Blackburn with Darwen news

• Nelson Police attacked with firework rockets by youth

  05-11-2020 22:36
  
  POLICE waiting for the fire service had firework rockets thrown at them by young people.
  
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• Police put out unauthorised Burnley fireworks display

  05-11-2020 20:25
  
  POLICE have put out an unauthorised bonfire during their operation to prevent Bonfire Night crime.
  
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• Children throw fireworks at police officers in Hyndburn

  05-11-2020 19:54
  
  POLICE have warned parents to keep track of where children are on Bonfire Night after they were caught throwing fireworks at them.
  
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• Lancashire pub owner teams up with taxi firm to deliver 4,000 1p food platters in last ditch attempt to save business

  05-11-2020 19:40
  
  A Lancashire pub owner who began serving 1p meals to customers so he could stay open under Tier 3 restrictions has found a new way around the national lockdown, as he vows to keep fighting for his business.
  
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• Madressas ‘advised to close’ for duration of the lockdown

  05-11-2020 17:43
  
  The Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM) has clarified advice over the opening of the madressas.
  
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• Lobbying by faith groups means religious classes can stay open during lockdown

  05-11-2020 17:43
  
  New advice for the opening of Madressas and faith based learning classes has been announced.
  
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• Advice for Madressas and religious classes during lockdown

  05-11-2020 17:43
  
  New advice for Madressas and faith based learning classes has been announced.
  
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• Burnley coronavirus councillor tells of web abuse

  05-11-2020 17:16
  
  A COUNCILLOR has told of the ‘horror’ of suffering coronavirus and the abuse she received when she posted a video about it on the council website and Facebook.
  
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• Motorway bridge ravers threw items at officers before running across M65

  05-11-2020 16:44
  
  RAVERS who threw items at police officers ran across a busy motorway in a bid to escape being caught.
  
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• Coronavirus death toll continues to rise in Blackburn's hospitals

  05-11-2020 16:04
  
  A FURTHER twelve people have died in the county's hospitals after testing positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• What is different about this lockdown from the last?

  05-11-2020 15:52
  
  As the new lockdown starts, some people may be confused as to how many similarities it actually holds to the last one in March.
  
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• Dozens of dangerous knives now off East Lancashire's streets

  05-11-2020 15:28
  
  DOZENS of blades were safely disposed of in the last month, thanks to a town centre knife bin.
  
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• Lancashire Wildlife Trust: Respite from lockdown as nature reserves stay open

  05-11-2020 14:03
  
  WITH A SECOND national lockdown once again in force, residents will be relieved that nature reserves will continue to provide some respite.
  
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• Blackburn teenager jailed for 6 years after almost killing man he was feuding with

  05-11-2020 13:56
  
  A TEEANGER who almost killed a man by stabbing him during a fight was ‘trying to prove himself’ to his older brothers, a court has heard.
  
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• Coronavirus: What powers do police have if people break Covid rules?

  05-11-2020 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus lockdown rules are changing across the UK, but who is responsible for enforcing them?
  
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• Blackburn town centre: Cadent engineers investigate gas smell

  05-11-2020 12:27
  
  ENGINEERS are investigating several reports of a smell of gas in Blackburn town centre and have said residents must continue to report any gas they think they have smelt.
  
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• Covid-19: Northern Tory MPs demand England lockdown exit plan

  05-11-2020 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM is urged not to leave large parts of England "locked into" restrictions after 2 December.
  
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• Three taken to hospital and Barrowford Road closed following late night car smash

  05-11-2020 11:52
  
  A man and a woman had to be taken to hospital following a late night crash involving three cars.
  
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• Poppies and memories for war veteran care home residents

  05-11-2020 11:01
  
  A CARE home is asking for people to send letters and poppies to residents some of whom fought in world war two.
  
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• Man arrested as motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in smash

  05-11-2020 10:28
  
  AN APPEAL has been launched for witnesses after a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in an accident.
  
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• Homeless man started ranting and raving when mum wouldn't let him in

  05-11-2020 10:15
  
  A HOMELESS man who was allowed to sleep in his mum's shed kicked off when she wouldn't let him into her house.
  
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• Concerned person flagged down police about drink-driver

  05-11-2020 09:25
  
  OFFICERS on patrol overnight were flagged down by a concerned member of the public.
  
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• Hospitals battling tide of coronavirus patients moved to high alert

  05-11-2020 09:03
  
  The NHS has been moved to its highest state of alert on Thursday as hospitals battle to manage the rising numbers of Covid-19 patients needing care.
  
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• How did East Lancashire's MPs vote for the second lockdown?

  05-11-2020 08:58
  
  MPs have backed a four-week lockdown in England, but how did they vote?
  
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• Police attacked as revellers celebrate before lockdown

  05-11-2020 08:35
  
  Police were attacked in Merseyside as revellers made the most of their final opportunity to go out to before England’s four-week lockdown took effect.
  
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• Businesses are sad but 'keeping the faith' despite lockdown

  05-11-2020 07:50
  
  BUSINESSES affected by the lockdown are hoping things get back to some sort of normality before Christmas.
  
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• No congregational prayers at mosques and Madressas must close

  05-11-2020 07:30
  
  Mosques will not be permitted to host congregational prayers from today and madressa classes have also be suspended.
  
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• No congregational prayers at mosques

  05-11-2020 07:30
  
  Mosques will not be permitted to host congregational prayers from today.
  
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• Darwen responded to challenge from mayor and bought Spitfire

  05-11-2020 07:00
  
  EAST LANCASHIRE towns rallied to the call to buy Spitfires in the dark days of 1940. Everyone was given the chance to make a contribution, no matter how small. And just about everyone did.
  
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• 3G football pitch plan refused by councillors

  05-11-2020 06:31
  
  PLANS for the construction of an all-weather football pitch at a Ribble Valley sports club have been rejected by council chiefs.
  
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• Queen legend, Brian May presents Lancashire firefighters with national award for fundraising

  05-11-2020 06:13
  
  Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has been awarded the Spirit of Fire award at a virtual ceremony held by The Fire Fighters Charity.
  
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• Council leaders' joint statement to 'residents and businesses who are sick and tired of coronavirus'

  05-11-2020 06:13
  
  The leaders of Blackburn with Darwen council have issued a joint statement urging people to stay at home during the second national lockdown in order to prevent a 'continual cycle of relaxing measures then tightening them up again'.
  
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• List of stalls in Blackburn Market that WILL stay open during lockdown 2.0

  05-11-2020 06:12
  
  As the second national lockdown of 2020 begins today, with all non-essential shops forced to close, people in East Lancashire will be pleased to hear that a number of market stalls will remain open, allowing shoppers to support local, independent businesses.
  
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• Accrington man who had 'ISIS' propaganda jailed for five years

  05-11-2020 06:12
  
  A MAN guilty of possessing so-called ISIS propaganda – including a video demonstrating the most effective was of killing with a knife – has been jailed.
  
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• Blackburn woman punched van and keyed Mercedes in 'revenge'

  05-11-2020 06:10
  
  A WOMAN who believed customers of a neighbouring shop had damaged windows of her home took revenge.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen and Ribble Valley leaders' coronavirus plea

  05-11-2020 06:10
  
  THE leaders of two councils have urged residents to abide by the latest lockdown restrictions.
  
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• Sex offender breached order by putting Snapchat on his phone

  05-11-2020 06:09
  
  A CONVICTED sex offender breached an order by installing Snapchat on his mobile phone.
  
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• East Lancs Labour call for coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

  05-11-2020 06:08
  
  BLACKBURN MP Kate Hollern and four East Lancashire council leaders have signed a Labour letter calling for the Chancellor to set out plans for the county to exit the latest coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Blackburn Youth Zone: Fagan and Whalley logistics firm 'honoured' to become newest patron

  05-11-2020 06:05
  
  A LEADING youth service has received a vital boost at a time when young people need it most thanks to one of Lancashire’s most prominent companies.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: 'We must halve coronavirus rate' - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-11-2020 06:05
  
  Blackburn with Darwen health boss: 'We must halve coronavirus rate'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: 'We must halve coronavirus rate'

  05-11-2020 06:05
  
  By PROFESSOR DOMINIC HARRISION, public health director Blackburn with Darwen Council.
  
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• What More UK: Burnley firm expands job opportunities

  05-11-2020 06:04
  
  A BAKEWARE boom has helped power a rare economic success story in recent months, with What More UK set to be amongst the few firms recruiting new staff.
  
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• Free meals and sports sessions for children in Blackburn

  05-11-2020 06:03
  
  CHILDREN were treated to free sports coaching in the October half term.
  
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• Abbeycroft care home in Rossendale fails to improve - CQC

  05-11-2020 06:03
  
  A CARE home that was told to improve its services has failed to better itself after a second visit from the Care Quality Commission in less than a year.
  
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• Little Mix The Search: Patrick Ralphson representing East Lancashire in semi-final

  05-11-2020 06:01
  
  A TV talent show aimed at finding a support act to tour with chart-toppers Little Mix reaches the semi-final stage this Friday with an East Lancashire representative hoping to go all the way.
  
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• Sorry Prue Leith but restaurant food in hospitals won't work

  05-11-2020 06:00
  
  Over the years, numerous reviews of hospital food have been carried out; each one usually headed by a celebrity chef. Every time major changes were promised but little seemed to happen.
  
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• Missing woman could be with man who has Donald Duck tattooed on his arm

  05-11-2020 06:00
  
  A 38-year-old woman from Liverpool who hasn't been seen since October 19 could be somewhere in Lancashire.
  
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• Lockdown monologues take centre stage for East Lancs theatre

  05-11-2020 06:00
  
  A SCRIPT competition launched by an East Lancashire theatre - inspired by Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads series - has attracted entries from across the UK.
  
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• Lockdown 2.0 - what you can and can't do from TODAY

  05-11-2020 06:00
  
  National lockdown restrictions have come into force today, severely limiting people's movements and forcing a number of businesses to close.
  
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