Blackburn with Darwen news

• Officers searching for much-loved father and husband find body in Darwen

  31-10-2020 23:40
  
  Police searching for a missing 59-year-old man have found a body.
  
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• Coronavirus: what you can and can't do in new lockdown

  31-10-2020 21:27
  
  A new national lockdown across England means people must stay at home unless for specific reasons, such as attending school or college, or going to the supermarket.
  
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• Boris Johnson orders national lockdown for England

  31-10-2020 20:23
  
  THE NHS will be overwhelmed within weeks without a national lockdown in England, Boris Johnson has warned, as he ordered the country to stay at home in a bid to reverse the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Burnley 0-3 Chelsea: Hakim Ziyech grabs first league goal in Blues win

  31-10-2020 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hakim Ziyech nets his first Premier League goal as Chelsea cruise to victory over winless Burnley at Turf Moor.
  
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• Burton Albion 1-2 Blackpool

  31-10-2020 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jerry Yates scores his first goals for Blackpool to secure a 2-1 victory at struggling Burton Albion.
  
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• Preston North End 1-2 Birmingham City

  31-10-2020 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston set an unwanted club record of six straight home defeats as Gary Gardner heads Birmingham to victory at Deepdale.
  
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• Burnley 0-3 Chelsea: Sean Dyche - Burnley beaten by better side

  31-10-2020 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley manager Sean Dyche says Burnley were beaten by the better side in their 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea in the Premier League.
  
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• Swansea City 2-0 Blackburn Rovers - Ben Cabango and Andrew Ayew send Swans second

  31-10-2020 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Swansea City show a clinical touch as Ben Cabango and Andrew Ayew headers earn a 2-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• Halloween 2020: How you're celebrating at home

  31-10-2020 14:29
  
  This year we'll be celebrating a very different Halloween from usual. But despite lockdown restrictions families all over East Lancashire are still determined to celebrate the holiday with costumes, displays and stay at home fun.
  
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• 'A new lockdown will be far worse for businesses'

  31-10-2020 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several entrepreneurs tell the BBC what is at stake, for their industry and wider society.
  
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• Sean Connery: James Bond star dies aged 90

  31-10-2020 14:20
  
  Sir Sean Connery has died aged 90.
  
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• Ben Woodburn: Blackpool & Wales striker self-isolating after positive Covid test

  31-10-2020 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool confirm that Wales striker Ben Woodburn, on loan from Liverpool, is self-isolating after a positive Covid-19 test.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Billinge End Road blocked by fallen tree - Lancashire Telegraph

  31-10-2020 13:15
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: Billinge End Road blocked by fallen tree  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Billinge End Road blocked by fallen tree

  31-10-2020 13:15
  
  A BLACKBURN road has been closed due to a fallen tree.
  
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• Council of Mosques condemns French murders and blasphemy in all forms

  31-10-2020 13:08
  
  A council of mosques has condemned the ‘heinous’ murder of innocent people at the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice and says it stands ‘united against any form of violence and terrorism towards people throughout the world’.
  
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• Cricket legend Jimmy Anderson to have Burnley street named after him

  31-10-2020 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley Council wants to honour Jimmy Anderson and mark his 600th Test wicket.
  
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• Bobby Ball: Comedian 'larger than life just like on TV'

  31-10-2020 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedian's sons say the tributes to their father have been "overwhelming".
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson considering plans for second national lockdown next week

  31-10-2020 10:26
  
  PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson is reportedly considering imposing stringent new national lockdown restrictions within days after scientists warned that half a million people were being infected with coronavirus each week.
  
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• Burnley: Police recover abandoned uninsured car

  31-10-2020 10:06
  
  AN ABANDONED insured car was discovered by police in Burnley last night.
  
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• Five-year-old raises over £1000 for children's charity

  31-10-2020 08:31
  
  A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy has raised £1000 to help for vulnerable families and provide them with gifts and food this Christmas.
  
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• Meet the real-life ghost busters from East Lancashire

  31-10-2020 07:00
  
  East Lancashire is said to be home to some haunted places- but would you ever investigate them?
  
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• Hundreds queued to see new £28m St Peter's Leisure Centre

  31-10-2020 07:00
  
  PEOPLE queued round the block to be among the first to try out Burnley’s new £28million state-of-the art leisure as it was officially opened in March 2006.
  
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• A look back at one of Burnley’s horrific unsolved murders

  31-10-2020 07:00
  
  In October 2010, tragedy struck Cleveleys Park Rest Home in Lancashire.
  
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• Drunk offered to unload woman's car then tried to steal from it

  31-10-2020 06:48
  
  A DRUNK who offered to help a woman unload her car later tried to steal from it.
  
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• Owner's plea after her cat died after firework scare

  31-10-2020 06:31
  
  A WOMAN whose cat died after being scared by fireworks is asking people to be considerate if they are having home firework displays this year.
  
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• Government warned of death spike 4 days before tier system announced - Sage document

  31-10-2020 06:05
  
  GOVERNMENT scientific advisers said coronavirus infections and hospital admissions were exceeding the worse case scenario planning levels four days before Boris Johnson announced the three-tier system of restrictions.
  
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• Rawtenstall man says he'll 'never get on a bus again' after Burnley bus crash nightmare

  31-10-2020 06:04
  
  A MAN who suffered leg injuries after a Range Rover pulled out directly into the path of a double-decker bus he was travelling on, said he will never ride on public transport again after experiencing daily flashbacks and nightmares.
  
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• Number of virus struck patients being treated in Blackburn's hospital sky rockets

  31-10-2020 06:04
  
  MORE beds are taken up by coronavirus patients in two of Lancashire’s hospitals than almost any others in England, as fears mount over an increasing number of admissions.
  
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• Haute Dolci: Blackburn dessert bar unveils new brunch menu

  31-10-2020 06:03
  
  ONE of Blackburn’s best-loved dessert bars is launching a new addition to its menu ­— a brunch selection.
  
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• Billionaire brothers' EG Group has credit rating downgraded due to concerns over £8bn debt

  31-10-2020 06:03
  
  Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers have had their EG Group's credit rating downgraded, despite a record quarter of profitability.
  
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• Holland's Pies launch family sized range, perfect for winter lockdown nights

  31-10-2020 06:02
  
  AN Accrington-based pie-maker has launched a new family pie range for the first time in its 169-year history.
  
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• Mice in the kitchen and damp in the bedroom - Blackburn mum's housing complaints took MONTHS to fix

  31-10-2020 06:01
  
  A mum-of-two who moved into a new home while heavily pregnant, has blasted her housing association for taking seven months to fix a long list of existing repairs, including damp and a mice infestation.
  
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• 'Woke generation' shouldn't blame me for acts of the past

  31-10-2020 06:00
  
  After TV programmes linking Britain’s stately homes to the slave trade, it was obvious that the woke fraternity’s next target would be Britain’s castles.
  
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• Tributes to Joan: a true entertainer

  31-10-2020 06:00
  
  A WELL-LOVED mother and grandma passed away with her family by her side.
  
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• Burnley landlord fined £1000 as pub found serving customerafter midnight

  31-10-2020 06:00
  
  A LANDLORD who was found to be serving customers after midnight despite the national curfew has been fined £1000.
  
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