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Dragons' Den winner to visit Darwen school

2:08pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

BBC Dragon’s Den winner Kirsty Henshaw will be the special guest at a charity fashion show tonight.

Get dogs chipped to help appeal for Hoddlesden boy

1:47pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

PEOPLE can have their dogs microchipped while helping out a worthwhile cause.

Desecration of baby's grave leaves Darwen mum heartbroken

Lindsay Straughton at the grave of daughter Scarlett-Marie

10:32am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A HEARTBROKEN mum was devastated after thieves raided her baby daughter’s grave.

Travellers bid to stay in Hyndburn for three years

The Smiths have put forward a planning application to create a temporary travellers' site

7:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A TRAVELLER family is staking a claim to make their home in a village for up to three years.

Rare 'Darwen' stamp in auction sale

The stamp with a Darwen postmark

AN extremely rare stamp posted from Darwen in the 19th century has been put up for sale.

Darwen musician Kurt Walsh works on soundtrack for 'Return to Nuke 'Em High'

Kurt Walsh with his daughter

11:04am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A MUSICIAN from Darwen said he would love to work with a film company again after composing the soundtrack for the remake of a cult classic.

Darreners say goodbye to Mr Banks at the Library Theatre

Don Banks

10:59am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

DARRENERS can say goodbye to their own ‘Mr Comedy’ Don Banks at a special variety show at the Library Theatre in Knott Street, today. Mr Banks, a stalwart of the theatre, is moving to Darwin, Australia. Mr Banks’s successor Glen South will introduce and compere the evening. The event starts at 2pm and entry costs £3.50 or £2.50 for Darreners.

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy to host Pink Passion Party for Breast Cancer Care

10:50am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

DARWEN Aldridge Community Academy (DACA) will host its annual Pink Passion Party to raise money for Breast Cancer Care tomorrow.

Neglected planters in Darwen to be filled with blooming flowers

7:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

DARWEN could enjoy one of its most colourful summers yet thanks to a project that will see neglected planters brought back into use.

'Dangerous eyesore' Bear Hotel in Blackburn could be demolished

The Bear Hotel was hit by fire

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.

35 rental homes for Darwen mill site

1:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

DEVELOPERS want to build 35 homes on the site of a former Darwen mill.

Firefighters pull together for Hoddlesden cancer patient Sam

Pete Derbyshire takes his turn on the machine

11:39am Monday 20th May 2013

FIREFIGHTERS rowed for almost five hours to raise money for the Sam Shaw Appeal.

Petition against Darwen car wash plan

11:35am Monday 20th May 2013

ALMOST 70 Whitehall residents objected to plans to set up a car wash in the area.

Darwen MP Jake Berry to launch apprenticeship campaign

11:33am Monday 20th May 2013

DARWEN MP Jake Berry will launch his apprenticeship campaign on Friday.

Residents banned from Tockholes school field

11:31am Monday 20th May 2013

THE headteacher of a Tockholes primary school has banned the community from using the school field.

Tragic tale of Darwen boys inspires new piece of music

8:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

THE story of three young boys who died in a blizzard on Darwen’s moors has inspired a renowned musician to compose a piece of classical music.

Car crashes into house in Darwen

The scene of the accident

2:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A CAR rolled down a grass bank and into a house after the driver forgot to put on the handbrake.

Sport in Blackburn and Darwen wins lottery funding

3:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

WEEKLY sessions of ‘grassroots’ sports including cricket, rounders, basketball and netball will offered to Blackburn with Darwen residents thanks to a £226,000 National Lottery grant.

Former Darwen student composes music for Nuke 'Em High movie

Kurt with Minnie

2:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A CROSS-dressing singer and music producer from Darwen has composed the soundtrack to a film premiered at Cannes.

Trudge to Darwen Tower for charity

1:03pm Friday 17th May 2013

A TEN-MILE walk over Darwen Moors and through Tockholes Woods will be held by Darwen Rotary Club, on Sunday, June 2.


Darwen what's on

Guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low to return to Darwen (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:22pm Fri 17 May 13

ANDY Fairweather Low is heading back to his ‘second home’, Darwen Library Theatre, in November.

Book early for Christmas panto fun (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 10:22am Fri 15 Feb 13

THE seasonal spectaculars at two of East Lancashire’s leading venues have been announced.

What's on: Henrik Freischlader in Darwen (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 2:17pm Fri 1 Feb 13

THE man dubbed ‘the German Joe Bonamassa’ will be performing at Darwen Library Theatre tomorrow night.

One-man Animal Farm show on the way to Darwen (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:56pm Fri 25 Jan 13

HE’S been on an epic one-man world tour with a show that has taken him to ‘every corner of the globe’.

What's on: Of Mice and Men, Bolton Octagon (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:07pm Fri 18 Jan 13

IT’S arguably one of the most famous plays of all time. Certainly it’s one of the most popular.

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