Blackburn news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Campaign to save Stanley Arms pub in Blackburn receives a blow

6:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A COMMUNITY pub at the centre of a campaign to save it will be turned into a house if planners agree.

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Little Harwood Slimming World members donate clothes to raise money for Cancer Research

5:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

LIGHTWEIGHTS Members from Slimming World at St Stephen’s Conservative Club in Little Harwood found a great use for their clothes that are now too big for them after they shed the pounds.

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Wife's tribute to Blackburn man killed in plane crash

1:53pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The wife of the Blackburn man killed in a plane crash in Wales on Sunday has described her husband as 'a loving and devoted family man'.

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Blackburn MP Jack Straw questions lifting of Syria arms embargo

10:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has warned that lifting the arms export embargo to Syria could benefit its ruler Bashar al-Assad more than the rebels fighting his regime.

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Blackburn primary school The Redeemer CE retains outstanding status

4:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A BLACKBURN primary school is celebrating retaining its ‘outstanding’ status following a recent inspection by the schools’ watchdog.

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Appeal to find owners of injured Blackburn cat rescued after falling into cellar

8:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SUSIE the black cat is rec-overing from a fractured hip after she fell through some grating and spent 24 hours trapped in a cellar.

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Tributes to Blackburn man killed in Wales plane crash

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

FAMILY and friends of a dad who died in a light aircraft crash which left his son seriously injured have paid tribute to a ‘devoted father’.

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Tributes to 'inspirational' former Blackburn maths teacher

8:46am Tuesday 21st May 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a 'great and inspirational' maths teacher, who has died from cancer.

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West End actress Liz Singleton returns to Blackburn's Westholme School

2:15pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A WEST End actress visited pupils at a Blackburn school to deliver a musical theatre masterclass.

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'Dangerous eyesore' Bear Hotel in Blackburn could be demolished

4:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

PROPOSALS to knock down a ‘dangerous eyesore’ on the main road between Blackburn and Darwen have been submitted to council planners.

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Gallery: Food matters in fantastic Ewood Park celebration

3:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE fourth annual Fantastic Food Show went down a storm at Ewood Park, in Blackburn, with producers from all over the region showcasing their finest goods.

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Gallery: BBC Songs of Praise recorded at Blackburn Cathedral

2:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

HUNDREDS of people gathered at Blackburn Cathedral yesterday to take part in a special recording of Songs of Praise.

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