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Blackburn market staff helped search for toddler
1:40am today
A BLACKBURN market worker has told of the moment the frantic mum of three-year-old Lee Loram reported him missing.

Family's joy as Blackburn toddler found
12:36am today
THE father of a toddler who went missing for four hours after taking a bus from Blackburn to Bolton has told how his worst nightmare finally ended in joy.
Reader comment (1)

Missing boy found after Blackburn helicopter search
4:13pm Friday 16th May 2008
UPDATE A three-year-old boy who went missing this afternoon from Blackburn market has been found safe and well.
Reader comments (24)

Potentially lethal hair clippers seized from Blackburn shop
Potentially lethal hair clippers seized from Blackburn shop
4:17pm Fri 16 May 08
POTENTIALLY lethal hair clippers have been seized by trading standards in a raid on a pound store.Reader comments (6)
Blackburn driver booked again as he fought parking fine
Blackburn driver booked again as he fought parking fine
11:35am Fri 16 May 08
A PENSIONER was given a parking ticket while town hall officials were photocopying his disabled badge to appeal against another ticket.Reader comments (16)
New Blackburn with Darwen mayor’s pledge to promote racial cohesion
New Blackburn with Darwen mayor’s pledge to promote racial cohesion
3:40pm Fri 16 May 08
BLACKBURN with Darwen's new mayor pledged to use the post to promote racial cohesion.Reader comments (5)
New Order star in Blackburn for Hacienda night
New Order star in Blackburn for Hacienda night
12:26pm Fri 16 May 08
NEW Order bassist Peter Hook will be among the DJs at a special night which will recreate the sounds of the famous Hacienda nightclub.
Ken Dodd coming to Blackburn
Ken Dodd coming to Blackburn
12:19pm Fri 16 May 08
KEN Dodd, the elder statesman of British comedy is the latest big name to announce he is to play at East Lancashire's biggest comedy festival.
Face of bogus Blackburn police officer
Face of bogus Blackburn police officer
9:26am Fri 16 May 08
THIS is the man who is believed to have posed as a police officer to steal a mobile phone and cash from a 12-year-old schoolboy.
Blackburn venues look back at Great War heroes
Blackburn venues look back at Great War heroes
4:07pm Thu 15 May 08
BLACKBURN Library and Museum want people to take in their First World War memorabilia for an exhibition next month.
Darwen driver's shock at 6 foot hole in Blackburn road
Darwen driver's shock at 6 foot hole in Blackburn road
9:22am Thu 15 May 08
A MOTORIST had a shock after a hole opened up in the road as she drove through a busy junction.Reader comments (12)

Blackburn traders' plea for shoppers
3:08pm Wednesday 14th May 2008
TRADERS in Blackburn have issued a rallying cry to shoppers after revealing that footfall is down.
Reader comments (10)

Thousands visit exhibits
1:11pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
TEN thousand school pupils will have visited Blackburn Cathedral by the end of the month to take part in events uniting the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths.

Flats lift chaos for Blackburn pensioners
10:22pm Monday 12th May 2008
PENSIONERS living in a 13-storey block of flats have been being trapped in their homes, or left out on the street, because the lifts keep breaking down.
Reader comments (4)

Drunks 'won't spoil cafe culture'
1:42pm Monday 12th May 2008
BOSSES insist Blackburn Cathedral grounds can be rid of drunks and turned into an area of "cafe culture".
Reader comments (5)

Bishop's climate change warning
7:53am Friday 9th May 2008
THE Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, will today call for a sea change' in attitudes towards climate change, to avoid an environmental nightmare'.
Reader comments (9)

Blackburn Cathedral drinking - man charged
4:09pm Friday 9th May 2008
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with being drunk and disorderly following reports of public drinking in the grounds of Blackburn Cathedral.

Thief’s taste
3:33pm Friday 9th May 2008
A HUNGRY thief broke into a cafe and stole £300 worth of sausages.
Reader comments (2)

Boozy yobs flout Blackburn street drinking ban
10:31pm Thursday 8th May 2008
DRUNKEN yobs openly flouted an alcohol ban to drink in Blackburn Cathedral grounds.
Reader comments (20)

East Lancashire loses a sarsaparilla master
6:12pm Thursday 8th May 2008
ONE of the country's last remaining brewers of sarsaparilla is set to retire - and end his 56 year association with the drink.
Reader comments (9)

Jimmy Carr’s encore for Blackburn comedy festival
Jimmy Carr’s encore for Blackburn comedy festival
2:53pm Thu 8 May 08
COMEDIAN Jimmy Carr will close Blackburn's second annual comedy festival at King George's Hall, it has been announced.

Hundreds of council workers set to strike
6:42pm Tuesday 6th May 2008
HUNDREDS of Blackburn with Darwen Council staff are going on strike tomorrow and Thursday as a result of their row over wages.
Reader comments (20)

‘Exciting’ £13m boost for Blackburn College
‘Exciting’ £13m boost for Blackburn College
1:45pm Tue 6 May 08
WORK is set to start on Blackburn College's new £13million higher education building.Reader comments (5)
Oratorio for Anne Frank at Blackburn cathedral
Oratorio for Anne Frank at Blackburn cathedral
10:55am Tue 6 May 08
BLACKBURN Cathedral last night hosted the world's second live performance of a composition dedicated to Anne Frank.
Officer saves Derby County fan's life at Blackburn station
Officer saves Derby County fan's life at Blackburn station
10:13pm Sun 4 May 08
A POLICE officer saved the life of a drunken football fan by dragging him from the path of a train with seconds to spare.Reader comments (25)
Women on CCTV sought over Blackburn mystery
Women on CCTV sought over Blackburn mystery
3:15pm Sat 3 May 08
POLICE are appealing for two people to come forward who may have vital information on a fatal accident.

Man charged over Blackburn town centre 'stabbing'
3:34am Friday 2nd May 2008
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with wounding after an alleged stabbing in Blackburn town centre.

Cafe worker speaks of Blackburn town centre 'attack' horror
Cafe worker speaks of Blackburn town centre 'attack' horror
4:08pm Thu 1 May 08
A CAFE worker has told how she rushed to the rescue of a man after he suffered knife wouns in an alleged street attack.

Blackburn gambler made bid to get locked up
7:24pm Thursday 1st May 2008
A MAN "kicked off" in the Blackburn town centre police station because he wanted to be arrested.
Reader comments (2)

Anne Frank display at Blackburn Cathedral opens
Anne Frank display at Blackburn Cathedral opens
11:07am Thu 1 May 08
A LIFE-SIZE replica of Anne Frank's bedroom has been created for an exhibition at Blackburn Cathedral.Reader comments (3)

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