Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn man sentenced following vehicle search

  20-11-2020 20:43
  
  A Blackburn man has been sentenced after being charged with possession and intent to supply a Class B Drug.
  
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• New walk-through coronavirus testing facility opens in Clitheroe

  20-11-2020 20:05
  
  A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened in the Ribble Valley for those with symptoms.
  
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• Appeal to find missing Darwen teenager

  20-11-2020 18:43
  
  A TEENAGER from Darwen has gone missing.
  
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• ITV's The Chase unveils a new Chaser (and he's appeared on the show before)

  20-11-2020 18:40
  
  ITV have revealed that a new sixth Chaser has joined the hit teatime quiz show The Chase.
  
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• Gogglebox: What jobs do the stars of the Channel 4 show do?

  20-11-2020 18:40
  
  Gogglebox is one of the biggest shows on Channel 4 and pulls in millions of viewers each week, but what do the stars do when they aren't on TV?
  
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• Darwen bars get green light for open-air drinking areas

  20-11-2020 18:24
  
  TWO town centre bars have won the right to have open-air drinking areas but been banned from piping amplified music outside.
  
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• Debate over Muslim parents in Blackburn giving children the nasal flu vaccine

  20-11-2020 17:57
  
  SOME Muslim families say they are unsure whether to let their children get the latest flu vaccine due to its gelatine contents.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Covid infection rate worst over pandemic - Lancashire Telegraph

  20-11-2020 17:31
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Covid infection rate worst over pandemic  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Covid infection rate worst over pandemic

  20-11-2020 17:31
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen has the highest cumulative rate of coronavirus infection since the start of the pandemic in March, its public health director has revealed.
  
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• This year one of Santa's first stops will be in Lancashire

  20-11-2020 16:01
  
  Santa Claus will be flying into Lancashire for a COVID-secure Christmas Grotto event.
  
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• Morrisons: Supermarket chain announces discount for key workers

  20-11-2020 16:01
  
  MORRISONS will be paying tribute to key workers who are helping communities through the pandemic with a new special offer.
  
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• Hyndburn Council bosses accused of failing to crackdown on fly-tipping

  20-11-2020 15:50
  
  A BOROUGH Tory group has accused its Labour local authority bosses of failing to crackdown on fly-tipping, dog fouling and littering.
  
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• Dad-of-two jailed for having sex with chickens at Accrington farm

  20-11-2020 14:40
  
  A ‘SORDID’ father-of-two who would creep into a poultry farm at night to have sex with chickens used to apologise to the animals afterwards.
  
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• Why firm can move from Blackburn to Darwen despite objections

  20-11-2020 13:46
  
  A CIVIL engineering firm has been given permission to move from Blackburn to Darwen despite fears over traffic and noise.
  
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• Woman with baby attacked by two men and robbed in Ribble Valley

  20-11-2020 13:37
  
  A WOMAN holding her baby in a baby carrier was punched in the face and attacked when she was robbed by two men in Old Langho.
  
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• How to get coronavirus alcohol advice in East Lancashire

  20-11-2020 13:31
  
  ALCOHOLICS Anonymous in East Lancashire are urging people who think they have a problem to take action as the number of people worried about their drinking rises because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Lidl supermarket to launch its very own Christmas JUMPER

  20-11-2020 12:56
  
  THE must-have and hottest fashion item of 2020 has arrived...Lidl’s new branded Christmas Jumper.
  
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• Get your hands on the latest Christmas jumper at Lidl next Thursday

  20-11-2020 12:56
  
  THE must-have and hottest fashion item of 2020 has arrived...Lidl’s new branded Christmas Jumper.
  
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• Footballers net a World Record for longest five-a-side for charity

  20-11-2020 12:55
  
  A TIRELESS group of footballers have netted a place in the Guinness Book of Records by staging the longest charity game of five-a-side.
  
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• Warning to parents that children should obey coronavirus restrictions

  20-11-2020 12:12
  
  POLICE are warning parents to ensure their children are keeping within lockdown restrictions.
  
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• Rovers offer 'digital bootcamp' to help address unemployment

  20-11-2020 10:54
  
  Rovers have become the first club in the country to offer a ‘Digital Bootcamp’ which aims to address the digital skills gap and unemployment figures across Lancashire.
  
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• Lancashire Council slammed over failure to fix massive pothole

  20-11-2020 09:50
  
  A motorist has slammed council chiefs for failing to repair a six foot deep pothole on a country road that is big enough for a fully grown ADULT to stand in.
  
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• Radio 1 to play edited version of Fairytale of New York

  20-11-2020 09:10
  
  BBC Radio 1 will play an edited version of Christmas favourite Fairytale Of New York in a bid to avoid offending listeners.
  
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• Pay council tax? Martin Lewis explains 7 ways you could save thousands of pounds

  20-11-2020 09:07
  
  MONEY-SAVING expert Martin Lewis says that hundreds of thousands of people are paying the wrong council tax - and you could be in line for a refund of thousands of pounds back, .
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Covid infection rate worst over pandemic - Chorley Citizen

  20-11-2020 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Covid infection rate worst over pandemic  Chorley Citizen
  
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• When should you put your Christmas tree up and take it down?

  20-11-2020 08:40
  
  Experts have cleared up an age-old question as to when the right time is to put a Christmas tree and take it down.
  
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• Matt Hancock says this is what's needed for families to enjoy Christmas

  20-11-2020 08:40
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that a consistent set of rules are needed so families can enjoy 'the most important holiday for people in this country'.
  
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• Health Secretary Matt Hancock says a consistent set of rules are needed for families to enjoy Christmas holidays

  20-11-2020 08:40
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that a consistent set of rules are needed so families can enjoy 'the most important holiday for people in this country'.
  
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• Top Gear track record supercar was only for sale in Burnley

  20-11-2020 07:00
  
  IT was the supercar which for three series held the record for going round the Top Gear test track quicker than any other car.
  
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• Five fantastic East Lancashire businesses to support this Christmas

  20-11-2020 07:00
  
  There are plenty of fantastic East Lancashire businesses that need your support this Christmas.
  
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• First time buyers in Blackburn can buy a home four times quicker than Londoners

  20-11-2020 06:46
  
  FIRST-TIME buyers in East Lancashire could save enough money to buy a house in a quarter of the time it would take someone in the capital, it has emerged.
  
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• Fundraiser to feed rescue animals for 90 days as charities hit hard by pandemic

  20-11-2020 06:31
  
  ANIMAL charities could benefit from 90 days of food for all rescue animals from company fundraiser.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers Community Trust are one of six clubs to get diversity grant

  20-11-2020 06:12
  
  BLACKBURN Rovers Community Trust are one of six Club Community Organisations to be awarded funding as part of the EFL Trust’s ‘Communities United’ Faith, Race and Hate Crime Grant.
  
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• Burnley Leisure launch secret santa appeal

  20-11-2020 06:10
  
  CHILDREN experiencing hardship or isolation this year face a brighter Christmas thanks to a new appeal to raise £5,000.
  
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• Peacocks and Jaeger: Jobs at risk as fashion retailers go into administration

  20-11-2020 06:06
  
  Fashion chains Peacocks and Jaeger have fallen into administration, putting more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk.
  
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• Blackburn's foster children bounced from home to home

  20-11-2020 06:04
  
  MORE than one in 10 children in care were bounced between at least three homes in the past year, a new report has revealed.
  
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• Rossendale: Borough Council takes White Ribbon pledge to prevent violence against women

  20-11-2020 06:03
  
  Rossendale Borough Council has pledged to do its utmost to end male violence against women by signing the White Ribbon pledge ahead of national White Ribbon Day later this month.
  
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• Plans to improve the 'deteriorating' Darwen Tower

  20-11-2020 06:03
  
  A planning application has been submitted to restore Darwen’s iconic Jubilee Tower.
  
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• Leona Harris: Rossendale-born nurse to feature on ITV advent calender and new Dan Walker book

  20-11-2020 06:03
  
  A NURSE dubbed The Angle of the North who raised thousands of pounds to help patients during the pandemic is now recovering from a coronavirus diagnoses and will be featured in both ITV’s Advent Calendar programme and in TV star Dan Walker’s now book.
  
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• Convicted child predator back behind bars for breaching order

  20-11-2020 06:03
  
  A CONVICTED sex offender who failed to tell police where he was staying has been sent to prison.
  
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• Northern Heart Films: Lancashire filmmakers bring rapping nanna Joy France to big screen

  20-11-2020 06:02
  
  A GROUP of Lancashire filmmakers have been thrilled to bring the UK’s only rapping Nana to the big screen at Hebden Bridge Film festival.
  
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• Lancashire filmmakers bring Rapping Nana Joy France to big screen

  20-11-2020 06:02
  
  A GROUP of Lancashire filmmakers have been thrilled to bring the UK’s only rapping nana to the big screen at Hebden Bridge Film festival.
  
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• Darwen advice surgery cancelled as councillors tell residents to 'call or email us'

  20-11-2020 06:02
  
  People hoping to speak with their local councillors at an advice surgery this weekend are being asked to email or phone their queries in.
  
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• Town with fifth highest male suicide rate in country says more needs to be done to tackle deprivation

  20-11-2020 06:00
  
  Council bosses in a town that was awarded £39.5million from the Government to help boost the local economy says a more holistic approach is needed, as its male suicide rate creeps to the fifth highest in the country.
  
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• 'How are we going to charge all these electric vehicles?'

  20-11-2020 06:00
  
  Well Boris Johnson has now fired the starting gun banning the sale of fossil fuelled cars from 2030, so in real terms this gives us at best nine years to get all the problems sorted around the recharging of electric vehicles at home and at other locations.
  
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• Coronavirus: Inside test-and-trace - how the 'world beater' went wrong

  20-11-2020 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News spoke to key government figures, scientists and health officials involved from the start.
  
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