Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Two men die in M65 horror crash

5:00pm Monday 28th July 2014

TWO men died in a three-car-collision on the M65 early on Saturday morning sparking renewed calls for motorway lighting to be switched back on.

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Sham marriage action backed after East Lancs trials

4:00pm Monday 28th July 2014

PROPOSALS from MPs to step-up action to tackle ‘sham marriages’ have been welcomed following as string of trials in East Lancashire.

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20 East Lancashire parks to be awarded 'Green Flag' status

3:00pm Monday 28th July 2014

TWENTY of East Lancashire’s best-loved parks have been awarded ‘Green Flag’ status – an accolade reserved only for the best green spaces in the country.

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Death warning as drivers park on East Lancs hill

2:00pm Monday 28th July 2014

PARKING issues on a stretch of road where a man was knocked down need to be resolved to stop a ‘potential fatality’, a councillor has warned.

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World War One: East Lancashire communities set for 'Lights Out' event

1:00pm Monday 28th July 2014

RESIDENTS across East Lancashire are set to take part in the national ‘Lights Out’ event to commemorate the start of the First World War.

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East Lancs telecom firm creates new call centre jobs

12:00pm Monday 28th July 2014

AN East Lancashire telecoms company is creating 20 jobs at its call centre to cope with growing demand for its services.

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Huge fire at East Lancashire farm house

11:00am Monday 28th July 2014

FIVE fire crews battled a blaze in Haslingden for almost six hours on Saturday morning.

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Residents-only parking move for Blackburn with Darwen

10:32am Monday 28th July 2014

A REVIEW of Blackburn with Darwen’s system for granting residents-only parking orders has been launched.

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Jealous East Lancs boyfriend altered partner's 'sicknote' - then smashed computer

10:27am Monday 28th July 2014

A JEALOUS sales operative changed his partner’s sickness email to her boss, telling him she wasn’t going in work because she was a horrible cheat, a court heard.

Top East Lancs engineer in drink drive shame

10:21am Monday 28th July 2014

A TOP engineer caught more than three times the drink drive limit in his Audi TT by police, has been ordered off the road for 28 months.

East Lancs spa makes a £1m splash in first year

4:50pm Monday 28th July 2014

AN East Lancashire spa has notched up sales of more than £1million in its first year of operating.

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Woman returns to Darwen from Australia after 50 years - and complains to council

4:57pm Monday 28th July 2014

A WOMAN who has returned to Darwen 50 years after emigrating to Australia has written a letter to the council complaining at the state of the town.

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Clitheroe school youngsters in appeal for old cycles and parts

4:52pm Monday 28th July 2014

YOUNGSTERS at a Clitheroe school are appealing for donations of old bikes and parts as they gear up to launch a new social enterprise.

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Ribble Valley danger road just like ‘a motorway’

4:43pm Monday 28th July 2014

RESIDENT’S have spoken out over a dangerous road that has been described as ‘Sabden’s motorway’.

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Bikers young and old rev up for Blackburn open day

4:33pm Monday 28th July 2014

THOUSANDS of people descended on Blackburn’s Rocket Centre for it’s 10th annual open day.

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Hapton business park deal to bring 200 jobs

4:10pm Monday 28th July 2014

TWO hundred jobs look set to be created as a second occupier signs up to the Burnley Bridge business park development in Hapton.

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Appeal for safety over Eid festival celebrations

4:10pm Monday 28th July 2014

LANCASHIRE Police are asking members of the Asian community to celebrate safely during the religious holiday of Eid.

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Focus falls on East Lancs elderly patients’ care

4:10pm Monday 28th July 2014

NHS chiefs have asked elderly patients to give their views on health and social care, ahead of moves to reduce the number of admissions to East Lancashire’s hospitals.

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Guide Dog fundraiser at Blackburn’s Witton Park

4:05pm Monday 28th July 2014

THIS is not something you see every day!

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Promoted Article: Join the World's Biggest Coffee Morning with Macmillan

11:00am Monday 28th July 2014

Join people in your area for the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September – all in the name of Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Victorian diseases on the rise in East Lancashire

3:00pm Sunday 27th July 2014

DISEASES that were rife during Victorian times are on the rise in East Lancashire, experts have warned.

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Coroner criticised care of child abuse victim

8:30am Sunday 27th July 2014

THE coroner conducting the inquest into the death of a concert violinist abused by her predatory former choirmaster and his East Lancashire ex-wife has criticised her care by mental health services.

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Plaque to be unveiled for late Accrington Pals historian

8:00pm Saturday 26th July 2014

A PLAQUE dedicated to the memory of a famous Accrington Pals historian is to be unveiled exactly 100 years since the beginning of the First World War.

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Mellor's WW1 commemoration and charity event cancelled due to lack of interest

7:00pm Saturday 26th July 2014

AN event to commemorate the start of the First World War has been cancelled due to a lack of interest.

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Police to investigate alleged cover ups linked to Sir Cyril Smith child abuse claims

6:30pm Saturday 26th July 2014

A CRIMINAL investigation, sparked by Hapton-born MP Simon Danczuk, is to be launched into an alleged cover-up of child abuse at a school in Rochdale linked to Sir Cyril Smith.

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Two dogs destroyed after killing 11 sheep in Rishton

6:00pm Saturday 26th July 2014

TWO rampaging dogs which left a trail of death as they attacked sheep in farmer’s fields in Rishton had to be destroyed by police marksmen, a court heard.

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Blackburn-born Waltons star to attend fan convention

5:00pm Saturday 26th July 2014

THE Blackburn-born star of the timeless and successful television series The Waltons is to be guest of honour at the first ever event of a fan club.

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Anger as bins fester in front of Darwen homes

3:30pm Saturday 26th July 2014

A STREET where bins have to be left to fester in front of homes has been likened to the ‘Third World’.

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Cyclist airlifted to hospital after accident in Blackburn

3:10pm Saturday 26th July 2014

A CYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a collision near Blackburn town centre this morning.

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Eight East Lancashire locations to benefit from £1M road safety fund

3:00pm Saturday 26th July 2014

NO fewer than eight locations in East Lancashire could benefit from a £million road safety fund, it has been announced.

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Six 20mph speed zones to be scrapped

2:20pm Saturday 26th July 2014

SIX mandatory 20mph zones outside schools in East Lancashire are set to be scrapped after problems emerged with the electronic signs used to promote the restriction.

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East Lancashire victims of domestic violence set to receive greater protection

2:00pm Saturday 26th July 2014

VICTIMS of domestic abuse in Lancashire are set to receive more protection than ever before.

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Blackburn nurse wins special award

1:30pm Saturday 26th July 2014

A NURSE who helps people stub out their smoking habits has won a coveted award.

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East Lancashire residents urged to be vigilant during Eid

11:00am Saturday 26th July 2014

EAST Lancashire residents have been warned to be extra vigilant when giving to charity during the remainder of Ramadan, and at Eid.

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East Lancashire ambulance staff vote for industrial action

10:13am Saturday 26th July 2014

AMBULANCE staff in East Lancashire have joined colleagues across the region in voting for industrial action, as part of a dispute over allowances and staffing cover.

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Summer a 'death sentence' for East Lancashire dogs

6:00am Saturday 26th July 2014

THE summer is like a ‘death sentence’ for increasing number of dogs that are being abandoned when their owners go away on holiday, animal charities claim.

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East Lancashire residents gear up for Eid

1:10pm Saturday 26th July 2014

EID Al-Fitr is expected to be fall on Monday, but depending when the crescent moon starts to show, it may be celebrated on Tuesday.

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WANTED: Can you help police find these men?

6:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

POLICE are asking for your help to trace two men they need to speak to.

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REVEALED: First images of Blackburn's new swimming pool complex

6:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

LEISURE chiefs have revealed for the first time images of Blackburn’s new swimming pool complex, which is currently under construction and due to open next year.

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Drunk East Lancs dad attacked woman after Father's Day meal

5:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

A DRUNK dad hurled a pan of broccoli at his ‘ex-partner’ on Father’s Day and repeatedly kicked her when she slipped in it and fell, a court heard.

Lancashire doctors in GP workforce 'crisis' call

4:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

LANCASHIRE doctors have called for urgent action to tackle a workforce ‘crisis’, after a new report highlighted the dwindling number of GPs in training.

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Blackburn driver leaves five-year-old boy with broken leg

5:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

A FIVE-year-old boy was left screaming in pain in the street after being hit by a car.

Police appeal after man knocked off bike in Oswaldtwistle

2:27pm Friday 25th July 2014

POLICE are appealing for information after a cyclist was knocked off his bike.

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VIDEO: Luxury orangutan house opens at Blackpool Zoo

2:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

THE doors have swung open on a new luxury pad for four special orangutans.

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Blackburn teen lands record deal as debut single rides high in download charts

1:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

A BLACKBURN teenager is hoping to take the music industry by storm with his debut single after landing a record deal by posting videos of him singing in his bathroom on the internet.

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Blackburn 'beach' attraction to return despite delays

12:00pm Friday 25th July 2014

THE return of Blackburn’s ‘beach’ has been delayed after a dispute over which company would provide the attractions.

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East Lancs man headbutted female neighbour and threw her husband over gate

11:00am Friday 25th July 2014

A ROADS boss who headbutted his neighbour and threw her husband over a gate after trying to gouge his eyes out has been convicted of assault.

UPDATE: Ex-boyfriend guilty of murdering Jayden Parkinson

10:30am Friday 25th July 2014

A VIOLENT and controlling man has been found guilty of murdering former Pendle schoolgirl Jayden Parkinson.

Accrington barman dragged into alleyway and stabbed

9:09am Friday 25th July 2014

A MAN was dragged into an alleyway and stabbed in an unprovoked assault in Accrington town centre, police said.

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Teen sexually assaulted at Blackburn cinema

8:00am Friday 25th July 2014

A TEENAGER was sexually assaulted during a trip to the cinema, police said.