Blackburn with Darwen news

• Two arrested after sawn-off shot gun and cannabis found

  10-11-2023 20:00
  
  We have arrested two people after a firearm and drugs were found in a car which was stopped on the southbound M6 at Stubbins, near Preston
  
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• Manchester: Bare knuckle fighter Douglas Joyce attacked man, 78

  10-11-2023 19:21
  
  This is the shocking moment a bare knuckle fighter from one of the UK's most high-profile traveller families rained down blows on a defenceless 78-year-old man.
  
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• Bare knuckle fighter Douglas Joyce attacked defenceless man, 78

  10-11-2023 19:21
  
  This is the shocking moment a bare knuckle fighter from one of the UK's most high-profile traveller families rained down blows on a defenceless 78-year-old man.
  
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• Blackburn Royal British Legion raise over £3,000 for charity

  10-11-2023 19:00
  
  Royal British Legion Blackburn raised over £3,000 last weekend for charity, with a firework and bonfire evening that saw 2,000 borough residents attend
  
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• These apps have the most access to your personal data

  10-11-2023 18:20
  
  The study looked at the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more to see which apps accessed more of your personal data than others
  
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• Krispy Kreme offering free doughnuts - how to claim yours

  10-11-2023 18:19
  
  Krispy Kreme is giving away free original glazed doughnuts in the UK on Monday (November 13) as part of World Kindness Day - see how to claim one.
  
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• Ex-Coronation Street heart-throb Adam Rickitt strips off for calendar

  10-11-2023 17:19
  
  DRINKING buddies have picked up the gauntlet and stripped off for a charity calendar.
  
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• CCTV released following affray in Hammerton Street, Burnley

  10-11-2023 17:01
  
  Police in Burnley are asking members of the public if they recognise any of the people in a CCTV image in connection with an altercation.
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after sexual assault in Darwen

  10-11-2023 16:43
  
  Police looking for witnesses after woman sexually assaulted on bus
  
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• Burnley OCG jailed for combined total of more than 95 years

  10-11-2023 15:43
  
  Members of an organised crime group who produced cannabis on an industrial scale and ‘taxed’ at least 20 other cannabis grows have been jailed
  
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• Burnley gang jailed for combined total of more than 95 years

  10-11-2023 15:43
  
  Members of an organised crime group who produced cannabis on an industrial scale and ‘taxed’ at least 20 other cannabis grows have been jailed
  
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• Man charged after spate of shoplifting in Accrington

  10-11-2023 15:27
  
   Liam Hendry, 33, of no fixed abode has been charged with 27 theft related offences and one burglary.
  
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• UK Bank holidays 2024 and how to get 10 days off at Christmas

  10-11-2023 14:42
  
  These are the bank holidays to look forward to in 2024, and how you can get ten days off this Christmas
  
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• Man arrested after cash and liquid morphine found in car

  10-11-2023 14:30
  
  A man been arrested after liquid morphine and £3,500 in cash were seized from a vehicle on one of Lancashire's busiest motorways
  
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning killed Burnley couple at Egypt hotel

  10-11-2023 14:25
  
  John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley, had been on a dream holiday in Egypt when they died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their hotel
  
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• 13 death and funeral notices from the Lancashire Telegraph

  10-11-2023 11:37
  
  The Lancashire Telegraph has published 13 death notices in the last seven days.
  
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• Opinion: What’s next?…Palestine will ruin our Christmas

  10-11-2023 11:28
  
  Our columnist Shuiab Khan asks if we are now being encouraged to believe being pro-Palestine goes against the very notion of ‘being British’.
  
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• Booths to scrap self-service tills in all Lancashire stores

  10-11-2023 11:02
  
  Booths is scrapping the use of self-checkouts in all its Lancashire stores.
  
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• Ferrero Rocher Christmas shortage predicted due to strikes

  10-11-2023 10:50
  
  GMB Union has revealed strike action at Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate's Worksop site could cause a shortage of Ferrero Rocher chocolates for Christmas 2023.
  
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• HMRC £300 cost of living payment for thousands from today

  10-11-2023 10:35
  
  If you have not received the Cost of Living Payment from HMRC, but believe they're eligible, they should wait until after 20 November before contacting HMRC
  
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• Blackburn College students receive Duke of Edinburgh Award

  10-11-2023 10:35
  
  Blackburn College celebrated 22 students achieving the Duke of Edinburgh Award at an event on Wednesday, November 1
  
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• A56 traffic with drivers stuck in queues of three-miles

  10-11-2023 09:26
  
  An incident has been reported on the southbound carriageway between Rawtenstall and the M66 at Edenfield
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen recovery advocates presented with new donation - Yahoo News UK

  10-11-2023 09:00
  Blackburn with Darwen recovery advocates presented with new donation  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Man wanted by police in connection to theft in Blackpool

  10-11-2023 08:47
  
  They are looking to speak to the man regarding a theft at Marks and Spencer's on Church Street
  
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• Oswaldtwistle man crashed friend's car he'd borrowed

  10-11-2023 06:24
  
  A man who was driving his friend's car when he crashed it panicked, meaning he waited some time to return the car.
  
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• Burnley man made creepy phone calls to Airbnb host

  10-11-2023 06:11
  
    A Burnley man made creepy phone calls for four months to the host of an Airbnb property he had stayed in leaving her terrified.
  
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• Barrowford St Thomas CE Primary rated outstanding by Ofsted

  10-11-2023 06:02
  
  A Barrowford primary school has been praised as 'exceptional' by Ofsted after being rated Outstanding in its first full inspection in 15 years.
  
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• What foods should you not put in you freezer? See the 5 items

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  From tinned foods to dairy products, these are the food items that you should never put in your freezer.
  
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• TV Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick on mission to spread the love

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  COMING from virtually anyone else the phrase ‘my job is to be a guardian angel of unconditional love’ would come across as simply pretentious
  
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• Toilets at Chorley Wetherspoon win at Loo of the Year Awards

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Sir Henry Tate in Chorley has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets in the Loo of the Year Awards 2023.
  
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• The Alexander, Burnley hotel that became an American diner

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  We know that Looking Back readers love a photo of a ‘lost’ East Lancashire pub
  
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• Rossendale bus driver sets up new branch of The Cat Butler

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  A man has quit his career of 26 years driving buses to pursue his purr-fect job, caring for people's cats in their own homes as The Cat Butler.
  
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• Repairs to landmark St Thomas’ Church spire Helmshore could cost £550k

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  The spire of St Thomas’ Church has been a prominent focal point for many residents and visitors to the Rossendale Valley.
  
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• Radwell International appoints new sales director

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  A global company with offices in Blackburn, which specialises in electronic control equipment, has appointed a new director of sales and service
  
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• Police rated good at tackling serious and organised crime

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire Police has been rated good as part of a report which praises the force’s response to serious and organised crime
  
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• Oswaldtwistle's Westend chippy in next round of awards

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  A chippy has made the cut for Takeaway of the Year, whittled down from 40 finalists to 20, making it the only chip shop in Lancashire to feature in the awards
  
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• New food hygiene ratings for Blackburn with Darwen venues

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to five of Blackburn with Darwen’s eateries, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows
  
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• MG Owners Club donate £1,024 in memory of Lesley Stewart

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Mrs Lesley Mary Stewart spoke highly of the care she received at Burnley General Teaching Hospital.
  
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• First look at £10m primary school that opened in Clitheroe

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Construction on Ribblesdale School primary provision started in January 2023 and includes a new football pitch, multi-use games area and general play area.
  
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• Creative Football clinch second win at Northwest Football Awards

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Creative Football won the ‘Promoting inclusion’ (non-league) honour at the event after also clinching the award in 2021.
  
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• Charity seeking volunteers to help renovate Colne garden

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  A charity is looking for volunteers to help renovate a garden after it received a share of £304,252 worth of government funding
  
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• Can you nominate a 'leader' for the One Voice awards?

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  People are being encouraged to send in their nominations for a 2024 awards competition which celebrates community heroes
  
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• Burnley firm thanked for customising new rescue vehicle

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  A mountain rescue team has thanked a Burnley firm for customising their new 6-seater Polaris.
  
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• Blackburn man's Ewood Park lawnmower world record attempt

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  A football fan from Blackburn is attempting to set a new world record, again, by pushing a lawnmower around Ewood Park
  
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• Blackburn BID to raise £1.5m for town in new 5-year tenure

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Businesses in Blackburn have overwhelmingly voted to extend the contract of Blackburn BID and its plans to raise £1.5 million to spend on town centre projects
  
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• Award for Darwen singer, 14, ahead of second album launch

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Award for Britain’s Got Talent star, 14, ahead of second album launch
  
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• All the mobile speed camera locations across Lancashire

  10-11-2023 06:00
  
  Lancashire Road Safety Partnership has announced the locations where mobile speed cameras will be located this month
  
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