Blackburn with Darwen news

• Appeal launched after robbery at YMCA sports centre, Thornton

  25-09-2020 21:25
  
  POLICE have launched an appeal to find a man in connection with a robbery at a sports centre in which a mountain bike was stolen.
  
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• Burnley has 2nd highest seven-day rolling coronavirus rate – Blackburn with Darwen placed 6th - Lancashire Telegraph

  25-09-2020 20:25
  
  Burnley has 2nd highest seven-day rolling coronavirus rate – Blackburn with Darwen placed 6th  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Burnley has 2nd highest seven-day rolling coronavirus rate – Blackburn with Darwen placed 6th

  25-09-2020 20:25
  
  BURNLEY'S rolling seven-day rate of new cases of coronavirus has rocketed to more than 230 per 100,000 of the borough's population.
  
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• Can I go on holiday to Wales? Latest Government guidance

  25-09-2020 19:00
  
  Holidays in some areas of Wales have been banned under the latest lockdown rules by the Welsh government.
  
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• Covid-19: Household mixing ban for Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool

  25-09-2020 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in Stockport, Wigan and Blackpool will no longer be able to mix with other households in homes or gardens.
  
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• Man on rooftop brings part of Blackburn town centre to standstill

  25-09-2020 17:54
  
  A MAN on a rooftop brought part of a town centre to a standstill today.
  
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• Blackpool placed under coronavirus rules as cops consider rest day working

  25-09-2020 17:50
  
  OFF-duty police officers could be paid to enforce coronavirus rules across Lancashire it emerged yesterday as Blackpool was moved into county-wide restrictions.
  
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• Brazen thief caught on CCTV launching brick through bar window before stealing £1,400 from till

  25-09-2020 17:11
  
  CCTV footage shows the moment a man brazenly launches what looks like a brick through the window of a bar before entering the premise and stealing money from the tills.
  
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• Blackburn Council’s Reel cinema plan new questions halted

  25-09-2020 17:11
  
  A COUNCIL Conservative leader’s bid to call for a rethink on extending the lease for a £6.5million new cinema has been halted by a delay in giving him detailed information.
  
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• Blackburn Council’s Reel cinema plan faces new questions

  25-09-2020 17:11
  
  A COUNCIL’S Conservative leader has called for a rethink on extending the lease for a £6.5million new cinema.
  
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• Tesco and Morrisons re-introduce limits on 'key products'

  25-09-2020 16:50
  
  Several supermarket chains have re-introduced limits on a number of 'key products' following panic buying concerns across the UK.
  
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• Blackburn and Burnley's hospitals record new coronavirus deaths

  25-09-2020 16:10
  
  THREE people have died in East Lancashire’s hospitals after testing positive for the coronavirus, the latest figures show.
  
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• Rottweiler stabbed several times and second dog injured

  25-09-2020 15:50
  
  AN appeal has been launched after a dog was stabbed several times.
  
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• Pendle test and trace is 'better than national' system

  25-09-2020 15:40
  
  A PENSIONER councillor has shared his family’s experiences of the coronavirus test and trace system and called for individuals giving false information to be prosecuted.
  
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• Pendle test and trace is 'better than national'

  25-09-2020 15:37
  
  A PENSIONER councillor has shared his family’s experiences of the coronavirus test and trace system and called for individuals giving false information to be prosecuted.
  
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• Paramedics check drivers at crash scene

  25-09-2020 15:17
  
  FIRE crews attended a crash this morning in Clitheroe/
  
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• Covid-19: What has it meant for the 'busiest' trains?

  25-09-2020 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Data for autumn 2019 shows 22% of passengers into London were standing. That was before Covid-19 struck.
  
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• Pendle anger at East Lancs super council

  25-09-2020 14:47
  
  A COUNCIL is to tell the government it rejects Lancashire leader Geoff Driver's proposal for three all-purpose local super authorities for the county.
  
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• WARNING: Motorists urged to find new route as tree collapses and blocks road

  25-09-2020 14:31
  
  MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid a main route after a tree collapsed on the road.
  
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• Blackburn roads cordoned off as police deal with man on roof

  25-09-2020 13:23
  
  Blackburn town cordoned off as police deal with man on roof
  
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• Blackpool considered for new lockdown measures

  25-09-2020 12:51
  
  ADDITIONAL lockdown restrictions are being considered for Blackpool as Lancashire bosses are due to announce new measures this afternoon.
  
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• JAILED: Burnley drug gang will serve total of 60 years

  25-09-2020 12:12
  
  EIGHT members of an organised crime gang who conspired to supply Class A drugs and exploit vulnerable children have been jailed for a combined total of nearly 60 years.
  
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• Stanley House: New boss for iconic Euro Garages owned venue

  25-09-2020 11:43
  
  A NEW ERA is set to begin for Lancashire’s award-winning Stanley House Hotel and Spa hotel as a new boss takes the reins at the venue owner by Euro Garages tycoons Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
  
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• Stanley House Hotel: New boss for iconic Euro Garages owned venue

  25-09-2020 11:43
  
  A NEW ERA is set to begin for Lancashire’s award-winning Stanley House Hotel and Spa as a new boss takes the reins at the venue, owned by Euro Garages tycoons Mohsin and Zuber Issa.
  
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• Lancashire lockdown Q&A: 19 coronavirus rules explained by public health boss

  25-09-2020 11:15
  
  Lancashire’s public health boss is urging the county to summon the spirit of its role in the industrial revolution as part of ongoing efforts to combat coronavirus.
  
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• Blackburn's award-winning cake designer on getting used to the 'new normal'

  25-09-2020 11:11
  
  AN award-winning cake designer says many businesses like hers have had to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Pub of the Year win for Clifton Arms brings smile back to Blackburn

  25-09-2020 10:40
  
  A Blackburn pub has been crowned Pub of the Year in a national competition celebrating heroes of the pub-world during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Rishi Sunak unveils 'job support scheme' to replace furlough after October 31

  25-09-2020 09:21
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak will launch a job support scheme to replace furlough in the next phase of the Government’s economic response to Covid-19.
  
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• UK Quarantine List: Denmark, Iceland and Slovakia among latest countries to be added

  25-09-2020 09:20
  
  The latest countries to be added to the UK's Quarantine List have been revealed by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps .
  
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• Boots suspend all bookings for winter flu jab amid fears of national shortage

  25-09-2020 09:20
  
  Pharmacy chain Boots has suspended all bookings through its website for the winter flu jab due to 'unprecedented demand'.
  
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• Schoolgirl's digital detox on hit TV show 'Mimi On A Mission'

  25-09-2020 09:00
  
  Fourteen-year-old Shanzeh Amin will be seen in the new series of the hit BBC show 'Mimi On A Mission' where a group of young people are told to ditch their phones.
  
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• Poundland and B&M Bargains reveal if they will place limits on purchases

  25-09-2020 09:00
  
  High street chains Poundland and B&M Bargains have confirmed whether they plan to introduce limits on purchases in their stores.
  
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• McDonald's confirm if drive-thru's will stay open after 10pm coronavirus curfew

  25-09-2020 09:00
  
  Fast-food chain McDonald's have confirmed whether their drive-thru's will remain open beyond 10pm coronavirus curfew.
  
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• McDonald's and Burger King confirm if drive-thru's will stay open after 10pm coronavirus curfew

  25-09-2020 09:00
  
  Fast-food chains McDonald's and Burger King have confirmed whether their drive-thru's will remain open beyond 10pm coronavirus curfew.
  
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• Burnley has 2nd highest seven-day rolling coronavirus rate – Blackburn with Darwen placed 6th - Chorley Citizen

  25-09-2020 09:00
  
  Burnley has 2nd highest seven-day rolling coronavirus rate – Blackburn with Darwen placed 6th  Chorley Citizen
  
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• Aldi and Lidl middle aisles - what's available from Sunday, September 27?

  25-09-2020 09:00
  
  The latest items hitting the shelves in the middle of Aldi and Lidl on Sunday, September 27, 2020 have been revealed by the retailers.
  
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• Burglar who raided dead man's flat caught after leaving cigarette at the scene

  25-09-2020 07:43
  
  A BURGLAR who raided a dead man’s flat was caught when his DNA was found on a cigarette end dropped at the scene.
  
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• Women endured maggot shower all in the name of charity

  25-09-2020 07:00
  
  THREE women braved buckets of maggots being poured on their heads to raise money in memory of a car crash victim in 2004.
  
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• £227K to be spent on Darwen town hall roof improvements

  25-09-2020 06:41
  
  ALMOST £250,000 is being spent on repairs to the roof at Darwen Town Hall.
  
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• Private renters paying more for their bills than those in social housing

  25-09-2020 06:18
  
  PRIVATE renters in Blackburn with Darwen are paying significantly more for electricity and heating than those in social housing. Energy performance certificates provide information on the energy efficiency of a building, and are required when a property is built, sold or let.
  
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• Law change welcomed woman who was entitled to nothing when long-term partner died

  25-09-2020 06:13
  
  A WOMAN denied a bereavement payment after the death of her long-term partner has welcomed a change in the law next month – nearly three years after she won a landmark legal battle.
  
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• Law change welcomed by woman who was entitled to nothing when long-term partner died

  25-09-2020 06:13
  
  A WOMAN denied a bereavement payment after the death of her long-term partner has welcomed a change in the law next month – nearly three years after she won a landmark legal battle.
  
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• Work to tackle traffic jams at end of the M65

  25-09-2020 06:08
  
  £1MILLION is being spent on cutting congestion for drivers leaving the M65 in Colne.
  
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• Burnley College: Tutors recognised as amongst best in UK at Pearson National Teaching Awards

  25-09-2020 06:04
  
  TWO Burnley College tutors have been recognised as amongst the best in the UK.
  
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• Nelson and Colne College Group: £2,000 incentives for firms hiring apprentices

  25-09-2020 06:02
  
  NELSON and Colne College Group has unveiled a new incentive scheme for local employers to take on apprentices.
  
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• Sunny Bower homes' plan definitely needs a re-think

  25-09-2020 06:00
  
  The proposed plan to build 165 homes in the Sunny Bower area of Blackburn needs to be thought about.
  
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• Record number of new coronavirus cases as East Lancashire surge continues

  25-09-2020 06:00
  
  ENGLAND recorded the most new coronavirus cases it has seen in one day on Thursday, as new infections across East Lancashire soared.
  
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• Coronavirus infection: Is there a North-South divide in England?

  25-09-2020 02:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Half of people in northern England are facing additional restrictions - but no-one in the South.
  
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• Coronavirus: Delays to trials 'prolong trauma' for victims

  25-09-2020 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One woman says she has "not been able to properly live" while her accused waits to stand trial.
  
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• Covid-19 restrictions: 'South Asian weddings should have 400 guests - not 15'

  25-09-2020 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Asian weddings are traditionally lavish affairs that tend to have hundreds of guests.
  
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