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Darwen family blame credit crunch for Koi Carp theft
2:10pm Monday 6th October 2008
A FAMILY have been left devastated after 12 of their valuable Koi Carp fish were stolen from the garden pond.
Comments (0)Credit crunch hits Blackburn with Darwen aid group
3:10pm Monday 6th October 2008
THE leader of an action group set up to help the poor in Blackburn and Darwen says that the credit crunch has had a “catastrophic” impact on the work they do.
Darwen school sets up online shop
12:34pm Monday 6th October 2008
A DARWEN school has set up a web shop to help raise funds for a new minibus.
Stifling a yawn over Darwen’s council vote
9:26am Monday 6th October 2008
Harry Nuttall column: I could never quite understand how the Blackburn with Darwen ruling partnership came close to disintegrating over the wording of the referendum question on a Darwen town council.
Darwen residents left high and dry as main bursts
12:26pm Monday 6th October 2008
RESIDENTS were left without water after a main burst in Darwen.
Man trapped in Darwen blaze
11:04am Friday 3rd October 2008
FIREFIGHTERS forced their way into a blazing upstairs flat to rescue a man trapped inside.
Darwen man jailed after terrorising train passengers at Brierfield
6:20am Friday 3rd October 2008
A YOB who punched a train driver after terrorising passengers has been jailed for a total of two years.
Darwen jobs joy as Crown Paints buy-out deal sealed
9:23am Friday 3rd October 2008
BOSSES at Crown Paints, Darwen have completed their management buy-out of the firm for £70million, which safeguards 565 local jobs.
Lancashire is north west's freight crime hotspot
7:40am Friday 3rd October 2008
POLICE forces and haulage bosses are to join together to fight freight crime in the North West.
Darwen firm's £20m bridge unveiled
5:18pm Friday 3rd October 2008
A 75-tonne piece of Darwen has been unveiled as the centrepiece of a £200million regeneration scheme in Bristol.
New lease of life for sundial
3:20pm Friday 3rd October 2008
AN Edwardian feature of Sunnyhurst Wood has been restored.
Darwen ceramics maker's milestone
2:20pm Friday 3rd October 2008
A WORLD-renowned fireclay ceramics and terracotta manufacturer is celebrating its centenary at Waterside in Darwen.
£500 of flags stolen in Darwen
1:30pm Friday 3rd October 2008
STONE thieves struck twice in Darwen in three days, stealing over £500 worth of flags.
Councillor tells Darwen traders to up their game
7:30pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
A LEADING councillor has told Darwen’s traders they need to raise their game to justify new relaxed parking rules.
Darwen men arrested after firearms incident
5:23pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
TWO men have been arrested in connection with a firearms incident outside an address in Frances Street.
Blackburn Rovers star helps Darwen school’s literacy lesson
9:20am Thursday 2nd October 2008
PUPILS were joined in class by a very special visitor yesterday – Blackburn Rovers midfielder Aaron Mokoena.
Darwen care home nurse 'failed to phone 999'
9:01am Thursday 2nd October 2008
TWO care home residents died after a nurse delayed calling for an ambulance on consecutive nights, a hearing was told.
Old mobiles can ring up charity cash for Blackburn with Darwen pensioners
5:10pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
A CHARITY scheme has been launched to turn old mobile phones into cash.
Burglars wake Darwen victim, 74
2:10pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
A PENSIONER was woken in her bed by burglars shining a torch at her.
British Legion branch in 11th-hour SOS
1:10pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
THE president of Darwen Royal British Legion has issued a last plea for new members before it has to close.
Darwen burglar with liver illness given chance
12:10pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
A burglar awaiting a liver transplant was given a chance by a judge on compassionate grounds.
Darwen decorator jailed for drugs supply
11:52am Wednesday 1st October 2008
A DECORATOR said to be the prime mover in a "low-level retail supply" of hard drugs has been jailed for four years.
Cash secured to help study Belmont beauty spot
2:37pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
THE future of a local beauty spot is a step closer to being secured after two years of negotiations.
Darwen woman caught up in cheque fraud
3:20pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
A Darwen woman claimed a friend “played on her heart strings” to get her to use a dodgy cheque to buy Euros from a travel agent.
Leaflet guide to Darwen council vote
2:10pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
LEAFLETS explaining the referendum on a town council for Darwen are being issued by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Darwen Christmas cards go on sale
1:20pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
DARWEN Civic Society has launched its Christmas card for 2008, which will be sold to raise money for the group.
Darwen doorstep gunshot terror
8:10am Tuesday 30th September 2008
A GANG of masked thugs brought terror to a quiet street by firing a gun shot.
East Lancashire's social housing crisis
7:40am Tuesday 30th September 2008
MORE than 20,000 households are waiting for social housing in East Lancashire, new figures have revealed.
East Lancashire apprentices to build on their talent
11:03am Tuesday 30th September 2008
TWO talented building apprentices from East Lancashire are to represent the North West region in the national final of Britain’s biggest skills competition – SkillBuild.
Darwen nursery plays it safe
1:00pm Tuesday 30th September 2008
A NURSERY school in Darwen will be taking part in a borough-wide road safety initiative next week.
National News
Major review amid police race row
Updated 10:13pm Monday 6th October 2008
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a nationwide assessment of how ethnic minorities are treated by the police as the race row surrounding the Metropolitan force continues.
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