Blackburn with Darwen news

• Woman jailed for robbery and helping Accrington attacker

  12-11-2020 18:40
  
  A WOMAN has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison after being convicted of burglary and perverting the course of justice.
  
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• Hyndburn council to tighten taxi sex abuse safeguarding policies

  12-11-2020 18:31
  
  A BOROUGH is to strengthen its training for taxi and private hire drivers on sexual abuse awareness and county lines drug gangs.
  
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• Ribble Valley vandals target disabled car park again

  12-11-2020 18:04
  
  THE barrier to a disabled car park at a beauty spot has been wrecked for the second time in six months.
  
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• Road closed after three car crash in Darwen

  12-11-2020 17:55
  
  A THREE car crash in Darwen closed Blackburn Road for over an hour in both directions.
  
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• Counsellors offer free sessions tackle Covid-19 struggles

  12-11-2020 17:55
  
  CARING counsellors are offering free support to care home staff, residents and their families across Lancashire to tackle mental health issues arising out of COVID-19.
  
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• DRAMATIC photographs of Great Harwood van fire

  12-11-2020 17:47
  
  THESE are dramatic photographs of a van fire in Great Harwood this afternoon.
  
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• Samlesbury Eurofighter jobs joy for East Lancashire aero-sector

  12-11-2020 17:01
  
  BAE Systems has won a £1.3billion order to manufacture key components for 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the German Air Force at its Samlesbury factory.
  
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• Disgust at state of illegal rave site as 2,000 gas canisters found

  12-11-2020 16:43
  
  VILLAGERS have spoken of their disgust after 2,000 nitrous oxide canisters were left behind by illegal ravers alongside broken glass bottles and other rubbish.
  
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• Anger as Colne primary school broken into for the fifth time in two years

  12-11-2020 16:32
  
  OFFICIALS from a Colne primary school are counting the cost of their fifth break-in over the past two years.
  
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• Haslingden head boy following in brothers footsteps

  12-11-2020 16:31
  
  HEAD Boy of Haslingden High School Harry Turner is following in his brother’s footsteps.
  
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• INQUEST: Tragedy after 'bubbly' Bolton mum found dead in bedroom

  12-11-2020 16:10
  
  A “BUBBLY” 36-year-old mum died after a row with her partner, an inquest heard.
  
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• Fight to get surgery on NHS as teenager undergoes chest operation

  12-11-2020 16:10
  
  A TEENAGER has undergone surgery for a condition giving her the “exercise capacity of a 100-year-old” ­— as her family seek to have the costly operation restored on the NHS.
  
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• Blackburn Cathedral could be coronavirus vaccination centre

  12-11-2020 16:01
  
  BLACKBURN Cathedral could become a mass vaccination centre for coronavirus.
  
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• Rossendale and Darwen MP defends his opera v football comments

  12-11-2020 16:00
  
  A CONSERVATIVE MP criticised for saying football is more important to Northerners than ballet and opera has defended himself.
  
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• Police found firearm on Blackburn man in street

  12-11-2020 15:58
  
  POLICE who arrested a man found an imitation firearm when they searched him.
  
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• Travellers park caravans on Clitheroe supermarket car park

  12-11-2020 15:14
  
  TWO caravans have pitched up on a supermarket carpark, taking up several spaces near the front of the store.
  
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• Morrisons brings back 'popular feature' at hundreds of stores across the UK

  12-11-2020 15:14
  
  Morrisons has brought back a popular feature for shoppers following its success during the first national lockdown earlier this year.
  
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• Extra bank holiday in 2022 for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  12-11-2020 15:10
  
  Buckingham Palace has revealed plans to hold four days of celebrations to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine: How do they work and are they safe?

  12-11-2020 15:04
  
  Medical experts have cleared up the myths about the UK's coronavirus vaccine - following the news that one could be ready by Christmas.
  
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• Lorry driver tests positive for cocaine

  12-11-2020 14:52
  
  SEVEN calls were made to the motorway police as concerned motorists reported a lorry driver this morning.
  
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• Hospitals need 100 extra cleaners to cope with coronavirus pandemic

  12-11-2020 13:47
  
  The Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital are on the hunt for over 100 extra cleaners to bolster their numbers in the continuing fight against Covid-19.
  
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• Burnley takeover: Premier League club say they remain in talks

  12-11-2020 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley confirm they remain in talks with "interested parties" regarding a potential takeover.
  
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• Motorbike rider died from Hapton crash injuries

  12-11-2020 13:00
  
  A MOTORBIKE rider has died in hospital after a crash last week in Hapton.
  
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• INQUEST: Chorley man and managing director killed after Bingley industrial accident were working together

  12-11-2020 12:08
  
  The inquests into the death of two men who were killed following an industrial accident at the same firm in Bingley has been opened and adjourned.
  
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• Blackburn College launch unique virtual open event this Saturday

  12-11-2020 12:00
  
  Blackburn College will launch a unique Virtual Open Event on Saturday, November 14, for prospective students to experience from the comfort of their own homes.
  
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• All the latest on vaccines and coronavirus pandemic

  12-11-2020 11:39
  
  All the latest news and updates on vaccines and the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate is on the rise again - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-11-2020 09:04
  
  Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate is on the rise again  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate is on the rise again

  12-11-2020 09:04
  
  THE CORONAVIURS infection rate is once again rising in Blackburn with Darwen, the latest daily figures show.
  
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• Rossendale MP Jake Berry comes under fire over north-south football and ballet comments

  12-11-2020 08:54
  
  A CONSERVATIVE MP has come under fire after suggesting ballet and opera is enjoyed by many people in the south of England while northerners prefer football.
  
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• Driver with no licence who can’t park has car seized by police

  12-11-2020 08:50
  
  A DRIVER who wasn’t wearing his seatbelt caught the attention of officers.
  
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• ‘Prolific’ criminal issued with order to stop him entering town centre

  12-11-2020 08:40
  
  A PROLIFIC shoplifter has been banned from entering a town centre after he appeared in court yet again.
  
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• Several £1,000 fines issued to Burnley residents

  12-11-2020 08:34
  
  ‘SEVERAL’ fines have been issued to people refusing to self-isolate when they return from overseas.
  
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• Man arrested and car seized on suspicion of stone thefts

  12-11-2020 08:28
  
  A MAN has been arrested and a vehicle seized in relation to the theft of Yorkshire stone in a town.
  
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• What would 'health and safety' make of Sixties' demolition?

  12-11-2020 07:00
  
  CLEARLY health and safety wasn’t as big an issue back in 1966 when these workmen were demolishing the former Booths store on King William Street, Blackburn.
  
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• Rubbish starts to pile up again after Blackburn's 'dirtiest alleyway' was cleaned

  12-11-2020 06:22
  
  A back alley dubbed the ‘dirtiest alleyway in Blackburn’ has been cleared of rubbish and fly-tipping.
  
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• Pippa's Presents will bring a smile for families this Christmas

  12-11-2020 06:21
  
  AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD girl from Great Harwood is looking to spread some festive joy by giving presents to less fortunate kids in East Lancashire.
  
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• New Burnley Facebook for show off businesses that are still running in coronavirus lockdown

  12-11-2020 06:21
  
  A NEW Facebook group has been launched by Burnley Business Improvement District (BID) to help support businesses during the second lockdown and beyond.
  
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• Hyndburn Council set to hand out coronavirus grants to businesses

  12-11-2020 06:10
  
  HYNDBURN Council's leader has urged local businesses to apply for new grants during the second national coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Ribble Valley help hub upgraded for new lockdown

  12-11-2020 06:09
  
  A COUNCIL leader has reminded the lockdown lonely and worried that its coronavirus helpline service is still operating and has been upgraded.
  
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• Huncoat Garden Village masterplan timetable approved

  12-11-2020 06:09
  
  THE development of a garden village with hundreds of homes has been hailed as key to a borough's development in coming decades.
  
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• Burnley MP welcomes county council's £3.9m for children's food

  12-11-2020 06:09
  
  BURNLEY MP Antony Higginbotham has welcomed a government grant of £3.9 million to support vulnerable children and families in Lancashire this winter.
  
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• Hyndburn: coronavirus puts council £1m in the red

  12-11-2020 06:08
  
  CORONAVIRUS will force Hyndburn Council £1million into the red by March 31.
  
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• Hero retired police officers pull man and his bulldog from river

  12-11-2020 06:05
  
  TWO heroic ex-police officers saved a 60-year-old man and his dog from drowning in a river.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Covid recovery 'strictly hard' - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-11-2020 06:05
  
  Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Covid recovery 'strictly hard'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Covid recovery 'strictly hard'

  12-11-2020 06:05
  
  By DOMINIC HARRISON, public health director Blackburn with Darwen Council
  
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• Take restaurant-style revamp of hospital food off the menu

  12-11-2020 06:00
  
  After 43 years in the catering industry, like Grateful Patient, I too am tired of hospital catering being treated as a political football and millions of pounds being spent on reviews which in reality make no difference.
  
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