Twenty-six-year-old Lauren Saddington has amassed more than 528,000 followers on video sharing app, TikTok, where she posts funny, relatable and sometimes hard-hitting content. She is also the founder of party business, More Than Just a Princess, where staff dress as Disney princesses and attend children’s parties and events. If that wasn’t...
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On Friday (May 26), Preston Crown Court heard how the now 36-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons committed the offences when he was aged 12 to 16 – his younger sister was aged between five and nine. Prosecuting, Robert Smith said that the man, who grew up in...
Blackburn magistrates heard Tommy Johnson grabbed the first boy, who was just 12, by the neck and pinned him against a wall. The boy said Johnson had a key in his hand as he punched him and then threw him to the floor, all the time shouting racist abuse. The...
Two hundred walkers took part in a charity event which raised about £5,000 for different charities and good causes. People participated in the Hyndburn Rotary Charity Walk which after 18 years saw a route change from the Leeds- Liverpool canal to a countryside walk embracing the coppice, which gave splendid...
Let’s be honest – it can feel pretty impossible to get on the property ladder with house prices so many times more than average earnings. Add in a cost of living crisis and the idea of even raising a deposit can seem a dream too far. But that doesn’t mean...
On January 1 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Council shut Shadsworth Leisure Centre as the fitness hub had been losing money. Attempts to find another organisation to take over the dry side of the centre failed. The pool at the leisure centre, which first opened in 1974, had already closed for...
During last week’s oral questions to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, I asked the Secretary of State about the number of families in fuel poverty. At 16.6 per cent, the number of households in fuel poverty in my Blackburn constituency is higher than the regional (14.4 per...
OAKLAND, Calif. — — Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s seven home runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 on Sunday to complete another series sweep and hand the Athletics their 11th consecutive loss. Alvarez homered off opener Ken Waldichuk in the first, then had another solo blast off...
Washington, D.C. – This weekend, we honor the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces. As we observe Memorial Day, please join me in remembering those lost throughout our history and reflecting on the freedoms we enjoy because of...
Game: Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics Date: Monday, May 29, 2023 Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA TV: NBC Sports California Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-225) Oakland (+190) The Oakland Athletics (10-44) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (31-21) at Oakland Coliseum on Monday. The odds on this game have...