Blackburn with Darwen news

• Delays on busy Blackburn route following crash

  11-10-2023 19:29
  
  A crash at rush hour is causing delays for motorists heading into and out of Blackburn. The incident happened early this evening (Wednesday), close to Mire Ash Brow, Mellor. It appears one car has smashed into the back of another on Preston New Road, past Yew Tree Drive. It is unsure at this stage if anyone was injured. Drivers were experiencing delays in both directions. Update to follow
  
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• Missing young mum and baby from Preston found

  11-10-2023 19:03
  
  An appeal has gone out to help find a missing mum and her eight-month-old baby daughter.
  
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• Appeal to find missing young mum and baby from Preston

  11-10-2023 19:03
  
  An appeal has gone out to help find a missing mum and her eight-month-old baby daughter.
  
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• M6: Man caught driving on motorway with £114,000 worth of cocaine

  11-10-2023 18:43
  
  A MAN who was caught driving along the motorway with three kilos of cocaine has been jailed.
  
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• DWP list 56 health conditions that pays out £407 a month

  11-10-2023 17:08
  
  DWP offers £407 in monthly support to those with ailment or disability that hinders their daily activities.
  
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• Police appeal after child found in distressed state in Leyland

  11-10-2023 16:59
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses who saw a teenage girl in a distressed state in Leyland.
  
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• British holidaymaker scarred from 200 bedbug bites

  11-10-2023 16:26
  
  A woman from Bolton has been left scarred with 200 bedbug bits after staying at a British hotel.
  
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• Council contractor chops down wrong Burnley main road tree

  11-10-2023 16:00
  
  A Burnley Council contractor has cut down the wrong tree on a main road without realising it was protected, meaning it needs to be replaced.
  
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• Burnley: backdated extension to home angers neighbours

  11-10-2023 16:00
  
  A resident's backdated planning application to extend his home has caused a village neighbours' row in Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood near Burnley.
  
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• Pendle residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

  11-10-2023 15:54
  
  Residents of a Pendle street have bagged a generous prize in the People's Postcode Lottery.
  
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• Robbie Williams Netflix documentary release date revealed

  11-10-2023 15:45
  
  The Robbie Williams Netflix documentary is set to show a deeply personal behind-the-scenes look of his life
  
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• Grane Road reopened close to Gray Mare pub following crash

  11-10-2023 15:27
  
  The Grane Road has been closed following a crash close to the Gray Mare pub
  
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• Grane Road closed close to Gray Mare pub following crash

  11-10-2023 15:27
  
  The Grane Road has been closed following a crash close to the Gray Mare pub
  
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• Coronation Street's Lisa George cut from episodes over Covid

  11-10-2023 14:30
  
  ITV Corrie star Lisa George has been cut from important Super Soap Week episodes after she contracted Covid-19.
  
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• Remembrance events: How Blackburn with Darwen will remember the fallen

  11-10-2023 13:25
  
  DETAILS of Remembrance events in East Lancashire's largest borough have been revealed.
  
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• Remembrance events: How Blackburn with Darwen will remember ... - Lancashire Telegraph

  11-10-2023 13:25
  
  Remembrance events: How Blackburn with Darwen will remember ...  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Rishton community group gets £500 grant for building repairs

  11-10-2023 13:00
  
  Community group Rishton People's Centre has been give a £500 grant for essential repairs to its building by Hyndburn Council.
  
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• Asda cuts prices on 200 products amid cost of living crisis

  11-10-2023 13:00
  
  Supermarket giant Asda, owned by Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers, has announced price cuts on 232 branded and own-label products.
  
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• Winter Fuel Payments won't be scaled back for pensioners

  11-10-2023 11:31
  
  DWP Winter Fuel Payments could be worth up to £600 for pensioners this year, this is who is eligible and how you can apply
  
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• Blackburn businessman claims anti-social behaviour

  11-10-2023 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children smoking vapes and anti-social "drunken louts" are reportedly causing significant problems.
  
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• M61: Lane re-opened on the motorway after earlier accident

  11-10-2023 11:15
  
  One lane is currently closed on the M61 due to an accident causing traffic delays in the area.
  
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• M61: Delays on the motorway due to accident

  11-10-2023 11:15
  
  One lane is currently closed on the M61 due to an accident causing traffic delays in the area.
  
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• Man wanted in connection with grievous bodily harm offence

  11-10-2023 09:10
  
  The public are being asked not to approach a wanted man who police are seeking in connection with an attempted grievous bodily harm offence
  
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• Janet Street-Porter felt sick watching new Jimmy Savile series

  11-10-2023 09:07
  
  Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter said she "felt sick" and "could barely watch" BBC's new series on Jimmy Savile - The Reckoning - having met him in real life.
  
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• Man charged in connection with Preston kidnapping incident

  11-10-2023 09:00
  
  A man has been charged in connection with a kidnap in Preston city centre
  
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• Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to ‘dangerously high’ air pollution - Yahoo Movies UK

  11-10-2023 09:00
  Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to ‘dangerously high’ air pollution  Yahoo Movies UK
  
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• Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to 'dangerously high' air pollution - Lancashire Telegraph

  11-10-2023 09:00
  
  Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to 'dangerously high' air pollution  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Robert Riley formed relationships with women with children

  11-10-2023 08:27
  
  A man has been jailed for breaching a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with notification requirements of the sex offenders register
  
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• Coronation Street's Barbara Knox shares terrifying set time

  11-10-2023 08:24
  
  Barbara Knox, who plays Rita Sullivan on the hit ITV soap opera Coronation Street, has revealed a time she was left 'shaking' and 'terrified' on the soap.
  
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• Man transforms office as Homes Under The Hammer comes to Accrington

  11-10-2023 06:33
  
  Rishton man Paul Jackson bought the building, which dates back to the early 1900s, at an auction for £173,000
  
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• Wags and Whiskers has rebranded and relocated to Colne

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  Wags and Whiskers, a small pet hotel and shop, has opened its doors after relocating to a new site in Colne from Barrowford.
  
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• Support worker speaks at Ramsbottom care home patient's inquest

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A support worker has spoken about the last day she spent caring for a "bubbly and lovely" teenage care home patient before her tragic death.
  
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• Rossendale man launches gifting company following house fire

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A man from East Lancashire has transformed a family tragedy into a thoughtful gifting business
  
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• PatchApp UK finalist in Prolific North Tech Awards

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A tech company which allows customers to pay for window cleaning online, are the only finalists from Lancashire up for a tech-start up award
  
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• Parkers Arms in Ribble Valley crowned Dining Pub of the Year

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  The Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland scooped the award at the 2023 Lancashire Life Food & Drink Awards.
  
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• Palestine car rally coming to Blackburn in wake of violence

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A car rally in support of Palestine could be coming to Blackburn, days after Hamas carried out attacks in Israel, which retaliated by bombing Gaza.
  
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• No2H8 Crime to present Sophie and Sylvia Lancaster Award

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  The two 'Upstander Awards' recognise those individuals or organisations that work to support young people who are at risk
  
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• Nelson and Colne College engineering students meet SPOT

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  It is equipped with a variety of sensors and cameras that allow it to navigate and interact with its environment
  
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• Muslim singles event for over 30s planned in Clithroe

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A Muslim singles event for people aged 30 and over is taking place in Clitheroe next month.
  
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• Mall Blackburn worker lies bloodied on floor after town centre attack

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A Mall Blackburn staff member was injured following a fight between two groups in the town centre.
  
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• Jason Manford to play Manchester's Co-op Arena on solo tour

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  JASON Manford is the first comedian to announce a stand-up show at the new Co-op Live Arena in Manchester
  
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• Hyndburn taxi drivers fined for chucking litter from car windows

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  TWO taxi drivers have been prosecuted and fined for throwing litter from their car windows in Hyndburn borough.
  
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• Hyndburn Primary School visits local plastic manufacturer

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  What More, manufacturers of the popular household brand Wham, produce millions of plastic goods per year
  
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• How to save up to £2500 a year with 7 tips from Tandem

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  'No spend' weekends, the 1p saving challenge and more among the money saving tips from Tandem.
  
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• Fall in overall hate crimes reported in Lancashire in 2022-23

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire saw fewer hate crimes committed against transgender people in 2022-23 than during the year before, new figures show
  
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• Every crime in Blackburn with Darwen in August 2023 mapped - Lancashire Telegraph

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  Every crime in Blackburn with Darwen in August 2023 mapped  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Every crime in Blackburn with Darwen in August 2023 mapped

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen’s crime rate fell for the first time in three months in August, data shows.
  
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• Darwen church was demolished in 1995 - do you remember it?

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  THE caption on the back of this photo rather unhelpfully just states it is of a Darwen church taken in 1953
  
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• Camilla Ainsworth helps raise money for Clayton ABC

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  More than £8,000 has been raised for an amateur boxing club at a black tie event at Accrington Stanley's hospitality venue
  
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• Burnley mum 'worried and anxious' after attempted burglary

  11-10-2023 06:00
  
  A woman from Burnley was left “worried and anxious” after an attempted burglary at her home.
  
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