Blackburn with Darwen news

• Do curtains keep heat in? The exact answer you need to know

  25-10-2023 21:10
  
  As the temperatures drop at winter, find out if its worth closing the curtains to keep the heat in.
  
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• Sainsbury's recall over bacteria linked to meningitis

  25-10-2023 18:57
  
  Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Chorizo Iberico Ring has been recalled as Listeria monocytogenes, linked to meningitis, have been found in some of the products
  
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• Poundland to open 75 new stores by end of 2023 - see where

  25-10-2023 18:57
  
  Poundland is set to open 75 new stores by the end of 2023 including the conversion of a further 19 former Wilko sites - see the full list of locations.
  
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• Killing of Yousef Makki was unlawful, coroner concludes

  25-10-2023 18:52
  
  Rgional: The tragic death of a teenager stabbed in the heart with a flick knife by a friend has been ruled unlawful by a coroner.
  
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• Darwen residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

  25-10-2023 17:13
  
  Residents of a Darwen street have bagged a generous prize in the People's Postcode Lottery.
  
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• What is the age limit for trick or treating at Halloween UK?

  25-10-2023 16:00
  
  Find out if there is a legal age limit to trick or treating during Halloween in the UK.
  
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• New Burnley order will continue alley gate schemes

  25-10-2023 16:00
  
  Burnley Borough Council is to renew the order which manages its alley gating schemes to deter fly tipping and anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Preston listed building mural to stay after planning error

  25-10-2023 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owners of a Grade II-listed building had not put in planning permission for the huge mural.
  
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• Burnley Tory leader in fly-tipping plea to council bosses

  25-10-2023 15:00
  
  Burnley's Conservative group leader has appealed to the borough's Labour political bosses to take a tougher line with repeat fly tippers.
  
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• Ribble Valley MP welcomes roll out of yobs crackdown

  25-10-2023 14:00
  
  Ribble Vally MP Nigel Evans has thrown his support behind a police crackdown on anti-social behaviour extended into Clitheroe.
  
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• Two Hyndburn sports clubs share £1,000 from leader's budget

  25-10-2023 13:30
  
  Two sports clubs in Hyndburn have shared £1,000 from a special council leader's budget, the latest donations given by Marlene Howarth.
  
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• Rossendale & Darwen MP's councils brownfield cash bid plea

  25-10-2023 13:30
  
  MP Jake Berry is urging his two local councils to bid for government cash to build homes on brownfield sites to meet housing needs.
  
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• East Lancs Labour councillors demand stance change on Gaza

  25-10-2023 13:00
  
  ALMOST 40 East Lancashire Labour councillors have called on party leader Sir Keir Starmer to take a tougher line on conflict in Gaza.
  
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• Driver dies after car hits wall on country road near Colne

  25-10-2023 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man, who was in his 60s, crashed while driving on Skipton Old Road near Colne, police say.
  
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• Road closed in Kirkham after a crash involving lorry

  25-10-2023 12:09
  
  Road closed and two people taken to hospital after crash
  
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• Man in 60s dies after crash on Skipton Old Road, Colne

  25-10-2023 11:44
  
  The man, in his 60s, died after crashing into a wall on Skipton Old Road in Colne.
  
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• New Netflix, Amazon Prime, NOW TV and Disney Plus prices

  25-10-2023 11:21
  
  Worried about your subscription increasing? Here we take a look at the most popular streaming platforms' prices.
  
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• Patrols increase in anti-social behaviour hotspots

  25-10-2023 11:02
  
  Operation centurion, has seen officers walk the beat for an additional 5,700 hours in anti-social behaviour hotspots.
  
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• Body found in search for Blackpool's Yvonne Cheston

  25-10-2023 10:39
  
  Body found in search for woman, 67, who was missing for days
  
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• Paddy McGuinness exits Channel 4's Don’t Look Down - see why

  25-10-2023 10:29
  
  Former Take Me Out and Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness exited Channel 4's Don’t Look Down for SU2C due to "family reasons."
  
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• Mountain rescue team help person injured in Accrington

  25-10-2023 08:33
  
  The team was called to assist with a casualty who had sustained a lower leg injury.
  
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• Mum driving with no insurance or licence in Accrington

  25-10-2023 08:20
  
  Mum caught driving BMW with no insurance or licence – and child was in car
  
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• When Four Pennies played live at half time of Rovers match

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  We have become used to bands holding concerts in football stadia but this photo records a different era when you could find a chart topping act providing the half time entertainment
  
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• Warning over anti-social behaviour ahead of Bonfire night

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  The police have visited a number of schools across East Lancashire to warn children that they will not tolerate anti-social behaviour ahead of Bonfire Night
  
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• Stacksteads Brass Band is fundraising in fight for survival

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A brass band is turning to Hollywood after seeing a significant drop in income due to the cost of living crisis
  
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• Spotify Wrapped 2023 top song predictions ahead of release

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Songs from David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift and more are tipped to dominate Spotify Wrapped 2023.
  
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• Rossendale Blinds business booms after showroom opening

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Rossendale Blinds owners say business is booming after opening their own showroom following 30 years in market stalls
  
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• Ribble Valley tiny house company established in Dinckley

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A new tiny house building company based in Ribble Valley has completed its first prototype of its minimalist, functional properties.
  
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• Pleckgate High School win award with recycled sculptures

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A group of children in Blackburn have been using recycled products to make animal sculptures which will be displayed at King Georges Hall
  
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• MARTIN FURBER: Body clocks and losing an hour

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  They say time flies, and it is very true. I have been writing this column for well over a year, so we are going past several important dates for the second time, such as World Mental Health Day, and World Menopause Day, which both occurred in the past couple of weeks.
  
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• Major peatland restoration project underway on Darwen moor

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Around 300 tonnes of stone will be airlifted across Darwen moor this week as part of a major peatland restoration project
  
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• Lower Darwen industrial units near M65 given go-ahead

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Four new industrial units are to be built on land close to an M65 junction in a boost to Blackburn's economy.
  
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• Haslingden Market regeneration a step closer as plans go in

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A council has submitted plans to make major refurbishments to a town’s market
  
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• Driver's anger after Blackburn Council wrongful parking fine

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A man handed a parking fine after driving past an illegally parked van has blasted Blackburn with Darwen Council for its lack of apology.
  
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• Clitheroe skills champion Isabelle visits Westminster praise

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Skills Olympics gold medallist Isabelle Barron has received a House of Commons congratulation from her MP Nigel Evans.
  
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• Central Radio to broadcast in Blackburn from November

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Local radio is returning to Blackburn, Burnley and Darwen in November, with the launch of Central Radio north west
  
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• Burnley woman, 82, hosts art exhibition for late sister

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  Joan Bideau, 82, who cared for her sister Sheila in lockdown, is hosting an art exhibition dedicated to her late sister.
  
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• Bolton: Man admits guilt ahead of Blackrod sex abuse trials

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A man has confessed to child sex abuse ahead of a major trial involving a group of men from across Bolton and Lancashire.
  
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• Blackburn man crashed into wall after taking police on chase

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn man crashed his car into a wall after taking police on a chase round Blackpool town centre
  
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• Blackburn beauty queen makes top five of Miss Great Britain

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  A beauty queen from Blackburn has taken part in the Miss Great Britain beauty pageant.
  
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• Accrington Asda left cartons of out-of-date milk on shelves

  25-10-2023 06:00
  
  An East Lancashire Asda has said they ‘immediately resolved’ the situation after a dozen or so cartons of out-of-date milk were left on the supermarket shelves
  
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