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Darwen ‘cowboy builder’ in £23,000 OAP fraud charge agrees payback

11:45am Wednesday 8th February 2012

A ROOFER accused of a £23,000 ‘cowboy builder’ fraud has pledged to repay some of the money.

Job culling at Blackburn with Darwen Council ‘is at an end’

9:27am Wednesday 8th February 2012

A THOUSAND jobs have gone at Blackburn with Darwen Council as a result of £33million budget cuts.

Madison Allan’s mum to be honoured by Blackburn-based charity Woman’s Voice

BATTLE Madison Allan with mum Samantha, dad Mark and sister Scarlett pictured in November

2:51pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

MADISON Allan’s mum is to be honoured at a women’s event.

Police in Blackburn hunt wanted man Kean

WANTED David Kean

9:10am Tuesday 7th February 2012

A BURGLAR is wanted by police after breaking the terms of his early release from prison.

Darwen could be transformed in Mary Portas project

PROJECT Mary Portas

8:00am Tuesday 7th February 2012

DARWEN could become one of 12 towns transformed under recommendations from retail expert Mary Portas.

Darwen false claim knife attack woman found safe

3:13pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

A HUGE search was launched for a woman recently convicted of making up three knife attacks.

Sudden death of Darwen teaching assistant shocks community

11:10am Monday 6th February 2012

A COMMUNITY is reeling after the sudden death of a 22-year-old man.

Darwen electrician is a real bright spark

10:40am Monday 6th February 2012

IT really is a case of like father like daughter in the Tootell family.

Darwen Academy pupils to make difference to community

1:00pm Saturday 4th February 2012

STUDENTS from Darwen Academy are set to make a difference to people in the local community.

Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses slammed for re-hiring former staff

3:33pm Friday 3rd February 2012

TOWN hall bosses have been slammed for re-hiring former staff weeks after handing over redundancy packages at taxpayers’ expense.

£400k boost for Blackburn with Darwen CVS

11:20am Friday 3rd February 2012

AN organisation will step up its efforts in supporting charities and community groups in Blackburn and Darwen after receiving a £400,000 cash boost from the Government.

Darwen youngsters to trek Himalayas

MAPPING IT OUT The great Himalayas await Darwen Vale pupils (from left) Luke McKenna, Sophie Aspin, Dylan Jackson-Cooney, Drew Leaver, Jenny Allman, Adina Browne and Liam Parkinson

9:30am Friday 3rd February 2012

A GROUP of high school pupils will trek through the Himalayas, doing voluntary work at a village school in the process.

Darwen children’s saving union marks 10 years

MILESTONE Chairman Janice Parker at the Jubilee Tower Credit Union in Darwen

1:00pm Thursday 2nd February 2012

A PROJECT started 10 years ago in three schools to help children save money now has almost 2,000 youngsters with savings of nearly £100,000.

Darwen pensioner in scam warning

SCAM Jean Murdey

10:30am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A DARWEN pensioner has warned people to be wary of scammers after she was conned by a man claiming to be from Microsoft.

Oswaldtwistle shop owner 'torched his own business'

ACCUSED It is alleged Saddaqat Ali set fire to his store

12:11pm Wednesday 1st February 2012

ALARMED neighbours risked their lives trying to break into a blazing shop because they feared people might be trapped inside, a jury was told.

Permission for Darwen car wash 'never given'

WRANGLE The car wash on Bolton Road has operated for five years without planning permission

11:59am Wednesday 1st February 2012

A LEADING councillor has questioned why a car wash on the main road through Darwen has been allowed to operate without permission for five years.

Coronation Street stars go to bootcamp to boost Madison Allan Appeal

FRIENDS Scott Wright (centre) and the bootcamp crew

9:37am Wednesday 1st February 2012

TELEVISION stars ditched their designer shoes for trainers in a rough-and-tumble workout for the Madison Allan Appeal.

Baby boom challenge for East Lancashire primary school places

2:16pm Tuesday 31st January 2012

EDUCATION bosses in East Lancashire are making preparations for an influx in primary school children folllowing a rise in birth rates.

Darwen Vale High School is taking shape

FUTURE Pupils tour the Darwen Vale site with Andy Ferguson, project manager for construction firm Balfour Beatty.

10:49am Tuesday 31st January 2012

WITH just seven months before the pupils’ return, Darwen Vale High School is taking shape.

Darwen-based meter firm Bglobal back on rise

RISE Some of the meters

4:31pm Tuesday 31st January 2012

NEW jobs could be on the cards at smart meters firm Bglobal after plans for a mass roll-out of the energy reading devices were revived.

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