Blackburn with Darwen news

• Sir Keir Starmer calls for tougher hotel quarantine policy

  10-02-2021 23:30
  
  LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer called for all international arrivals to self-isolate in hotels to match those planned for Scotland.
  
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• Infection rates continue to fall - with worst affected borough in county not in East Lancashire

  10-02-2021 19:25
  
  INFECTION RATES are still falling in all boroughs of East Lancashire - with the highest infection rate in the county currently in Preston.
  
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• Three people taken to hospital after house fire

  10-02-2021 19:07
  
  THREE people have been taken to hospital after a house fire this afternoon (February 10).
  
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• Taxi driver suffers serious injuries in Colne assault

  10-02-2021 18:54
  
  A TAXI driver has been left with potentially life-threatening injuries after he fell victim to a brutal attack.
  
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• Hyndburn's new multi-million pound leisure centre plan

  10-02-2021 18:48
  
  A COUNCIL has revealed plans for a new multi-million pound leisure and sport centre.
  
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• Captain Tom Moore's family thank the nation and pay tribute to an 'amazing man'

  10-02-2021 16:53
  
  “It’s the little noises and habits of people close to you that suddenly become deafening in their absence.”
  
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• New Covid-19 symptoms revealed -what to look out for

  10-02-2021 16:52
  
  More than one million people were subject to swab tests and questionnaires as part of Imperial College London’s REACT study.
  
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• 20 coronavirus related deaths recorded in Lancashire

  10-02-2021 16:38
  
  FOR the second consecutive day there has been another rise in the number of coronavirus related deaths in East Lancashire.
  
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• Yann Songo'o: Morecambe midfielder charged by FA for alleged homophobic comment

  10-02-2021 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe's Yann Songo'o is charged by the FA for allegedly making a homophobic comment in their loss to Tranmere.
  
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• Holly Willoughby wears her mum’s 40th birthday dress as she marks milestone

  10-02-2021 16:20
  
  An emotional Holly Willoughby celebrated her 40th birthday live on This Morning with champagne, cake and an indoor beach party.
  
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• Boris Johnson press conference - 5 things he could say

  10-02-2021 15:42
  
  Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance will join Boris Johnson at the Downing Street press conference at 5pm, No 10 has said.
  
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• Elderly man suffers 'serious injuries' after being hit by a car in Accrington

  10-02-2021 15:27
  
  AN elderly man was taken to hospital after being hit by a car.
  
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• Blackburn landlord fined over unsightly bags of rubbish in tenant's garden

  10-02-2021 15:11
  
  A LANDLORD had to pay more than £1,200 in fines and costs after rubbish accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property.
  
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• Chorley police investigating stolen bike find £1m worth of South American cocaine under man's stairs

  10-02-2021 15:08
  
  A man who was found to be storing over £1million's worth of class A drugs from South America has been jailed.
  
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• Priyanka Chopra Jonas would 'love to visit Lancashire'

  10-02-2021 15:06
  
  BOLLYWOOD megastar Priyanka Chopra Jonas has revealed she would be up for visiting Lancashire if she ever got the chance.
  
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• Blackburn rubbish and cars moved thanks to Lancashire Telegraph

  10-02-2021 14:30
  
  FLY-tipping has been cleared and abandoned vehicles started to be removed from a narrow town centre street after the intervention of of the Lancashire Telegraph.
  
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• A666 Blackburn Road shut following accident

  10-02-2021 13:56
  
  AN accident has closed Blackburn Road both ways.
  
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• A666 Blackburn Road reopened following accident

  10-02-2021 13:56
  
  AN accident has closed Blackburn Road both ways.
  
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• Woman threatened by men with machetes in Asda supermarket car park robbery

  10-02-2021 13:33
  
  A WOMAN in her 20s was threatened by men with machetes and suffered minor injuries in a supermarket car park robbery.
  
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• Covid: Lancaster students climb out of windows to escape party fine

  10-02-2021 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say 70 people were at the party in Lancaster but they "caught" 38 who were fined £800 each.
  
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• Hyndburn residents face 1.99 per cent council tax rise

  10-02-2021 13:08
  
  A THIRD East Lancashire district local authority is set to increase it council tax by 1.99 per cent from April 1.
  
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• Tributes for loving family man from Darwen who died at 54

  10-02-2021 13:00
  
  Tributes have poured in for Craig Bentley of Darwen, who died at East Lancashire Hospice on January 26 at the age of 54.
  
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• Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020 | This Is Lancashire - This Is Lancashire

  10-02-2021 13:00
  
  Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020 | This Is Lancashire  This Is Lancashire
  
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• Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020 - Lancashire Telegraph

  10-02-2021 13:00
  
  Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in 2020

  10-02-2021 13:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen streets with the highest crime reports last year.
  
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• BRANCH ROAD: Main road reopens but a warning is issued about more closures

  10-02-2021 12:53
  
  A MAIN road has reopened but it could face further closures as a water firm wants to carry out sewer works.
  
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• Fraction of £10,000 coronavirus breach fines paid

  10-02-2021 12:50
  
  A FRACTION of the £10,000 lockdown fines issued last year have been paid with dozens more being challenged or ignored, figures suggest.
  
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• Woman stabbed in leg in Blackburn house

  10-02-2021 12:20
  
  A WOMAN was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the leg.
  
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• Woman stabbed in leg at house in Sumner Street, Blackburn

  10-02-2021 12:20
  
  A WOMAN was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the leg.
  
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• Trouble on and off-screen for Blackburn Coronation Street star Alex

  10-02-2021 12:02
  
  THE arrival of Coronation Street’s latest baddie looks set to spell trouble for Simon Barlow ­— played by Blackburn actor Alex Bain.
  
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• LIVE: Updates as jury retires to consider verdict in Alison McBlain murder trial

  10-02-2021 11:37
  
  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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• Blackburn man narrowly missed worker's head with baseball bat

  10-02-2021 11:08
  
  A MAN going through a psychotic episode narrowly missed cracking a worker over the head with a baseball bat.
  
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• ‘Too soon’ to book a holiday' says Government

  10-02-2021 10:51
  
  It is “too soon” to book a holiday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has warned.
  
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• Lancashire 'Street Angels' get £13,500 cash boost to help support rough sleepers

  10-02-2021 10:42
  
  A group of 'street angels' who provide a lifeline to those sleeping rough have been awarded £13,500 to help them train and equip new volunteers.
  
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• Man jailed over £240k chop shop housing stolen vehicles from across Lancashire

  10-02-2021 10:19
  
  A man selling car parts on eBay that had been stolen from Lancashire has been jailed.
  
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• Sainsbury’s to cut hundreds of grocery prices in bid to match Aldi

  10-02-2021 10:18
  
  Sainsbury’s is slashing the prices of hundreds of essential groceries to match discount rival Aldi.
  
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• Engineers investigating no water in village

  10-02-2021 10:14
  
  ENGINEERS are investigating reports of no water or poor water pressure in a Lancashire village.
  
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• Lancashire man caught with £40k worth of drugs given lengthy jail sentence

  10-02-2021 09:53
  
  A man has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to numerous drugs charges.
  
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• Prison officer faces jail after equipment thefts from HMP Forest Bank

  10-02-2021 09:43
  
  A PRISON officer has been told to expect a jail sentence following an investigation into the theft of £250,000 worth of electronic goods from HMP Forest Bank.
  
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• Coronation Street signs Will Mellor as new Weatherfield 'drug lord'

  10-02-2021 09:12
  
  Mellor’s previous credits include Line Of Duty, Hollyoaks, Broadchurch and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps.
  
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• Universal Credit is increasing in April - but by how much?

  10-02-2021 09:11
  
  The rise in benefits will increase the revenue of millions of low-income households.
  
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• Two arrested after police pursuit from Blackburn to Merseyside for suspected burglary

  10-02-2021 09:10
  
  TWO people have been arrested and a van seized in Merseyside after a burglary in Blackburn last night.
  
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• Do you really need a TV Licence? - expert advice

  10-02-2021 09:07
  
  There are a number of ways to pay for your TV Licence including weekly cash payments and an annual direct debit.
  
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• Road closed due to icy conditions in Belmont

  10-02-2021 08:50
  
  A main road was closed last night amid safety fears over the icy conditions.
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of intent to supply drugs in Burnley

  10-02-2021 08:10
  
  TWO men have been arrested have been arrested on suspicion of intent to supply drugs last night.
  
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• Charity donates halal meals to asylum seekers

  10-02-2021 07:33
  
  A Blackburn charity has been providing free halal meals to Asylum seekers across the North West.
  
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• Blackburn man's citizen's arrest assault charge 'nightmare'

  10-02-2021 07:22
  
  A MAN who was charged with assault after he and two others made a citizen’s arrest on a ‘thief trying people’s car doors’ has told of his relief after the case against him was dropped.
  
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• Ewood Park memories of Darwen End stand for apprentice

  10-02-2021 07:01
  
  A RECENT Looking Back photograph brought the memories flooding back for reader Jim Robinson.
  
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• What do we know about Covid-19 variants?

  10-02-2021 07:00
  
  DIFFERENT variants of Covid-19 have been detected in the country, with the Kent variant now thought to be the most dominant.
  
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• Campaign launched to keep kids safe online

  10-02-2021 06:30
  
  AN INTERNET safety campaign is set to be launched to help young people stay safe online.
  
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