Blackburn with Darwen news

• M56 j7 Lymm and j6 Manchester Airport traffic stopped

  25-03-2024 21:08
  
  Traffic is being temporarily held on a section of the motorway this evening following a police incident.
  
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• M56 j7 Bowdon and j6 Manchester Airport traffic stopped

  25-03-2024 21:08
  
  Traffic is being temporarily held on a section of the motorway this evening following a police incident.
  
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• Teenager with links to Chorley wanted over assault

  25-03-2024 19:11
  
  A 16-year-old with links to Preston and Chorley is wanted over threats and assault.
  
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• CCTV images released after £2,000 TV stolen in Preston

  25-03-2024 17:42
  
  The incident happened at a property, which was undergoing renovations on Haighton Green Lane, Haighton.
  
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• 'No crime committed' over Blackpool taxi driver's stab injuries

  25-03-2024 17:14
  
  The man, in his 30s, was taken to hospital where he remains for treatment.
  
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• ITV allegedly axes The Masked Dancer after 2 series

  25-03-2024 17:04
  
  ITV has axed The Masked Dancer, according to reports in The Sun, just over a year after it "rested" the reality show inspired by The Masked Singer.
  
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• Labour reveals candidate for Lancs police commissioner vote

  25-03-2024 17:00
  
  Former Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw was revealed today as Labour's candidate for the post ahead of May's election.
  
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• Blackpool South MP Scott Benton quits House of Commons

  25-03-2024 16:24
  
  Former Conservative MP for Blackpool South Scott Benton has quit after being suspended from the House for breaching lobbying rules.
  
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• Labour's Bridget Phillipson talks breakfast clubs in Burnley

  25-03-2024 16:00
  
  Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson visited a Burnley breakfast club to set out Labour’s ambition to have them in every primary school.
  
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• Man charged after cannabis farm discovered in Lostock Hall

  25-03-2024 15:30
  
  Police were called to Highfield Grove just before midnight on Saturday.
  
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• Blackburn chef ‘overwhelmed’ at winning Great British Menu

  25-03-2024 15:30
  
  Kirk Haworth has made history by being the only plant-based chef to have won the Great British Menu.
  
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• Police 'investigating' after Blackburn school girl 'slapped'

  25-03-2024 15:26
  
  Police say they are "investigating" after a school girl was reportedly "slapped" by an adult woman
  
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• Drugs gang ferried cocaine between Liverpool and Preston

  25-03-2024 14:44
  
  Drugs gang given prison sentences totalling more than 64 years
  
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• New B&M store opens in The Mall Blackburn creating 40 jobs

  25-03-2024 13:31
  
  The long-awaited, highly anticipated opening of a new B&M store took place in Blackburn over the weekend, creating 40 jobs for people in the area
  
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• New B&M store opens in Blackburn creating 40 jobs

  25-03-2024 13:31
  
  The long-awaited, highly anticipated opening of a new B&M store took place in Blackburn over the weekend, creating 40 jobs for people in the area
  
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• Two weeks of travel disruption in Lancaster after train derails

  25-03-2024 13:11
  
  A “void in the ground” has been located near the site of derailment and an investigation is under way to discover the cause of the incident.
  
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• 9,500 Asda employees received incorrect payslips on Thursday

  25-03-2024 13:01
  
  Around 9,500 employees working for Asda received incorrect pay slips last week due to an ‘IT glitch’
  
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• Five arrested and £130,000 in stolen machinery recovered

  25-03-2024 12:04
  
  Five people have been arrested, and around £130,000 in stolen machinery recovered by police in East Lancashire
  
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• List of Lancashire Greene King pubs giving away free pints

  25-03-2024 12:00
  
  The Star pub in Burnley is one participating Greene King pub where you could grab a free pint.
  
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• Dog given oxygen after being rescued from Oswaldtwistle fire

  25-03-2024 11:33
  
  A dog was rescued from a house fire and given oxygen by firefighters
  
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• Accrington man stole trailer from Scorton worth £1,700

  25-03-2024 11:18
  
  A 52-year-old man has been ordered to pay compensation to his victim after stealing a trailer worth £1,700
  
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• NSPCC schools programme helped child speak about abuse

  25-03-2024 11:03
  
  Speak out Stay safe, which the NSPCC has been running in primary schools across the UK since 2011, helps children understand abuse in all its forms and how to ask for help.
  
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• Put a spring in your step at Blackburn Exchange this lunchtime

  25-03-2024 10:42
  
  AN indoor track where people can get in their steps at lunchtime in Blackburn is open for just a few more days.
  
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• Nelson cemetery ‘could become a tax on living with £1k cost per plot’

  25-03-2024 10:31
  
  At least one quarter of land in Nelson earmarked for a new cemetery is unsuitable for burials, councillors have heard.
  
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• Nearly 20 per cent of food tested in Lancashire not up to standard

  25-03-2024 09:59
  
  Almost one in five food products tested by Lancashire trading standards officers last year failed – because they were not of the quality consumers should have been able to expect.
  
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• Cumbria woman with links to Blackburn and Accrington missing

  25-03-2024 09:35
  
  Police in Lancashire are asking for the public's help to find a missing woman who has links to Blackburn and Accrington
  
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• Lancashire landlord jailed for fire safety order breaches

  25-03-2024 09:26
  
  A Lancashire woman has been jailed and ordered to pay more than £10,000 after she put the lives of her tenants at risk
  
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• Lancashire landlord jailed for breaches of fire safety order 

  25-03-2024 09:26
  
  A Lancashire woman has been jailed and ordered to pay £10,414 after she put the lives of her tenants at risk
  
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• DWP Universal Credit & PIP payment dates over Easter 2024

  25-03-2024 09:18
  
  If you are due to receive a DWP benefit payment this weekend, you may find you receive your payment on a different day.
  
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• When do clocks go forward UK? Date clocks change in 2024

  25-03-2024 09:16
  
  Here is everything you need to know about the UK clock changes in 2024
  
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• Aldi, Asda, Tesco & more supermarket Easter opening hours

  25-03-2024 09:16
  
  Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons will all be closing stores over the Easter weekend - this is when they will be open
  
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• Healthcare workers to receive one-off payments worth £3000

  25-03-2024 09:15
  
  More than 27,000 healthcare workers are set to receive two one-off payments worth up to £3,000, the Department of Health and Social Care revealed.
  
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• Police officers hit by electric motorbike in Clitheroe

  25-03-2024 08:52
  
  Two police officers were hit by an electric motorbike which was being ridden at speed through the grounds of Clitheroe Castle
  
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• Two women named and charged following Chorley burglary

  25-03-2024 08:37
  
  Two people have been charged following a burglary in Chorley
  
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• Woman threw kitchen knife at teenagers in Burnley disorder

  25-03-2024 06:34
  
  A woman threw a knife at a group of teenagers during a bizarre incident on her street in Burnley.
  
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• Man and accomplice stole from Blackburn Marks and Spencer

  25-03-2024 06:25
  
  A man acted as “doorman” for another man who was stealing property from Marks and Spencer by holding the door open.
  
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• Rossendale School Partnership table tennis competition

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  Table tennis is proving a hugely popular sport in Rossendale thanks to ‘Mr Table Tennis’ Graham Young
  
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• New store and bistro for Loom Loft Furniture and Interiors

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  Loom Loft are to set up their fourth furniture store and bistro, set to be the largest one yet, opening in Spring 2024
  
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• New poem inspired by town unveiled at Nelson library

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  The poem is now printed in full outside Nelson Library and was unveiled along with a book of Ajaz Qureshi poetry on World Poetry Day.
  
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• New grants schemes to promote breastfeeding in Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  New grants schemes to promote breastfeeding in Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• New grants schemes to promote breastfeeding in Blackburn with Darwen

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  PROPOSALS have been drawn up for new grant systems in Blackburn with Darwen to promote breast feeding and better parent and infant relationships.
  
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• Langho holiday let will not become permanent residency

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  An application to change the use of a two-storey house in Langho from a holiday let to a dwelling house has been refused.
  
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• iMEP announced as new sponsor at Accrington Cricket Club

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  An Accrington based specialist in international music event production have celebrated their exciting new re-brand
  
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• Giant sheep and crafty Easter fun in Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  Giant sheep and crafty Easter fun in Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Giant sheep and crafty Easter fun in Blackburn with Darwen

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  FOUR imaginative productions will keep young minds enthralled over the Easter holidays in Blackburn and Darwen.
  
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• Education opportunities at Lancashire Adult Learning

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  Lancashire Adult Learning has launched its latest adult learner campaign, encouraging those who want to upskill or reskill to progress in their career
  
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• Conservative chair Richard Holden campaigns in Hyndburn

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  The Conservative party chair Richard Holden returned to his home county to hit the local election campaign trail with Hyndburn MP Sara Britcliffe.
  
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• Cliviger pub owner gets noticed in Hollywood for film script

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  A film script written by a Cliviger pub owner has become the talk of Hollywood
  
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• Chorley parents hand out 'comfort packages' at Derian House

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  A mum and dad from Chorley have handed out 35 special comfort packages to help families in the days after their child has died in hospice
  
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• Chorley Flower Show set to return for three-day event

  25-03-2024 06:00
  
  The award-winning Chorley Flower Show is set to return for a three-day 'extravaganza' event this July
  
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