Blackburn with Darwen news

• Children at Burnley Hospital surprised with teddy bears

  22-04-2021 21:36
  
  DONATIONS of new teddies have been gratefully received by a hospital charity.
  
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• County Championship: Kent and Lancashire evenly poised in Canterbury

  22-04-2021 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire's County Championship fixture with Kent remains in the balance as the visitors finish day one on 260-7.
  
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• Council officers seize sound equipment following complaints of loud noise

  22-04-2021 19:25
  
  Council officers conviscated sound equipment from a property following complaints of loud music.
  
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• People told to avoid area as six fire engines tackle Moorland fire

  22-04-2021 18:59
  
  Emergency Services were tackling a fire on the Rossendale Moorland this afternoon.
  
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• Blackpool Zoo keeper retires after nearly half a century

  22-04-2021 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peter Morris was once chased by an ostrich who pulled his jacket off and left him with bruised ribs.
  
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• Fleetwood murder: Family pay tribute to Facebook row victim

  22-04-2021 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Danny Wise's family say they are "so glad" he lived long enough to have the son he "craved".
  
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• This Morning under fire from furious viewers as driving tests resume

  22-04-2021 17:14
  
  This Morning presenter Alice Beer described the scene as “flipping hilarious” as she stood outside a test centre.
  
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• Revealed: The top 20 university degrees most likely to get you a job

  22-04-2021 17:14
  
  Consumer experts have compiled a list of the 20 most sought-after degrees by employers.
  
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• Driving instructors believe 10 days is not enough for pupils to be test ready

  22-04-2021 17:00
  
  Driving instructors have said they do not think that 10 days to prepare for a test is enough for people who were not test ready before lockdown.
  
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• Blackburn drug dealer ran across roofs in bid to escape from police

  22-04-2021 16:40
  
  A drug-dealer who assaulted a police officer as she attempted to detain him has been jailed for 42 months.
  
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• Ribble Valley: resignations hit council Conservative group

  22-04-2021 16:00
  
  RIBBLE Valley Council's ruling Conservative group has been rocked by the loss of two councillors.
  
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• Appeal after teenager stabbed on Blackburn street

  22-04-2021 15:24
  
  Detectives investigating an incident where a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in Blackburn are appealing for information and dashcam footage.
  
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• Muslim family from Blackburn served bacon for breakfast in quarantine hotel

  22-04-2021 15:22
  
  A Muslim woman staying in a quarantined hotel in London has spoken out after being served bacon for breakfast.
  
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• Hotel apologises to quarantining Muslim family served bacon for breakfast

  22-04-2021 15:22
  
  A Muslim woman staying in a quarantined hotel in London has spoken out after being served bacon for breakfast.
  
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• Patrick Grant: Blackburn based Sewing Bee star joins Celebrity MasterChef

  22-04-2021 15:12
  
  GREAT British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant will be featuring in the latest series of Celebrity MasterChef.
  
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• 'Bruiser, thuggish, oiks' - Government STILL failing to take working class people from Lancashire seriously

  22-04-2021 15:06
  
  Whitehall officials still fail to take working class people seriously, Boris Johnson’s former communications director, who is from Lancashire, has said.
  
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• Class start Duke of Edinburgh award expedition on day of Philip's funeral in token of respect

  22-04-2021 15:00
  
  A group of pupils started their expedition on their bronze Duke of Edinburgh award on the day of the Duke's funeral as a token of respect to his legacy.
  
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• Bacup's Morrisons unveils new scheme to give people hope after lockdown

  22-04-2021 14:00
  
  Morrisons’ Bacup community champion has unveiled Morrison's Seeds of Hope and Messages of Hope campaigns.
  
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• Clitheroe: Police warning after Charles Road fire

  22-04-2021 13:56
  
  A FIRE broke out at a house in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• E.On to pay 1.6 million UK households after overcharging them at Christmas

  22-04-2021 13:31
  
  Households were charged on Christmas Eve for direct debits expected to go out at the beginning of January
  
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• Restaurant boss who learnt from Marco Pierre White to manage pub

  22-04-2021 13:27
  
  A VILLAGE pub has announced it will be reopening on June 21 under new management.
  
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• Chorley: Two injured in Moss Lane crash

  22-04-2021 13:26
  
  TWO people were injured last night in a crash involving a single car.
  
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• 'Annie get your gun' rehearsals at Blackburn high school

  22-04-2021 12:59
  
  'Annie' alias teacher Gilly Walker with Indians Nicola Joyce, Kerry Almond, Mark Koniuch, Sammy Cook and Felicity Saunders take a break from rehearsals of Annie get your Gun at Queen's Park High School in Blackburn in 1994.
  
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• What is a Covid passport and what are the UK's plans?

  22-04-2021 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is considering how people could prove they are unlikely to transmit Covid.
  
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• More than 12000 emergency food parcels handed out in Blackburn with Darwen during pandemic - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-04-2021 12:12
  
  More than 12000 emergency food parcels handed out in Blackburn with Darwen during pandemic  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• More than 12,000 emergency food parcels handed out in Blackburn with Darwen during pandemic

  22-04-2021 12:12
  
  New figures have revealed more than 12,000 food parcels have been given to people across Blackburn with Darwen during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Blackburn landlady forgives partner after his pub wrecking spree 'tantrum'

  22-04-2021 12:05
  
  A MAN went on a wrecking spree after a row with his partner who is the landlady of a Blackburn pub.
  
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• Tributes to murdered son, father and friend who 'was in the prime of his life'

  22-04-2021 11:59
  
  The family of a man murdered outside his place of work have paid tribute to him.
  
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• Closing date for Blackburn’s Debenhams store revealed

  22-04-2021 11:59
  
  DEBENHAMS has today confirmed when its stores will open for the final time.
  
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• Angry woman pulled knife on terrified council contact centre worker

  22-04-2021 11:57
  
  A MEMBER of staff at a Burnley Council contact centre was threatened with a knife by a disgruntled client.
  
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• Price of property dropped in Blackburn with Darwen in February - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-04-2021 11:20
  
  Price of property dropped in Blackburn with Darwen in February  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Price of property dropped in Blackburn with Darwen in February

  22-04-2021 11:20
  
  HOUSE prices dropped by 3.8 per cent in Blackburn with Darwen in February, new figures show.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen has colourful candidates to brighten pandemic poll - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-04-2021 10:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen has colourful candidates to brighten pandemic poll  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen has colourful candidates to brighten pandemic poll

  22-04-2021 10:30
  
  ALTHOUGH Labour cannot realistically lose power in Blackburn with Darwen, the local election campaign is set to be colourful.
  
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• Nelson: Marsden Park Golf Club hit by arson attack

  22-04-2021 10:18
  
  A GOLF club has reopened after being hit by an arson attack earlier this week.
  
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• Woman suffers life threatening injuries after getting trapped under reversing van

  22-04-2021 10:01
  
  A woman is in hospital with life threatening injuries after she was hit by a van and became trapped underneath it.
  
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• Morrisons launch heartwarming gesture sure to make shoppers smile

  22-04-2021 10:00
  
  Morrisons is one of the UK's 'big six' supermarkets alongside Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Lidl.
  
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• Boris Johnson's lockdown roadmap could be delayed, Covid expert warns

  22-04-2021 09:57
  
  The Prime Minister said he expects the roadmap to go ahead as planned but warned "there will be another wave of Covid" this year.
  
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• 16 electrical gadgets costing you a small fortune every year

  22-04-2021 09:55
  
  Across the UK’s millions of homes, those with at least one TV waste a staggering £432 million on unnecessary energy every year.
  
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• Burnley: Fire close to Hurstwood Reservoir near Worsthorne

  22-04-2021 09:17
  
  A WILD fire broke out close to a reservoir yesterday evening.
  
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• Help homeless by doing challenge

  22-04-2021 07:54
  
  This past year has shown us just how important it is to have somewhere safe and secure to call home.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's burglary hotspots - Lancashire Telegraph

  22-04-2021 07:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen's burglary hotspots  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen’s burglary hotspots

  22-04-2021 07:00
  
  These are the Blackburn with Darwen areas with the highest burglary reports.
  
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• Florist wins award after surprising independent businesses with floral welcome back

  22-04-2021 06:45
  
  An MP has thanked a florist who welcomed small businesses back in bloom last week.
  
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• Florist win award after surprising independent businesses with floral welcome back

  22-04-2021 06:45
  
  An MP has thanked a florist who welcomed small businesses back in bloom last week.
  
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• 'Marauding' knifeman attacked two innocent by-standers outside Blackburn pub

  22-04-2021 06:39
  
  A VIOLENT criminal on a vodka and drugs bender beat up an innocent person in his car before stabbing another stranger just moments later.
  
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• Joseph felt handsome and smart in his coat

  22-04-2021 06:36
  
  Joseph, played by Gabriel Gonzalez-Fritz, and his Technicolour dreamcoat production by St John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School in Colne during rehearsals with the cast in 1991.
  
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• Up-and-coming popstar engages school children about mental health after seeing family struggle

  22-04-2021 06:15
  
  An up-and-coming artist has been delivering sessions to school kids about mental health after seeing family members suffer with depression when she was young.
  
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• University staff member recognised for collaboration on award winning Bank Top photography project

  22-04-2021 06:15
  
  A Blackburn University group leader collaborated on a global award winning photography project.
  
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• University and council launch apprenticeship for children and young people services

  22-04-2021 06:15
  
  An apprenticeship programme has been launched in partnership with a council's children and young people's services.
  
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