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TODAY we announce the winner of the environmental worker of the year award in the Lancashire Telegraph Community Heroes Awards 2021 - kindly…

Tell us and we will clean it: Filthiest bus stop in town is cleaned A councillor is urging residents to get in touch if they spot anything in their neighbourhood that may need fixing. Cllr Salim Sidat said the council would do what they could to improve the area if they are alerted to the problem. It follows reports of a filthy bus stop outside the Noorul Islam mosque on Audley Range by a concerned resident. It was cleaned during the same week. Later, a resident reported a damaged lamp...

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Over the last month and a half, 11 people from Blackburn with Darwen have been taken to court and fined for environmental damage, fly-tipping and pest control offences. The offences included failing to remove waste under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act as well as failing to remove waste under the Environmental Protection Act, after being served with a 14 or 28 day notice by the council. After being taken to court, the 11 litter louts were fined a combined total of £4,627, but inclu...

Applications still welcome to Muslim Girls School A Muslim Girls School is accepting applications for the new school year. Al-Islah Girls High School is based on Audley Range and said places were available for year 7. There were also places available for other school years but parents must call for further details. The school posted: "We would like to say a big Jazakallah to those parents who have chosen Al Islah Girls High School for their child’s education. "The school’s mission i...

A video showing litter strewn along Audley Range was shared by Altaf ‘Tiger’ Patel. In the footage he shows a long stretch of pavement on Audley Range littered with takeaway boxes and other rubbish on Tuesday February 16. At one section of the pavement, litter is piled together next to a car on a footpath most likely blown together into a pile by the wind. Within 24 hours of the Blackburn with Darwen Council being notified Mr Patel shared another video showing how the street had been...

Want to a home renovation project during lockdown? Here are five local properties that cost less than £100,000

According to research from Santander, Brits have been incredibly busy in the last year. During the 13 weeks of lockdown in 2020, UK homeowners submitted 61,682 planning applications and three fifths of homeowners carried out a DIY or renovation project. The research also found that  for 40 per cent of UK homeowners, the pandemic accelerated home improvement plans and inspired future property projects. In the North West alone, the data shows that 56 per cent of home owners made changes ...

East Lancashire-born Mr Norcross, 57, was found at his home in Upminster on January 21. Mr Norcross, the father of The Only Way Is Essex star Kirk Norcross, was best known as the owner of the celebrity nightspot the Sugar Hut in Brentwood. He was born in a Haslingden sweet shop in 1964 and was raised until the age of four in Blackburn His inquest was opened this morning at Essex Coroners Court in Chelmsford. Coroners officer Sarah Lee said: “He was found in the basement of his ho...

East Lancashire-born Mr Norcross, 57, was found at his home in Upminster on January 21. Mr Norcross, the father of The Only Way Is Essex star Kirk Norcross, was best known as the owner of the celebrity nightspot the Sugar Hut in Brentwood. He was born in a Haslingden sweet shop in 1964 and was raised until the age of four in Blackburn His inquest was opened this morning at Essex Coroners Court in Chelmsford. Coroners officer Sarah Lee said: “He was found in the basement of his ho...