Blackburn with Darwen news

• Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Morecambe: Shrimps hold slender lead in League Two play-off semi-final

  20-05-2021 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe edge out Tranmere Rovers in the first leg of their League Two play-off semi-final at Prenton Park.
  
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• M65 Junctions 7 and 8 closed due to accident

  20-05-2021 22:18
  
  Police have warned of travel delays on the M65 due to a serious accident.
  
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• VIDEO: ‘Go Slow’ pro-Palestine protest brings traffic to a standstill in Blackburn

  20-05-2021 18:27
  
  A ‘Go Slow’ protest in Blackburn to highlight the bombing of Gaza brought one of the towns busiest roads to a standstill.
  
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• VIDEO: ‘Go Slow’ pro-Palestine protest brings traffic to a standstill

  20-05-2021 18:27
  
  A ‘Go Slow’ protest in Blackburn to highlight the bombing of Gaza brought one of the towns busiest roads to a standstill.
  
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• ‘Go Slow’ pro-Palestine protest brings traffic to a standstill in Blackburn

  20-05-2021 18:27
  
  A ‘Go Slow’ protest in Blackburn to highlight bombing of Gaza brought one of the towns busiest roads to a standstill.
  
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• Man who previously tried to have sex with cone jailed after lewd act at apartment

  20-05-2021 17:54
  
  A MAN who was caught trying to have sex with a cleaning cone at a train station two years ago has been jailed after he was seen exposing himself at the window of his apartment.
  
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• Traffic delay warning as 'go slow' Palestine protest in Blackburn

  20-05-2021 17:47
  
  A COUNCIL have warned traffic is being delayed as a 'go slow' protest for Palestine is held.
  
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• County Championship: Only 16.5 overs possible on day one of Northants v Lancashire

  20-05-2021 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only 16.5 overs are bowled on day one of Northamptonshire's County Championship match with Lancashire due to rain.
  
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• Covid: Test and Trace failure helped Indian variant spread, report says

  20-05-2021 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several councils did not receive data on the Indian variant for almost three weeks, the BBC learns.
  
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• Model aircraft CAN fly at Pleasington after council U-turn

  20-05-2021 16:45
  
  A DEAL has been struck to allow a model aircraft club to continue flying from a public park.
  
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• Burnley's new Mayor greets the 'challenge' of coronavirus

  20-05-2021 16:00
  
  THE Darwen-born new Mayor of Burnley is expecting a 'challenging' year as First Citizen because of coronavirus.
  
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• Westminster attack: Man jailed for trying to frame man as terrorist

  20-05-2021 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gerald Banyard tried to implicate his landlord's partner in revenge over a faulty boiler.
  
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• Ribble Valley gets new coronavirus test centres

  20-05-2021 15:30
  
  A RURAL borough is offering free rapid coronavirus tests to all residents, visitors and workers.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen worst affected authority as 700 cases not tracked and traced - Lancashire Telegraph

  20-05-2021 15:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen worst affected authority as 700 cases not tracked and traced  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen worst affected authority as 700 cases not tracked and traced

  20-05-2021 15:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen was the worst affected authority after more than 700 cases of Covid were not traced locally.
  
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• Registered sex offender wanted by police could be in Lancashire

  20-05-2021 15:10
  
  Police are appealing for information to locate a wanted sex offender.
  
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• 40-year-old missing woman has links to Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  20-05-2021 14:43
  
  40-year-old missing woman has links to Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• 40-year-old missing woman has links to Blackburn with Darwen

  20-05-2021 14:43
  
  A 40-year-old woman, who has links to Blackburn with Darwen, has gone missing.
  
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• Aya Hachem: Student shot dead 'amid feud between tyre firms'

  20-05-2021 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aya Hachem, 19, was "in the wrong place at the wrong time' when she was killed, a court hears.
  
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• Five warrants executed and two arrested as part of major operation into Lancashire burglaries

  20-05-2021 14:29
  
  Police have executed five warrants and arrested two people as part of a major operation targeting burglaries in the Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales areas.
  
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• Burnley agree partnerships with Ayr United, Llandudno, Portadown & Cobh Ramblers

  20-05-2021 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League Burnley announce partnerships with Ayr United, Llandudno, Portadown and Cobh Ramblers.
  
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• Councillor fills own taxi with rubbish after complaints from residents

  20-05-2021 13:42
  
  A newly elected Blackburn councillor decided to fill his own taxi with rubbish after road works meant some bins could not been emptied.
  
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• Superintendent Hassan Khan takes up new role at Preston police

  20-05-2021 13:33
  
  Superintendent Hassan Khan has taken up his new role as Operations Manager at Preston Police divisional headquarters.
  
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• Westminster Bridge terror attack conman jailed

  20-05-2021 13:22
  
  A man who tried to frame his landlady’s partner for inciting the terrorist murder of Pc Keith Palmer in revenge over a faulty boiler has been jailed for more than three years.
  
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• Blackburn shooting victim Aya Hachem killed by bungling hired hitman - trial hears

  20-05-2021 12:55
  
  A law student was “in the wrong place at the wrong time” when she was shot dead in the street amid a feud between two neighbouring tyre firm owners, a court has heard.
  
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• Man and woman hit by BMW at busy junction - police appeal for witnesses

  20-05-2021 12:49
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a BMW crashed into a man and woman at a busy junction.
  
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• Police hunt blonde-haired, blue-eyed man in connection with 'very serious offences'

  20-05-2021 11:46
  
  Police are hunting the man in the attached image in connection with stalking, malicious communication and witness intimidation offences.
  
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• Police hunt blond-haired, blue-eyed man in connection with 'very serious offences'

  20-05-2021 11:46
  
  Police are hunting the man in the attached image in connection with stalking, malicious communication and witness intimidation offences.
  
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• Victorian arcade given bright future in partnership with council

  20-05-2021 11:30
  
  A STUNNING Victorian arcade is set to have a bright future thanks to a partnership between the new owner and Rossendale Council.
  
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• EG Group creates 300 new roles for young people at risk of long-term unemployment

  20-05-2021 11:15
  
  Up to 300 new roles are to be created by the EG Group as part of the Government’s Kickstart scheme to improve opportunities for young people.
  
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• Blackburn's EG Group to give six-month work placements to 300 young people

  20-05-2021 11:15
  
  Up to 300 new roles are to be created by the EG Group as part of the Government’s Kickstart scheme to improve opportunities for young people.
  
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• NHS workers can get exclusive discounts on food, drink and holidays

  20-05-2021 11:13
  
  Starbucks, Toby Carvery, YO!, ODEON and Cineworld are just a few of the companies involved.
  
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• Learner drivers warned over new £600 scam

  20-05-2021 11:12
  
  Criminals are continuing to capitalise on the pandemic but looking out for so many convincing scams can be incredibly daunting for motorists.
  
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• You could be reported to police after returning from holiday

  20-05-2021 11:11
  
  If those returning are not home when the visit takes place, they could be reported to the police.
  
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• World's first clinical trial on Covid booster jab launched in the UK

  20-05-2021 11:10
  
  Some 2,886 people aged 30 and older are being recruited at 18 NHS sites from London to Glasgow.
  
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• Updates as prosecution open case in Aya Hachem murder trial

  20-05-2021 11:01
  
  Live updates from Preston Crown Court as the prosecution expected to open their case in the Aya Hachem murder trial.
  
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• Burnley footballer Ashley Barnes charged with drink driving

  20-05-2021 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashley Barnes was arrested hours after Burnley FC beat Fulham, securing their top-flight status.
  
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• Mill Hill train station waiting area smashed to smithereens

  20-05-2021 10:22
  
  Police are calling for parents of young children to stop letting their kids hang around on an East Lancashire train station after repeated incidents of criminal damage.
  
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• Preston to welcome first Muslim Mayor

  20-05-2021 10:18
  
  Councillor Javed Iqbal has spoken of his 'honour and privilege' as he takes up the role of Mayor for the city of Preston.
  
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• Over 3,000 cases of new variant detected as Burnley receive surge testing and vaccinations

  20-05-2021 10:17
  
  Almost 3,000 cases of the Indian coronavirus variant of concern have been identified as Burnley becomes one of six areas to receive surge testing and vaccinations.
  
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• Burnley striker Ashley Barnes arrested for drink driving after Fulham win

  20-05-2021 09:18
  
  BURNLEY'S Ashley Barnes was arrested for drink-driving after last week’s win over Fulham that secured Premier League survival.
  
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• Man who had drunk "six pints and two shots" arrested after nearly crashing with a police car

  20-05-2021 08:55
  
  A man has been arrested when nearly hitting a police car after drinking “six pints and two shots”.
  
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• Driver who guzzled "six pints and two shots" arrested

  20-05-2021 08:55
  
  A man has been arrested when nearly hitting a police car after drinking “six pints and two shots”.
  
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• Passers-by rescue residents after flats and shops catch fire

  20-05-2021 08:30
  
  Passers-by have rescued residents at a row of flats which caught fire in the early hours of the morning.
  
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• How much of Accrington in 1992 do you recognise from the air?

  20-05-2021 07:02
  
  Taken in 1992 this is an aerial view of Accrington town centre.
  
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• Vaccinating all over-16s in Blackburn with Darwen 'still the goal' - Lancashire Telegraph

  20-05-2021 06:56
  
  Vaccinating all over-16s in Blackburn with Darwen 'still the goal'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Vaccinating all over-16s in Blackburn with Darwen 'still the goal'

  20-05-2021 06:56
  
  AS thousands of residents rush to take up extra coronavirus jabs council bosses are appealing for more vaccines.
  
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• 'Foolish' drink-driver hit parked car on way home at 5am

  20-05-2021 06:44
  
  A MAN who had been drinking at a friend's house "foolishly" decided to drive home at 5am.
  
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• Northcote restaurant launches gourmet menu and opens new outdoor terrace

  20-05-2021 06:15
  
  A Michelin-starred restaurant has re-opened launching a new five-course tasting menu and terrace area.
  
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• Facebook comment led to three abusive teens turning up on man's doorstep

  20-05-2021 06:12
  
  A HOUSEHOLDER was confronted on his own doorstep by three teenagers demanding that he came out to fight.
  
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