Blackburn with Darwen news

• Police seize 300 plants at cannabis farm in Darwen

  17-10-2020 19:50
  
  A complex cannabis farm in Darwen has been raided by police where reportedly 300 plants were being cultivated.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Nottingham Forest: Joe Lolley earns win for Chris Hughton's side

  17-10-2020 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Lolley earns Nottingham Forest victory over Blackburn as new boss Chris Hughton's first game in charge brings a dramatic late win.
  
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• Crawley Town 4-0 Morecambe

  17-10-2020 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Substitute Max Watters scores twice on his league debut as the Crawley thump high-flying Morecambe, whose run of three successive wins comes to a halt.
  
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• Ipswich Town 2-0 Accrington Stanley

  17-10-2020 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In-form Gwion Edwards keeps Ipswich top of League One after a win over Accrington.
  
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• Fleetwood Town 0-0 Lincoln City

  17-10-2020 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lincoln slip to third and lose ground on League One leaders Ipswich after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Fleetwood.
  
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• Soldiers turned out to keep back crowds at market opening

  17-10-2020 17:00
  
  DARWEN Market Hall was almost overwhelmed by would-be customers who forced their way past local police and were only halted by ranks of soldiers with drawn bayonets.
  
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• Coronavirus: Greater Manchester tier 3 move 'frustration'

  17-10-2020 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester businesses say they are "frustrated" by the uncertainty over a move to tier three.
  
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• 'Shocking' two-car crash on busy Blackburn junction

  17-10-2020 15:54
  
  A TWO-CAR crash took place overnight on a busy Blackburn junction.
  
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• Concerns after 'shocking' two-car crash on busy Blackburn junction

  17-10-2020 15:54
  
  A TWO-CAR crash took place overnight on a busy Blackburn junction.
  
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• Covid: Tighter rules kick in for millions in England

  17-10-2020 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But a stalemate continues in Manchester as local leaders resist central government's proposals.
  
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• Blackburn Empire Theatre to get £108k as part of Government funding for arts

  17-10-2020 13:12
  
  BLACKBURN Empire Theatre is one of nine theatres, galleries, performance groups, arts organisations, museums and local venues across Lancashire getting funding from the latest round of funding from The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council.
  
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• Seven of the best from the Lancashire Telegraph Camera Club

  17-10-2020 13:00
  
  Take a moment to enjoy these great photographs - just seven of the excellent images taken by members of the Lancashire Telegraph Camera Club.
  
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• APPEAL: Police want public's help to find missing Bacup man

  17-10-2020 12:38
  
  POLICE are worried about a 17-year-old who is missing from Bacup.
  
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• Appeal to find man who went missing from Royal Blackburn Hospital

  17-10-2020 11:41
  
  AN appeal has been launched to find a missing man who walked out of Royal Blackburn Hospital.
  
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• Welcome to Tier 3: Was it science or money that guided us this time?

  17-10-2020 11:30
  
  Let me get this straight, the argument was never about whether we were doing ‘okay’ in Tier 2 but that we weren’t being offered enough money to step up into Tier 3.Unless I am completely ignorant and have missed the point here as soon a little more money was offered we leapt into Tier 3 like some kid who finally got the birthday present he wanted after rolling around on the floor for 20 minutes.Apparently only £12m was on the table but we wanted £58.2m. In the end w
  
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• Convicted sex offender in trouble for opening Snapchat account

  17-10-2020 09:18
  
  A CONVICTED sex offender opened a Snapchat account on his phone and then deleted it.
  
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• Burnley, Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen in the top 10 of number of coronavirus cases in past seven days - Lancashire Telegraph

  17-10-2020 09:18
  
  Burnley, Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen in the top 10 of number of coronavirus cases in past seven days  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Burnley, Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen in the top 10 of number of coronavirus cases in past seven days

  17-10-2020 09:18
  
  THREE boroughs in East Lancashire are among the ones seeing the highest rises in positive coronavirus cases in the past seven days.
  
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• Deputy chief constable warns Old Firm fans not to come from Scotland to watch football in Lancashire pubs

  17-10-2020 08:39
  
  LANCASHIRE'S deputy chief constable is warning people not to travel from Scotland to the county just to watch football in a pub.
  
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• Abusive thug sprayed aftershave in partner's face

  17-10-2020 08:01
  
  A MAN who launched a drunken attack on his partner sprayed aftershave in her face.
  
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• 'Foolish' burglar agreed to help remove wiring

  17-10-2020 07:54
  
  A MAN who thought he was helping to remove wiring from a derelict building found himself second man in a commercial burglary.
  
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• East Lancs own TV station was more popular than EastEnders

  17-10-2020 07:00
  
  LIVING as we do in the age of digital TV a local TV channel is perhaps not so surprising.
  
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• East Lancashire’s most haunted places

  17-10-2020 07:00
  
  We have created an interactive map documenting every spooky sighting and ghostly apparition that is said to have taken place in East Lancashire.
  
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• Shielding advice tightens as Lancashire enters tier three lockdown

  17-10-2020 06:31
  
  SHIELDING advice is tighter for those who are clinical extremely vulnerable to coronavirus in tier three areas.
  
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• Rolls-Royce: Unite Union members vote for strike action opposing planned Barnoldswick site offshore move

  17-10-2020 06:11
  
  WORKERS at the historic Rolls-Royce plant in Barnoldswick have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in opposition to plans to move the site to Singapore.
  
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• National Mediation Awards: Burnley's Cherry Fold Community Primary School wins Young Mediator of the Year

  17-10-2020 06:07
  
  A PRIMARY school that made pioneering strides in teaching children conflict resolution skills has been crowned Young Mediator of the Year by a national organisation.
  
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• University of Central Lancashire: Union to take 'whatever steps necessary' with job cuts threatened

  17-10-2020 06:06
  
  STAFF at the University of Central Lancashire could be moving towards strike action after an announcement that up to 69 jobs could be cut by March next year.
  
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• Ribble Cycles: Lancashire firm supports athlete Darren Hardy's epic charity challenge

  17-10-2020 06:05
  
  A CYCLING manufacturer is supporting Warrior Games double gold medallist Darren Hardy as he takes up an epic athletic challenge.
  
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• KAYS Traffic Management: Blackburn company unveils unveils 'all new and improved fleet'

  17-10-2020 06:05
  
  A ROAD MAINTENANCE firm has announced plans for a new expansion, expanding its staff and upgrading its fleet of vehicles.
  
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• Harassment claim as Hyndburn landlord says council question 'being raped' as reason for face mask exemption

  17-10-2020 06:05
  
  A pub landlord has accused the council of harassing his staff after they paid three Covid visits to his establishment in one week.
  
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• BAE Systems: Company with plants in Samlesbury and Warton unveils next generation of fighter-bomber jets

  17-10-2020 06:05
  
  A LANCASHIRE aerospace giant has unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art fighter-bomber aircraft
  
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• Sales Geek: Blackburn company to launch new franchises in Preston and Lancaster

  17-10-2020 06:04
  
  TRAINING company Sales Geek is expanding into new territories across the county as it plans a major stepping up of its operations.
  
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• Blackburn workshop on preventing radicalisation in young people

  17-10-2020 06:04
  
  A workshop looking at educating mothers to prevent radicalisation in children will tour the country to get the message accross.
  
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• The curious tale of my wandering TSB bank account

  17-10-2020 06:00
  
  With the closure of the TSB at Bastwell, I thought I would to tell you about my history with TSB.
  
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