Blackburn with Darwen news

• Coach Holidays: 'More than a business, we're family'

  19-03-2021 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lack of support for "unfashionable" industry could put 24,000 jobs at risk and leave vulnerable passengers heartbroken.
  
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• Car loses control on Barden Lane crashing into a fence

  19-03-2021 21:25
  
  POLICE are appealing for dashcam footage after car lost control on Barden Lane and crashed into a fence on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Coronation Street: Tyrone and Alina’s Covid-safe kiss secret

  19-03-2021 21:00
  
  Coronation Street bosses have revealed they used a real life couple to film a kissing scene.
  
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• East Lancashire borough in top five fastest rising coronavirus infection hot spots

  19-03-2021 19:06
  
  AN East Lancashire town has been named in the top five places where coronavirus infection rates are increasing the fastest.
  
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• Why are some towns struggling to shake off Covid-19?

  19-03-2021 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some towns in the North of England and the Midlands are struggling to get Covid infection rates down.
  
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• Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Whatsapp down: Users experience issues with app

  19-03-2021 18:56
  
  Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, and Whatsapp are down with users experiencing issues.
  
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• A new website has opened for Primark fans

  19-03-2021 18:46
  
  A new website has opened for lovers of high street store Primark.
  
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• Council joint venture to buy decaying Blackburn College building

  19-03-2021 18:00
  
  A LOCAL authority joint venture is to buy a deteriorating building to boost a town centre regeneration project.
  
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• Blackburn Town Hall modernisation given go-ahead

  19-03-2021 17:00
  
  A SECOND wave of modernisation and restoration for a heritage-listed Victorian town hall has been approved.
  
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• Blackburn pub to mosque bid succeeds at second attempt

  19-03-2021 16:15
  
  A SECOND bid to turn a former pub into a mosque and Islamic education centre has been approved by councillors.
  
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• Longsight Road closed as police deal with ongoing incident

  19-03-2021 15:55
  
  A BUSY road is closed as police deal with an ongoing incident.
  
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• Billionaire Issa brothers: £5m 'landmark' Blackburn mosque approved

  19-03-2021 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Issa brothers' £5m project will be an "impressive facility", a councillor says.
  
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• Blackburn and Darwen tips set to return to normal

  19-03-2021 15:30
  
  A BOROUGH is set to reopen it household waste recycling centres full time without booking as it recruits a new legal officer to tackle fly-tipping.
  
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• Issa brothers' landmark mosque in Blackburn given green light

  19-03-2021 14:00
  
  THE billionaire Issa brothers proposed ‘landmark’ mosque in Blackburn has been passed.
  
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• Hole in Blackburn bus floor spotted by passengers

  19-03-2021 13:41
  
  PASSENGERS on a bus spotted a hole in a bus while travelling to work.
  
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• Ribble Valley doctor Richard Freeman struck off medical register

  19-03-2021 13:39
  
  Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been permanently struck off the medical register.
  
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• Outsourced security staff at East Lancashire Hospitals call off strike plan after last minute deal

  19-03-2021 13:08
  
  Staff employed by private contractor Engie Services Ltd within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have postponed the strike action they had planned over their employer’s failure to pay NHS rates.
  
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• Accrington Market to get uniform swap shop

  19-03-2021 13:00
  
  A SCHOOL uniform swap shopis coming to a borough to help families and encourage recycling.
  
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• Nathan Baxter: Accrington Stanley goalkeeper to miss rest of the season

  19-03-2021 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Nathan Baxter will miss the rest of the League One season due to a shoulder injury.
  
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• Updates - police cordon off Avondale Street in Darwen

  19-03-2021 11:27
  
  There was a large police presence on Avondale Street in Darwen this morning as a man was arrested. We will have the latest from the scene
  
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• Updates - police cordon off Avondale Road in Darwen

  19-03-2021 11:27
  
  There was a large police presence on Avondale Street in Darwen this morning as a man was arrested. We will have the latest from the scene
  
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• Police vans and cars block off Darwen Street

  19-03-2021 11:00
  
  THERE was a large police presence on a road near a school as a man was arrested this morning.
  
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• Width of cycling lane on Belmont Road slammed by cyclists

  19-03-2021 10:29
  
  A CYCLING lane has been slammed with an instructor saying it is around five times narrower than the recommended width for safety purposes.
  
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• 'I was paid more in a leisure centre': Paddy McGuinness on Phoenix Nights

  19-03-2021 10:29
  
  Paddy McGuinness says he earned more money working in a leisure centre than when he was on the hit sitcom Phoenix Nights.
  
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• Bomb disposal team called to Chorley suspected hand grenade

  19-03-2021 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the device which was found near a former shopping centre in Chorley is not viable.
  
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• Cat found 'callously dumped' in Clitheroe woods

  19-03-2021 09:46
  
  AN appeal has been launched after a member of the public found a cat dumped in a cardboard box in woods in East Lancashire.
  
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• Firefighters say 'Operation Merlin' to battle fire at Oswaldtwistle derelict building is stood down

  19-03-2021 09:35
  
  AN operation to fight a fire at an industrial building in Oswaldtwistle was stood down earlier this morning.
  
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• How to apply for new series of Love Island 2021

  19-03-2021 09:21
  
  Here's everything you need to know about the new series of Love Island (including how to apply)!
  
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• Bolton McDonald's hack: Get a Big Mac and fries for £1.99

  19-03-2021 08:47
  
  Here's how you can get a Big Mac and fries for just £1.99 every time.
  
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• Landmarks across UK will be lit purple this weekend

  19-03-2021 08:45
  
  Here is why hundreds of landmarks across Britain will be lit up purple at night this weekend.
  
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• Households could face £1000 fine for failing to do Census

  19-03-2021 08:44
  
  The Money Saving Expert warns every household in England and Wales that they could face a £1000 for not completing the Census.
  
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• Every household could face a £1,000 fine this Sunday

  19-03-2021 08:44
  
  The Money Saving Expert warns every household in England and Wales that they face a £1000 fine on Sunday
  
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• Man arrested after drug raids in Nelson

  19-03-2021 08:36
  
  A man has been arrested after police raided a property yesterday morning.
  
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• Trams and buses shared Blackburn Boulevard in the Forties

  19-03-2021 07:00
  
  A tram heads out of the Boulevard in this unusual view of Blackburn from the 1940s.
  
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• Hunt for quad bike rider who ploughed into woman's dog

  19-03-2021 06:47
  
  A DOG owner has spoken of her 'worst nightmare' as her Staffordshire bull terrier was run over by a youth on a quad bike.
  
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• School PE faculty given award for department improvements

  19-03-2021 06:45
  
  A school’s PE department have received an award for their improvements in the department through the pandemic.
  
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• Driver charged over 2019 crash death of boy

  19-03-2021 06:45
  
  A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a 17-year-old boy.
  
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• Reveller attacked on landlord on Blackburn pub's first day opening after lockdown

  19-03-2021 06:43
  
  A REVELLER who went over the top on the first day pubs reopened after lockdown attacked the landlord.
  
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• Reveller attacked landlord on Blackburn pub's first day opening after lockdown

  19-03-2021 06:43
  
  A REVELLER who went over the top on the first day pubs reopened after lockdown attacked the landlord.
  
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• Tributes paid to Rawtenstall CC and Haslingden CC bowler Rod Taylor

  19-03-2021 06:40
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular East Lancashire cricketer.
  
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• TV chef Nigel Haworth cooks with Booths for mental health campaign

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  THREE proud Lancashire institutions have come together to help raise awareness of mental health and raise funds.
  
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• Tributes for loving grandad and former Accrington and Rossendale College lecturer Brian Whittles

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  Tributes have been paid to Brian Whittles of Haslingden, who passed away on March 6 at the age of 88.
  
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• Tributes for former Blackburn mayor and headteacher John Williams

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to former Mayor of Blackburn John Williams, who died on February 28 at the age of 88.
  
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• This amazing barn conversion near Darwen comes with countryside views and a sauna, for £895k

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping to the countryside, then this beautiful barn conversion might just tick all your boxes.
  
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• 'They saved my life' - 25-year-old brain haemorrhage survivor's brave story

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  A YOUNG brain haemorrhage and stroke survivor is planning to break the pain barrier for the hospital which helped her back on her feet.
  
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• Royal Blackburn Hospital: Parents of Mark Stuart call for review into son's death

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  THE PARENTS of a 22-year-old autistic man who died while in hospital in 2015 are calling for a review into their son's treatment.
  
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• Route out of lockdown will not be derailed by vaccine shortage

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  Boris Johnson has insisted the vaccination programme and route out of lockdown remain on track despite a shortfall in the expected supply of jabs.
  
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• Pub chain confirms 13 venues in Lancashire will reopen in April

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  A LIST of Marston’s pubs which will open their terraces and beer gardens to punters this April has been released.
  
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• Over 1,000 people waiting 3 months for hospital tests in East Lancashire

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  More than 1,000 patients had been waiting more than three months for medical tests at the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust at the end of January, as the NHS continued to battle backlogs caused by the coronavirus.
  
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• 'Outstanding' Blackburn care home now 'requires improvement' following concerns over residents' safety

  19-03-2021 06:00
  
  A care home that was rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission two years ago has been downgraded after inspectors found aspects of the service were unsafe.
  
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