Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn: Investigation after 'suspicious' car fire on Sandwich Close, Shadsworth

  12-01-2021 21:58
  
  AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a possibly suspicious car fire in Shadsworth, Blackburn.
  
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• Padiham Road: Stretch between Padiham and Sabden closed as police deal with icy roads

  12-01-2021 20:57
  
  A STRETCH of Padiham Road in Sabden has been closed as police deal with a traffic incident.
  
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• Colne: Firefighters called to Keighley Road washing machine fire

  12-01-2021 20:09
  
  A PERSON was injured during a fire involving a washing machine in Colne yesterday.
  
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• Anger as workers urinate and leave rubbish in The Croft, Blackburn

  12-01-2021 19:26
  
  CCTV footage shows the 'disgusting behaviour' of a worker urinating in the street in broad daylight while another man litters an area residents have worked tirelessly to clean up.
  
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• Kuba Mackiewicz: Concerns grow for missing Blackburn 14-year-old

  12-01-2021 19:25
  
  CONCERNS are growing for a 14-year-old from Blackburn who has been missing for the past two days.
  
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• Burnley: Man sentenced for supplying cocaine

  12-01-2021 18:19
  
  A TWENTY-year-old man from Burnley was today sentenced to 28 months in jail for supplying cocaine.
  
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• Burnley: Man sentenced after being found with over £600 worth of cocaine

  12-01-2021 18:19
  
  A TWENTY-year-old man from Burnley was today sentenced to 28 months in jail for supplying cocaine.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council: Key workers advised to home school children were possible - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-01-2021 17:27
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council: Key workers advised to home school children were possible  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council: Key workers advised to home school children were possible

  12-01-2021 17:27
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen Borough Council has issued new advice to key workers, saying that they should home school children wherever possible.
  
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• Plea to young adults: 'Don't bend or break lockdown rules'.

  12-01-2021 17:00
  
  YOUNG adults have been warned against bending or breaking lockdown rules after new figures showed a big spike in coronavrius cases among a borough's 20 to 24-year-olds.
  
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• Huge spike in 20 to 24-year-olds with coronavirus in Blackburn and Darwen

  12-01-2021 17:00
  
  YOUNG adults have been warned against bending or breaking lockdown rules after new figures showed a big spike in coronavirus cases among a borough's 20 to 24-year-olds.
  
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• Rawtenstall Bus Station: Police enquiry after criminal damage inflicted

  12-01-2021 16:27
  
  AN investigation is underway after youth caused criminal damage in Rawtenstall bus station last night.
  
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• Coronavirus: Asda and Tesco follow Sainsbury's and Morrisons saying they will refuse entry to shoppers not wearing masks

  12-01-2021 15:48
  
  SUPERMARKET chains Asda and Tesco have become the latest retailer to say it will refuse to let customers into stores if they are not wearing a face covering.
  
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• Hyndburn Labour man to stand for Tories while his wife remains red

  12-01-2021 15:32
  
  A FORMER senior Labour councillor is to stand for the Conservatives in this year’s Lancashire County Council elections while his wife remains a major figure in his old party.
  
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• 5 additional measures which could curb the spread of coronavirus

  12-01-2021 15:07
  
  AS COVID-19 rates continue to rise across England, experts have suggested a number of additional measures that may be needed to help curb the spread of the disease.
  
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• Latest Covid supermarket rules - what you need to know

  12-01-2021 15:04
  
  Morrisons, Sainsbury's, ASDA, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose and M&S - supermarket chains are having to enforce rules to keep customers and staff safe.
  
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• Blackburn family threatened with screwdriver by gang

  12-01-2021 14:23
  
  FOUR people were threatened with a screwdriver during an aggravated burglary in which cash was stolen.
  
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• Travellers ordered to leave Witton Park car park in Blackburn

  12-01-2021 14:20
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has said travellers have been served with a notice to move on from a car park.
  
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• Investigation as ramraid carried out on business

  12-01-2021 13:47
  
  AN appeal has been launched after a ramraid took place on a business.
  
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• Padiham man who destroyed baby grave branded 'beyond wicked' by prosecutor

  12-01-2021 12:15
  
  A prosecutor has branded the actions of a man who vandalised a baby’s grave on six occasions as 'one of the most despicable offences' he had seen in his 30 year career.
  
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• Padiham man who destroyed baby grave branded 'beyond wicked'

  12-01-2021 12:15
  
  A prosecutor has branded the actions of a man who vandalised a baby’s grave on six occasions as 'one of the most despicable offences' he had seen in his 30 year career.
  
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• Beast from the East 2 could be on its way to the North

  12-01-2021 12:10
  
  SNOW is likely to fall across many parts of northern England on Thursday, with the possibility of a Beast from the East 2 in the middle of next week.
  
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• Bubbly Clitheroe Mayoress falls victim to Covid-19

  12-01-2021 12:00
  
  TRIBUTE has been paid to the ‘bubbly and lively’ former Mayoress of Clitheroe who died from coronavirus last week.
  
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• Blackburn pub landlord and customers tackled abusive knifeman

  12-01-2021 10:49
  
  A MAN was wrestled to the ground when he produced a Swiss Army knife from his pocket during a dispute in a Blackburn pub.
  
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• Family of restaurant owner Mohammed Islam killed in robbery ‘devastated beyond belief’

  12-01-2021 10:36
  
  The family of a restaurant owner who was mown down by thieves who had stolen his car say they are “devastated beyond belief”.
  
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• No Covid deaths recorded yesterday - as Blackburn sees a rise of over 100 cases in 24 hours

  12-01-2021 10:20
  
  NO EAST Lancashire Covid-19 deaths were recorded yesterday (January 11) while cases in Blackburn have increased by over 100.
  
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• Sainsbury's security guards to 'challenge' shoppers without masks

  12-01-2021 09:47
  
  SAINSBURY’S has confirmed it will post trained security guards at shop entrances to “challenge” any customers not wearing a mask or shopping in groups.
  
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• How to stay safe in supermarkets during lockdown

  12-01-2021 09:28
  
  Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has raised concerns of people not sticking to the coronavirus rules in supermarkets.
  
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• Jet2 release 2021 travel deals - is it safe to book a trip?

  12-01-2021 09:25
  
  Some airlines and travel companies, including Jet2 and Jet2Holidays, have launched flights and packages for the 2021 summer holiday season.
  
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• HMRC, Royal Mail, Natwest, NHS: Covid scams to look out for

  12-01-2021 09:22
  
  During the pandemic it’s important you are aware of the scams doing the rounds to give you the best chance of keeping your personal details safe.
  
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• Two arrested in Blackpool as van was crashed twice in one night

  12-01-2021 09:20
  
  TWO men have been arrested after a van was involved in two crashes on the same night.
  
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• Costa Coffee is offering customers 50 per cent off food in January

  12-01-2021 09:18
  
  The chain coffee shop is currently only open for takeaway purposes, but customers can still get half price off their bill.
  
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• Mum's rage over free school meal hamper

  12-01-2021 09:06
  
  A SCATHING mother has slammed the free school meals scheme after she claimed to have been sent just over £5 worth of food to feed her child for 10 days.
  
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• Warning rule-breakers are ‘increasingly likely’ to be fined

  12-01-2021 08:33
  
  Britain’s most senior police officer has warned coronavirus rule-breakers they are “increasingly likely” to face fines as forces move “more quickly” to enforce lockdown restrictions.
  
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• ‘Misconceptions’ over numbers at mosques during lockdown

  12-01-2021 07:53
  
  Mosque representatives have spoken out over what they say are ‘misconceptions’ on the issue of numbers attending communal prayers in Lancashire.
  
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• ‘Misconceptions’ over mosque numbers during lockdown

  12-01-2021 07:53
  
  Mosque representatives have spoken out over what they say are ‘misconceptions’ on the issue of numbers attending communal prayers in Lancashire.
  
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• Who remembers a night out at The Astronaut in Accrington?

  12-01-2021 07:00
  
  IT’S a photo of a virtually deserted street but we can almost guarantee that for anyone who grew up in Accrington in the Sixties and Seventies this will bring back a lot of memories.
  
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• 'Devastated' family try to create legacy for brother Jahangir Hussain who was shot a year ago in Pakistan

  12-01-2021 06:59
  
  THE ‘devastated’ family of a Blackburn businessman who was shot dead in Pakistan are determined to make sure his legacy lives on a year after his death.
  
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• Medal returned to family of man who died a prisoner of war

  12-01-2021 06:15
  
  A MEDAL which belonged to a Rossendale man who died a prisoner of war has been returned to his family in Canada.
  
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• Lockdown triggers painful memories for domestic abuse victims

  12-01-2021 06:15
  
  SURVIVORS of domestic abuse have been seeking help as coronavirus lockdown triggers painful memories of previous experiences.
  
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• Lancashire Women launch fundraising collaboration with Co-op membership

  12-01-2021 06:15
  
  LANCASHIRE Women have been chosen to benefit from the Co-op Local Community Fund.
  
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• Elderly couple distressed as heroin addict stole their hanging baskets to sell for drugs

  12-01-2021 06:07
  
  A HEROIN addict seen stealing hanging baskets in broad daylight admitted he was selling them to fund his habit.
  
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• £50 voucher for The Mall or Blackburn Market for council staff

  12-01-2021 06:06
  
  COUNCIL staff are set to be given £50 gift vouchers for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Plans for hotel, spa and wedding venue Stanley House owned by Blackburn's Issa brothers

  12-01-2021 06:01
  
  PLANS for a 'once in a generation' transformation of a popular Lancashire hotel, spa and wedding venue have been revealed.
  
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• Issa brothers reveal huge expansion plan for Stanley House hotel

  12-01-2021 06:01
  
  PLANS for a 'once in a generation' transformation of a popular Lancashire hotel, spa and wedding venue have been revealed.
  
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• Issa brothers reveal huge expansion plan for Stanley House

  12-01-2021 06:01
  
  PLANS for a 'once in a generation' transformation of a popular Lancashire hotel, spa and wedding venue have been revealed.
  
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• The four most wanted men in East Lancashire

  12-01-2021 06:00
  
  ROBBERY, witness intimidation and theft of a motor vehicle are all reasons these four men are among the most wanted in Lancashire this week.
  
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• Letter: 'It's about time we had some good news for a change'

  12-01-2021 06:00
  
  In 1933 in his inaugural address, Franklin D Roosevelt said: “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
  
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• Great Harwood 18-month-old may never walk, doctors tell mum.

  12-01-2021 06:00
  
  A MUM with a daughter who has a rare form of epilepsy is raising awareness and money of her severe condition.
  
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• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: Dr David Weir among lives claimed by coronavirus

  12-01-2021 06:00
  
  A DEDICATED and experienced doctor at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been among over 200 frontline workers to have lost their lives during the pandemic.
  
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