Blackburn with Darwen news

• Who left Strictly Come Dancing? Nikita Kanda eliminated

  08-10-2023 21:01
  
  BBC presenter Nikita Kanda has become the second contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2023 after Love Island star Zara McDermott won this week's dance-off.
  
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• Holly Willoughby pulls out of ITV Pride of Britain Awards

  08-10-2023 18:01
  
  This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby is pulling out of ITV's Pride of Britain Awards 2023 after an alleged kidnap and murder plot against her.
  
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• Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor gets exciting new job

  08-10-2023 17:27
  
  ITV Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor - Sally Metcalfe - has revealed an exciting new job but luckily she won't be far from The Cobbles.
  
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• South Ribble Borough: Takeaway plans refused by planning

  08-10-2023 13:27
  
  Plans for a new takeaway in Lostock Hall have been thrown out by councillors over parking concerns.
  
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• River Ribble: Mystery over artificial grass along river

  08-10-2023 12:45
  
  Mystery surrounds the appearance of hundreds of yards of artificial grass alongside the River Ribble, amid warnings that it poses a major pollution risk to the watercourse.
  
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• Blackburn Morrisons move a step closer as town plans progress

  08-10-2023 12:00
  
  THE move of Blackburn's flagship Morrison's supermarket to the former Thwaites brewery site - key to £250million plans to regenerate the town centre - has taken another step forward.
  
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• David Walliams fighting suicidal thoughts after BGT axing

  08-10-2023 11:42
  
  David Walliams in a High Court legal claim against Britain's Got Talent has revealed he suffers "suicidal thoughts" and has “lost the ability to be funny” after he was cut from the show.
  
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• Halloween pumpkin picking in Lancashire this month

  08-10-2023 11:22
  
  To get you in the spirit, we have rounded up some of the pumpkin patches you can visit in the borough
  
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• Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Octagon

  08-10-2023 10:27
  
  As plays go this was simply spiffing darling
  
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• Phillip Schofield reaches out to Holly Willoughby amid kidnap plot

  08-10-2023 09:11
  
  Phillip Schofield has reached out to former This Morning co-host Holly Willougby for the first time in five months after a man was charged with plotting to kidnap and kill her.
  
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• Haslingden man hit partner and kicked door in drunken rage

  08-10-2023 06:10
  
  Damon McSloy got "blind drunk" following a row with his partner hit her in the face before tumbling down the stairs of their home in Haslingden
  
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• Voluntary football coach hits back after U18s team folds

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A football coach said he is “disgusted and disappointed” at claims that he was responsible for the folding of an U18s team.
  
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• This stunning cottage has views of a different world and landscape

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  PANORAMIC views, your very own gym and even a games room...what more could you want from an East Lancashire cottage
  
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• Special constable attacked trying to calm couple arguing

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A special constable who tried to calm a couple who were arguing on the street was immediately attacked
  
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• Rivington Brewing Co to take over Preston Bar this winter

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  The Vaults area will be serving some of the region’s favourite beers from Friday, October 13, until the new year
  
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• Ramsbottom: Nuttall Park bandstand officially opens after restoration

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A park bandstand has been officially opened in style after being restored.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle campaigner raised £700 for Macmillan Cancer Support

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Zack Kerr, 23, who has cerebral palsy and uses an electric wheelchair, baked cakes and created bracelets and other items for the coffee morning
  
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• North West Pizza nominated for Pizzeria of the Year

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Stationed in Hornby, Lancaster, North West Pizza travels from Penrith to Blackburn serving up stonebaked pizzas such as Magherita
  
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• More than 400 people have died on Lancashire's roads

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  More than 400 people have died on Lancashire’s roads in the last nine years, new figures show
  
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• More Music charity to take part in Lancaster Music Festival

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Girls Can is More Music’s programme to address gender inequalities in the music industry by supporting young female musicians and sound technicians
  
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• Man, 20, abusive and aggressive towards police in Accrington

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A man caused a disturbance at the Probation Service offices in Accrington
  
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• Hickory’s Smokehouse restaurant opens in Thornton Cleveleys

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  The eatery has opened on Fleetwood Road North, replacing Greene King’s Iron Horse pub which was previously open at the site.
  
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• Halloween ghost trains to return to ELR

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Halloween ghost trains are returning to East Lancashire Railway due to popular demand.
  
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• Feniscowles childcare club celebrates 20 years of business

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A childcare business in Feniscowles is celebrating its 20th birthday with a party for staff, children and parents.
  
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• Edenfield: Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary almost at full capacity

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Animal sanctuary in crisis after surge in abandoned pets – including blind dog
  
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• Darwen pervert to be sentenced for sexual offences

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A man is to be sentenced after admitting to five sexual offences
  
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• Couple withdraw plans for eco home in Wheatley Lane Road

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A couple seeking permission to build an eco-home in the garden behind their own five-bedroom house have withdrawn their application
  
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• Burnley Youth Theatre celebrates 50 years anniversary

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Burnley Youth Theatre welcomed 100 alumni, current and past staff, board members and friends to celebrate its 50th anniversary last month
  
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• Burnley in the Nineties and life at St Hilda's High School

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  We know that Looking Back readers enjoy seeing photographs of their own schooldays
  
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• Bronté Barbé bringing cult murder mystery musical to Home

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  THE true crime podcast has become a hugely successful genre in its own right. But a musical based around a true crime podcast, now that’s taking it to extremes
  
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• Blackpool Zoo finally name baby orangutan after fundraiser

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  Blackpool Zoo has officially named its critically endangered baby orangutan after an online competition saw the attraction smash its fundraising target
  
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• Blackpool Winter Gardens prepares for weekend of Strictly

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  As Blackpool readies itself for the electrifying annual Strictly showdown at the Tower, this year promises an extra dose of sparkle
  
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• Blackburn town centre post office opens in ‘prime spot’

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  After nearly 40 years the Blackburn town centre post office has a new home in Railway Road.
  
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• Blackburn Tory councillors ask: 'Where is our Sappi spine road?'

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  CONSERVATIVE councillors have demanded to know why progress on a key 'spine road' for a major development of 450 homes has stalled.
  
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• Blackburn man to stand trial over intentional strangulation

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A man is to stand trial next year accused of intentional strangulation
  
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• Blackburn church hosts first service within stunning setting

  08-10-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn church which had undergone major renovations hosted its first service since reopening.
  
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