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• Bodies of five dogs found decomposing at house in Bacup

  15-09-2023 13:03
  
   A woman has been banned from keeping animals after she let nine of her pets live in ‘disgusting squalor’ and let the bodies of five dogs decompose in a yard
  
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• Are NHS prescriptions going to cost more in England soon?

  15-09-2023 12:55
  
  English NHS prescriptions rose in price back in April - but can we expect to see them increase sometime soon?
  
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• Two more rail strike dates for September and October 2023

  15-09-2023 12:54
  
  Two dates for September and October 2023 have been picked out for rail strikes by the Aslef train driver's union
  
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• CCTV shows car being set on fire in targeted attack

  15-09-2023 12:26
  
   Police have released a shocking video of a car being deliberately torched in a targeted arson attack
  
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• Plans for multi-million pound Darwen manufacturing hub

  15-09-2023 12:20
  
  New plans for a ground-breaking multi-million pound new manufacturing and research centre in Darwen have been submitted.
  
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• Man left with broken jaw after serious assault in Preston

  15-09-2023 11:49
  
  A man was left with a broken jaw following a serious assault
  
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• Blackburn Rovers want win over Middlesbrough to celebrate 5,000 league games milestone

  15-09-2023 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn will not allow celebrations for their 5,000th league game on Saturday to detract from the task of beating Middlesbrough.
  
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• Man badly bitten by a dog on the loose in Blackburn

  15-09-2023 10:46
  
  A man has been bitten by a dog on the loose in Blackburn with police asking for help to find its owners
  
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• Warning over rogue traders as householder hands over £550

  15-09-2023 10:35
  
  Police are warning people about two rogue traders in Darwen after a householder handed over £550 for work to a supposed damaged loft
  
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• Teenager arrested following group attack in Mercer Park

  15-09-2023 10:14
  
  One teenager has been arrested with police saying 'further arrests will be made' after a group of youths attacked another group in an East Lancashire park
  
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• Ormskirk man charged following arrest at Manchester airport

  15-09-2023 09:58
  
  A man has been charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs after being detained at Manchester Airport
  
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• Bladder cancer symptom that people mistake for a UTI

  15-09-2023 09:46
  
  Bladder cancer may show warning signs of other less serious medical conditions.
  
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• Driver was doing 70mph in a 30mph zone through Euxton

  15-09-2023 09:20
  
  A driver who was doing 70mph in a 30mph zone has been slapped with a fine
  
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• Three arrested on suspicion of Ribble Valley burglary

  15-09-2023 08:47
  
  Three people have been arrested on suspicion of burglary following an incident in the Ribble Valley
  
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• Second man charged with Matthew Daulby's murder in Ormskirk

  15-09-2023 08:24
  
  Detectives investigating the death of Matthew Daulby in Ormskirk have charged a second person with his murder
  
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• Ormskirk fight stab death: Second man charged with murder

  15-09-2023 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Daulby, 19, died after being stabbed during a fight in Ormskirk on 29 July, police say.
  
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• Hyndburn to get new dog warden as part of parks boost

  15-09-2023 06:10
  
  Hyndburn Council is to employ a new dog warden as part of its plan to make parks safer for all, and particularly women and girls.
  
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• Woman has seizures after car crash outside Padiham Tesco

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  Ella MacDermid has spoken out after being hit by a car outside a Tesco in Padiham and says the accident has impacted her training as a bare knuckle boxer,
  
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• Transdev offering Wilko staff interviews after collapse

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn Bus Company giving Wilko workers fresh start with guaranteed interview
  
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• Shoppers saddened over Quality Save in Darwen ‘closure’

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  Residents in Darwen have expressed their sadness after news that a go-to discount store Quality Save is apparently ‘closing down’ soon.
  
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• Series of roadworks in Lower Darwen to start this month

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A series of important roadworks are to be carried out in the final months of this year in Lower Darwen
  
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• Ribble Valley hall was once home to king after War of Roses

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  This photo shows an historic East Lancashire hall which had a fascinating history. The picture was taken around 1900 and shows Bolton Hall at Bolton-by-Bolton in the Ribble Valley
  
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• Plans submitted for hot food takeaway in Clitheroe

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  Plans have been submitted to turn a ground-floor flat into a hot food takeaway in Clitheroe.
  
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• Pendle and Rossendale nurseries join Recipe 4 Health scheme

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A string of nurseries across Lancashire have been given awards for their work offering healthier eating choices to the children in their care
  
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• Hyndburn's taxi road worthiness tests regime eased

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  SENIOR councillors have approved a shake up of its licensing regime for older taxis and private hire vehicles.
  
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• Hyndburn Labour condemn cancellation of full council meeting

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  THE leader of Hyndburn Labour group has condemned the cancellation of next week's full meeting of the borough council.
  
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• Great Harwood boy achieves grade 8 distinction at just 12

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  The father of a 12-year-old Great Harwood boy who has achieved a grade 8 distinction in guitar says he was “overwhelmed”when the results came through.
  
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• Gas engineer speaks about explosion that killed boy, 2

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A gas specialist at the HSE has described the “emotionally taxing” week he spent at the site of an explosion that claimed the life of a two-year-old boy
  
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• Firefighters conclude investigation into The Turf Pub fire

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  Firefighters have concluded their investigation into a Burnley pub fire which “destroyed” the venue.
  
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• Darwen Funeral Service plan holders to receive extra help

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A locally based cremation service has announced its commitment to support customers whose funeral plans were impacted by Darwen Funeral Services
  
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• Darwen business celebrates expansion thanks to LCC funding

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A vehicle storage facility has recruited two additional members of staff after installing new infrastructure at its site
  
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• Colne shoplifter caught on CCTV carrying out string of offences

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A STRING of shoplifting offences eventually caught up with a woman who was stealing to fund a drug habit.
  
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• Colne animal charity Pendle Dogs to close temporarily

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  Pendle Dogs is no longer accepting dogs into its care as staff want to dedicate their time to animals they already have.
  
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• Blackburn mosque set to host 'community wellness day'

  15-09-2023 06:00
  
  A free ‘Community Wellness Day’ will take place at the Madina Mosque, in Oak Street, Blackburn, to help raise funds for the Morocco Earthquake Disaster Appeal
  
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