Blackburn with Darwen news

• Burnley records highest number of coronavirus infections as East Lancashire's total rises by 395

  01-01-2021 16:54
  
  Coronavirus infections have risen once again in every East Lancashire borough.
  
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• WARNING: Gritters out on East Lancashire roads tonight due to cold snap

  01-01-2021 16:35
  
  GRITTERS will be on the roads tonight as the cold spell continues to affect parts of Lancashire.
  
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• 'Selfish' motorists blasted as cars park bumper-to-bumper on 'dangerous' Grane Road

  01-01-2021 16:28
  
  A councillor has branded sledgers and walkers 'selfish' after images emerged showing hundreds of cars parked dangerously on icy country roads.
  
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• Accrington Stanley P-P Portsmouth

  01-01-2021 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saturday's League One game between Accrington Stanley and Portsmouth is postponed because of a frozen pitch.
  
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• Hyndburn New Year's Eve party organiser fined £10k

  01-01-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police describe the event with 80 as a "shocker", noting a "predictable increase in house parties".
  
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• Accrington takeaway named and shamed by government for failing to pay staff minimum wage

  01-01-2021 12:11
  
  An East Lancashire takeaway has been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay more than £2,000 to its staff.
  
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• REVEALED: Blackburn with Darwen has highest jump in week on week coronavirus cases - Lancashire Telegraph

  01-01-2021 11:02
  
  REVEALED: Blackburn with Darwen has highest jump in week on week coronavirus cases  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• REVEALED: Blackburn with Darwen has highest jump in week on week coronavirus cases

  01-01-2021 11:02
  
  THERE were nearly 600 more cases of coronavirus diagnosed in Blackburn with Darwen in the seven days up until December 27, according to statistics.
  
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• Pair appear in court over Blackburn street murder

  01-01-2021 10:54
  
  A MAN and a woman have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the murder of Nigel Scott.
  
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• Upset after Bolton woman's Range Rover stolen on Bury Road, Edgworth

  01-01-2021 10:46
  
  A WOMAN has been left "devastated" after her luxury car – which she put her life savings into – was stolen in Edgworth.
  
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• Tampon tax finally abolished as sanitary products set to cost less from today

  01-01-2021 10:41
  
  The tampon tax has been abolished as VAT on women’s sanitary products was slashed to zero.
  
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• Bomb squad called to Ribble Valley as police let New Year in 'with a bang'

  01-01-2021 10:27
  
  The bomb squad had to be called on New Year's Eve after live ammunition was discovered at a disused tip.
  
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• Organiser of Hyndburn NYE party fined £10,000 after police break up 80-strong crowd

  01-01-2021 09:24
  
  It was a busy night for police and ambulance staff in Lancashire as they dealt with a 'steady stream' of incidents after the clocks struck 12.
  
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• Organiser of Baxenden NYE party fined £10,000 after police break up 80-strong crowd

  01-01-2021 09:24
  
  It was a busy night for police and ambulance staff in Lancashire as they dealt with a 'steady stream' of incidents after the clocks struck 12.
  
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• DJ fined over Christmas Day party where 100 people gathered under M65

  01-01-2021 09:02
  
  A Christmas Day party that was filmed and shared on social media has landed a reveller with a hefty Covid fine.
  
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• Remembering Blackburn town centre as it was in 1990

  01-01-2021 07:00
  
  Thirty years ago, this was the view of Blackburn town centre from the air.
  
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• REVEALED: Most calls to ambulance staff in first three hours of New Years Day 2020

  01-01-2021 06:57
  
  FIGURES show that ambulance crews received nearly 9,500 calls last New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
  
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• Tributes to Blackburn Orphanage Cup organiser Tom Tatham

  01-01-2021 06:53
  
  One of Blackburn’s hardest working sports organisers who helped to raise thousands of pounds for charity has died.
  
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• Calls to bring back all these closed pubs of Blackburn after coronavirus and sadness over permanently closed ones

  01-01-2021 06:38
  
  TWO creators of Facebook groups celebrating Blackburn’s pubs and clubs from back in the heyday took a trip down memory lane by photographing some old haunts.
  
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• 'Absolutely appalling' - Judge blasts racial abuser who spat at police officer

  01-01-2021 06:33
  
  A MAN who racially abused and spat at a police officer was told his behaviour had been "absolutely appalling."
  
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• 2021: New Year message from the Bishop of Blackburn

  01-01-2021 06:33
  
  The Diocesan Bishop for The Church of England in Lancashire, Julian Henderson, has issued his annual New Year message, looking ahead to 2021 after a difficult and challenging 2020 for the county, the whole of the UK and for the world.  
  
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• 'She smiled through the pain' - Family's tribute as gran-of-15 dies aged 69

  01-01-2021 06:28
  
  The family of a mum who lost her battle against cancer have spoken of her ‘immense bravery’ throughout her illness.
  
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• 'I'll disfigure her' - Thug assaulted partner and her daughter

  01-01-2021 06:17
  
  A MUM was assaulted when she tried to stop her partner attacking her daughter who he said he would "disfigure".
  
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• Darwen man gets in the saddle to raise money for hospice

  01-01-2021 06:14
  
  A DARWEN man braved the winter weather to cycle 230 miles from London to Chorley to raise money for a children’s hospice.
  
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• REVEALED: The most repaired pothole road in East Lancashire this year

  01-01-2021 06:10
  
  BURNLEY Road in Rawtenstall is the most repaired road in East Lancashire, according to statistics.
  
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• STILL working from home in 2021? Here's how you can claim a tax refund up to £125

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  With Tier 4 restrictions in Lancashire set to be in place for most of January, more people are being told to remain working from home.
  
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• Residents are 'at risk' of contracting coronavirus in failing care home

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  A CARE home has been placed into special measures after watchdog inspectors uncovered a catalogue of failings – including a lack hygiene procedures which meant residents were being put at risk of catching the coronavirus.
  
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• OVER 6,000 EU nationals granted permission to live in Blackburn after Brexit.

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  OVER 6,000 EU nationals have successfully applied to continue living in Blackburn with Darwen after Brexit.
  
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• Napthens: Blackburn law firm warns businesses to check contracts as Brexit comes into effect

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  ONE of the region’s leading law firms has warned businesses to check their contracts to avoid legal problems as the UK leaves the EU.
  
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• More charged for drugs offences in 2020 than 2019, despite police making fewer arrests

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  Police across Lancashire have charged more people for drugs offences in 2020 than they did in 2019, despite making fewer arrests.
  
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• Man's shock as he finds dead RAT in packet of sunflower seeds

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN has claimed he found a rat in his sunflower seeds he bought at a supermarket.
  
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• Lee Mansfield: Burnley photographer's Singing Ringing Tree in the sunset

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  BURNLEY-based photographer whose lunar photographs have been a highlight of the year has rung in 2021 with another incredible image.
  
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• Issa Brothers: How 2020 fared for Blackburn's billionaire EG Group owners

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging years ever faced by businesses across the country.
  
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• If you have one of these 27 Lancashire surnames you could inherit a fortune

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  There are more than 20 unclaimed fortunes in Lancashire, and if you have one of these surnames, a large inheritance could be yours.
  
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• Hundreds of East Lancashire retail jobs lost in 2020 as coronavirus destroys high street

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  The turmoil inflicted on the high street during 2020 saw 176,718 jobs lost across the retail sector, according to new figures, which show the dramatic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• eBusinessUK: Blackburn web designer extends offer into new year

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  A BLACKBURN web developer is helping to support business through the ongoing pandemic by extending its 'build now, pay later' deal into the new year.
  
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• A car chipped by spuds and a phone dropped in custard - some of the strangest insurance claims of 2020

  01-01-2021 06:00
  
  A phone dropped in custard and a car chipped by spuds are among a selection of bizarre claims dealt with by one of the UK's leading insurance giants.
  
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