Blackburn with Darwen news

• Two jailed and one receives banning order following series of thefts

  12-12-2025 16:06 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sean Nerney and Mark Butterworth had been charged for five shoplifting offences.
  
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• RECAP: Train passengers face disruption as lines blocked through Blackburn

  12-12-2025 20:02 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Trains through Blackburn may face delays and cancellations after a points failure has blocked the line through the station.
  
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• LIVE: Train passengers face disruption as lines blocked through Blackburn

  12-12-2025 20:02 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Trains through Blackburn may face delays and cancellations after a points failure has blocked the line through the station.
  
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• Aldi is cutting the prices on some of its best wines to under £5

  12-12-2025 19:55 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aldi has cut the price of one of its best-loved wines to under £5 and experts are advising shoppers to "nab one" before it's all gone.
  
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• Officers target this area of Blackburn in speeding crackdown

  12-12-2025 17:44 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Officers from the Blackburn with Darwen neighbourhood policing team have been out in the Roe Lee area.
  
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• What needs to change at home as Blackburn Rovers strive for consistency

  12-12-2025 17:30 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Rovers jury assess another eventful week at Ewood Park
  
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• Magical flight takes 121 children over snow-capped mountains to find Santa

  12-12-2025 17:28 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A charity flight set off from Manchester Airport, taking more than 120 children on a search for Father Christmas.
  
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• Nelson's Winter Wonderland event set to return this weekend

  12-12-2025 17:15 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nelson's Winter Wonderland family event is set to return.
  
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• Man arrested following incidents of large scale fly-tipping on lay-bys

  12-12-2025 16:25 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Officers are also investigating similar incidents in Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside.
  
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• How often should you change your bedsheets? Experts issue mould warning

  12-12-2025 16:08 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  How often should you be changing and washing your bed sheets?
  
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• Two jailed and one recieves banning order following series of thefts

  12-12-2025 16:06 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sean Nerney and Mark Butterworth had been charged for five shoplifting offences.
  
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• 'That's what I like' - Why Pratt's Championship start has pleased Rovers boss

  12-12-2025 16:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Valerien Ismael assesses George Pratt's start in the first team at Rovers and why he needs to 'protect' the young defender
  
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• East Lancs beauty spot bought by council in auction swoop

  12-12-2025 16:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  An East Lancashire beauty spot has been bought by a local authority to safeguard its future for nearby residents and visitors
  
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• Borough's terraced homes set to benefit from £1.6m on-street EV charger cash

  12-12-2025 16:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 800 EV charge sockets will begin to be installed in the borough from next year for homes without driveways.
  
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• Coronation Street storyline draws attention to abuse that often goes unseen

  12-12-2025 15:54 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street’s storyline featuring Todd Grimshaw and Theo Silverton is raising awareness of coercive control and emotional abuse
  
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• New tree management policy after mum's branch fall death in park

  12-12-2025 14:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has approved a new policy on the management of the borough’s trees after Madia Kauser was killed by a falling branch in August.
  
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• Health boss warns on 'super flu' and how to combat it

  12-12-2025 14:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Blackburn with Darwen’s public health director has urged borough residents to take steps to avoid or mitigate the effects of ‘super flu’.
  
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• East Lancashire village named on Russia 'strike list' if war broke out

  12-12-2025 14:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  An East Lancashire village could be targeted by missiles if war broke out between the UK and Russia, a senior politician has warned.
  
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• Two sought over alleged theft and assault at Sainsbury's store

  12-12-2025 12:57 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people are being sought over stolen items and assaulting a security guard in Sainsburys store on Cuerden Way.
  
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• 'Tidal wave' warning as flu cases rise by a third in Lancashire hospitals

  12-12-2025 11:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of patients in East Lancashire hospitals with flu rose by a third last week, as the NHS warns of unprecedented demand and winter pressure on services
  
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• How Ismael knew Cantwell was 'ready' for extra responsibility at Rovers

  12-12-2025 11:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Valerien Ismael explains how Todd Cantwell has grown as a leader at Rovers and why he had a point to prove in the summer
  
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• Weekend deluge predicted as weather warning issued for parts of Lancs

  12-12-2025 10:05 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued across swathes of the Ribble Valley, ahead of predicted downpours this weekend.
  
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• East Lancs life expectancy improves but still among England's lowest

  12-12-2025 06:53 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  While in most areas of East Lancashire life expectancy has now risen above pre-pandemic levels, some boroughs have among the lowest in England.
  
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• Paedophile sent explicit photos to cop posing as 13-year-old girl

  12-12-2025 06:46 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Burnley man who thought he was engaging in sexual internet chats with a 13-year-old girl was actually talking to an undercover police officer.
  
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• Woman caught driving under the influence of drugs three times in eight months

  12-12-2025 06:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chloe O'Neill pleaded guilty to three sets of charges of driving while over the limit for cannabis and the derivative of cocaine, benzoylecgonine
  
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• Weekly food waste collections set to begin for Pendle residents in 2026

  12-12-2025 06:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pendle Council will introduce weekly food waste collections from April 2026, with every household receiving indoor and outdoor caddies.
  
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• Warning issued over tumble dryers that could 'pose fire risk'

  12-12-2025 06:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Owners should check their model number and serial number online to see if their appliance is affected
  
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• Sentencing for town centre stabbing adjourned for second time

  12-12-2025 06:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sentencing hearing over a stabbing in Accrington has been adjourned for the second time.
  
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• Ryan Alebiosu named in final Nigeria squad for Africa Cup of Nations

  12-12-2025 06:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rovers will be without Ryan Alebiosu during the festive period after he was named in the final Nigeria squad for the Africa Cup of Nations
  
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• RAF veteran overcomes homelessness to graduate from university

  12-12-2025 06:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ben Constable, a 47-year-old RAF veteran, has graduated from the University of Lancashire after overcoming homelessness and a neurodiversity diagnosis
  
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