Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn Rovers Ramadan street fast 'building unity'

  12-05-2021 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A whole street supported their Muslim neighbours by fasting for one day during Ramadan.
  
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• Blackpool lightning strike: Family tribute to Jordan Banks

  12-05-2021 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine-year-old Jordan Banks was "the brightest star" and "our everything", his family says.
  
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• Briercliffe: Sheep found on Thursden moors with throats cut

  12-05-2021 21:14
  
  THREE sheep have been butchered this evening with enquiries ongoing to find the culprits.
  
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• Blackburn MP Kate Hollern ‘tried to scare colleague away from helping parliamentary worker’, tribunal told

  12-05-2021 19:22
  
  A Conservative MP claims a Labour colleague made “malicious” remarks designed to “scare” him away from helping a female parliamentary worker who raised allegations of sexual harassment, according to evidence before a tribunal.
  
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• Hyndburn: Man wanted for failing to attend court

  12-05-2021 19:11
  
  A MAN is currently wanted for failing to attend court.
  
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• Gerald Banyard: Hunt for man who tried to frame man as terrorist

  12-05-2021 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gerald Banyard tried to implicate his landlord's partner amid a housing dispute, police say.
  
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• Ribble Valley Council offices to reopen

  12-05-2021 19:00
  
  THE Ribble Valley Council Offices are to reopen to the public without appointment on Monday.
  
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• Random road map acts of kindness

  12-05-2021 18:32
  
  A TOWN centre is to benefit from 'random acts of kindness' next week.
  
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• Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen sees England's third highest rise in weekly rates

  12-05-2021 18:32
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen has recorded the third highest weekly rise in coronavirus cases in England.
  
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• 'He was our everything' - family's emotional tribute to Jordan, 9, who died after being struck by lightning

  12-05-2021 18:19
  
  The family of Jordan Banks, who sadly died after being struck by lightning in Blackpool, have today paid tribute to him.
  
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• Lancashire: more than 90,000 households struggle with fuel bills

  12-05-2021 18:00
  
  MORE than 90,000 households in Lancashire - including almost 10,000 in Blackburn with Darwen - are struggling to pay their fuel bills, new government figures reveal.
  
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• Blackburn: Knives recovered as part of Operation Sceptre

  12-05-2021 17:59
  
  SEVERAL knives have been found by police in Blackburn as part of an on-going anti-knife crime initiative.
  
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• 'We are heartbroken' - moving tribute to 'wonderful' mum and grandma killed in crash

  12-05-2021 17:38
  
  The family of a woman killed in a crash on Monday have paid a moving tribute to her.
  
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• Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen become Covid-19 hotspots in the north west: Why have cases increased? - Lancashire Post

  12-05-2021 16:28
  
  Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen become Covid-19 hotspots in the north west: Why have cases increased?  Lancashire Post
  
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• Whalley: Hunt for Gerald Banyard over Westminster terror attack framing

  12-05-2021 15:52
  
  A MAN who tried to frame his landlord’s partner as a terrorist as revenge in a housing dispute is being hunted by police.
  
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• Two people arrested in Darwen over cannabis supply and possession

  12-05-2021 15:41
  
  TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing and supplying class B drugs.
  
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• Covid: Blackpool Tower Ballroom gets £1.1m refurbishment

  12-05-2021 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is hoped the dancefloor can reopen on 21 June when the last Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
  
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• Burnley Labour group chooses new leader

  12-05-2021 15:30
  
  BURNLEY Council's Labour group has elected a new leader.
  
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• Boris Johnson announces public Covid-19 inquiry in 2022

  12-05-2021 15:05
  
  The Prime Minister told MPs the inquiry would be able to take oral evidence under oath and will place “the state’s actions under the microscope”.
  
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• Dover drug smuggling: Men convicted over £19m cocaine haul

  12-05-2021 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Bullows and Mark Tucker were caught in Dover when Border Force searched their coach.
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine rollout extends to people aged 38 and 39 from tomorrow

  12-05-2021 14:52
  
  It comes just 12 days after people over the age of 40 were told they could book their first Covid vaccine jab.
  
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• Indian coronavirus variant found in these parts of Blackburn

  12-05-2021 14:43
  
  RESIDENTS have been urged to be extra-vigilant over Covid safety after its Indian variant was detected locally.
  
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• £181,000 raised for Indian hospital established by Lord Adam Patel's brother

  12-05-2021 14:33
  
  Families from Blackburn and Preston have helped to raise more than £181,000 for an Indian hospital devastated by a fire.
  
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• Man who launched vicious hammer attack on pal after 'losing control' has been jailed

  12-05-2021 13:42
  
  A man who carried out a vicious hammer attack on his friend after 'losing control during a fight' has been jailed for more than 10 years.
  
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• Local lockdowns could return in England after easing of restrictions on May 17

  12-05-2021 13:38
  
  Boris Johnson said England remains “on track” to see an end to lockdown restrictions completely by June 21.
  
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• Paint pebbles and spread positivity in Blackburn

  12-05-2021 13:00
  
  SHOPPERS and visitors to a town centre are being asked to promote post-coronavirus positivity with painted pebbles.
  
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• Blackburn pebble path to positivity bid for town centre

  12-05-2021 13:00
  
  SHOPPERS and visitors to a town centre are being asked to promote post coronavirus positivity with painted pebbles.
  
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• Edgworth father 'humbled' as son with incurable cancer set for dream trip

  12-05-2021 12:15
  
  THE father of a student diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour has been left "humbled" after a fundraiser set up by friends has so far seen over £23,000 donated.
  
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• Tributes to boy killed by lightning strike in Blackpool

  12-05-2021 11:57
  
  Tributes are being paid to a 9-year-old boy who has died after being struck by lightning on a football field. 
  
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• Blackpool youth football club tribute to 9-year-old struck by lightning

  12-05-2021 11:57
  
  A JUNIOR football club has paid tribute to a 9-year-old struck by lightning.
  
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• Blackpool youth football club posts tribute to 9-year-old struck by lightning

  12-05-2021 11:57
  
  A JUNIOR football club has paid tribute to a 9-year-old struck by lightning.
  
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• Piles of household rubbish dumped overnight on Blackburn street

  12-05-2021 11:40
  
  A newly elected councillor has spoken out after mounds of rubbish has been dumped on a Blackburn street overnight.
  
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• Body of man found in water in Blackburn

  12-05-2021 11:22
  
  A BODY has been recovered from water in Blackburn.
  
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• Operation Sceptre: 72 arrested and 300 weapons found

  12-05-2021 10:53
  
  A TOTAL of 300 weapons were taken off the county’s streets during a week of action launched in a bid to turn the tide on knife crime.
  
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• eBay and PayPal users warned over new payment rules starting this month

  12-05-2021 10:53
  
  New rules from May 31 will see changes to its payment system and new restrictions on controversial listings. 
  
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• Restaurants and pubs are reopening inside, but what are the rules?

  12-05-2021 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in England, Scotland and Wales will soon be able to drink inside a pub.
  
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• Dua Lipa's NHS pay rise speech at Brit Awards sparks government response

  12-05-2021 09:47
  
  Dua Lipa won both best female solo artist and the coveted best album award, using her first speech to call for a pay rise for NHS workers.
  
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• Spain announce new rules for British holidaymakers from next week

  12-05-2021 09:46
  
  The news was shared by Spanish tourism minister Reyes Maroto.
  
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• Family pays tribute to son Sam who has died aged 24

  12-05-2021 09:13
  
  A FAMILY has been left heartbroken after losing their son to a mystery illness just a year after his father died.
  
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• Police appeal for missing Bacup 16-year-old

  12-05-2021 09:07
  
  POLICE are appealing for information on a missing 17-year-old.
  
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• Covid-19 hotspots in the north west: Where are they and why have cases increased? - Lancashire Post

  12-05-2021 09:00
  
  Covid-19 hotspots in the north west: Where are they and why have cases increased?  Lancashire Post
  
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• Do you remember Tesco's when it was The Beechwood?

  12-05-2021 07:00
  
  Today it is the site of a Tesco supermarket but when this photograph was taken in 1969, The Beechwood on Livesey Branch Road was a popular Blackburn nightspot.
  
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• Do you remember Tesco when it was The Beechwood?

  12-05-2021 07:00
  
  Today it is the site of a Tesco supermarket but when this photograph was taken in 1969, The Beechwood on Livesey Branch Road was a popular Blackburn nightspot.
  
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• Grandad’s towering charity swansong with daughter

  12-05-2021 06:16
  
  A GRANDAD from Darwen who has raised thousands and thousands of pounds for local and national charities over the last 30 years is to mark turning 66-years-old with a last “towering” feat that will raise funds for Rosemere Cancer Foundation.
  
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• Ships and Giggles in Burnley reopening as a pirate-themed bar

  12-05-2021 06:15
  
  A FORMER nightclub owner is ‘excited and nervous’ to open his bar for the first time in 18 months ­— as a pirate-themed pub.
  
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• Fudge shop to open on booming Great Harwood high street

  12-05-2021 06:15
  
  A fudge shop is opening on Great Harwood's high street, selling a collection of local sweet treats.
  
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• Exercise class instructors 'over the moon' to be back

  12-05-2021 06:15
  
  Exercise class instructors are 'over the moon' to be getting the class dynamic back as lockdown restrictions ease.
  
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• First look at new £1.3m Renault and Dacia Showroom in Blackburn

  12-05-2021 06:08
  
  An imposing new Renault and Dacia showroom built off one of Blackburn’s busiest routes is now open to the public.
  
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• Letter: We need to be self-sufficient in energy production

  12-05-2021 06:03
  
  With the forthcoming ban on petrol and diesel vehicles and gas boilers it is inevitable that demand for electricity will not only increase substantially, but it will also need to be available 24/7/365.
  
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• This Lancashire council raked in more than £2,000 from public toilet charges during Covid

  12-05-2021 06:00
  
  New data has revealed that a council in Lancashire raked in more than £2,000 in cash from public toilet charges during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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