‘Outside’ voters could have say over town council

1:23pm Monday 21st April 2008

LOWER Darwen residents may get the chance to vote on plans for a Darwen Town Council.

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	Lower Darwen motorcyclist 'impaled' on barbed wire
	2:03pm Wed 16 Apr 08
	A MOTORCYCLIST who was impaled on a barbed wire fence after an accident is appealing for help in tracing the driver who "forced him of the road."
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Knifepoint raid on couple in their home

9:56am Thursday 10th April 2008

THREE masked raiders broke into a family's home and threatened a couple with knives while their children slept upstairs.

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	Railway trespassers caught on camera
	3:58pm Mon 7 Apr 08
	YOUNG boys were caught on camera climbing railway fences and taking a shortcut across the path of trains - just days after a warning about the dangers.
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DVDs will help keep kids safe

3:58pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

A DVD which teaches young children to cross roads safely was handed out to Blackburn school children.

	Man battling cancer stages charity fundraiser
	2:10pm Wed 12 Mar 08
	A MAN who has been diagnosed with cancer said he has a "massive urge" to raise money to help fund research into the disease.
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‘Secure the shed' alert

12:58pm Wednesday 5th March 2008

POLICE in Blackburn are warning people to keep sheds secure after a spate of break-ins.

	Business will empty wheelie bins for £3
	12:25am Mon 3 Mar 08
	A BUSINESSMAN has offered to empty household wheelie bins for families struggling to keep to fortnightly collections.
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	Earthquake - tell us your experiences
	4:12pm Wed 27 Feb 08
	UPDATE: People from across East Lancashire have told the Lancashire Telegraph how their homes shook during the tremor this morning.
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Injuries riddle man on mend

7:46pm Monday 25th February 2008

A 21-YEAR-OLD man found lying on a grass verge with back and head injuries is making a good recovery.

Family flee fire

4:27pm Sunday 24th February 2008

A COUPLE and their baby escaped from a house fire in Cravens Heath, Lower Darwen, after being alerted to the blaze by their smoke alarm.

Couple and baby saved by smoke alarm

8:35am Friday 22nd February 2008

A couple and their baby escaped from a house fire in Cravens Heath, Lower Darwen, after being alerted to the blaze by their smoke alarm.

Car may have hit victim

11:40am Thursday 21st February 2008

A 21-YEAR-old man who was found lying on a grass verge with back and head injuries may have been hit by a car, police have revealed.

Brother, 20, in peace breach

9:07pm Wednesday 20th February 2008

Police called by a mother who was concerned about her son's behaviour found him being restrained on the floor by his older brother.

Riddle of man found injured

3:57pm Wednesday 20th February 2008

A ROAD was cordoned off by Blackburn police after an injured man was found slumped on the roadside.

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£8,000 scaffold materials hauled off

5:17pm Friday 8th February 2008

MORE than £8,000 worth of scaffolding equipment was stolen from business units.

	Thousands of sinks dumped in field
	10:24pm Mon 4 Feb 08
	THOUSANDS of ceramic sinks were strewn across a beauty spot in an "appalling" act of fly-tipping.
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	School plans permanent memorial for Becky
	12:38pm Fri 18 Jan 08
	A MEMORIAL for a 13-year-old girl who is believed to havedied from an undetected heart abnormality is being organised by her school.

	Family's plea after teenager's sudden death
	4:14pm Wed 16 Jan 08
	A FAMILY has urged young people to be screened for heart conditions after a teenager died from an undetected abnormality.
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	Man jailed for eight years over £10m drugs plot
	6:13pm Fri 11 Jan 08
	AN EAST Lancashire man who was involved in plot to smuggle £10million worth of drugs has been jailed for eight years.
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Venues for PACT meetings

10:53am Wednesday 9th January 2008

Police and community together (PACT) meetings for Darwen and surrounding areas have been announced for this month.

	Plans to make vroom for motorcycle test centre
	3:55pm Mon 7 Jan 08
	A NEW driving test centre for motorcylists across the North West is being planned for a site off junction four of the M65.
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Boys attacked by mobile phone robbers

2:54pm Tuesday 11th December 2007

TWO teenage boys were attacked and one suffered a broken cheekbone when a mobile phone was stolen as they walked to the shop.

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Home attacked by catapult vandals

4:31pm Monday 10th December 2007

A GANG of vandals are being hunted after a catapult attack in Blackburn.

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Driver’s parking ticket to be cancelled

1:08pm Friday 7th December 2007

A MOTORIST given a penalty notice after parking in the wrong area of a car park for "one minute" is to have his ticket cancelled.

	Becky honoured in prize night speech
	1:29pm Thu 29 Nov 07
	TRIBUTES were paid at a school's awards evening to a pupil who died suddenly last month.

Dates set for next PACT meetings

3:15pm Friday 23rd November 2007

DECEMBER'S police and community together (PACT) meetings for Darwen and surrounding areas have been announced.

Sports fields to be tidied

5:11pm Wednesday 21st November 2007

A PARTNERSHIP has been formed to rescue Lower Darwen recreation grounds.

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