Blackburn with Darwen news

• Preston stabbing: Two men charged with murder

  16-11-2020 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Le Roi, 25, was stabbed to death in a block of flats in Preston and died later in hospital.
  
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• Huge drop in Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate - but it is still one of the highest in England - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-11-2020 22:23
  
  Huge drop in Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate - but it is still one of the highest in England  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Huge drop in Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate

  16-11-2020 22:23
  
  BLACKBURN continues to have one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in England.
  
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• Falling mill chimney's starring role in dramatic VW advert

  16-11-2020 20:01
  
  TENSION was in the air on a cold January day in Oswaldtwistle in 1985 as a camera crew prepared to film a new TV advert.
  
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• Coronavirus cases grow across East Lancashire

  16-11-2020 18:37
  
  OVER 300 new cases of coronavirus have been discovered in East Lancashire, the latest figures show.
  
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• Jordan North will undertake tonight's bushtucker trial of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

  16-11-2020 18:32
  
  JORDAN North and Shane Ritchie will undertake tonight's Bushtucker Trial.
  
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• Porsche, Jaguar and Mercedes parts found as chop shop raided

  16-11-2020 18:25
  
  SEVERAL luxury car parts worth thousands of pounds were found by officers when a raid took place on a farmhouse.
  
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• Care homes: Matt Hancock to allow all visits by Christmas

  16-11-2020 18:10
  
  All care homes will be allowed to have visitors by Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged.
  
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• Drunk man's horrendous driving seconds before he kills nurse - video

  16-11-2020 16:33
  
  THESE are the horrific last moments of drunken Craig Mossop's driving just before he ploughed into and killed nurse Susan Jackson on the pavement.
  
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• Car clipped police van before hiding in the 'worst way' as officers begin search for driver

  16-11-2020 16:08
  
  POLICE are trying to identify a driver who clipped a police van before hiding the car in the 'worst attempt' of a camouflage.
  
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• Police continue to crack down on illegal gatherings

  16-11-2020 15:28
  
  POLICE are continuing to hit out at those planning and attending protests during the second national lockdown.
  
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• Rolls-Royce workers speak of 'real pride' as Barnoldswick strike extended

  16-11-2020 15:21
  
  ROLLS-ROYCE workers past and present have spoken out on just how important the historic firm is to their livelihoods and to the prosperity of the region as strikes in a bid to save jobs continue.
  
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• Darwen Street in Blackburn town centre shut for five days

  16-11-2020 14:35
  
  A TOWN centre road in Blackburn will be closed for five days due to an unsafe manhole.
  
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• Former soldier who drove on pavement at 52mph and killed nurse is jailed

  16-11-2020 14:21
  
  A DRUNKEN driver who mowed down and killed a nurse in a car with no brakes has been jailed for nine years.
  
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• Accrington school students isolate after another coronavirus case

  16-11-2020 13:25
  
  ANOTHER pupil has tested positive for coronavirus at Mount Carmel School in Accrington.
  
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• People urged to check chimneys as winter months draw in

  16-11-2020 13:03
  
  A WARNING has been issued, urging people to check their chimneys this winter to avoid a fire.
  
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• Two people infected with coronavirus fined for breaking isolation rules

  16-11-2020 13:00
  
  TWO people who tested positive for the coronavirus ignored government guidance and left their homes - despite knowing they were infected with the illness which has so far killed 50,000 people in England.
  
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• Man who died from stab wounds named as family pay emotional tribute to their son

  16-11-2020 12:23
  
  THE FAMILY of a man who died following a stabbing have paid an emotional tribute to him.
  
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• Lidl, Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose urgently recall items

  16-11-2020 11:50
  
  Supermarket chains including Lidl, Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Iceland and Waitrose have urgently recalled a number of items.
  
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• ‘They are cowards’ Pensioner, 78 beaten and kicked whilst on ground

  16-11-2020 10:39
  
  These are the shocking injuries sustained by a pensioner who was beaten up in broad daylight on a Blackburn street.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle Furniture Emporium trading during coronavirus lockdown

  16-11-2020 10:37
  
  A FURNITURE shop has managed to stay open during lockdown by allowing customers to window shop and order online.
  
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• Amir Khan's Mercedes crashes into M6 central reservation

  16-11-2020 10:02
  
  BOLTON boxer Amir Khan's luxury Mercedes has been severely damaged after a motorway crash.
  
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• Most valuable and rarest 10p, 50p and £2 coins revealed

  16-11-2020 10:00
  
  New data has revealed the most valuable and rarest 10p, 50p and £2 coins in the UK.
  
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• Shopkeepers asked to stop selling eggs to kids following increased egg-ing's

  16-11-2020 09:06
  
  SHOPKEEPERS in Burnley Wood have been asked to stop selling eggs to kids.
  
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• Huge drop in Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-11-2020 09:00
  
  Huge drop in Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Aldi launch eco trial at hundreds of stores in a 'UK supermarket first'

  16-11-2020 08:33
  
  Aldi have launched a trial of a new eco-friendly shopping bag, and say they are the first UK supermarket to roll out the new type of bag.
  
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• Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to all Facebook and WhatsApp users

  16-11-2020 08:30
  
  Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning for all those who use social media apps Facebook and WhatsApp.
  
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• Looking down on Blackburn bus station on the Boulevard

  16-11-2020 07:00
  
  View of Blackburn Boulevard in 2007 taken from the roof of the former Lancashire Telegraph building with the bus station still in place. This was the year that plans were being discussed to transform the Boulevard and move the bus station to a new site.
  
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• Family will be able to see grandmother for first time on her 101st birthday

  16-11-2020 06:37
  
  A GRANDSON is elated that he will be able to visit his grandmother in a care home for her 101st birthday.
  
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• Nelson fine-dining suppliers giving you chance to cook Michelin-star meals

  16-11-2020 06:17
  
  EVER fancied serving up sumptuous Michelin-star to your family from the comfort of your own home?
  
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• More energy for homes in Nelson and Colne thanks to £2million solar project

  16-11-2020 06:04
  
  A RENEWABLE energy project has been shortlisted for an award at the Solar and Storage Live Awards, for helping tenants to reduce their CO2 emissions and save money on their bills.
  
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• Children's book launch to be live streamed from Blackburn library

  16-11-2020 06:04
  
  East Lancashire author Christina Gabbitas will be streaming the launch of her new book children across Blackburn with Darwen live from Blackburn Library.
  
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• Four-day sale to launch on Black Friday to help Lancashire businesses in run up to Christmas

  16-11-2020 06:03
  
  A Northern Powerhouse partner has set up an online cyber weekend sale, exclusively for the North West, in a bid to stimulate its local economy during the pandemic.
  
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• Officers in plain clothes sent to catch Burnley youths launching stones at cars

  16-11-2020 06:00
  
  Plain clothed police officers were out in force at the weekend as they tried to catch youths launching stones at cars.
  
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• Heartfelt plea from a 'forgotten' nurse over practice pay

  16-11-2020 06:00
  
  Following on from a letter regarding support for nurses pay claim, I am a nurse still working and started as a cadet nurse in 1974 so am speaking from experience.
  
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• Darwen dad launches YouTube channel to help isolated single parents through lockdown and beyond

  16-11-2020 06:00
  
  A single dad who set up a social networking group for other single parents has seen the platform grow ten fold since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with the creation of a new YouTube channel.
  
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• Coronavirus: 6,000 UK participants sought for Covid-19 final-stage vaccine trial

  16-11-2020 06:00
  
  The UK will be the first country to run final-stage trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by a company owned by Johnson and Johnson.
  
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• Boris Johnson to make announcements on Covid and ‘levelling up’ the North

  16-11-2020 05:00
  
  The Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to make a number of “critical announcements” over the next few weeks, Downing Street has said.
  
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