Blackburn with Darwen news

• Fire service called to Largs Road in Blackburn

  15-04-2024 22:15
  
  Two fire engines were called to a house fire in Blackburn this evening (April 15).
  
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• Suspicious man ‘trying car doors’ around Blackburn

  15-04-2024 22:04
  
  During the early hours of the morning (April 15) police received reports of a suspicious vehicle in Blackburn.
  
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• Preston Road in Blackburn fully open after huge fire

  15-04-2024 21:12
  
  Preston Old Road was closed in both directions on Saturday, April 6, after a large fire broke out at Witton Business Park.
  
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• Homes in Mellor without electricity after power cut

  15-04-2024 20:30
  
  According to Electricity North West, 16 customers in Mellor are affected.
  
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• Bocholt Way in Rawtenstall is closed Rawtenstall after crash

  15-04-2024 19:20
  
  Bocholt Way, between the junctions of Fallbarn Road and Bacup Road, is closed after a crash.
  
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• Bocholt Way in Rawtenstall closed after crash

  15-04-2024 19:20
  
  Bocholt Way, between the junctions of Fallbarn Road and Bacup Road, is closed after a crash.
  
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• We want bigger Burnley new town board tells government

  15-04-2024 19:00
  
  The Burnley Town Board established by the government is seeking to widen its boundaries.
  
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• Burnley cricketers to get four new artificial park pitches

  15-04-2024 19:00
  
  Cricketers in Burnley are to get more chances to play despite poor weather, with new artificial cricket pitches.
  
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• Hampshire and Lancashire settle for a draw

  15-04-2024 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire's match with Lancashire in Southampton ends in a draw late on the final day with no prospect of a win for either side.
  
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• A6 in Whittle Le Woods ‘closed for some time’ after crash

  15-04-2024 18:26
  
  The A6, between Clayton Brook Road and Chorley Old Road, is closed.
  
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• Rawtenstall woman not resuscitated after cardiac arrest

  15-04-2024 18:00
  
  A woman from Rawtenstall died at hospital after staff were given the wrong documentation and she was not resuscitated after a cardiac arrest.
  
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• Why there were delays and lane closures on M6 southbound

  15-04-2024 17:48
  
  Lanes one and two were closed between junction 31a (Haighton) and junction 31 (Preston).
  
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• Man who hid cocaine in cheese in £70m drugs conspiracy jailed

  15-04-2024 17:22 via bbc.com
  
  Saleem Chaudhri used cheese to hide cocaine worth more than £17m in an industrial unit, police say.
  
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• Body of man in 50s found in Turton by police after concern

  15-04-2024 17:00
  
  The body of a man in his 50s has been found following a police welfare call.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council to buy decaying terraced house - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-04-2024 16:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council to buy decaying terraced house  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council to buy decaying terraced house

  15-04-2024 16:00
  
  A house on the outskirts of Blackburn town centre is being bought by the local authority to stop it sliding into serious disrepair.
  
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• Hyndburn row over anti-monarch Labour and anti-Semitic Tory candidates

  15-04-2024 15:00
  
  Both Labour and the Conservatives have blasted each others candidates in Hyndburn over anti-royal and anti-Semitic social media posts.
  
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• Egg stench from landfill makes us ill - residents

  15-04-2024 14:46 via bbc.com
  
  Campaigners say they are in a "living hell" and "want the place closed down".
  
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• Burnley man leads police on chase through town in a Ford KA

  15-04-2024 14:30
  
  A disqualified driver led police on a pursuit through Burnley before crashing his Ford KA into a safety bollard.
  
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• Children's homes bid pass amid Lancashire places clamour

  15-04-2024 14:00
  
  Plans by Lancashire County Council to create 15 new children’s homes "do not best serve the interests of vulnerable young people" it is claimed.
  
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• Blackburn high street to get £237k makeover thanks to grant

  15-04-2024 14:00
  
  A grant is to be used to spruce up Blackburn's King William Street and its surrounding area as part of a bid to 'revitalise' the town centre.
  
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• Blackburn ‘cocaine in cheese’ gang jailed for more than 40 years

  15-04-2024 14:00
  
  Police raided the a unit at the old Blackburn fire station and found £17m worth of cocaine, some of which was hidden inside blocks of cheese.
  
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• Blackburn ‘cocaine in cheese’ gang jailed for 40 years

  15-04-2024 14:00
  
  Police raided the a unit at the old Blackburn fire station and found £17m worth of cocaine, some of which was hidden inside blocks of cheese.
  
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• HMRC Child Benefit message after April changes to benefit

  15-04-2024 13:40
  
  HMRC has confirmed that families with one child will now receive £1,331 per year through Child Benefits
  
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• Environment Agency call for Lancashire flood defences cash

  15-04-2024 13:30
  
  Action is needed on flood defences in the Ribble Valley, claim councillors who have accused the Environment Agency of ‘sitting on billions of pounds in reserves’.
  
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• Darwen and Tockholes councillors' advice surgeries

  15-04-2024 13:05
  
  Darwen's Labour councillors will hold an advice surgery in the town's Library on Saturday for residents to air their concerns.
  
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• Woman and two children seriously hurt in Barnoldswick crash

  15-04-2024 12:45
  
  A woman and two children were seriously injured in a crash near Barnoldswick on Friday.
  
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• Passenger, 90, dies following fall on bus

  15-04-2024 12:15 via bbc.com
  
  The elderly man died two weeks after falling onboard a bus in Chorley.
  
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• Death of man in Burnley house 'not suspicious', say police

  15-04-2024 11:54
  
  Police said they found a man in his 50s who had died in the house.
  
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• Minor injuries following two-vehicle crash near Burnley Tesco

  15-04-2024 11:43
  
  Burnley Road in Padiham, close to the Tesco store was shut following the incident
  
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• Are any garden plants poisonous to dogs? Most common

  15-04-2024 11:18
  
  Here are the 'everyday' plants and flowers that are poisonous to dogs - check to see if you have any of these common plants in your gardens.
  
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• Youths accused of ‘harassing staff’ and ‘abusing homeless’

  15-04-2024 11:10
  
  Police said they had received a high volume of calls over youths causing problems in the town centre, the bus station and the viaduct retail park area.
  
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• Can I take paracetamol and ibuprofen together? NHS advice

  15-04-2024 10:00
  
  The NHS has advised how you can take Ibuprofen safely with other painkillers like paracetamol and codeine.
  
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• Met Office issue yellow wind warning covering Lancashire

  15-04-2024 09:23
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering the whole of Lancashire.
  
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• Council to buy decaying terraced house to boost neighbourhood - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-04-2024 09:00
  
  Council to buy decaying terraced house to boost neighbourhood  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Council £2.4m youth hubs upgrade contract awarded - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-04-2024 09:00
  
  Council £2.4m youth hubs upgrade contract awarded  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• 'Severe' delays on M65 due to crash between Burnley and Brierfield

  15-04-2024 08:37
  
  There are 'severe' delays on the M65 this morning due to a crash between Burnley and Brierfield.
  
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• Food tops council's spend from government fund

  15-04-2024 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire County Council says it spends money from the Household Support Fund on food vouchers.
  
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• Survival fight over sea gate costs - port authority

  15-04-2024 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The costs incurred following a broken harbour sea gate are "unsustainable", says a port authority.
  
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• Snowbound teen thought sleep 'a less painful death'

  15-04-2024 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  A teenager stranded in snow on the treacherous Piers Gill thanks rescuers for saving his life.
  
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• Burnley homeless shoplifting drug addict sent to jail

  15-04-2024 06:01
  
  A drug addicted Burnley shoplifter backed himself into a corner by continuing to offend despite being given a chance by the courts.
  
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• Ribble Valley Festival headliners Unfurl bring world music

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  Olivia Moore’s natural curiosity has seen the Manchester-based violinist and composer adopt music and rhythm from every corner of the globe
  
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• Residents spot ‘sign error’ as Clitheroe road to close

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  Castle Street in Clitheroe will be completely closed from now until July 31. I
  
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• Real-time bus information plans for East Lancashire stops

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  Digital displays are set to be installed at dozens of Lancashire bus stops telling passengers when the service they are waiting for is due to arrive.
  
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• Price hikes. Poor customer service. Fake fibre. Brsk say it's criminal

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  The independent provider bringing better broadband to Lancashire is on a mission to make their message loud and clear. They feel that many of the “usual suspects” are conducting themselves in a way that is borderline criminal.
  
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• Obituary: former Lancs Telegraph photographer John Napier

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  John Napier, a former Lancashire Evening Telegraph picture editor and chief photographer, died on April 7, aged 78.
  
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• Major health shake-up 'to benefit Blackburn with Darwen patients' - Yahoo News UK

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  Major health shake-up 'to benefit Blackburn with Darwen patients'  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Major health shake-up 'to benefit Blackburn with Darwen patients' - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  Major health shake-up 'to benefit Blackburn with Darwen patients'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Major health shake-up 'to benefit Blackburn with Darwen'

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  A MAJOR shake-up for health services for Blackburn with Darwen - which will see key departments switch between providers - has been approved.
  
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• Haslingden's Mini & Mighty up for Bolton hosted award

  15-04-2024 06:00
  
  A family coffee business has come through “a tough few years” to be shortlisted for an award.
  
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