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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Apprenticeship Drive begins

The biggest drive to encourage firms to take on apprentices is due to begin, with more than 500 events across the UK and pledges of hundreds of new training places.

6 Feb 2012
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Blackburn Zouth Zone being constructed

Blackburn Youth Zone opens today

Today (6 Feb) sees the opening of Blackburn with Darwen's Youth Zone. It will be opened this afternoon by Prince Edward. It is a state of the art Youth Centre The centre should be fully open in April and will be holding a series of "soft openings" to test the facilities during March. Check out what is on here. The Youth Zone was the brainchild of the previous administration when the Liberal Democrats shared control with the Conservatives.

6 Feb 2012
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Hannah for Abbey

Environmental scientist and mother of two, Hannah Fraser is to fight the by-election in the Abbey division of Shrewsbury on 1st March.

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5 Feb 2012
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Darwen Feb 2012

Darwen Town Centre slips to a halt

Darwen Town Centre was in chaos on Saturday evening following the afternoon snowfall. At 7:00 pm traffic in the centre was barely moving as cars struggled to get up Bolton Rd. Some cars did not move for almost 20 minutes as traffic ground to a standstill. A number of cars suffered minor collisions during the chaos as they struggled to cope with the dangerous conditions.

5 Feb 2012
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