Blackburn with Darwen news

• Birmingham City 0-1 Preston: Scott Sinclair scores winner for visitors

  20-01-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scott Sinclair scores the winner as Preston boost their play-off hopes with a narrow victory at Birmingham City.
  
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• Storm Christoph: More than 2,000 homes in Manchester evacuated

  20-01-2021 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 2,000 properties in Manchester are affected as police warn some occupants will have Covid.
  
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• Police appeal as man missing from Bury may be in Rossendale

  20-01-2021 20:21
  
  A man has gone missing from Bury and police are appealing for help to find him.
  
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• Blackburn man on Morecambe prom without licence or insurance

  20-01-2021 18:40
  
  A MAN from Blackburn was stopped on Morecambe promenade in the early hours of Monday without a licence or insurance.
  
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• Blackburn man in Morecambe prom without licence or insurance

  20-01-2021 18:40
  
  A MAN from Blackburn was stopped on Morecambe promenade in the early hours of Monday without a licence or insurance.
  
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• Accrington eco-homes scheme for veterans deferred after email

  20-01-2021 18:32
  
  COUNCILLORS deferred considering proposals for a £3million housing estate to provide accommodation for military veterans and the homeless after more information was provided just 45 minutes before they we due to debate it.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: CCTV in cabs plan considered by council - Lancashire Telegraph

  20-01-2021 18:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: CCTV in cabs plan considered by council  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: CCTV in cabs plan considered by council

  20-01-2021 18:00
  
  A COUNCIL is to look at requiring the installation of CCTV cameras in its licensed taxis and private hire vehicles.
  
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• Coronavirus infections creep toward 50k mark, as another 12 die in East Lancashire

  20-01-2021 17:59
  
  Lancashire's coronavirus death toll has increased to 2,744 after another 23 people died in hospitals across the county.
  
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• 'Bully' jailed for life for kicking victim to death outside chip shop

  20-01-2021 17:55
  
  A VICIOUS bully kicked his victim to death outside a Bolton chip shop as part of a "spectacle" for associates.
  
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• 'Bully' jailed for life for kicking victim to death outside Bolton chip shop

  20-01-2021 17:55
  
  A VICIOUS bully kicked his victim to death outside a Bolton chip shop as part of a "spectacle" for associates.Christopher Walton targeted his victim, dragging him out of the Seven Acres chippy on Winchester Way, demanding cash and punching and kicking him to the ground.Youths nearby did nothing to stop the attack as Christopher Hardman lay helpless, but consciousness, on the ground. Several minutes after leaving him, Walton returned and in a sickening display of violence, captured by nearby CCTV
  
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• A six-bedroom dream house in Ramsbottom featuring Victorian touches

  20-01-2021 17:17
  
  Traditional Victorian flourishes meet contemporary convenience at The Vicarage, Ramsbottom’s hottest new property listing.
  
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• New ventilator could ease pressures on NHS amid Covid -19

  20-01-2021 17:15
  
  The ventilator uses a mask or a tube to provide air, and doesn’t require patients to be sedated. Patients can still eat and take medicine by mouth.
  
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• Brits react as Donald Trump leaves the White House

  20-01-2021 17:14
  
  As the news travelled across the pond to the UK, Brits had their say on Trump’s four years in office.
  
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• New Hoddlesden homes plan for 'eysore' site

  20-01-2021 17:00
  
  A BLUEPRINT to redevelop and ‘eyesore’ former industrial site with 79 houses and flats has been revealed.
  
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• Sentence of driver who killed Nelson headteacher challenged

  20-01-2021 16:18
  
  A DRINK-DRIVER jailed for eight years and eight months for causing the deaths of a couple by ploughing into their vehicle has had his sentence challenged as unduly lenient.
  
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• Woman, 21, dies after A6068 Colne Road crash

  20-01-2021 15:26
  
  A 21-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a crash.
  
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• Appeal after woman, 21, dies after A6068 crash

  20-01-2021 15:26
  
  A 21-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a crash.
  
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• Josh Harrop: Ipswich Town sign Preston North End striker on loan

  20-01-2021 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ipswich Town sign Preston North End striker Josh Harrop on loan for the rest of the season.
  
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• Why Lancashire Labour is making a 'smart ticketing' plea

  20-01-2021 13:30
  
  FORMER county councillor transport boss John Fillis, is calling for cross-party support to demand that the Government keeps its promise to fund 'smart ticketing' in Lancashire.
  
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• Plea for London-style Oyster Card travel system in Lancashire

  20-01-2021 13:30
  
  FORMER county council transport boss John Fillis is calling for cross-party support to demand that the Government keeps its promise to fund ‘smart ticketing’ in Lancashire.
  
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• Lancashire women and girls' views wanted to tackle domestic abuse

  20-01-2021 13:00
  
  THE views of East Lancashire women and girls are being sought to help shape government strategy to tackle violence and abuse.
  
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• Vaccines are not doing 'anywhere near enough' to lift lockdown restrictions any time soon

  20-01-2021 12:49
  
  Vaccines are not doing enough “heavy lifting” at the moment and case rates need to drop further before the Government can think of easing restrictions, the UK’s chief scientific adviser has said.
  
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• Ellis Simms: Everton loan striker to Blackpool for rest of the season

  20-01-2021 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool loan in striker Ellis Simms from Everton on a deal until the end of the League One season.
  
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• Rossendale man charged in connection with thefts after police catch him 'trying car door handles'

  20-01-2021 12:22
  
  A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
  
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• Man, 61, arrested after police catch him 'trying car door handles' in Rossendale

  20-01-2021 12:22
  
  A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
  
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• Blackburn man arrested on suspicion of burglary from coronavirus test centre

  20-01-2021 12:20
  
  A MAN from Blackburn and another from Preston were arrested on suspicion of burglary from a coronavirus testing centre.
  
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• Blackburn man arrested on suspicion of attempted theft of coronavirus testing kits

  20-01-2021 12:20
  
  A MAN from Blackburn and another from Preston were arrested on suspicion of trying to steal coronavirus kits from a testing centre.
  
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• Blackburn man arrested on burglary from coronavirus test centre

  20-01-2021 12:20
  
  A MAN from Blackburn and another from Preston were arrested on suspicion of burglary from a coronavirus testing centre.
  
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• More than 200 homes in Burnley left without power

  20-01-2021 12:07
  
  Around 250 people have been left without power this morning.
  
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• Senior lawyer who illegally looked up ex-wife's new partner on computer system avoids prison

  20-01-2021 11:44
  
  A senior crown prosecutor who committed a “grave” breach of trust to access information on his work computer system about his deputy district judge wife’s new partner has received a suspended jail term.
  
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• 210 shielding children left in limbo over no Covid vaccine for under-16s

  20-01-2021 11:39
  
  The roll out of Covid-19 vaccination to the extremely vulnerable brings welcome relief to households across the country, but hundreds of Blackburn with Darwen families face continued anxiety as to how to protect their children in this high-risk group.
  
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• More than 900 arrests and £300k worth of cash seized from kids on trains in county lines operation

  20-01-2021 11:36
  
  Police tackling county lines gangs who send children onto trains to transport drugs have seized more than £300,000 in cash and arrested more than 900 people in the last 12 months.
  
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• Accrington man assaulted police officer and said coronavirus is a hoax

  20-01-2021 11:27
  
  A YOUNG man from Accrington assaulted a police officer at the weekend, as Lancashire's assistant chief constable has spoken about people flouting coronavirus laws.
  
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• Burnley men arrested on fraud and theft raps following supermarket handbag snatches

  20-01-2021 11:22
  
  Three men have been arrested in connection with fraud offences following a number of handbag thefts.
  
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• Jordan North and Jay Rodriguez back Pendleside Hospice

  20-01-2021 11:00
  
  RADIO 1 DJ Jordan North and Clarets striker Jay Rodriguez have reignited Pendleside Hospice’s ‘Keep Your Hospice Open’ campaign.
  
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• Burnley gym Lean Training Club fundraises for Pendleside Hospice

  20-01-2021 11:00
  
  A BURNLEY fitness boss has raised £331.69 for Pendleside Hospice.
  
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• Curry worker wins race discrimination claim after being told he couldn't understand recipes because he is white

  20-01-2021 10:56
  
  A CURRY worker at one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers who was told he didn’t understand recipes because he was white and should go and work for an English firm has won his claim of race discrimination.
  
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• Man caught over drug drive limit while picking brother up from Blackburn police station

  20-01-2021 10:03
  
  A man has been charged with failing to provide a specimen after turning up at a police station over the drug drive limit.
  
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• Nine police officers fined £200 each for breaking Covid rules while on duty

  20-01-2021 09:39
  
  Nine police officers have been fined £200 each for breaching Covid-19 regulations for eating in a cafe while on duty.
  
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• Covid smear-test delays prompt calls for home HPV tests

  20-01-2021 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Delays to smear tests in lockdown prompt cervical cancer charities to call for home-testing kits.
  
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• Coronavirus infection rates fall across whole of Lancashire - except these two boroughs

  20-01-2021 09:31
  
  Coronavirus infection rates across the whole of East Lancashire have fallen for the first time this week.
  
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• £80m for treatment services in drug crackdown

  20-01-2021 09:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The package will also see police target dealers and health services help people with addictions.
  
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• Aldi staff to get pay rise as a thank you amid Covid pandemic

  20-01-2021 08:45
  
  The supermarket also announced plans to recruit another 4,000 shop workers over the course of the year.
  
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• FA Cup fourth round: The night Chorley's £25-a-week players embarrassed Wolves

  20-01-2021 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirty-five years after non-league Chorley humiliated Wolves in the FA Cup, the two clubs meet in the fourth round on Friday.
  
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• Live updates as flood alerts due to Storm Christoph remain in place

  20-01-2021 08:32
  
  Flood alerts remain in place in parts of East Lancashire today. People living close to the River Hodder in the Ribble Valley, the River Calder in Padiham and Nelson, and Earby Beck, are asked to check the latest forecasts and ensure they are well prepared. Parts of the UK could see two months’ worth of average rainfall in just two-and-a-half days as Storm Christoph moves in.
  
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• Blackburn mosque pays tribute to long serving committee member

  20-01-2021 07:54
  
  A mosque and Islamic school have paid their tributes to a former general secretary and head teacher.
  
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• Were you in the crowd at Accrington rock festival in 1992?

  20-01-2021 07:30
  
  Hundreds enjoyed a rock festival in Accrington’s Oak Hill Park in 1992, one of a series of summer music festivals held in the park during the 1990s.
  
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• Next step to secure long-term future of historic Darwen Tower

  20-01-2021 07:00
  
  THEY know all about Darwen Tower in the House of Commons. Rossendale and Darwen MP Jake Berry filled them in last back-end. So did the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, and then the Leader of the House, Jacob Rees-Mogg, chipped in with his six pennyworth.
  
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• Tributes paid to "fantastic" husband and father Ian Yates

  20-01-2021 06:45
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a 'fantastic' and 'lovely' husband and father who died last week.
  
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