Blackburn with Darwen news

• ‘Find an alternative route’: Road closed after crash

  16-10-2024 20:52
  
  Edith Rigby Way is currently closed in both directions, between the A583 Blackpool Road and Avice Pimblett Way.
  
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• ‘Find alternative route’ – Road closed after crash

  16-10-2024 20:52
  
  Edith Rigby Way is currently closed in both directions, between the A583 Blackpool Road and Avice Pimblett Way.
  
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• From Accrington Stanley to England No 2 - who is 'all round good egg' Barry?

  16-10-2024 20:16 via bbc.com
  
  New England assistant Anthony Barry played with Jamie Vardy at Fleetwood Town and started his coaching journey with Accrington Stanley Under-16s.
  
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• Woman who starved to death was unlawfully killed

  16-10-2024 19:37 via bbc.com
  
  A coroner says Debbie Leitch died from the effects of her severely emaciated and neglected state.
  
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• Royal Mint will hide a gold Snowman 50p coin in an advent calendar

  16-10-2024 18:41
  
  This year's Christmas 50p coin will have The Snowman depicted on it and one gold version will be hidden in a Royal Mint advent calendar.
  
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• Martin Lewis breaks down state pension rise - 'It doesn't reflect reality for many'

  16-10-2024 18:41
  
  Martin Lewis breaks down how the state pension rise in April 2025 will work for those who reached the age after 2016
  
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• RECAP: Roads closed and flood alerts in place amid weather warning

  16-10-2024 18:36
  
  Roads are closed and flood alerts have been issued in Lancashire. This is after a weather warning for rain has been issued.
  
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• Live updates: Roads closed and flood alerts in place amid weather warning

  16-10-2024 18:36
  
  Roads are closed and flood alerts have been issued in Lancashire. This is after a weather warning for rain has been issued.
  
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• What is the Assisted Dying bill as it is introduced in the House of Commons

  16-10-2024 18:33
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned of a “slippery slope” ahead of an assisted dying bill being officially introduced to Parliament
  
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• Delays of 50 minutes and five miles of traffic as lane closed on A56

  16-10-2024 18:02
  
  One lane is closed on the A56 northbound between junction one of the M66 and the A682 near Edenfield.
  
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• Warning over winter heating payment scam text being sent to pensioners

  16-10-2024 18:00
  
  East Lancashire pensioners and their families have been alerted to a new scam text being sent to elderly people by criminals.
  
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• Woman, 82, dies after horror crash on M6 northbound in August

  16-10-2024 17:44
  
  Woman, 82, dies after horror crash on M6 northbound in August
  
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• Restaurateur who invented 'naan tree' dies aged 56

  16-10-2024 17:37 via bbc.com
  
  Shabir Hussain set up Akbar's in Bradford in 1995, before expanding across the UK.
  
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• RECAP: Long delays on M66 amid flood warning and wet weather

  16-10-2024 17:34
  
  Drivers on the M66 are experiencing long delays
  
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• Long delays on M66 amid flood warning and wet weather

  16-10-2024 17:34
  
  Drivers on the M66 are experiencing long delays
  
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• Garage fire 'being treated as arson' as police launch investigation

  16-10-2024 16:29
  
  We were called by the fire service at shortly after 10pm yesterday (Tuesday, October 15th) to a report of a fire at a property on Rothesay Road in Blackburn.
  
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• Crash on major Blackburn town centre road causing tailbacks - RECAP

  16-10-2024 16:24
  
  A crash on Barbara Castle Way has left someone injured and caused increased tailbacks
  
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• Crash on major Blackburn town centre road causing tailbacks - live updates

  16-10-2024 16:24
  
  A crash on Barbara Castle Way has left someone injured and caused increased tailbacks
  
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• Crash on major Blackburn town centre road causing tailbacks

  16-10-2024 16:24
  
  A crash on Barbara Castle Way has left someone injured and caused increased tailbacks
  
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• East Lancs crime fighting CCTV hub seeks new £1.75m support deals

  16-10-2024 16:00
  
  New contracts worth up to £1.75m for maintenance and equipment provision for East Lancashire's crime-fighting CCTV monitoring hub are being put out to tender.
  
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• Council gets walking and cycling grant as it actively travels forward - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-10-2024 16:00
  Council gets walking and cycling grant as it actively travels forward  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Council gets walking and cycling grant as it actively travels forward

  16-10-2024 16:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has been given a grant of £110,703 to promote cycling and walking across the borough.
  
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• Yuki Ohashi absence explained after Blackburn Rovers star misses Japan win

  16-10-2024 15:53
  
  A round-up of Blackburn Rovers' internationals in action with Yuki Ohashi absent from the Japan squad that played Australia
  
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• Blackburn Rovers star Yuki Ohashi's absence explained following Japan win

  16-10-2024 15:53
  
  A round-up of Blackburn Rovers' internationals in action with Yuki Ohashi absent from the Japan squad that played Australia
  
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• WATCH: BBC releases first trailer for new Wallace & Gromit movie

  16-10-2024 15:27
  
  Watch the first trailer for the new Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas.
  
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• Warning of power cuts and flooding as Blackburn to be battered with even more rain

  16-10-2024 15:15
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain which is in force across Blackburn from 6pm until 9pm.
  
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• Warning of power cuts and flooding as Blackburn set to be battered with rain

  16-10-2024 15:05
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain which is in force across Blackburn from 6pm until 9pm.
  
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• Drug dealer found with £24k of cocaine in house jailed

  16-10-2024 15:01
  
  A Burnley man has been jailed for three years and four months after we found a large amount of drugs and cash.
  
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• Warning – scam text messages targeting pensioners - The Shuttle: Blackburn with Darwen Council News

  16-10-2024 14:54
  Warning – scam text messages targeting pensioners  The Shuttle: Blackburn with Darwen Council News
  
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• Car passenger killed in crash on M61

  16-10-2024 14:35 via bbc.com
  
  The man, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene, Lancashire Police say.
  
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• Tragedy as man dies following serious multi-vehicle crash on motorway

  16-10-2024 14:32
  
  A man in his 20s has died following a serious crash on the M61 between Chorley and Horwich, police have confirmed.
  
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• Tragedy as man dies following horror crash on motorway

  16-10-2024 14:32
  
  A man in his 20s has died following acrash on the M61 between Chorley and Horwich, police have confirmed.
  
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• Major Coronation Street star confirms show exit in emotional post

  16-10-2024 14:20
  
  A major Coronation Street star has confirmed that they will be exiting the ITV programme in an emotional Instagram post.
  
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• ‘Humble and generous’: Tributes to Akbar’s founder Shabir Hussain

  16-10-2024 14:00
  
  Blackburn civic leaders and fellow restaurateurs have paid tribute to the 'king of curry', Akbar's founder Shabir Hussain, following his death at 56.
  
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• East Lancs MP gets Westminster role on housing and council committee

  16-10-2024 14:00
  
  Hyndburn Labour MP Sarah Smith has been appointed to the House of Commons' Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee.
  
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• Former fracking site becomes fly-tipping hotspot

  16-10-2024 13:25 via bbc.com
  
  Concerns are raised about a rubbish mountain appearing outside a former fracking site in Lancashire.
  
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• Expert warns homeowners to look out for these 5 pests during colder months

  16-10-2024 13:14
  
  From rats to squirrels, these are five of the common garden pests you should look out for during the colder months, according to a pest control expert.
  
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• Door open for Anderson to make Lancs playing return

  16-10-2024 13:09 via bbc.com
  
  Lancashire CEO Daniel Gidney says James Anderson can play for the club next season if he wants to.
  
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• Hayhurst double keeps Rams top of table

  16-10-2024 13:07
  
  A late Harvey Hayhurst goal ensured Ramsbottom United remain top of the North West Counties Premier Division table after a 2-1 victory over AFC Liverpool on Tuesday night.
  
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• Man smashed McDonald's window and racially abused police officer

  16-10-2024 13:00
  
  An Oswaldtwistle man has been given a community order for smashing a McDonald's window in Chorley.
  
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• WATCH: Garage fire spreads to rear of house and vehicles

  16-10-2024 12:30
  
  A garage fire in Blackburn spread to the rear of a house and two vehicles, the fire service said.
  
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• Garage fire spreads to rear of house and vehicles

  16-10-2024 12:30
  
  A garage fire in Blackburn spread to the rear of a house and two vehicles, the fire service said.
  
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• Fire which started in garage spreads to rear of house and vehicles

  16-10-2024 12:30
  
  A garage fire in Blackburn spread to the rear of a house and two vehicles, the fire service said.
  
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• Swansea City suffer major injury blow ahead of Blackburn Rovers trip

  16-10-2024 12:00
  
  Swansea City will be without one of their key attackers at Ewood Park this weekend
  
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• Around £13,000 in cash seized at service station as money laundering arrest made

  16-10-2024 11:50
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering after £13,000 in cash was seized at Charnock Richard services on the M6.
  
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• Ex-Accrington Stanley man appointed England assistant coach under Tuchel

  16-10-2024 11:39
  
  Former Accrington Stanley midfielder Anthony Barry has been appointed assistant coach of England after Thomas Tuchel's appointment.
  
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• Delays after crash near M65 with weather warning in place

  16-10-2024 11:32
  
  A crash near the M65 unction Eight is causing tailbacks amidst today's rain causing treacherous driving conditions.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers defender shares injury latest and details of 'weird' issue

  16-10-2024 11:00
  
  The Blackburn Rovers defender has missed the last five matches with a knee problem
  
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• Five people including two children die in tragic M6 crash

  16-10-2024 09:55
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services.
  
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• What do the terms assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia mean?

  16-10-2024 09:52
  
  The concept of assisted dying in the UK has been strongly debated for years but what do terms like assisted dying, assisted suicide and euthanasia mean?
  
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