Blackburn with Darwen news

• Chorley 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Vitinha's superb goal sees Wolves past non-league opponents

  22-01-2021 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vitinha's superb goal sees Wolves into the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of non-league Chorley.
  
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• No more Norris! Coronation Street actor Malcolm Hebden retires from screen

  22-01-2021 22:17
  
  CORONATION Street actor Malcolm Hebden leaves soap after 27 years.
  
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• Concern over whereabouts of 44-year-old man

  22-01-2021 20:11
  
  CONCERN is growing for a 44-year-old man who went missing yesterday (January 21).
  
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• 'Some' evidence to show UK variant may be more deadly

  22-01-2021 18:30
  
  'SOME' evidence suggests the new UK variant of coronavirus may be linked to a higher death rate - says Boris Johnson.
  
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• Jokull Andresson: Morecambe sign Reading goalkeeper on emergency loan

  22-01-2021 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe sign Reading's Iceland youth international goalkeeper Jokull Andresson on a seven-day emergency loan.
  
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• Jayden Stockley: Charlton Athletic sign Preston North end striker on loan

  22-01-2021 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic sign Preston North End striker Jayden Stockley on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Further five Covid-19 related deaths in East Lancashire hospitals

  22-01-2021 18:00
  
  EAST Lancashire Hospitals Trust has recorded a further five Covid-19 related deaths - one of the lowest deaths tolls reported in the county's hospital trusts in today's figures (January 22).
  
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• Janoi Donacien: Fleetwood sign Ipswich Town defender on loan

  22-01-2021 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood sign Ipswich Town defender Janoi Donacien on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Robert Beattie murder: Gang jailed over man's fire death

  22-01-2021 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Beattie died two weeks after a "brutal, horrendous and violent attack" in Skelmersdale.
  
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• No evidence coronavirus vaccine causes infertility

  22-01-2021 16:00
  
  HEALTH bosses have moved to quash fears that the Covid-19 vaccine could cause infertility.
  
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• Pubs and restaurants should stay shut until May, scientists warn

  22-01-2021 15:54
  
  Experts have said lifting restrictions too early could lead to a surge in Covid-19 cases.
  
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• Three arrested in Blackburn after gang force way into house and attack pensioner with metal bar

  22-01-2021 15:34
  
  A man in his 80s has been taken to hospital after four people pretending to be workmen forced their way into his home and attacked him with a metal bar.
  
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• U-turn after Council is accused of 'pocketing the money' - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-01-2021 15:30
  
  U-turn after Council is accused of 'pocketing the money'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council in U-turn after it is accused of 'pocketing the money'

  22-01-2021 15:30
  
  A COUNCIL has revoked the planning approval for controversial proposal to build 165 homes on a gateway site just hours after it was given.
  
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• Gang members who poured petrol over man and set him on fire jailed for more than 60 years

  22-01-2021 15:08
  
  Three members of as gang who doused a man in petrol and set him on fire have been jailed for his murder.
  
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• Green light for Darwen Tower revamp - what will happen

  22-01-2021 15:00
  
  MAJOR repair and restoration works to Darwen Tower are now set to go ahead subject to the government's final approval.
  
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• Darwen Tower restoration backed

  22-01-2021 15:00
  
  MAJOR repair and restoration works to Darwen Tower are now set to go ahead subject to the government's final approval.
  
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• Fraudster posed as Lancashire detective to steal £60,000

  22-01-2021 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fraudster also persuaded the 75-year-old woman to send him gold as part of a fake investigation.
  
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• Coronavirus: Prime minister Boris Johnson to hold 5pm press conference

  22-01-2021 13:34
  
  PRIME Minister Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference at 5pm, according the Downing Street.
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to hold 5pm press conference

  22-01-2021 13:34
  
  PRIME Minister Boris Johnson will hold a Downing Street press conference at 5pm, according to Downing Street.
  
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• Wedding with 400 guests discovered at school

  22-01-2021 13:19
  
  A wedding attended by around 400 people at a north London school has been broken up by police, with the organiser now facing a £10,000 fine.
  
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• Wedding with 400 guests discovered at London school

  22-01-2021 13:19
  
  A wedding attended by around 400 people at a north London school has been broken up by police, with the organiser now facing a £10,000 fine.
  
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• Weather warning: Met Office predicts snow and ice for Blackburn and East Lancashire

  22-01-2021 13:15
  
  A WEATHER warning has been issued for this afternoon with snow and ice predicted.
  
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• Woman, 38, dies after horror crash between car and lorry on M60

  22-01-2021 12:56
  
  A WOMAN has died after a crash between a car and a lorry on the M60.
  
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• Seven people issued with Covid fines after police catch them holding 40th birthday party

  22-01-2021 12:39
  
  Seven people have been issued fixed penalty notices for breaching Covid regulations after holding a 40th birthday party.
  
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• Coronavirus: Computer equipment for Burnley pupils' lockdown home study

  22-01-2021 12:29
  
  MORE 600 pupils in 20 schools have benefitted from IT devices provided by a council and the borough's voluntary sector.
  
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• B&M Bargains store in Blackburn reopens after revamp

  22-01-2021 12:26
  
  The B&M store and garden centre at Blackburn Retail and Leisure Park has reopened after renovations.
  
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• Accrington homes broadband upgrade

  22-01-2021 12:17
  
  AN East Lancashire town has seen 6,800 homes connected to ultrafast broadband and as major national provider rolls out its latest technology nationwide.
  
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• Covid vaccination hub volunteers verbally abused by drivers

  22-01-2021 12:03
  
  VETERANS lending their support to assist Covid-19 vaccination hubs faced verbal abuse from some car drivers in Rossendale.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: thousands go for Smart coronavirus tests

  22-01-2021 12:00
  
  MORE than 2,000 people have taken advantage of rapid coronavirus tests at a borough's two new hubs.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council leader's praise for new top cop - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-01-2021 12:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council leader's praise for new top cop  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council leader's praise for new top cop

  22-01-2021 12:00
  
  THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has expressed his pleasure at the appointment of Chris Rowley as Lancashire's new chief constable.
  
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• Blackburn man faces murder charge over son and daughter's deaths

  22-01-2021 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jordan Monaghan is accused of murdering his son and daughter in 2013 and his girlfriend in 2019.
  
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• Warning from council as people spotted floating on inflatables in deep floodwater

  22-01-2021 10:48
  
  A council has issued a warning for fun-lovers to stop entering floods after a number of people were spotted on inflatables, floating across the water.
  
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• Live from court: Defendants in Alison McBlain murder trial give evidence

  22-01-2021 10:48
  
  Alison McBlain and Christian Rivers were struck by a Fiat Punto which mounted the pavement in King Street, Blackburn, at the junction of Pearson Street at about 8pm on November 19 2019. Ms McBlain was taken to hospital but died two days later. Six people were charged in connection with her death. Titterington, 26, of Scotland Bank Terrace, Blackburn; Qayum, 20, of Patterdale Avenue, Blackburn; a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons; Connolly, 18, of Ivy Street, Blackburn; Poynto
  
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• Aldi: Customers call for air fryer restocks

  22-01-2021 10:37
  
  A ‘must-have’ kitchen item has appeared on the shelves of Aldi supermarkets in Lancashire and across the country.
  
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• New alerts issued over Royal Mail and DVLA fraud scams

  22-01-2021 10:29
  
  The UK’s leading fraud prevention organisation has issued a warning about new scams involving Royal Mail deliveries and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
  
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• Homes collapse and residents evacuated after sink hole appears in street

  22-01-2021 09:34
  
  A number of homes collapsed and residents had to be evacuated after a sink hole appeared in a residential street.
  
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• Government consider giving people £500 to make them quarantine after testing positive for Covid

  22-01-2021 09:02
  
  Everyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 could automatically be given £500 as part of plans being considered to boost quarantine compliance.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council in U-turn after it is accused of 'pocketing the money' - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-01-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council in U-turn after it is accused of 'pocketing the money'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• East Lancashire born TOWIE star, Mick Norcross, dies aged just 57

  22-01-2021 08:36
  
  Tributes have poured in for an East Lancashire-born TOWIE star, who has died aged just 57.
  
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• University tuition fees frozen for another year

  22-01-2021 08:29
  
  The plans will also review minimum entry requirements to universities as part of reforms, in an effort to provide more accessibility for students.
  
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• Covid vaccination rate must double to lift lockdown by May

  22-01-2021 08:29
  
  At the rate of the current rollout, it is expected that measures could still be in place by mid-September.
  
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• How you can get free Deliveroo takeaways for a year

  22-01-2021 08:28
  
  The new roles are designed to help the on-demand delivery company trial the thousands of options available to order, and help identify hidden gems.
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson issues fresh lockdown warning

  22-01-2021 08:26
  
  Mr Johnson said research, including the React study from Imperial College London, showed that current levels of coronavirus were still too high.
  
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• Coronavirus: Kate Garraway to release book inspired by husband

  22-01-2021 08:24
  
  Derek Draper, 53, remains in hospital after being admitted in March last year with coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus infection rates fall across whole of East Lancashire but rise in these two areas

  22-01-2021 08:21
  
  Coronavirus infection rates across the whole of East Lancashire have fallen again, for the second time in a row.
  
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• Fans warned not to hire cherry pickers to watch biggest game in club's history from outside ground

  22-01-2021 08:09
  
  Fans of a National League football team are being warned by police that they must watch the biggest game in the club's history from the comfort of their own homes, and should definitely not hire cherry pickers for outside the ground.
  
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• Did you practice at Blackburn's golf driving range?

  22-01-2021 07:00
  
  The view over Blackburn from Haslingden Road in 1989.
  
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• Pop-up fish and chip shop opens in Altham

  22-01-2021 06:45
  
  A POP-UP fish and chip shop has opened at a pub in Altham.
  
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