Blackburn with Darwen news

• Cannabis farm discovered in Burnley house

  20-11-2019 16:08 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A CANNABIS farm has been discovered in Burnley.
  
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• Serial rape Joseph McCann accused threatened to slit my throat, mother tells court

  20-11-2019 15:57 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A MOTHER has described how a knife-wielding sex attacker abused her children after telling her: "I will slit your throat."
  
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• Cathedral red light to stand up for faiths

  20-11-2019 15:54 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  BLACKBURN Cathedral will be bathed in a red glow on Wednesday evening in support of persecuted Christians and other faith groups.
  
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• Attempted murder investigation in Blackburn after woman and man were hit by car

  20-11-2019 14:24 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  AN attempted murder investigation has been launched after a woman was seriously injured in a collision in Blackburn.
  
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• Attempted murder investigation after car driven at man and woman in Blackburn

  20-11-2019 14:24 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  AN attempted murder investigation has been launched after a woman was critically injured when she was hit by a car in Blackburn.
  
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• Review: Circus 1903, The Lowry, Salford Quays

  20-11-2019 13:19 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  ROLL up, roll up for one of the most enjoyable shows you are likely to see all year.
  
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• Deadly parasite found in UK for first time

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  Concerns have been raised after a potentially deadly tick-borne parasite was found in the UK for the first time.
  
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• Actor Ralf Little 'suspended from Twitter' for mocking Tory 'factcheck' rebrand

  20-11-2019 12:41 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  Actor Ralf Little said he has been suspended from Twitter after changing his account to mimic the Conservative Party press office.
  
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• UK ticket-holder wins £105m EuroMillions jackpot

  20-11-2019 10:12 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  IT'S time to dig out those lottery tickets as a UK ticket-holder has won the £105 million EuroMillions jackpot.
  
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• Appeal to find man who was hit by a car in Blackburn

  20-11-2019 09:48 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  POLICE are appealing for a pedestrian who was hit by a car in Blackburn to get in touch.
  
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• Appeal to find man after being hit by a car in Blackburn

  20-11-2019 09:48 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  POLICE are appealing for a pedestrian who was hit by a car in Blackburn last night to get in touch.
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of stealing items from charity clothes bank

  20-11-2019 09:06 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  TWO men were arrested on suspicion of theft from a charity clothes bank in Colne.
  
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• Pregnant women recalled for scans after supervision error

  20-11-2019 07:02 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  MORE than 100 pregnant women are being recalled for ultrasound scans after a safety blunder.
  
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• Patients recalled for scans after supervision error

  20-11-2019 07:02 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  MORE than 100 patients are being recalled for ultrasound scans after a safety blunder.
  
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• Corporation Park's main entrance fountain in full swing

  20-11-2019 07:02 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  THIS fantastic picture of the fountain in Blackburn's Corporation Park was taken in 1908.
  
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• Carols at the Castle returning to Clitheroe for 2019

  20-11-2019 07:00 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  An open-air family Christmas concert will get Clitheroe’s festive season into full swing.
  
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• Burnley: Who can seize Labour's divided former fortress

  20-11-2019 06:49 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  THE GENERAL Election is just around the corner on December 12, over the next few days political writer and veteran of the Westminster scene BILL JACOBS analyses the battle in each East Lancashire constituency starting today with Burnley
  
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• Drink-driver reversed car after sitting drinking whisky in Tesco car park

  20-11-2019 06:45 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  POLICE investigating a report of a possible drink driver found the man in his car with the engine running on a shop car park.
  
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• Darwen landlord hits back at Golden Cup pub closure claims

  20-11-2019 06:42 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A LANDLORD has hit back at claims he left a pub in a state of disrepair.
  
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• Van driver caught swigging whisky on M6 in Lancashire - then groping policeman - is jailed

  20-11-2019 06:25 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A VAN driver caught swigging a bottle of whisky on the M6 in Lancashire – before groping an arresting officer in a police custody suite – has been jailed for a year.
  
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• Prayers to thank team DIY SOS for church transformation

  20-11-2019 06:19 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  BLACKBURN’S St Silas' Church was packed this week to give thanks for the transformation of its historic parish rooms by the BBC DIY SOS team.
  
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• Broadband upgrade work 'leaves roads and paths in dangerous mess'

  20-11-2019 06:17 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  TENSIONS are rising over the state in which pavements have been left following the installation of a new ultrafast internet network.
  
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• Borough honours its community heroes

  20-11-2019 06:10 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  GROUPS and individuals making a difference across a borough have been honoured at a special prize-giving evening.
  
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• Green light for nursery plan at former Burnley pub

  20-11-2019 06:09 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  PLANS to turn a former Burnley pub into a nursery have been approved
  
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• Increase in the number of fly-tipping incidents across Blackburn

  20-11-2019 06:04 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  PEOPLE are being urged to be more responsible with their rubbish after it was revealed that incidents of fly-tipping have risen over the past year - with almost 400 more reports recorded over the last 12 months than the year before.
  
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• Woman left with shattered wrist after Blackburn Switch nightclub attack

  20-11-2019 06:02 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A WOMAN who was left with a shattered wrist after an unprovoked attack inside a trouble-hit nightclub has been scared to leave her own home following the encounter.
  
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• Woman left with shattered wrist after Blackburn nightclub attack

  20-11-2019 06:02 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A WOMAN who was left with a shattered wrist after an unprovoked attack inside a trouble-hit nightclub has been scared to leave her own home following the encounter.
  
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• Santa coming to Darwen

  20-11-2019 06:01 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  SANTA’S Grotto will be at Darwen's market hall on Saturdays from November 30.
  
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• Father Christmas coming to Darwen Market Hall

  20-11-2019 06:01 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  SANTA’S Grotto will be at Darwen's market hall on Saturdays from November 30.
  
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• 8 houses in Rishton up for auction ­— starting at £37,500

  20-11-2019 06:00 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  EIGHT houses in one East Lancashire town are going under the hammer, with a starting price of £37,500.
  
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• Blackburn Streets closed after pedestrians hit by car

  19-11-2019 21:53 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  Two pedestrians have been hit by a car in Blackburn
  
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• Pure Gym goers evacuated after fire breaks out near The Mall

  19-11-2019 21:20 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  GYM goers have been evacuated after a fire was spotted near The Mall.
  
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• Three people treated as fire burns through house in Rawtenstall

  19-11-2019 19:05 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  THREE people were treated for smoke inhalation as a fire burnt through a house.
  
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• Body found in reservoir formally identified as Luke Noone

  19-11-2019 18:11 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  POLICE have formally identified a man's body that was recovered from a reservoir.
  
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• 'Pure evil' Joseph McCann wanted teenager as sex slave, court told

  19-11-2019 17:00 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  RAPE-accused Joseph McCann was branded "pure evil" as a teenager described how she and her little brother were abused at knifepoint.
  
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• Teen's attempted armed robbery at Blackburn shop left community shocked

  19-11-2019 15:57 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A TEENAGER has been locked up for an attempted armed robbery at a Blackburn convenience store in what police have described as a shocking and appalling incident at a bushiness which is very much at the heart of the community.
  
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• Gritting to take place as road surface temperatures to dip below zero

  19-11-2019 15:48 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  GRITTERS are set to hit the streets today as the cold weather is set to strike again.
  
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• Watch dramatic CCTV of police taking down drunk electric bike thief

  19-11-2019 14:10 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A DRUNK who stole an electric bike from outside a shop fell off the machine as he was trying to escape a police officer chasing him.
  
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• Real snow Santa's grotto at Chill Factore – here's how to get tickets

  19-11-2019 14:00 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  YOU don't have to go to Lapland to experience Santa's grotto on real snow – because there is one right here in the North West.
  
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• You can now hold your Christmas party at the Morrisons Cafe

  19-11-2019 13:37 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  YOU can now get your Christmas party started at a supermarket cafe. 
  
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• Pregnant woman victim of sheltered accommodation phone assault

  19-11-2019 13:30 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A SHELTERED accommodation resident admitted throwing a phone at one of his care workers, hitting her on the arm.
  
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• Pregnant woman victim of phone assault at sheltered accommodation

  19-11-2019 13:30 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A SHELTERED accommodation resident admitted throwing a phone at one of his care workers, hitting her on the arm.
  
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• Budding stars from Darwen music school shine at Christmas lights switch-on

  19-11-2019 13:23 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  TALENT from a music school shone through over the weekend as seven acts entertained the masses at a town’s Christmas lights switch-on.
  
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• Taxi driver's licence revoked over assistance dog refusal

  19-11-2019 13:22 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A PRIVATE hire taxi driver has had his licence revoked after refusing to carry a vulnerable passenger because of her assistance dog.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the televised election debates

  19-11-2019 11:11 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  THE first televised debate of the General Election campaign will take place tonight, Tuesday between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Girl, 7, writes to Father Christmas asking for a home and food

  19-11-2019 10:50 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A desperate seven-year-old child has written a heartbreaking letter to Santa asking for a home and food for her family for Christmas.
  
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• Motorists warned about delays after M61 crash

  19-11-2019 09:19 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays after a crash near Chorley is causing delays on motorways across Lancashire this morning.
  
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• Appeal to find men after a theft from a motor vehicle in Blackburn

  19-11-2019 08:53 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  DO you recognise these men?
  
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• Team 'best in country' at tackling trafficking

  19-11-2019 07:44 via Lancashire Telegraph | Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
  
  A DETECTIVE hopes the publicity of his team being nominated for an international policing award will help highlight the issue of human trafficking and modern slavery.
  
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• East Lancs team 'best in country' at tackling human trafficking

  19-11-2019 07:44 via Lancashire Telegraph | News
  
  A DETECTIVE hopes the publicity of his team being nominated for an international policing award will help highlight the issue of human trafficking and modern slavery.
  
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