Darwen news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Plan to introduce 'guardians' for Darwen parks

6:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

DARWEN town councillors are considering whether to employ a worker to take care of four of the area’s parks.

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Tell us about your Sport Relief events

11:30am Friday 19th March 2010

Are you doing something for Sport Relief? We want to hear from you.

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Darwen road repairs: 'flak is unfair’

10:52am Friday 19th March 2010

A ROW between two Darwen councillors has broken out after one claimed the town was ‘falling to the back of the queue’ in the borough council’s priorities.

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East Lancashire retail blow as chain closes five stores

2:47pm Thursday 18th March 2010

FIVE Ethel Austin stores in East Lancashire are set to close, it has been announced.

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Arson still a factor in Belmont moorland fire outbreak

10:46am Thursday 18th March 2010

FIRE chiefs have not ruled out arson as the cause of a huge fire which swept across moorland at Belmont

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Upset after free swimming cuts in Darwen

10:08am Thursday 18th March 2010

FREE swimming in Darwen has been cut back – but bosses say it is still the best provision in the borough.

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Heat is on for Darwen charity walker

10:12am Thursday 18th March 2010

WHILE many people use their holidays to relax on the beach, Darwen worker Mick Brown has planned something much more adventurous.

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Help to ease Blackburn, Darwen and Burnley repossessions

2:03pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

EXTRA help is being given to struggling mortgage payers in Blackburn with Darwen and Burnley after it was revealed the East Lancashire towns are ‘repossession hotspots’.

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Fire crews fight huge blaze on moorland at Belmont

7:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

FIREFIGHTERS were last night battling to control a fire on moorland in Belmont.

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Five-hour battle to save horse in Darwen

11:28am Wednesday 17th March 2010

FIREFIGHTERS spent five hours digging a horse out of a 10ft well on farmland near Darwen.

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Bid to lower school uniform costs in Blackburn and Darwen

9:20pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

PARENTS could soon be given sew-on school badges in a bid to reduce the cost of school uniforms.

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VIDEO: Darwen supermarket worker is top of the shops!

10:37am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A CHECKOUT supervisor has become known as the Singing Lady of Darwen for warbling while she works.

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Plea as charity store returns to Darwen

10:53am Tuesday 16th March 2010

VOLUNTEERS and donations are needed as a charity shop returns to Darwen town centre.

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New shops ‘to boost Darwen town centre’

11:00am Tuesday 16th March 2010

FIVE new shops being built in the front of Darwen Market Hall will help the town centre become more vibrant, according to a local councillor.

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Hoddlesden school theatre is first for area

10:49am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A primary school in Hoddlesden is the first in the Darwen area to be fitted out with an outdoor theatre.

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Things are looking cup for Darwen business

10:40am Tuesday 16th March 2010

FAST-growing East Lancashire business Euro Garages has signed a major deal with coffee chain giant Starbucks.

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The MP, her expenses and the party office in Darwen

9:32am Monday 15th March 2010

AN East Lancashire MP has been criticised for claiming expenses which saved more than £20,000 for her local Labour Party.

Darwen student's uni team is the business

12:18pm Monday 15th March 2010

A DARWEN masters student has won a top marketing competition.

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