Blackburn with Darwen news

• Elliot Embleton: Blackpool sign Sunderland midfielder on loan

  01-02-2021 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign Sunderland midfielder Elliot Embleton on loan for the rest of the League One season.
  
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• Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond has died after cancer battle

  01-02-2021 23:07
  
  SAVED By The Bell actor Dustin Diamond has died aged 44 three weeks after being diagnosed with cancer, his representative said.
  
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• WEATHER: Amber snow alert for East Lancashire

  01-02-2021 22:56
  
  AN AMBER snow alert is now in place in parts of the country.
  
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• Homophobia: FA investigates alleged comment in Morecambe v Tranmere game

  01-02-2021 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Football Association is to look into an alleged homophobic comment made during Saturday's League Two game between Morecambe and Tranmere.
  
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• HUGE drop in coronavirus infection rates as every single borough in Lancashire records decrease

  01-02-2021 19:05
  
  An area of East Lancashire continues to have one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in the whole country, despite seeing significant week on week falls.
  
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• Burnley Council looks to CCTV to protect vulnerable passengers

  01-02-2021 18:31
  
  ANOTHER East Lancashire Council is set to require the installation of CCTV cameras in its licensed taxis and private hire vehicles.
  
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• Regional tiers could be replaced with national ones when lockdown ends

  01-02-2021 16:44
  
  England’s system of regional coronavirus restrictions may be jettisoned once the national lockdown ends, Boris Johnson has indicated.
  
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• Covid: Preston gym owner remains open despite lockdown ban

  01-02-2021 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "People are desperate to train for their mental health," says gym owner fined for Covid breaches.
  
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• Covid: 'Insane' success of goat Zooms nets Rossendale farm £50k

  01-02-2021 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dot McCarthy says making £50,000 from goats butting in on calls gave her the "shock of my life".
  
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• East Lancashire hospital mental health drug admissions rising

  01-02-2021 16:15
  
  NEW figures have revealed a rise in drug-related admissions for mental and behavioural disorders across the North-West.
  
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• Timeless photo shows Belthorn in the Sixties

  01-02-2021 16:01
  
  Taken over 50 years ago, its still easy to recognise Belthorn from this photograph from our archives.
  
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• Cyclist injured in Colne crash with van

  01-02-2021 15:50
  
  A VAN has crashed with a cyclist in a serious collision.
  
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• New weather technology at Blackburn to keep M65 flowing

  01-02-2021 15:32
  
  A NEW roadside weather stations on a five-metre-high pole is to be installed on the M65 near Blackburn.
  
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• Heavy snow and freezing temperatures forecast for East Lancashire

  01-02-2021 15:28
  
  A YELLOW weather warning for snow and ice is in place across the county.
  
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• 'Surge testing' to be carried out in the North West

  01-02-2021 15:17
  
  Residents in parts of England are to be urgently tested for Covid-19 after it emerged that the South African strain of the virus may have started spreading in the community.
  
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• Support for Leyland woman's coronavirus remembrance public holiday campaign

  01-02-2021 15:09
  
  A woman who is calling for a national day of remembrance for all who have lost their lives to Covid says she was “overwhelmed” after her local council threw its weight behind the campaign.
  
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• Pendle coronavirus victims -'No-one is safe'

  01-02-2021 14:44
  
  TWO coronavirus victims have spoken out about catching the infection and how fast it spreads within the family.
  
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• Martin Lewis explains how to get deals and discounts on takeaway deliveries in 10 easy steps

  01-02-2021 14:42
  
  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, staying in really has become the new going out, and for many of us, that means ordering more takeaways than ever.
  
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• Asda joins Lidl in changing rules on popular products

  01-02-2021 14:31
  
  Supermarket retailers have faced increasing pressure from health campaigners to play their part in the fight against obesity in children.
  
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• UK could be 'close to normal' by summer, according to expert

  01-02-2021 14:29
  
  On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was hopeful of a “free great British summer”.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen contract to cut teen pregnancies and sex disease - Lancashire Telegraph

  01-02-2021 13:54
  
  Blackburn with Darwen contract to cut teen pregnancies and sex disease  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen contract to cut teen pregnancies and sex disease

  01-02-2021 13:54
  
  A MAJOR contract worth more than £2.5million to provide sexual health services has been awarded by a council.
  
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• Six new UK driving laws in 2021 every motorist should know

  01-02-2021 13:49
  
  The Department for Transport has confirmed 2021 is set to bring changes to some motoring laws and policies.
  
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• The symptoms 'more common' for new Covid variant sufferers

  01-02-2021 13:46
  
  Those included in the analysis were tested over two months between mid-November and mid-January.
  
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• New laws you need to be aware of in February 2021

  01-02-2021 13:37
  
  A number of new law changes will come into effect from this month involving laws on vehicle tyres, contracts of employment and pensions.
  
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• Blackpool Houndshill cinema scheme will have North West's largest IMAX screen

  01-02-2021 13:26
  
  Work will begin in March to build the £20m second phase of the Houndshill Shopping Centre after deals were signed to bring Wilko’s back to Blackpool and for an IMAX-style multi-media entertainment centre.
  
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• Heroin, crack, spice and cash found as police raid two Lancashire houses in same day

  01-02-2021 13:25
  
  A 25-year-old man has been arrested after heroin, crack cocaine and cash were found in a house.
  
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• Burnley doctor and daughter deaths: Man denies murders

  01-02-2021 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Saman Sacharvi and her daughter Vian Mangrio were found dead after a house fire.
  
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• Covid: Apology over Blackburn vaccination queue 'shambles'

  01-02-2021 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of elderly people were left to queue for hours in the cold as many turned up early for jabs.
  
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• Plans to open Covid vaccination centre in Burnley as two more go live across county

  01-02-2021 12:34
  
  New Covid vaccination centres are set to go live this week, meaning thousands more people aged 70 and over can finally get their jabs.
  
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• Burnley man denies murdering doctor and teenage daughter

  01-02-2021 12:31
  
  A man has denied the murders of a doctor and her teenage daughter.
  
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• 2698 cannabis plants removed from property

  01-02-2021 12:05
  
  Police removed 2698 cannabis plants from a property in Rossendale.
  
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• LIVE: Updates from court as driver of Punto that hit Alison McBlain gives evidence

  01-02-2021 11:30
  
  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. Joshua Titterington, 26, of Scotland Bank Terrace, Blackburn; Dean Tarim Qayum, 20, of Patterdale Avenue, Blackburn; a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons; Kaylib Connolly, 18, of Ivy
  
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• Lancashire police issue 181 coronavirus fines as three officers assaulted

  01-02-2021 11:25
  
  OFFICERS dealt with over 517 jobs relating to coronavirus lockdown breaches over the weekend.
  
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• Lancashire birthday party raided by police and eight issued with Covid fines

  01-02-2021 11:18
  
  Eight Covid fines were handed out on Sunday night after police received reports of a birthday party taking place in a house.
  
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• Train forced to make emergency stop after 6 people spotted taking selfies on tracks

  01-02-2021 11:15
  
  A train was forced to make an emergency stop at a level crossing after six people were spotted on the tracks taking selfies.
  
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• Burnley nightclub owner speaks out over 'targeted arson'

  01-02-2021 11:00
  
  A NIGHTCLUB owner has spoken out about the utter devastation of having his business set on fire.
  
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• EG Group: Blackburn's Issa Brothers miss out to ASOS on Topshop takeover

  01-02-2021 10:58
  
  BLACKBURN'S billionaire Issa Brothers have missed out on the chance to buy retailer Topshop, following the collapse of the brand's parent company Arcadia.
  
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• British Gas workers enter 12th day of strike, with four more planned this week

  01-02-2021 10:50
  
  Industrial action by British Gas engineers is to be stepped up after an announcement of more strikes in the long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• Property: three-bedroom Beardwood house with beautiful gardens

  01-02-2021 10:30
  
  IF you have a soft spot for charming traditional properties then this Beardwood home is guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings.
  
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• Innocent Voices: Paedophile hunters trap man at train station

  01-02-2021 09:49
  
  A MIDDLE-AGED man was detained by paedophile hunters as he waited for what he thought was to be the arrival of a 12-year-old girl to meet him at a railway station.
  
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• Car flips on roof after smashing into BMW in late night crash

  01-02-2021 09:46
  
  A car flipped on its roof and the front end of a BMW was totalled after a late night crash.
  
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• Yorkshire's answer to Arnold Schwarzenegger dies from Covid

  01-02-2021 08:56
  
  YORKSHIRE'S answer to Arnold Schwarzenegger - former bodybuilder and gym owner Brian House - has died from Covid.
  
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• Mum's heartbreaking final message to son before she died from Covid

  01-02-2021 08:20
  
  A DEVASTATED teenager has spoken his mum’s heart-wrenching final message - “I love you with all my heart” - before she was put into a coma and later died from Covid.
  
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• 10 useful things you can buy on Amazon for under £10

  01-02-2021 08:18
  
  From a portable charger to reusable straws these are 10 helpful products you can buy on Amazon for less than £10.
  
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• This is why you may not have to pay council tax this month

  01-02-2021 08:15
  
  Council tax is used to pay for local amenities such as local schools, rubbish collection, roads and street lighting. 
  
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• 25 most commonly searched questions while schools are shut

  01-02-2021 08:13
  
  Here are 25 of the most common questions that children, and parents, are asking - from science and English language to history. 
  
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• Self-harm cases among teenage girls triple in decade, ‘alarming’ figures suggest

  01-02-2021 08:09
  
  Self-harm admissions to hospital in England among teenage girls have more than tripled in the last decade, analysis of “alarming” NHS data has suggested.
  
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• The Muslim volunteers burying the dead: 'We treat each as if it was one our own family members'

  01-02-2021 07:46
  
  MUSLIM volunteers are helping to conduct burials on a daily basis – some within hours of someone sadly passing away.
  
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• 'Bombsite' as Blackburn's traditional terraces bit the dust

  01-02-2021 07:00
  
  It could be a scene of wartime damage but in actual fact this photo was taken in 1987 of the major demolition work taking place in the Lower Audley area of Blackburn.
  
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