Blackburn with Darwen news

• Rossendale: Firefighters extinguish shed fire on Crabtree Avenue, Edgeside

  02-01-2021 21:24
  
  A SHED fire was extinguished in Rossendale earlier today.
  
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• Barnoldswick: Firefighters tackle barge fire on canal

  02-01-2021 21:10
  
  A BARGE caught fire on Barnoldswick Canal earlier today, having been started by a stove.
  
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• Fulham v Burnley postponed after positive coronavirus tests

  02-01-2021 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fulham's Premier League match at Burnley on Sunday is postponed after further positive coronavirus cases at the London club.
  
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• Pendle Hill: Colne and West Craven Police issue warning after ambulance stuck by snow and traffic

  02-01-2021 18:33
  
  AN AMBULANCE with a patient on board was stuck on Pendle Hill today by snowy weather and an excess of people and vehicles blocking the way.
  
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• Preston North End 0-1 Nottingham Forest: Lewis Grabban earns Forest victory at Deepdale

  02-01-2021 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Grabban ends Preston's three-game winning run and earns Nottingham Forest a sixth Championship victory this season.
  
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• Birmingham City 0-2 Blackburn Rovers: Adam Armstrong and Bradley Dack score for Rovers

  02-01-2021 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Armstrong and Bradley Dack score as Blackburn Rovers beat out-of-form Birmingham City at St Andrew's in the Championship.
  
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• Pendle Borough Council: Apology after Colne and Nelson bins uncollected due to snow

  02-01-2021 17:23
  
  AN apology has been issued after bins were left uncollected today in parts of Colne and Nelson.
  
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• UPDATE Haslingden: Grane Road reopened after snow closure

  02-01-2021 15:54
  
  GRANE Road in Haslingden is currently closed between Belthorn and the Holden Arms.
  
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• Haslingden: Stretch of Grane Road closed due to snow

  02-01-2021 15:54
  
  GRANE Road in Haslingden is currently closed between Belmont and the Holden Arms.
  
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• Schools: NEU and NASUWT call for primary schools to remain closed amid coronavirus concerns

  02-01-2021 15:03
  
  TWO teaching unions have called for primary schools to shut and for teachers to move to remote learning from Monday.
  
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• Schools: Boris Johnson insists schools safe after NEU and NASUWT call for online learning amid coronavirus concerns

  02-01-2021 15:03
  
  PRIME minister Boris Johnson has insisted that schools are safe and should remain open despite two teaching unions calling a move to remote learning from Monday.
  
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• Warnings issued after heavy snowfall

  02-01-2021 14:34
  
  The first heavy snow is falling across the county
  
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• Snow warning issued for Northern England

  02-01-2021 13:58
  
  Parts of northern England, the Midlands and Wales are set to get a covering of snow that could lead to tricky travel conditions.
  
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• Heavy snow falling across Lancashire

  02-01-2021 13:58
  
  Parts of northern England, the Midlands and Wales are set to get a covering of snow that could lead to tricky travel conditions.
  
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• Blackburn Predators say gyms should open in tier 4

  02-01-2021 13:04
  
  AN MMA fighter and the owner of a martial arts club think gyms should stay open in tier four as it is their livelihood and mental health at stake.
  
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• ‘This isn’t sci-fi, it’s going to happen’: BBC's landmark Perfect Planet series set to air

  02-01-2021 12:33
  
  As landmark BBC series A Perfect Planet prepares to air this New Year, we learn more from broadcasting veteran Sir David Attenborough.
  
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• COURT: Woman was 'shouting and swearing' at caravan park

  02-01-2021 12:24
  
  A WOMAN was arrested by officers at a caravan park after she made threats to police over the phone, a court heard.
  
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• Dangerous 23-year-old threatened to 'stab lots of people' in city park

  02-01-2021 12:18
  
  A 23-YEAR-OLD who planned a “massive” killing spree in a York city centre park has been jailed for four years.
  
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• 10 items you didn't know were vegan

  02-01-2021 12:08
  
  Here are 10 items you'll be surprised to know are vegan.
  
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• Government urged to close all schools in England for two weeks

  02-01-2021 11:51
  
  The call from the National Education Union comes after the Education Secretary announced a U-turn on the reopening of London primary schools.
  
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• Government announces major changes for supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi

  02-01-2021 11:49
  
  New rules have been announced for major UK supermarkets in the UK.
  
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• From snowboarding to igloos: Your amazing snow and ice pictures

  02-01-2021 11:06
  
  The first week of January will see Britain gripped by “harsh frosts” and bitterly cold icy conditions, forecasters said.
  
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• Widespread working from home set to continue in 2021

  02-01-2021 10:14
  
  For some, it is unlikely they will ever return to the office full-time.
  
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• Circus ring mistress 'grateful' for food banks in lockdown

  02-01-2021 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympia Posirca never thought she would have to rely on food banks but is grateful that they got her through 2020.
  
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• Blackburn Boulevard during wartime was a busy place indeed

  02-01-2021 07:00
  
  Blackburn Boulevard is the place in East Lancashire we get most requests from readers to show photos of. This one was taken in 1944 and shows just how busy it was with both buses and trams at their stops. In the background you can see the ornate tower of the former Lancashire Evening Telegraph building and on the right the chimney belonging to Dutton’s town centre brewery.
  
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• New impressive plans for front of landmark Hyndburn building Mercer Hall

  02-01-2021 06:48
  
  COUNCIL chiefs want to develop the land outside the front of a Hyndburn landmark.
  
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• Comedy book details setting up of Asian Image newspaper in Blackburn in late 1990s

  02-01-2021 06:16
  
  A new book set in late nineties Lancashire details the publication of a local newspaper.
  
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• Women in Lancashire are 'three times' as likely to be jailed

  02-01-2021 06:00
  
  WOMEN in Lancashire are three times as likely to be jailed as those in the area of England and Wales with the lowest rate of female imprisonment, new analysis reveals.
  
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• New Years Honours: OBE for Lancashire Army Cadet Force leader Neil Jurd

  02-01-2021 06:00
  
  A LEADERSHIP coach, who helped train over 500 Lancashire cadets, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list.
  
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• 'It very nearly died': dog saved from river in Padiham as passer-by brands owners 'stupid'

  02-01-2021 06:00
  
  A man and a woman have been reprimanded on social media for putting their dog's life in danger after they threw a ball into a fast flowing river, almost killing the pooch.
  
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• From putting clingfilm on windows to using smart meters - how to be energy efficient in 2021

  02-01-2021 06:00
  
  It's the age old question that has us scratching our heads about what is best when it comes to saving energy in our homes - do I leave the heating on low all day or just put it on when needed?
  
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• Britannia Hotels: Scathing reviews at Blackpool, Bolton and Manchester branches of 'UK's worst hotel chain'

  02-01-2021 06:00
  
  A HOTEL chain, which has been voted the "UK's worst" for the eighth-year running, has attracted hundreds of reviews at its sites across the Lancashire
  
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