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…
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…
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…
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released the data which is generated by reviewing passenger numbers in each train station through their entries and exits.
Blackburn[1] was found to be the most used station in the region, with 1,291,704 passengers…
FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), the firm behind the Botany Bay Business[1] Park development, is consulting on a proposed new strategic logistics hub at Junction 3 of the motorway to meet demand for new commercial and employment space within Chorley …
Government transport chiefs have announced a major roads resurfacing investment programme which will benefit Blackburn[1] with Darwen and the wider Lancashire County Council areas.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has unveiled the funding as part of a £…
A West Midlands borough has been named the fourth most dangerous place for the school run[1] in the country. Sandwell[2] topped the region for pedestrian casualties involving school age children, according to new research.
The research, pulled together…
Brits are facing the fourth named storm within a small space of time, with Debi to hit the UK.
In the space of several weeks there have now been three storms with the latest named by Met Eireann, the Irish meteorological service. The tornado that hit t…
A number of ticket offices across Lancashire would have closed as part of a nationwide programme to save costs.
Hyndburn councillor Mike Booth said the government had finally put “people before profits”, while Blackburn Darwen[1] Council’s leader said …
The pledge follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s confirmation of the scrapping of the HS2 high-speed rail link from Birmingham to Manchester in his keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday.
Instead he promised to spend the £36 bi…
The warning covers Lancashire, including Blackburn[1] with Darwen and Blackpool.
Strong winds associated with Storm Agnes are expected to move northeast on Wednesday and they could potentially be significantly disruptive.
The warning is in place from 1…
Northern has released a map[1] showing which of its routes are the most popular with students for their commute to schools and colleges.
Stations with the highest numbers of student commuters are located in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancas…
Onlookers gawped in shock after a white van crashed through a wall close to the junction of Westwood Street and Argyle Street in the town at around lunch time on Monday (August 21).
The van destroyed the masonry, leaving bricks and stones all over the…
Ms A Squires has been given planning permission to change the use of an agricultural yard and buildings to form a commercial equestrian livery yard and create an outdoor riding ‘menage’.
Blackburn with Darwen[1] Council has approved her scheme at the 1…