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How Darwen town council will look
10:30am Wednesday 9th July 2008
OFFICIAL plans for Darwen Town Council have been unveiled.
Sight for sore eyes
11:15am Wednesday 9th July 2008
A ‘BEATSWEEP’ is taking place in Darwen to target eyesores blighting the area.
East Lancashire heritage sites 'at risk'
8:51am Tuesday 8th July 2008
TEN buildings and at least one park in East Lancashire have been named as threatened heritage sites.
Crackdown on East Lancashire metal thieves
11:50am Tuesday 8th July 2008
SCRAP metal thieves are being targeted by police in a massive crackdown.
Extra East Lancashire bus lane meetings announced
11:14am Tuesday 8th July 2008
ADDITIONAL consultation meetings for a controversial proposed bus lane begin this week.
Police sweep to clean Darwen districts
11:12am Tuesday 8th July 2008
POLICE are staging a special operation to clear up areas around Darwen on Wednesday and Thursday.
Darwen pupils learn the perils of water
5:30pm Monday 7th July 2008
DARWEN school children were warned about the dangers of swimming in open waters at the launch of a new campaign.
Metal thieves strike 6 times in Darwen
3:27pm Monday 7th July 2008
SCRAP metal thieves have struck six times in Darwen, stealing a 12ft gate, 20ft car park barrier pole and a cattle grid.
Darwen Library's clearance sale
3:39pm Monday 7th July 2008
Darwen Library refreshed its stock by throwing its doors open for a grand sale.
Darwen lodge would make great conservation area
11:48am Monday 7th July 2008
Harry Nuttall column: It's nearly 25 years since plans to redevelop Jack’s Key Lodge were first revealed.
Darwen scooter club's big push for paralysed Pendle girl
2:20pm Sunday 6th July 2008
SCOOTER fanatics are set to abandon their rides and push a car between two towns to raise money for a paralysed teenager.
Swimming safety campaign launching in Edgworth
7:00am Monday 7th July 2008
A WATER safety campaign will be launched today at Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth.
'Inconsiderate' police officer parked in Darwen disabled bay
5:20pm Friday 4th July 2008
POLICE have slammed the ‘inconsiderate and unsatisfactory’ behaviour of an officer who parked his patrol car in a disabled bay in Darwen town centre.
Brakes on new Darwen housing estate
9:34am Friday 4th July 2008
BUILDING work on a 135-home housing development has ‘slowed down’ while bosses ‘assess the market’.
Team makes health advice easier for Darwen people
11:43am Friday 4th July 2008
OUTREACH health services will extended to Darwen from Monday.
Bid launched for Blackburn with Darwen schools' private partner
11:34am Thursday 3rd July 2008
COUNCILS bosses have launched a bid to find a private sector partner to build and remodel nine secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
Off-licences pass test in Blackburn and Darwen under-age purge
11:30am Thursday 3rd July 2008
FIFTEEN off-licences were put to the test as part of a summer crackdown on underage drinking in Blackburn and Darwen.
Action down in the woods
11:15am Thursday 3rd July 2008
Friends of Sunnyhurst Wood are busy with a range of projects to improve the beauty spot.
Green for go as Big Picnic date set
11:14am Thursday 3rd July 2008
THIS year’s Big Picnic at Hoddlesden will go ahead, it has been confirmed.
Tributes paid to mechanic, 30, found dead in garage
8:20pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
MOTOR enthusiasts paid their respects to a 'legend' mechanic found dead in his garage by dedicating a car meet to him.
Light-up Playboy ears help prompt Darwen assault
11:59am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
HIGH-jinx outside a Darwen pub involving a set of light-up Playboy ears ended in violence after a man leaving the pub became involved.
Funding fear over tribute to Darwen's war heroes
10:51am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
PLANS to build a war memorial in Darwen town centre have been put on hold over a lack of funding, the Royal British Legion claims.
New council role for For Darwen party leader
11:15am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
THE leader of the For Darwen Party has been given a new role in a town hall shake-up.
Water danger event at Turton
11:14am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
DARWEN schoolchildren have been invited to a rescue demonstration at Wayoh Reservoir, Turton, next Monday.
Launch of Darwen town centre survey
11:13am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
A MAJOR survey of Darwen town centre is set to begin this weekend.
National News
Consumer confidence hits record low
Updated 9:16am Wednesday 9th July 2008
Consumer confidence slumped to a new record low during June as a run of bad economic news made people worry about the future.
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