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Alleged ‘drink driver’ arrested after crash left man with bleed on brain
An alleged ‘drink driver’ has been arrested after a crash has left a man needing surgery. The crash happened at 10.30pm in Redlam, Blackburn yesterday (June 26) between a Citroen C3 and a Volkswagen Golf. The passenger of the Golf was taken
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Police patrol river banks after reports of 'poaching and non compliance'
Police and fishing enforcement teams have been patrolling the riverbanks after reports of poaching and non-compliance with licences. The rural task force, in partnership with fisheries enforcement officers from the Environment Agency, has carried
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East Lancs Corrie actor Sam Aston reveals daughter's name in adorable post
Coronation Street’s Sam Aston and his wife, Briony, have shared photos of their newborn daughter and revealed her name. The couple, who live in Rossendale, have called their first daughter Daisy Josephine. They also shared one of their first
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Fish and a Rice Cake Guy and Gurning Rave Guy party at Restricted Forest
Two internet meme sensations from years gone by were in attendance at a Blackburn music festival this weekend. Danny Andrews, more commonly known as Fish and a Rice Cake Guy, and Shaun Jackson, Gurning Rave Guy, were at Restricted Forest Festival
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BBC's Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts reveals she is cancer free
BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has thanked her doctors and NHS staff, describing them as “angels”, as she reveals she is free of cancer. Roberts, 43, had been suffering from bowel cancer, revealing in October that she was undergoing treatment and
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Patients 'willing to travel' to cut treatment delays - Lancs hospital boss
PATIENTS facing lengthy waits for routine treatment should be told if they could be seen sooner by travelling to other NHS facilities in Lancashire, a hospital boss ha said. Kevin McGee, chief executive of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
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Deafblind teen artist creates NFT collection to spark passion and discussion
A Deafblind teen artist from Lancashire has created one of the first NFT collections of its kind to spread awareness about her disability. The 15-year-old digital artist Ava Jolliffe has been doing art since she was three years old, when her condition
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Crown Court cases delayed as barristers walk out on first day of strike action
Groups of barristers have gathered outside courts across the country as part of strikes over pay and working conditions. It means that several cases due to be heard at Crown Courts in Lancashire have not gone ahead today (June 27) - the first day
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Rovers transfer latest as Tomasson assesses his squad in Portugal
Rovers look set to target up to six new signings in the summer transfer window. Club captain Darragh Lenihan and midfielder Joe Rothwell signed for Middlesbrough and Bournemouth respectively last week after turning down contract offers, while Ryan
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Councillors to face new criminal record checks
ALL councillors on a local authority are to be checked for criminal convictions and their suitability to work with children. Following May's local elections, Blackburn with Darwen Council is to undertake a review of the Disclosure and Barring Service
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Doctor's surgery closed and patients called after water supply issue
A doctor's surgery has had to close after an issue with the water supply. Patients from Rossendale Primary Health Care Centre in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, have been told the surgery will contact them with further information after the surgery has
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Corrie’s Antony Cotton enjoys tea and cake in Lancs car park – this is why
Coronation Street star, Antony Cotton, has been tucking into some tea and cake in a Lancashire city’s car park – but it is all for a great cause. Antony, who plays Sean Tully in the ITV soap, was pictured at a Waitrose car park in Walton-Le-Dale
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Paris Fury and family ‘meet the Queen’ at popular Lancashire attraction
Paris Fury enjoyed a family day out in Blackpool and rubbed shoulders with wax replicas of ‘the Queen’, ‘Ariana Grande’, ‘Ed Sheeran' and more. Paris, who lives in Morecambe, visited Madame Tussauds in Blackpool for a family day out. They also
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New deal agreed to collect stray dogs
A LOCAL authority has awarded a two-year contract for dealing with stray pooches in the borough. Blackburn with Darwen Council has chosen Bolton-based Animal Wardens Ltd to take over its dog wardens and kennelling service from next month. Its
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Bishop stresses need for 'levelling up' success in farewell speech
THE Bishop of Blackburn has told the government the 'levelling up' of the North and South must be taken forward. In his final speech to the House of Lords the Rt Rev. Julian Henderson said that people in the North West were "desperate" for this
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Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival back with a bang after three-year hiatus
After a two-year break, Bacup and Stacksteads Carnival was back – with a huge procession and thousands of people enjoying events in Moorlands Park, Bacup. This year the theme was dinosaurs, and they turned up in the parade in all shapes and sizes
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Police release photos of three men after 'serious assault' outside pub
Police want to speak to three men in relation to a serious assault which occurred outside a pub in Blackburn. Lancashire Constabulary were called to Market Street Lane at 4.19pm on April 24 to reports of a fight outside the Dun Horse pub, and that
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NHS to fast track 2 year treatment backlog by offering patients option to travel
NHS England is set to “virtually eliminate” the list of patients who have waited more than two years for treatment, the chief executive has said. This is hoped to be achieved by giving patients the option to be treated more quickly at other hospitals
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Covid boosters will be needed in September, expert says
Covid boosters will be required again in September as cases continue to rise, a government vaccines expert has warned. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, as reported by The Independent, Professor Adam Finn, a member of the government’s Joint Committee
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Stay at a Travelodge for £32 or less from now until May 2023 - Find out how
Travelodge is currently offering travellers rooms for £32 or less until May 2023. The hotel chain has slashed the price of selected stays across its 580 locations. Whether you're planning a bargain break with your friends or you want to forget
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Aldi launches fruit and veg inspired candle to celebrate summer produce
Does summer for you mean gorgeous fresh fruit and veg? Beautiful summer produce for months on end? If the answer is yes, then Aldi has the new candle scent for you. To celebrate the supermarket’s incredible fresh produce, it has released a brand
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10 top tips to dazzle in designer for less on eBay from Love Island's stylist
We are convinced that Love Island stylist Amy Bannerman has the best job in the world. The celeb stylist and second-hand enthusiast is at the forefront of the ITV show's new mission to champion pre-loved clothes with new partner eBay. After
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Booked, paid and nowhere to go: The plight of East Lancs Hajj travellers
Travellers who were hoping to go on a once in a lifetime trip to the Hajj have spoken of their growing frustrations at a new Saudi-backed portal. People who were due to head out over the weekend were still in the UK with no answers as whether they
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TRANSFER LINK: Burnley 'leading the race' to sign Rotherham midfielder
Burnley are reportedly “leading the race” to sign Rotherham United midfielder Ben Wiles this summer. The Clarets have already made MK Dons starlet Scott Twine their first signing of the summer on a four-year deal. And new boss Vincent Kompany
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Championship round-up: Monday's transfer rumours, news and gossip
The transfer window is now open and the Championship rumour mill is in full swing ahead of the upcoming season. Many clubs are looking to bolster their squads before the new campaign gets underway, while others will be hoping to keep hold of their
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Car seized after driver did 'burn outs' and excessive speed
A CAR was seized by police after being spotted driving at high speeds and doing 'burn outs'. The driver of the BMW 1-Series in Burnley has been reprimanded by officers for antisocial and inconsiderate driving yesterday (June 26). A spokesperson
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Bradley Dack hoping to write new Rovers chapter after five years
Bradley Dack today marks five years as a Rovers player – but also the start of another chapter in his Ewood career. It has been a stay of two parts, the first two-and-a-half years couldn’t have gone any smoother, the next a real test of Dack’s
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Olympic facility officially opened in Darwen following £1.2m transformation
An Olympic skate park has officially opened in the borough following a £1.2million makeover. The redevelopment of Darwen's Junction 4 Skatepark's, which was close to closure at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, has now been completed. The work
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Drink-driver nearly crashed head-on with off duty police officer
AN OFF duty police officer turned and gave chase after a car nearly collided with him head on. Blackburn magistrates heard Tracey Pierce stopped of her own volition and subsequently failed a breathalyser. Pierce, 54, of Livesey Street, Rishton
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Teenage sex offender went off grid after being kicked-out of accommodation
A TEENAGE sex offender went off the map after being thrown out of his sheltered accommodation. Blackburn magistrates heard Joshua Henry Dunning failed to tell police were he was living and when he was eventually found he had been staying with his
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Revealed: ‘Lost’ cafe of Blackburn's Corporation Park
From the archives this is a rare photograph of a ‘lost treasure’. It was taken in 1966 to mark the fact that the cafe in the Italian Gardens in Blackburn’s Corporation Park had won a architectural award. Sadly just a year later the building
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Orphaned baby rabbits lovingly hand-reared after their mum dies
Animal lovers are hand-rearing four baby rabbits after their mum died when they were just one day old. The bunnies were brought into Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, based in Edenfield, earlier this month by their concerned owner. A decision was
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Council chiefs look to curb HMOs amid bedsits surge
COUNCIL bosses want to make it harder to create houses of multiple occupation in Blackburn with Darwen - amid concerns too many vulnerable people are being attracted to the borough. New bedsit, or HMO, numbers have rocketed locally in the past
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Burglar claimed he was forced to commit crime
A MAN claimed he had been forced to commit a burglary to pay off a friend's drug debt. Blackburn magistrates heard Ryan Ash was traced after blood found on a tissue inside the shop provided a DNA hit. Ash, 28, of Elizabeth Street, Burnley,
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Visually impaired teen wins national award for 'determination and resilience'
A visually impaired teenager has won an aspiration award due to his resilience and determination to follow his dreams. Oliver Poulter, from Whitworth Community High School, was born with a degenerative eye condition called Optic Atrophy that gradually
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Town park could undergo major overhaul as draft masterplan published
A new forest school for children could be created as part of a masterplan to improve a park. The project, which aims to transform Victoria Park in Haslingden, is the vision of Rossendale Council, the Haslingden Community Partnership group and Company
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Drink-drive suspect 'sang Wizard of Oz classic non-stop to police'
A WOMAN refused in an unusual way to co-operate with police who wanted to breathalyser her. Blackburn magistrates heard that throughout the police station procedure Anita Scholes sang ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ the song sung by Judy Garland in
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Kate Hollern column: 'Take up the offer of cervical cancer screening'
Blackburn MP Kate Hollern writes her fortnightly column for the Lancashire Telegraph. This week she discusses cancer screening. I’ve said quite a lot about levelling up in this bi-weekly column. In my most recent column, I mentioned how – despite
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Letter: Help! These pesky pigeons getting out of control
I’M not sure if anyone else has been having problems with pigeons in their local areas. Yet here I am, writing to a local newspaper venting my frustration. Pigeons have always been in our neighbourhood yet over the past year the population has
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School appealing for old laptops and computers to help children learn online
A primary school has launched an appeal for laptop computers and tablets to help children get online and study. All Saints Church of England Primary School in Clayton-le-Moors is working with Mazuma Mobile to help its children get the best access
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Latest on professional contract for Rovers starlet Ash Phillips
Highly rated prospect Ash Phillips will be secured to a professional contract at Rovers from July 1 – amid interest from Premier League clubs. Phillips is part of the Rovers squad that has travelled to Portugal for a week-long training camp, allowing