Blackburn with Darwen news

• Premier League: Reaction as Arsenal hit five & Wolves stun Spurs

  16-02-2024 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Follow 5 Live commentary and live text coverage of Saturday's Premier League games, including Man City v Chelsea.
  
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• Delays warning on M65 outside Blackburn and Darwen

  16-02-2024 18:17
  
  Traffic was held up by a “medical incident” along a stretch of motorway earlier today, causing delays and tailbacks.
  
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• Championship: Boro stun leaders Leicester; Ipswich, Coventry & Norwich win in promotion race

  16-02-2024 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Follow live text updates from 10 games in the Championship, after Leeds win at Plymouth to reclaim second.
  
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• Ramsbottom: Fire crews tackle car fire

  16-02-2024 17:02
  
  Firefighters tackled a car fire in Ramsbottom on Wednesday.
  
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• Alli Croft joins the Lancashire-based Croft family business

  16-02-2024 16:03
  
  A Lancashire-based designer is making the move to join the fifth generation of a family-run garden buildings business.
  
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• Fire crews called to bedroom fire in Darwen in early hours

  16-02-2024 15:01
  
  One person was treated by ambulance crews following a house fire in Darwen in the early hours of this morning (February 16).
  
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• Burnley council tax to rise by maximum of 2.99 per cent

  16-02-2024 14:00
  
  Senior councillors have proposed to increase Burnley's council tax by 2.99 per cent from April 1.
  
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• Blackburn road narrowing condemned after being approved

  16-02-2024 14:00
  
  The chair of a residents' group has condemned the approval of the narrowing of a main Blackburn road by councillors.
  
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• Cotton Exchange's £9m refurbishment approved

  16-02-2024 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Grade II listed former cotton exchange and cinema in Blackburn town centre opened in 1865.
  
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• Blackburn and Lancs issued yellow rain warning by Met Office

  16-02-2024 13:20
  
  The Met Office has warned that heavy rain is set to hit Blackburn and the rest of Lancashire this Saturday and Sunday.
  
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• Blackburn's Exchange building restoration plans praised

  16-02-2024 13:00
  
  Councillors have approved and praised the multi-million pound redevelopment of Blackburn's 'magnificent' Exchange building.
  
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• Who is exempt from paying income tax in the UK? Full list

  16-02-2024 12:53
  
  This is who is exempt from paying income tax in the UK, according to the GOV.UK website - see the full list.
  
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• ITV This Morning: Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley to host

  16-02-2024 12:52
  
  ITV has confirmed the presenters who will take over This Morning.
  
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• Dog treat firm sniffs out £50K Dragons' Den cash

  16-02-2024 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gemma Connolly, who makes edible greetings cards for dogs, secured a £50,000 investment.
  
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• Preston: Claims old BHS building is being used as a SNAIL farm

  16-02-2024 12:23
  
  A council investigation has been launched into claims that the former British Home Stores (BHS) building in Preston city centre has been used as a snail farm.
  
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• Major waste fire stench drove woman from her home

  16-02-2024 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denise Cooper says she has been close to retching due to the smell caused by the fire in Lancaster.
  
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• Probe into claims of snail farm in old BHS building

  16-02-2024 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A council investigation is under way into claims a former BHS building is being used as a snail farm.
  
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• Jordan North to leave Radio 1 and be replaced by Jamie Laing

  16-02-2024 11:57
  
  Jordan North is set to leave BBC Radio 1 and be replaced by Jamie Laing, the radio station has announced
  
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• Prolific Blackburn shoplifter Benjamin Wareing jailed

  16-02-2024 11:42
  
  A prolific shoplifter has been jailed for committing 17 such offences across the county
  
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• BBC announces Burnley's Jordan North is leaving Radio 1

  16-02-2024 11:21
  
  BBC Radio 1 has announced Burnley's Jordan North is leaving his afternoon show.
  
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• REVIEW: Shed: Exploded View, Royal Exchange, Manchester

  16-02-2024 10:55
  
  The concept is relatively simple, following the lives of three couples over a 30 year period. But the reality is anything but
  
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• Men sought to flood Accrington and Rossendale with class A drugs

  16-02-2024 10:40
  
  An organised crime group, mostly from Accrington and Rossendale sought to flood the streets of East Lancashire with class A drugs.
  
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• HMRC £299 cost of living payment for tax credit customers

  16-02-2024 09:38
  
  This is the third of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible, such as those in receipt of Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or tax credits
  
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• Five-storey hotel planned for seaside town

  16-02-2024 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Updated plans to build a five-storey hotel in Blackpool are being drawn up for the town.
  
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• Third application to change Gibb Hill into nature reserve

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  A third application to transform a piece of vacant land into a nature reserve has been officially submitted to the council
  
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• Northlight: Railway ‘red tape’ frustration amid Colne-Skipton debate

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  A leading property and land developer involved in the £32million Northlight mill regeneration scheme in Pendle has voiced frustration with railway decision-making in Britain, and ‘red tape’ regarding the Colne to Skipton rail reopening campaign and talks.
  
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• Nelson family fundraising to make garden wheelchair friendly

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  A boy from Nelson is living with a rare genetic condition and his parents have issued a plea to help him achieve independence.
  
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• Lancashire crime gangs jailed for 608 years in 2023

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  Defendants involved in organised crime in Lancashire have been sentenced to more than 600 years in prison since the launch of a major police operation
  
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• James guitarist driving force behind Music Feeds Live event

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  As the guitarist with James, Saul Davies is used to performing on the biggest festival stages; embarking on major concert tours and facing the challenge of coming up with new songs which have kept the band current for more than 40 years
  
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• Ferrets abandoned in Blackburn street rescued by RSPCA

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  Ferrets which were abandoned in a Blackburn street have been rescued by the RSPCA.
  
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• Details announced for Colne’s Rhythm and Blues Festival

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival is set to return from Friday, August 23 the August 25.
  
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• Burnley briefing for would-be council election candidates

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  ANYONE interested in being a candidate or agent in May's Burnley Borough Council elections has been invited to an information meeting.
  
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• Blackburn tape ball cricket champs crowned ahead of county finals

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  If they win in Manchester they will then represent the region at the national finals at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
  
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• Blackburn schools praise dental health scheme

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  AP Smilecare helped to manage the project which aimed to raise awareness of oral health in children.
  
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• Blackburn Independents unveil candidates ahead of elections

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  The list includes a referee, a tennis club secretary and a former manager of a local radio station.
  
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• Blackburn couple recruited son to work for drug dealing business

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  A Blackburn couple who supplied drugs from their home over a period of three years recruited their teenage son to work for them.
  
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• Anne, Princess Royal set to visit Trawden village in April

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  Anne the Princess Royal is set to come to Trawden in April to visit the Trawden Arms Community Pub and the Trawden Forest community centre.
  
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• Accrington woman to be sentenced for threatening behaviour

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  A woman from Accrington is to be sentenced for using threatening behaviour towards one man and racially aggravated behaviour towards another
  
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• Accrington Market Chambers £5m refurb plans approved

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  Councillors have approved the total refurbishment of Accrington's Market Chambers as part of major levelling up plans for the town.
  
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• Accrington bonfire night drama after trees caught fire

  16-02-2024 06:00
  
  This dramatic photo was taken in 1995 after an organised bonfire got out of hand
  
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