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

Blackburn fumes family’s miracle escape

8:41am Tuesday 11th March 2014

A BLACKBURN family have spoken of their miracle escape after a carbon monoxide leak at their home.

Jury told that Tesco security officer lost his temper with customer and attacked him

9:00am Tuesday 11th March 2014

A TESCO security officer allegedly lost his temper, launched a gratuitous revenge attack on a drunken customer and smashed his skull, away from CCTV cameras, and when his bosses weren’t watching, a jury heard.

Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans 'used influence for sex'

9:00am Tuesday 11th March 2014

FORMER deputy speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans used his "powerful" influence to sexually assault seven young men, a court has been told.

Helen Flanagan has Strictly Come Dancing ambitions

10:10am Tuesday 11th March 2014

HELEN Flanagan could be lured into becoming one of the star attractions for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

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New system to be rolled out at East Lancashire hospitals

9:55am Tuesday 11th March 2014

A TECHNICAL system which promises to improve security and efficiency across a broad range of hospital services is due to be rolled out in Lancashire.

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Appeal for the Lancashire's ‘hall of fame’

9:54am Tuesday 11th March 2014

NOMINATIONS are being taken for Lancashire’s ‘hall of fame’.

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Corruption in police suggested, says Blackburn MP Jack Straw

6:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

INSTITUTIONAL corruption might have been found within the Metropolitan Police if an inquiry into Stephen Lawrence’s death had received all the evidence, Jack Straw has said.

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Council bosses keeping ‘close eye’ on travellers in Blackburn

4:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

COUNCIL bosses said they were keeping a close eye on an unauthorised travellers’ encampment on a public car park in Blackburn.

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Coronation Street star Bill Roache ‘seeking a police apology’

2:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

A LETTER of apology is reportedly being sought by former East Lancashire actor William Roache over his rape and sex abuse trial.

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Drunk pair tell East Lancashire teens to 'get out of our country'

3:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

FIVE friends on their way to a school play had racist abuse hurled at them in the street by a drunken couple.

'Worst potholes' in Darwen set to be fixed

3:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

A STREET plagued with potholes in Darwen has been labelled one of the worst in the borough by a councillor.

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Wanted East Lancashire man fled to roof for 3-hour siege

10:30am Monday 10th March 2014

A MAN ripped tiles from roofs during a late-night siege and used them to smash car windscreens below.

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VIDEO: Helen Flanagan tests 'sexier' brunette look in Instagram 'selfie'

4:48pm Monday 10th March 2014

HELEN Flanagan is ringing the changes by swapping her fiery red hair for a newly dyed colour.

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100 new opportunities offered for East Lancashire apprentices

4:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

MORE than 100 new apprentices will be taken on in Lancashire, it has been revealed.

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Carbon monoxide fumes leave Blackburn family close to death

3:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

SIX people are being treated in hospital after a carbon monoxide leak devastated a family in Blackburn on Saturday.

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Warmer weather predicted for East Lancashire

10:30am Monday 10th March 2014

Sunshine has finally brightened up East Lancashire as the area looks forward this week to possibly the warmest day of the year so far.

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‘Outrageous’ Blackburn postal boycott enters third week

12:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

RESIDENTS of an entire Blackburn street are facing a third week without a postal service after the Royal Mail continued to suspend deliveries following a dog attack.

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Oswaldtwistle mum launches chemical-free beauty products

11:14am Monday 10th March 2014

A FEW years ago Kate Furer was a single mother with a drink problem, living on benefits with her disabled daughter.

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Pledge to get 97% of Lancashire on ‘superfast’ broadband

10:25am Monday 10th March 2014

EXTRA efforts have been pledged to bring ‘superfast’ broadband to parts of East Lancashire which are currently not destined to be reached by a £130million communications initiative.

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Waiting list for eye operations in East Lancashire doubles

10:22am Monday 10th March 2014

THE waiting list for elective eye surgery in East Lancashire has swelled to almost double the ideal number.

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VIDEO: Magic lessons at Darwen school during lunch break

12:00pm Monday 10th March 2014

HOGWARTS could take a tip or two from Darwen Vale High School students who have been learning the secret art of magic in their lunch breaks.

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Darwen residents get a helping paw

4:21pm Monday 10th March 2014

MAN’S best friend has been living up to its name at a Darwen care home.

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Blackburn boss banned from being a director

4:23pm Monday 10th March 2014

THE director of a former vehicle recovery business was disqualified from being a company director after an investigation.

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Blackburn talent hunt to boost prospects

3:10pm Monday 10th March 2014

BUSINESSES across Blackburn and Darwen are seeking opportunities to capitalise on the economy’s emergence from recession.

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£200k earmarked by Ribble Valley council for works in 2016

2:53pm Monday 10th March 2014

ALMOST £200,000 has been earmarked to improve Clitheroe’s market.

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New pitch boost for Church leisure centre

2:57pm Monday 10th March 2014

A 30-YEAR-OLD artificial grass pitch at Hyndburn Leisure Centre will be replaced in a £165,000 project, it has been revealed.

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East Lancs foodbank in bid to extend

1:41pm Monday 10th March 2014

SOCIAL enterprise Community Solutions North West wants to expand its foodbank as it looks to extend the services it offers across the whole of Lancashire.

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VIDEO: East Lancs magician meets idol 'Dynamo'

1:34pm Monday 10th March 2014

TEENAGER James Hutchinson is used to making people doubt what they have seen.

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‘Ladder’ device allows fish to swim Lancashire waters

1:30pm Monday 10th March 2014

JUVENILE eels which have been on a 3,338-mile journey to mature in Lancashire waters have been given a helping hand by a new engineering project.

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East Lancs community music festival call

1:30pm Monday 10th March 2014

MUSICIANS and community groups in East Lancashire are being called on to sign up for England’s largest summer community music festival.

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Foster care option before adoption in East Lancashire

1:22pm Monday 10th March 2014

PEOPLE in East Lancashire are being urged to consider a new kind of adoption being pioneered in the county.

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East Lancs hospitals trust facing biggest bill for temporary staff

9:30am Sunday 9th March 2014

THE Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals have received their highest ever temporary staffing bill - despite repeated efforts to slash spening in this area.

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Well-known Darwen pub re-opens

10:00am Sunday 9th March 2014

TWO young men are hoping to breathe new life into a struggling Darwen pub after reopening on Friday night.

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Accident closes Blackburn road in both directions

8:51am Sunday 9th March 2014

AN ACCIDENT means Whalley Old Road in Blackburn is closed in both directions.

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Mum's The Word strikes deal for uniform help

10:00pm Saturday 8th March 2014

UNIFORM recycling charity Mum's the Word has teamed up with Haslingden textile company, Clarke and Clarke who will now supply them with donations of fabric to help repair old uniforms and clothes.

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Funeral date for tragic Blackburn snowboarder

6:00pm Saturday 8th March 2014

THE funeral of a fun-loving young Blackburn man who died in a snowboarding accident is due to be held on Monday.

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Rovers fans around the world will be watching East Lancs derby

5:00pm Saturday 8th March 2014

THE East Lancashire derby will attract a global audience with Rovers fans abroad watching the action live on television.

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Pubs gearing up for East Lancashire derby

4:00pm Saturday 8th March 2014

WITH Blackburn Rovers’ crunch derby against Burnley being live on Sky tomorrow, thousands across East Lancashire will pile into their local to watch the action.

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East Lancs siege man who threatened to cut ex's throat had been bailed

6:00am Saturday 8th March 2014

A MAN who held his ex-girlfriend hostage and threatened to cut her throat had earlier been released on bail despite being at the centre of another siege, it can be revealed.

Man in three-hour roof-top siege in Lower Darwen

9:56am Saturday 8th March 2014

A MAN scaled a row of terraced houses and threw slates at vehicles during a late-night siege.

Great Harwood domestic violence victim welcomes Clare's Law

1:00pm Saturday 8th March 2014

A VICTIM of domestic violence has welcomed the introduction of a new law allowing women to check their partner’s criminal history.

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Lancashire Muslims react angrily to calls for halal meat ban

8:00pm Friday 7th March 2014

MUSLIMS in Lancashire have reacted with anger to calls to ban halal meat.

Huncoat A56 lane closure due to broken down car

12:50pm Saturday 8th March 2014

ONE lane of the A56 was closed in Huncoat due to a broken down car.

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