Blackburn with Darwen news

• New TV channel launching on Freeview and Sky this week that's replacing another

  06-09-2024 20:12
  
  GREAT! Christmas launched on the likes of Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media on Thursday (September 5).
  
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• Get your hands on incredibly valuable coin as top 10 rarest coins revealed

  06-09-2024 20:11
  
  Just 999 coins have been minted in the collection, making them extremely rare worldwide
  
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• Chef uses experience to open bar and cafe in home village

  06-09-2024 18:07
  
  CHEF John-Paul Chesworth has ploughed his 22 years of experience into opening his own coffee shop and bar in his home village of Stacksteads.
  
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• Pussycat Dolls star set to descend on East Lancs town this month – here’s why

  06-09-2024 18:00
  
  Pussycat Dolls star Kimberly Wyatt will perform a DJ set at the iMEP Music Festival in Accrington this September.
  
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• County council gets new environment and planning director

  06-09-2024 18:00
  
  LANCASHIRE County Council has appointed a new director of environment and planning following his predecessor's retirement after more than three decades of working for the giant authority.
  
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• County council cash gap cut to £7.59m says report

  06-09-2024 18:00
  
  LANCASHIRE County Council faces a predicted overspend of £7.59million in the current financial year.
  
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• Top Gear star says he warned BBC about safety

  06-09-2024 17:46 via bbc.com
  
  Chris Harris says he told the BBC of his concerns three months before Freddie Flintoff was injured.
  
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• Barclays bank moves into new location in town centre

  06-09-2024 17:39
  
  The purpose built 'pod' aims to deal with customer queries and if people want to speak to staff face to face.
  
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• Teenager sentenced over role in town's disorder last month

  06-09-2024 17:24
  
  A teenager has been given a suspended sentence for his role in the Blackpool disorder last month.
  
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• Multiple Mountain Rescue Services respond to incident at Darwen Tower

  06-09-2024 16:28
  
  Multiple Mountain Rescue Services responded to an unresponsive casualty at Darwen Tower on Tuesday, September 3.
  
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• Mountain rescue responds to incident at Darwen Tower

  06-09-2024 16:28
  
  Mountain Rescue Services responded to an unresponsive casualty at Darwen Tower on Tuesday, September 3.
  
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• Two men arrested after cannabis finds

  06-09-2024 16:02 via bbc.com
  
  Police arrest two men after finding over 500 cannabis plants in a house in Morecambe following a raid.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers confirm EFL squad list and stance on free agents

  06-09-2024 16:02
  
  Blackburn Rovers have confirmed their squad list with the EFL
  
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• Town council seeks help to fly the flag on special occasions

  06-09-2024 16:00
  
  DARWEN Town Council is looking for a firm or individual to help it with flying patriotic flags on special occasions.
  
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• Independent medical review of deaths in health settings welcomed

  06-09-2024 16:00
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's customer services boss has welcomed government changes with mean all deaths in hospitals or any other health setting not investigated by a coroner will be reviewed by an independent senior doctor.
  
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• Can you help fly the flag in Darwen on special occasions?

  06-09-2024 16:00
  
  DARWEN Town Council is looking for a firm or individual to help it with flying patriotic flags on special occasions.
  
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• Amario Cozier-Dubbery: From the parks to Arsenal, Brighton and Blackburn Rovers

  06-09-2024 16:00
  
  Amario Cozier-Dubbery explains his decision to swap Arsenal for Brighton and why Blackburn Rovers is the best place for him now
  
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• Police and Fire Service deal with overturned car in Preston

  06-09-2024 15:58
  
  Fire services were called to deal with an overturned car on Garstang Road, Preston where one casualty was trapped inside.
  
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• Police and fire service deal with overturned car

  06-09-2024 15:58
  
  Firefighters were called to deal with an overturned car on Garstang Road, Preston where one casualty was trapped inside.
  
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• Supermarket to face 'landmark' sex discrimination pay claims

  06-09-2024 15:45
  
  More than 60,000 Asda workers take their case to the Employment Tribunal on Monday in what is set to be the largest ever private sector equal pay claim.
  
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• Supermarket owners to face 'landmark' sex discrimination pay claims

  06-09-2024 15:45
  
  More than 60,000 Asda workers take their case to the Employment Tribunal on Monday in what is set to be the largest ever private sector equal pay claim.
  
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• Adams positive despite Morecambe's slow start

  06-09-2024 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  Morecambe boss Derek Adams says he is delighted with performances despite losing their first four League Two games.
  
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• I was at Lancs live music venue for takeover by BBC radio royalty - this act wowed me

  06-09-2024 14:05
  
  One of Lancashire’s most iconic music venues welcomed radio royalty ahead of Preston’s upcoming Radio 2 In The Park weekend.
  
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• When will you receive DWP Winter Fuel Payments as millions set to miss out

  06-09-2024 14:03
  
  Are you eligible for DWP Winter Fuel Payments, when will you be paid, and how much could you be owed?
  
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• Drivers warned of a 'very convincing' new parking ticket scam

  06-09-2024 14:01
  
  Consumer watchdog Which? is warning drivers of a “very convincing” new scam which demands payments for unpaid parking fines.
  
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• Sir Ian McKellen says late Queen was 'quite rude' to him

  06-09-2024 13:35
  
  Sir Ian McKellen has said the late Queen was "quite rude" to him on the occasions that he met her.
  
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• Blackburn man arrested for vehicle interference

  06-09-2024 13:29
  
  A man has been arrested in Darwen following several vehicle interferences last night.
  
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• Police seize three story cannabis grow in Burnley

  06-09-2024 13:14
  
  A large cannabis farm has been uncovered in Burnley following reports of suspicious activity and the smell of the drug.
  
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• Police seize three-storey cannabis grow in this East Lancs town

  06-09-2024 13:14
  
  A large cannabis farm has been uncovered in Burnley following reports of suspicious activity and the smell of the drug.
  
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• Tens of thousands of drivers to be affected by key motorway closure starting TONIGHT

  06-09-2024 13:00
  
  A key cross-county motorway will close this weekend affecting thousands of drivers across East Lancashire.
  
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• Tens of thousands of drivers to be affected by closure of key motorway

  06-09-2024 13:00
  
  A key cross-county motorway will close this weekend affecting thousands of drivers across East Lancashire.
  
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• East Lancs man jailed over North Wales shop thefts

  06-09-2024 13:00
  
  A Nelson man has been jailed over shop thefts and an assault in North Wales.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers' new-found quality and two signings that should excite fans

  06-09-2024 13:00
  
  Ryan Hildred pens his thoughts on Blackburn Rovers' new-found resilience and exciting end to the transfer window
  
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• Distraught mum's warning over deadly TikTok trend as son placed in coma

  06-09-2024 12:58
  
  Cesar was placed in a medically induced coma for two days after suffering several seizures and going into cardiac arrest
  
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• Check your change as rare £2 coin could be worth a small fortune - how to spot

  06-09-2024 12:48
  
  The rare coin, which has previously been sold for more than £500, is still believed to be in circulation
  
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• ‘Never event’ reported at maternity unit at a Lancashire hospital

  06-09-2024 12:39
  
  An investigation is under way after a medical swab designed to stop bleeding was left inside a patient after she had given birth.
  
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• Leaving Rangers right for my career - Blackburn's Cantwell

  06-09-2024 11:51 via bbc.com
  
  Blackburn Rovers midfielder Todd Cantwell says his departure from Rangers was "the right thing for me and my career".
  
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• Boy, 17, charged with attempted murder after man in 50s stabbed

  06-09-2024 11:16
  
  A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Morecambe.
  
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• Ex-Blackburn Rovers loanee delivers surprise verdict on Ewood Park spell

  06-09-2024 11:10
  
  The Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder joined in January but didn't have the biggest impact
  
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• Care home in green belt set for major expansion

  06-09-2024 11:10 via bbc.com
  
  Millennium Care said the new "care village" would include a bistro that will be open to the public.
  
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• Police officer with indecent images of children jailed

  06-09-2024 10:55 via bbc.com
  
  Indecent images of children were found on devices at the Greater Manchester Police officer's home.
  
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• Connor Roberts excited to work under Craig Bellamy again on Wales duty

  06-09-2024 10:54
  
  Burnley full-back Connor Roberts on working under Craig Bellamy again on Wales duty
  
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• 'I couldn't function' - Blackburn Rovers striker opens up on injury nightmare

  06-09-2024 10:24
  
  Harry Leonard is back in training after terrible luck with two freaks injuries this year
  
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• Wrathall aims to finish on high after Read’s title

  06-09-2024 08:49
  
  Will Wrathall has urged no let-up from his Read side for the rest of the summer after they confirmed their status as Championship winners on Saturday, beating Atherton to secure a season’s double in the Anthony Axford North West Cricket League.
  
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• Police 'well prepared' for BBC Radio 2 in the Park

  06-09-2024 07:31 via bbc.com
  
  The music festival takes place in Preston's Moor Park and features headliners The Pet Shop Boys and Sting.
  
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• Investigation after swab left inside mum after birth

  06-09-2024 07:29 via bbc.com
  
  The woman was sent home with the swab still in place when it should have been removed.
  
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• Housebuilding boom means school must double in size

  06-09-2024 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  The number of places at Goosnargh Oliverson's CoE Primary School will rise to 420, a council says.
  
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• ‘Special show’ will prove to be a real brass act at Octagon says star

  06-09-2024 07:00
  
  For actor musician Joey Hickman, the opportunity to be part of a production which involved performing alongside members of a brass band has been a thrilling experience
  
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• Woman who stabbed her estranged husband in neck is jailed

  06-09-2024 06:00
  
  A Clitheroe woman who stabbed her estranged husband in the neck has been jailed.
  
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• Vernon Kay excited to come home - and says festival will be great for Northwest

  06-09-2024 06:00
  
  Vernon Kay has said he is excited to come home to the north-west and says Radio 2 in the Park will be great for Lancashire.
  
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