Thriving, friendly Darwen remains a hidden Lancashire treasure

FIERCELY proud of it independence, equally proud of its heritage, Darwen remains for many people a hidden Lancashire treasure. For those in the know, this thriving, friendly town is somewhere well worth exploring offering as it does a wide ran

Darwen schoolgirl, 11, was ordered to scrub pavement as

School makes girl scrub pavement

A MUM has pulled her 11-year-old daughter out of school after she was made to scrub a playground paving slab as punishment for disrupting lessons. Year 6 pupil Charmaine Gray spent her 35-minute lunch break on her hands and knees with a wire brush