Blackburn news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Warning on Blackburn green belt building proposal

3:46pm Monday 17th June 2013

PLANS to build 4,000 executive homes on ‘green belt’ land on the outskirts of Blackburn with Darwen risks seeing valuable countryside ‘concreted over’, a senior councillor has warned.

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Pleasington bungalow demolition plan to get green light

3:49pm Monday 17th June 2013

PLANS to demolish and rebuild a bungalow with new access, garage and terrace in Pleasington look set to be given the go ahead, despite objections from neighbours.

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Crimewatch roadshow heads to Blackburn

3:16pm Monday 17th June 2013

BBC One’s Crimewatch Roadshow will be live from Blackburn on Tuesday.

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North West MEPs to visit Blackburn e-cig firm

3:09pm Monday 17th June 2013

NORTH West MEPs Chris Davies and Jacqueline Foster will visit e-cigarette firm Totally Wicked in the wake of announced plans to class the products as ‘medicines’.

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Blackburn brewery Thwaites takes charity to heart

2:50pm Monday 17th June 2013

DANIEL Thwaites Brewery, in Blackburn, has made the British Heart Foundation its charity of the year, and aims to raise as much money as possible for the ‘Mending Broken Hearts’ appeal.

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Blackburn Youth Zone celebrates first anniversary

8:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

ONE year ago, Blackburn’s £6million Youth Zone opened its doors to youngsters aged eight to 21 for the first time.

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Renovation work unlocks history of Blackburn's King George's Hall

9:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

RENOVATION work at King George’s Hall has unexpectedly reunited the premises with it’s past.

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Driver from Blackburn charged over crash that left pedestrian with fractured skull and broken leg

6:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

A 33-YEAR-old man appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged in connection with a road accident in which a pedestrian suffered a fractured skull and a broken leg.

VIDEO: Salsa dancer protests in Blackburn against Guantanamo Bay prison

5:57pm Friday 14th June 2013

A MAN salsa-danced from Bastwell Junction to Blackburn Town Hall yesterday to raise awareness of the plight of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.

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Fight to save historic Blackburn pub

2:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

MORE than 300 people have signed a petition to save the last pub in their neighbourhood.

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Jail threat for Blackburn knifewoman

1:21pm Friday 14th June 2013

A KNIFEWOMAN is awaiting sentence and could be jailed.

Blackburn club secretary stole £6k to fund gambling addiction

11:30am Friday 14th June 2013

A CLUB secretary who stole more than £6,500 had a gambling addiction, a court has heard.

Free health checks in Blackburn this weekend

8:00am Friday 14th June 2013

FREE NHS health checks are on offer at Blackburn’s Waves Water Fun centre this weekend.

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Illustrated talk and guided walk in Blackburn

2:03pm Friday 14th June 2013

RAMBLERS can enjoy a walk in the park, plus heritage in the library, on Thursday, June 27.

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