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We can be quick to criticise the faceless ‘highways bosses’ when it comes to potholes, temporary traffic lights or tailbacks.They’re to blame for everything – apparently – and I have to confess that I’ve unreasonably cursed them myself on many occasion…
Relatives of a man who died as he crossed the road have left new floral tributes at the scene of the crash.
Peter Giannasi was killed instantly when he was hit by a lorry in Bolton Road, Darwen[1], on December 9 last year. The 70-year-old was crossing …
The drivers were caught by the fixed camera on Blackburn Road in Egerton, near to its junction with Longworth Road.
Being the main route between Bolton and Blackburn, the A666 reaches speeds as high as 50mph, but as it traverses the village of Eg…
The man, who was in his 70s and is has been named locally as Peter, was killed last Monday (December 9) at a crossing on Bolton Road in Darwen.
Flowers and cards from Peter’s family and friends were left on a railing outside The Retreat, while passers-…
On Monday (December 9), a man died after a crash involving a lorry on the A666 Bolton Road.
Samantha Nye said the junction on Bolton Road, where the crash took place, is dangerous adding that she has witnessed “countless near-miss incidents” due to the…
A man in his 70s died after being in collision with an HGV in the A666 Bolton Road going through the town on Monday (December 9) shortly before 10.50am.
Many people left online comments saying their thoughts were with the man’s family and friends, espe…
A pensioner has tragically died after being hit by a lorry on the A666 in Lancashire[1]. Officers were called out to Bolton[2] Road, in Darwen, following reports of a collision at 10.47am yesterday (December 9).
The incident involved a DAF HGV, which h…
By Lauren HirstBBC News16 January 2024, 08:26 GMTUpdated 3 hours agoRoads and schools have been closed in parts of North-West England as an arctic blast brought a covering of overnight snow to the region.Lancashire Police said Grane Road and Elton Road…
Police say the road is “very dangerous” due to snow and ice.
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Police have closed Grane Road near Blackburn and Darwen due to ‘dangerous’ driving conditions today (…
Police dismantled a cannabis farm in Blackburn (Image: Police)A cannabis farm, with an estimated street value of around £150,000, has been dismantled in Blackburn[1].Officers found dozens of plants growing at an address in Bolton Road today (January 9)…