Blackburn with Darwen news

• What you can and can't do under coronavirus alert Tier 1, 2, and 3

  15-10-2020 21:40
  
  A NEW coronavirus alert system announced this week has caused a lot of confusion across the country, as areas struggle to determine which level of restrictions they're under.
  
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• Covid-19: How will London and Essex cope with Tier 2 rules?

  15-10-2020 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in London, Essex and York will be banned from meeting people outside their home from Saturday.
  
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• Labour reveals NW waiting list figures

  15-10-2020 18:46
  
  LABOUR has revealed figures showing that more than half a million North-West patients are currently on hospital waiting lists./
  
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• Blackburn MP accuses ministers of coronavirus dithering'

  15-10-2020 18:31
  
  MINISTERS have been told to stop ‘dithering’ over moving East Lancashire into the top category of coronavirus restrictions as talks continued on the details of a support package for businesses and individuals affected by a tougher regime.
  
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• More than 1,000 new positive coronavirus cases in East Lancashire as Blackburn records highest increase

  15-10-2020 17:53
  
  More than 1,000 new positive coronavirus tests have been recorded across East Lancashire since Sunday.
  
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• Books donated by Darwen's Rotarians on the way to The Gambia

  15-10-2020 16:33
  
  THOUSANDS of books that were collected by Darwen schoolchildren before lockdown are finally on their way to the children of The Gambia.
  
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• Blackburn businessman opens new Heavenly Desserts restaurant on Curry Mile

  15-10-2020 16:14
  
  Here is the first look inside Manchester’s new Heavenly Desserts restaurant.
  
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• Blackburn has highest increase of child poverty in North West

  15-10-2020 16:05
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen has seen the highest levels of child poverty in the North West.
  
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• Campaigners claim Chorley A&E reopening can be permanent

  15-10-2020 15:43
  
  Campaigners who want to see a permanent, round-the-clock reopening of Chorley and South Ribble A&E say that the successful recruitment of staff to allow it to restart part-time next month shows that their long-term aim is achievable.
  
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• Warning over fireworks at home as East Lancashire bonfire night celebrations cancelled

  15-10-2020 15:20
  
  Fireworks will go on sale today ahead of bonfire night on November 5.
  
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• Mill Hill butchers is Christmas club ready

  15-10-2020 15:00
  
  A BUTCHER said that his Christmas club is thriving as customers joined to plan ahead during uncertain times.
  
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• Government's coronavirus lockdown meeting was a 'total farce'

  15-10-2020 14:53
  
  A Lancashire MP has branded a meeting with the government over potential changes to Covid restrictions “a total farce”.
  
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• Light extravaganza for town hall as Christmas is cancelled

  15-10-2020 14:31
  
  CHRISTMAS in Blackburn will look more different than ever due to the town being in a tier two lockdown, however this year’s festivities are set to get a digital makeover.
  
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• Blackburn Lights extravaganza as normal Christmas celebrations cancelled

  15-10-2020 14:31
  
  CHRISTMAS in Blackburn will look more different than ever due to the town being in a tier two lockdown, however this year’s festivities are set to get a digital makeover.
  
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• Woman asked drug dealers to set up cannabis farm to pay for dying dad's funeral

  15-10-2020 13:10
  
  A CASH-STRAPPED mum invited drug dealers to set up a cannabis farm at her home in return for them paying for her terminally ill dad's funeral.
  
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• Shock twist as MP says Lancashire is to remain in tier TWO despite

  15-10-2020 12:38
  
  LANCASHIRE is to stay under Tier 2 restrictions despite leaders saying it was ‘inevitable’ the county would be placed under a stricter lockdown.
  
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• Shock twist as MP says Lancashire is to remain in tier TWO

  15-10-2020 12:38
  
  LANCASHIRE is to stay under Tier 2 restrictions despite leaders saying it was ‘inevitable’ the county would be placed under a stricter lockdown.
  
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• Hyndburn and Pendle theatres saved from brink of collapse thanks to multi-million pound funding

  15-10-2020 12:33
  
  More theatres have been saved from the brink of collapse thanks to the Government's Cultural Recovery Fund.
  
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• East Lancashire health bosses urge parents to vaccinate children as young as two

  15-10-2020 11:58
  
  Health leaders are urging parents to get children as young as two vaccinated for the flu.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Tier one ends at my garden wall'

  15-10-2020 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The street split down the middle by the government's new coronavirus rules.
  
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• Terror on quiet Church street as masked gang descend

  15-10-2020 11:00
  
  THE terrifying moment machete-wielding men got out of cars and descended upon a home was caught on camera.
  
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• Manchester Christmas market's cancelled - but a new socially distanced Winter market will take it's place

  15-10-2020 10:31
  
  WINTER Island markets will come to Manchester after annual Christmas Markets have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 'Don't travel to Blackpool' warns leader as resort linked to coronavirus spread

  15-10-2020 10:08
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has advised Scots against travelling to high-risk areas of England as she singled out Blackpool as “associated with a large and growing number of Covid cases in Scotland”.
  
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• Update expected as Lancashire braces for strict lockdown

  15-10-2020 08:14
  
  THE Government has recommended that large swathes of the North be placed into tier 3 lockdown – with Lancashire and Greater Manchester the first places to be moved up a bracket.
  
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• Fundraiser running 100 miles to contribute to Nightsafe £100,000 target

  15-10-2020 07:31
  
  A MAN from Blackburn is running 100 miles to help contribute to Nightsafe's £100,000 fundraiser.
  
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• Spike in coronavirus deaths as Blackburn and Burnley's hospitals

  15-10-2020 07:28
  
  A SPIKE in coronavirus-related deaths has been reported as five people died following a diagnosis in one day.
  
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• Coronavirus infections rates as cases soar across East Lancashire

  15-10-2020 07:13
  
  BURNLEY still has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in England – as Lancashire creeps closer to being plunged into strict lockdown.
  
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• Coronation Street star trained in Blackburn for Dancing on Ice

  15-10-2020 07:00
  
  CORONATION Street star Sean Wilson - Martin Platt in the long-running ITV soap - had made Blackburn Ice Arena his home back in 2006 as he rehearsed for a new celebrity show, Dancing on Ice.
  
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• Man takes over local pub where he had his first ever pint

  15-10-2020 06:15
  
  THE new landlord of a pub is determined to make it return to the heart of the community again.
  
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• Cancer: Rossendale GP leads campaign on early detection awareness

  15-10-2020 06:07
  
  AN INITIATIVE is underway to help raise awareness about the importance of the early detection of cancer.
  
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• Seven accused of killing Blackburn teen Aya Hachem expected to enter pleas

  15-10-2020 06:05
  
  SEVEN people accused of killing an innocent law student as she walked home from the supermarket will appear in court tomorrow.
  
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• Eight accused of killing Blackburn teen Aya Hachem expected to enter pleas

  15-10-2020 06:05
  
  SEVEN people accused of killing an innocent law student as she walked home from the supermarket will appear in court tomorrow.
  
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• Covid 'pandemic fatigue' big challenge of second wave in Lancashire - health boss

  15-10-2020 06:05
  
  Column by PROFESSOR DOMINIC HARRISON,
  
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• Asian jewellery specialist launches partnership with renowned Blackburn firm

  15-10-2020 06:04
  
  AN ASIAN jewellery specialist has partnered up with one of Blackburn’s oldest businesses.
  
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• Ultimate Visual Solutions: Burnley firm unveils deal with Vietnam's Zodiac Investment Corporation

  15-10-2020 06:03
  
  BURNLEY video technology experts Ultimate Visual Solutions have unveiled a new South East Asian connection with a partnership with Vietnam’s Zodiac Investment Corporation.
  
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• Clitheroe pub couple say they cannot survive in Tier 2 lockdown

  15-10-2020 06:03
  
  A COMMUNITY pub has blasted the decision to put Lancashire in a tier 2 lockdown as it struggles to stay open during the pandemic.
  
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• Lanx: Whalley based footwear firm launches new clothing range

  15-10-2020 06:01
  
  A FOOTWEAR footwear company has turned its hand to a new clothing range.
  
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• Artist creates painting of Blackburn landlord and regulars at his true community pub

  15-10-2020 06:01
  
  A TALENTED artist has put her skills to good use in the most trying of times with an incredible portrait of her local pub’s regular patrons.
  
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• Appeal for help ahead of Remembrance Day as large scale ceremonies cancelled due to coronavirus

  15-10-2020 06:01
  
  Ahead of Remembrance Day, the secretary of a branch of the Royal British Legion is calling upon people to support the poppy appeal after lockdown restrictions put paid to large scale organised fundraising events.
  
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• In a time of Covid even the TV adverts are depressing

  15-10-2020 06:00
  
  ONE drawback to self-isolation during the current pandemic is the endless stream of adverts on day-time TV imploring us to adopt a polar bear, protect a cat, or sponsor a guide dog. Not forgetting, providing clean water, prevent glaucoma, repair cleft palates, and sponsor a girl and abolish forced marriages and FGM.
  
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• Covid-19: Talks continue over new restrictions for parts of England

  15-10-2020 05:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
  
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