Blackburn with Darwen news

• Covid: Blackburn health chief 'furious' over surge vaccination refusal

  14-05-2021 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn's public health director shares his anger at not being able to vaccinate all over-18s.
  
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• Surge testing to be deployed in Blackburn with Darwen - GOV.UK

  14-05-2021 22:05
  
  Surge testing to be deployed in Blackburn with Darwen  GOV.UK
  
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• Harry Pell: Accrington Stanley sign Colchester United midfielder on three-year deal

  14-05-2021 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley sign Colchester United midfielder Harry Pell on a three-year deal.
  
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• Covid Indian variant: Pupils keep face masks in parts of North West

  14-05-2021 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils in parts of north-west England continue wearing face masks in school amid variant concerns.
  
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• Blackburn and Burnley hospital blood analysts escalate strike

  14-05-2021 19:30
  
  BLOOD test analysts at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are to escalate their industrial action by launching an all-out three week strike.
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson warns of 'greater risk' in Blackburn with Darwen

  14-05-2021 18:59
  
  BORIS Johnson has warned that there is 'greater risk' of infections in Blackburn with Darwen but has announced no change to plans yet.
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson announces army to assist testing in Blackburn

  14-05-2021 18:59
  
  BORIS Johnson has warned that there is 'greater risk' of infections in Blackburn with Darwen but has announced no change to plans yet.
  
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• Nelson: Rooms full of cannabis found on Woodside Terrace

  14-05-2021 18:30
  
  A ROOM full of mature cannabis plants was discovered at a house yesterday.
  
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• Search is on to find relatives of Lower Darwen ‘liberator’

  14-05-2021 18:24
  
  IT’S just over 75 years since the Second World War ended. But folk living in the occupied countries who struggled through the horrors of those days still remember the debt of gratitude they owed to the Allied forces who liberated them.
  
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• Coronavirus: Lancashire pupils told to continue wearing facemasks

  14-05-2021 18:14
  
  LANCASHIRE schools and colleges are being advised that pupils and staff should continue to wear face coverings until 21 June despite restrictions relaxing nationally next week.
  
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• Man jailed for 15 years after kidnapping and raping teenage girl

  14-05-2021 17:54
  
  A 27-year-old man has been jailed for 15 years, after kidnapping and raping an underage girl.
  
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• Five charged as more than £80k worth of class A drugs found during police raid

  14-05-2021 17:27
  
  Five people have been charged after more than £80k worth of class A drugs were found during a police raid.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen pupils told to continue wearing facemasks - Lancashire Telegraph

  14-05-2021 17:24
  
  Blackburn with Darwen pupils told to continue wearing facemasks  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen pupils told to continue wearing facemasks

  14-05-2021 17:24
  
  PUPILS in Blackburn with Darwen's schools should continue to wear facemasks even after the rules are relaxed next week.
  
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• Son of ex-footballer Owen Coyle in plea over dog last seen in Langho

  14-05-2021 17:04
  
  The son of former Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle is appealing for information after his dog went missing last night.
  
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• Bacup: Market Street closed after crash

  14-05-2021 17:02
  
  A ROAD has been closed after a crash with drivers asked to avoid the area.
  
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• Lancs police commissioner: rural cops and front desks on agenda

  14-05-2021 17:00
  
  LANCASHIRE'S new police and crime commissioner has pledged to double the size of the force's rural crime task force and look at reopening station front desks.
  
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• Hyndburn: pub to build smoking shelter on former council land

  14-05-2021 17:00
  
  A PUB is seeking to build a smoking shelter on land bought from the council.
  
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• Two men who groomed, exploited and raped teenage girls have been jailed for a total of 37 years

  14-05-2021 16:45
  
  Two men have been jailed following a complex investigation into the grooming, exploitation and rape of vulnerable young women.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: new menopause policy for borough's schools - Lancashire Telegraph

  14-05-2021 16:26
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: new menopause policy for borough's schools  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: new menopause policy for borough's schools

  14-05-2021 16:26
  
  A LOCAL education authority has devised a new policy to help school staff suffering from menopausal symptoms.
  
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• Bacup: Concerns grow for missing Joshua Dunning

  14-05-2021 16:14
  
  A NEW appeal has gone out for a teenager who has been missing since Monday.
  
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• Darwen: Armed police called to suspected gun sighting on Bolton Road

  14-05-2021 16:10
  
  ARMED police were called into action this afternoon after reports a man was seen with a suspected firearm.
  
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• Elections 2021: How 'Bojo of Blackburn' appeals to young voters

  14-05-2021 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tory party says "it was amazing" how "carfuls of young lads" turned up to vote for Tiger Patel.
  
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• Boris Johnson to address nation tonight

  14-05-2021 14:03
  
  THE Prime Minister is to hold a coronavirus press briefing at 5pm following concerns over the spread of the Indian variant.
  
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• Blackburn health boss 'furious' as borough refused extra vaccines

  14-05-2021 13:51
  
  Blackburn's health leader has said he will 'strongly oppose' any plans to put the borough into another lockdown.
  
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• Covid: Town crier champion retains title in silent contest

  14-05-2021 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Town Crier Championships have been held in silence for the first time.
  
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• What is the Indian variant? Everything you need to know as cases continue to rise in Blackburn

  14-05-2021 13:26
  
  New coronavirus cases involving the Indian variant have more than doubled in a week as Government ministers said they cannot rule out imposing local restrictions to suppress its spread.
  
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• Nine-year-old who was struck by lightning has donated his organs to three other children - his father has said

  14-05-2021 13:21
  
  Nine-year-old Jordan Banks, who had “the biggest heart”, has donated his organs to help three other children, his father said.
  
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• Three charged with possessing 3D printed firearm parts for suspected terrorism

  14-05-2021 13:16
  
  Three people arrested as part of an investigation into right-wing terrorism have been charged with possessing components of a 3D printed firearm.
  
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• Blackpool lightning strike: Jordan Banks's organs donated

  14-05-2021 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Banks says his son Jordan's "kindness has meant that three other children may be able to live".
  
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• Friends reunion premiere date confirmed and celebrity guests announced

  14-05-2021 12:56
  
  David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS and James Corden are among the celebrities set to appear on the show.
  
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• Suggested £13.5 billion education recovery package includes longer school days

  14-05-2021 12:55
  
  Boris Johnson has already made £1.7 billion of catch-up funding available in England to help children who have faced disruption.
  
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• BT to create 7,000 jobs as part of broadband rollout to 25 million homes

  14-05-2021 12:54
  
  Philip Jansen said he will invest the money from a Government tax deduction in plugging homes into the fibre broadband network.
  
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• Amazon reveal plans to create 10,000 UK jobs

  14-05-2021 12:47
  
  Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng described the move as "a huge vote of confidence in the British economy".
  
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• Royal Mail announce 'crucial' change to operations

  14-05-2021 12:46
  
  The changes are designed to help Royal Mail reduce its environmental impact.
  
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• Prince Harry says Prince Charles 'passed on suffering' growing up

  14-05-2021 12:46
  
  Harry compared his childhood to 1998 film, The Truman Show, where Jim Carrey plays a man oblivious that his whole life is a TV show.
  
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• Health leader said he will 'strongly oppose' any lockdown proposals and that 'surge vaccination' is key in controlling rates

  14-05-2021 12:30
  
  Blackburn's health leader has said he will 'strongly oppose' any plans to put the borough into another lockdown.
  
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• Over 170 non-Muslims take part in ‘Fast for a Day’ during Ramadan

  14-05-2021 12:28
  
  Over 170 people took part in the ‘I’m not a Muslim but I will fast for one day’ since the beginning of Ramadan last month.
  
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• Cannabis farm with 300 plants posed 'huge fire risk'

  14-05-2021 11:59
  
  A cannabis farm with over 300 plants posed a 'huge fire risk'.
  
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• Police dog chases four suspects through Blackburn before officers detain them in a garden

  14-05-2021 11:46
  
  Four people have been arrested following a car chase through streams and gardens.
  
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• Blackburn tyre company wins approval for new replacement building

  14-05-2021 11:16
  
  A TYRE company has been given planning permission to replace its existing sales and fitting building.
  
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• Nelson murder: Man with dementia sentenced for killing woman

  14-05-2021 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alan Fare, 73, murdered 58-year-old Mandy Houghton with a hammer in her home in Nelson.
  
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• New Bubble CiTea stall opens in the Mall Blackburn

  14-05-2021 10:43
  
  The new Bubble CiTea kiosk has opened at the Mall Blackburn.
  
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• Blackburn restaurateur said it would be 'heartbreaking to go bankrupt' as concerns grow around local lockdowns

  14-05-2021 09:47
  
  The owner of a Blackburn restaurant has said it would be ‘heart breaking to go bankrupt’ as concern grows around a local lockdown being implemented in the town.
  
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• Blackburn restaurateur said it would be 'heart breaking to go bankrupt' as concerns grow around local lockdowns

  14-05-2021 09:47
  
  The owner of a Blackburn restaurant has said it would be ‘heart breaking to go bankrupt’ as concern grows around a local lockdown being implemented in the town.
  
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• Surge in Covid infections in Blackburn with Darwen, Sefton, Manchester and Bolton as concerns over Indian variant grow - Burnley Express

  14-05-2021 09:38
  
  Surge in Covid infections in Blackburn with Darwen, Sefton, Manchester and Bolton as concerns over Indian variant grow  Burnley Express
  
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• Surge in Covid infections in Blackburn with Darwen, Sefton, Manchester and Bolton as concerns grow over Indian variant - Burnley Express

  14-05-2021 09:38
  Surge in Covid infections in Blackburn with Darwen, Sefton, Manchester and Bolton as concerns grow over Indian variant  Burnley Express
  
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• GP surgeries will offer face-to-face appointments from Monday

  14-05-2021 09:18
  
  Doctors' surgeries must offer face-to-face appointments from Monday, NHS England has said.
  
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• Spate of work van thefts leads to appeal for owners to be careful

  14-05-2021 08:56
  
  Police are appealing people to be cautious following a spate of work van thefts.
  
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