Blackburn with Darwen news

• Concerns over use of laughing gas as cannisters strewn along road

  15-03-2021 20:24
  
  CONCERNS have been raised over an increase of people travelling to an area to use laughing gas.
  
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• Clampdown on off-road bikers continues as officers tackle rural crime

  15-03-2021 20:00
  
  OFFICERS continue to clampdown on illegal off-road bikers and speeding on the streets and moors of a borough.
  
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• Clampdown of off-road bikers and rural crime continues

  15-03-2021 20:00
  
  OFFICERS continue to clampdown on illegal off-road bikers and speeding on the streets and moors of a borough.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate rising - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-03-2021 19:35
  
  Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate rising  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate rising

  15-03-2021 19:35
  
  FOUR out of six boroughs in East Lancashire have recorded an increase in their coronavirus infection rate.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate is rising again - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-03-2021 19:35
  
  Blackburn with Darwen's coronavirus infection rate is rising again  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Thorntons to close all 61 shops in England

  15-03-2021 18:05
  
  CHOCOLATE shop chain Thorntons is to shut all its 61 stores, putting 603 jobs at risk.
  
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• Conservative candidates

  15-03-2021 18:00
  
  RIBBLE Valley Conservatives have announced their candidates for May's Lancashire County Council elections in the borough.
  
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• M65 slip road closed following crash

  15-03-2021 17:22
  
  A MOTORWAY slip road is closed following an accident.
  
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• Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury sign two-fight deal to unify titles – Eddie Hearn

  15-03-2021 17:13
  
  Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a deal for two world heavyweight title unification bouts, according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
  
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• Teenager arrested in Blackburn park for suspected drug dealing

  15-03-2021 17:03
  
  A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of selling class A drugs.
  
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• How a Burnley's food safety team tackled coronavirus: report

  15-03-2021 17:00
  
  A BOROUGH'S environmental health team has responded to more than 30 workplace outbreaks of coronavirus since the pandemic began a year ago.
  
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• Cannabis farm with over 200 plants found in Blackburn

  15-03-2021 16:55
  
  OVER 200 cannabis plants have been destroyed after a cannabis farm was discovered in a town centre.
  
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• Missing Conwy fishermen: Three bodies found off English coast

  15-03-2021 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The families of the missing Nicola Faith's crew have been "kept informed", says North Wales Police.
  
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• Clitheroe Castle goes purple to mark census

  15-03-2021 16:34
  
  CLITHEROE Castle is to be lit purple this weekend marking census day on Sunday.
  
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• Women's football: FA ends 2020-21 season for tiers three to six

  15-03-2021 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2020-21 season for tiers three to six of the women's football pyramid in England is ended and declared incomplete with immediate effect.
  
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• Body of man found on Blackpool beach believed to be one of three fishermen, missing since January

  15-03-2021 16:23
  
  The body of a man was found on a beach in Blackpool on Saturday morning.
  
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• Blackburn shopping centre artwork showcases town community spirit

  15-03-2021 16:00
  
  A NEW set of murals on a shopping centre celebrates the community spirit created by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Accrington Market's charity rent concession to be extended

  15-03-2021 16:00
  
  A SCHEME offering charities cheap stalls on a town's market is to be extended to other not-for-profit organisations.
  
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• Brierfield shooting: Two men charged with attempted murder

  15-03-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man who was shot in the face remains in a stable condition in hospital, police say.
  
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• Drop in coronavirus patients in East Lancashire's hospitals

  15-03-2021 15:00
  
  East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 53 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday (March 9), figures show.
  
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• Hyndburn's oldest park to get a pump track makeover

  15-03-2021 14:46
  
  A TOWN centre park is to get a BMX new £75,000 pump track thanks to a British Cycling grant.
  
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• Council's disappointment as funding for £125million Eden Project North 'omitted' from budget

  15-03-2021 14:39
  
  The leader of a Lancshire council has expressed her disappointment and frustration after funding for a major new project was omitted from the Chancellor's budget.
  
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• Church town centre land to be sold for shopping

  15-03-2021 13:49
  
  A COUNCIL is set to sell a parcel of town centre land for retail development for £500,000 creating 25 permanent jobs.
  
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• Tributes pour in for 'loyal, hard-working' former Mayor who has died aged 80

  15-03-2021 13:21
  
  Councillors have paid tribute to a former Mayor and former Deputy Council Leader who has died aged 80.
  
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• Covid: MP Nigel Evans vaccinated by MP Andrew Stephenson

  15-03-2021 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He is jabbed by Andrew Stephenson but jokes he is more used to MPs "stabbing each other in the back".
  
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• Driver forced to walk to work after police seize car with no insurance or MOT

  15-03-2021 13:11
  
  The driver of this car was forced to make alternative travel arrangements on his early morning commute to work, after police discovered the vehicle had no MOT or insurance.
  
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• Boris Johnson makes plans to investigate police actions at Sarah Everard vigil

  15-03-2021 11:54
  
  The Metropolitan Police has faced criticism in regards to how they handled the vigil, with calls being made for Commissioner Cressida Dick to resign.
  
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• New laws could restrict many forms of protest in the UK

  15-03-2021 11:50
  
  Police would be allowed to impose conditions like start and finish times and maximum noise levels on marches and protests.
  
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• Police car crashes into tree during chase through Clitheroe

  15-03-2021 11:39
  
  A POLICE officer was injured during a late-night chase with another car.
  
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• 'Everyone welcome' to join Blackburn walking and hiking club

  15-03-2021 10:58
  
  A walking and hiking club is urging all to ‘come and enjoy the great outdoors'.
  
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• Two people have been charged on suspicion over shooting in Brierfield

  15-03-2021 10:43
  
  Two men from Burnley have been charged in connection with a firearms discharge in Brierfield.
  
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• Two charged with attempted murder over shooting of teenager in Brierfield

  15-03-2021 10:43
  
  Two men from Burnley have been charged in connection with a firearms discharge in Brierfield.
  
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• Covid crisis leads to record high NHS waiting lists - your rights explained

  15-03-2021 09:47
  
  Figures from NHS England show 4.59 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of January.
  
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• 5 employment law changes coming in April - from sick pay to minimum wage

  15-03-2021 09:46
  
  Changes are being made to certain laws next month from minimum wage to statutory sick pay.
  
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• McDonald's is giving away free hot drinks and a Grand Big Mac for £1.99

  15-03-2021 09:45
  
  The fast food giant is also giving away a free McCafé hot drink with every Bacon Roll purchased during breakfast hours.
  
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• Jogger attacked near pub while out on evening run in Accrington

  15-03-2021 09:30
  
  A JOGGER was attacked on a run at the weekend.
  
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• People urged to get vaccine despite more countries suspending AstraZeneca jab

  15-03-2021 08:13
  
  People across the UK have been urged to get their coronavirus vaccine, despite a growing list of countries temporarily suspending use of the AstraZeneca jab amid concern around blood clots.
  
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• Lorry carrying WKD proved too tall for Blackburn bridge

  15-03-2021 07:02
  
  This is what happens when a load measuring 15 ft 9ins tries to fit under a bridge a foot closer to the ground!
  
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• Lancashire businesses seeing mixed reaction to post-June 21 bookings

  15-03-2021 07:00
  
  THE reopening of the events industry has seen an increase in bookings for some small businesses ­— however some owners have said that people are still waiting until there is more clarity.
  
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• 'The floodgates have opened' - wedding venues inundated with bookings

  15-03-2021 06:45
  
  BUSINESSES in the weddings and events industry have said it is like “the floodgates have opened” for bookings since the Prime Minister set the roadmap out of lockdown.
  
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• Walk Morecambe Bay: Rosemere Cancer Foundation announces 2021 Cross Bay Walk

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  Rosemere Cancer Foundation’s 2021Cross Bay Walk is back in business, after the pandemic forced the event online last year.
  
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• UK100: Study claims Lancashire create over 30,000 green jobs if government invests

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  A STUDY has claimed that over 33,000 jobs could be created in Lancashire if the government commits to a green economy.
  
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• Taxi driver who dealt diazepam from his vehicle jailed for almost two years

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  A taxi driver who dealt drugs from his vehicle has been jailed.
  
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• Reforms to bus services, costing whopping £3bn, will 'level-up' public transport across the country

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  Buses will be more frequent, cheaper, greener and easier to use thanks to a £3billion revolution, the Government has said.
  
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• Improvements made in children’s social care following council's 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  A council whose children's social care services were rated as inadequate by Ofsted have been told they can continue to take the lead on delivering care after making significant improvements.
  
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• Council 'investigating the options' in relation to man who set-up home under motorway bridge - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  Council 'investigating the options' in relation to man who set-up home under motorway bridge  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council 'investigating the options' over man who set-up home under M65 bridge - Lancashire Telegraph

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council 'investigating the options' over man who set-up home under M65 bridge  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council 'investigating the options' over man who set-up home under M65 bridge

  15-03-2021 06:00
  
  A council is 'investigating the options' available to it in relation to a man who set up home underneath a motorway bridge.
  
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