From retails units to storage here are some of the new projects underway in the town. The sites were either derelict or replace delipidated buildings and have been given a new lease of life.
Retail units at Randal StreetThe former eyesore mill has bee…
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Blackburn Services operator Extra MSA has flushed away its competition to claim the number one spot for toilet cleanliness in the whole country.
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Blackburn[1] magistrates heard Liam Alan Dean also received a criminal record as a result of his involvement in the benefits scam.
Dean, 29, of Lower Hollin Bank Street, Blackburn, admitted to four charges of retaining a wrongful credit. He was given a…
Following the successful deployment of its first 16-tonne electric truck in Enfield, Warburtons has taken delivery of four more Renault Trucks E-Tech D16s. In addition to the E-Tech D16s, Warburtons has also purchased its first electric vans, two Renau…
One lane is closed on the M6 northbound at junction 31 (A59 Preston New Road) due to a crash first reported shortly after 5am this morning (February 14).
This is causing tailbacks down the M6 to the junction with the M61, where there was another crash …
Blackburn[1] Magistrates’ Court heard a man and a woman, both in their 60s, were killed when a Mercedes-Benz lorry driven by Christopher Kavanagh hit them head on.
The couple were travelling along the A59 at Sawley in a Chrysler car when the lorry cros…
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Rail disruption on more than ten lines due to flooding and signalling issuesMet Office imposes rain and wind warnings in England and Wales until 9pmBy Mark Duell[1] Published: 08:03, 2 January 2024 | Updated: 10:32, 2 January 2024
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1 January: Regulator Blames Hike On Rising Wholesale Prices
Today sees the scheduled increase in the price cap maintained by the energy market regulator, Ofgem. Average bills will rise by 5%, with a typical household on a dual fuel tariff paying in ar…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailPassengers have had their New Year’s Eve[1] plans thrown into disarray after hundreds of trains were cancelled across the country [2]…
Junction of Waters Meeting Road and Blackburn Road (Image: Google Maps)A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash involving three cars on a main road in Astley Bridge yesterday evening, December 30.Greater Manchester Police, fire crews and th…
It has been a very busy year at the courts in Yorkshire[1] this year.
Criminals[2] who have committed a whole range of crimes – from shop theft to murder – have been put behind bars as they sat in the docks at the courts across our region. Yorkshire is…
The flatbed transit, which was towing a forklift truck, was seen drifting across the M6 northbound, narrowly missing other road users and was reported to officers yesterday (December 27) at around 2pm.
A police spokesperson said: “Our officers stopped…
Weather warnings for wind, rain and snow have been issued by the Met Office[1] as the country gets ready for the New Year.
Separate warnings for wind, wind and snow as well as wind and rain have all been issued for both Wednesday, December 27 and Thurs…