Blackburn with Darwen news

• Burnley: Burst pipe floods two Accrington Road properties

  26-05-2021 22:04
  
  A PIPE burst earlier today on an industrial estate, flooding two properties.
  
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• Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen sees highest weekly rise

  26-05-2021 20:50
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen has recorded the highest week-on-week rise in coronavirus rates.
  
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• Blackburn: 450 doses available at Penny Street vaccine lorry

  26-05-2021 18:51
  
  A VACCINE centre in Blackburn has said it has 450 doses available tonight.
  
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• Pendle: Fire breaks out on Pine Street, Nelson

  26-05-2021 18:23
  
  A FIRE broke out earlier today on the first floor of a house.
  
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• Two arrested at motorway services over £500 cosmetics theft

  26-05-2021 18:19
  
  Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of more than £500 worth of cosmetics.
  
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• Police seek women after incident of 'sheep worrying' in Pendle

  26-05-2021 17:51
  
  Police are seeking to identify the people in the attached image after an incident of livestock worrying.
  
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• Police caution 37-year-old woman after incident of 'sheep worrying' in Pendle

  26-05-2021 17:51
  
  Police are seeking to identify the people in the attached image after an incident of livestock worrying.
  
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• M65: Lane between junction's 9 and 10 reopened after crash

  26-05-2021 17:41
  
  A MOTORWAY lane was briefly closed today after a collision.
  
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• Thief used paving slabs to smash shop window before stealing £3,000 bike

  26-05-2021 17:35
  
  A would-be thief smashed his way into a bicycle repair shop using paving slabs, before stealing a £3,000 bike.
  
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• Ex-Love Island star Kendall Rae Knight teams up with Barnardo’s

  26-05-2021 17:24
  
  Former Love Island star Kendall Rae Knight is urging people to consider fostering, having teamed up with children’s charity Barnardo’s.
  
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• Downing Street admits recent guidance shambles in Blackburn and Burnley 'caused confusion'

  26-05-2021 17:19
  
  Downing Street has admitted that communications on local guidance for coronavirus hotspots caused “confusion”.
  
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• Edenfield man fined for dumping furniture in Haslingden road

  26-05-2021 16:58
  
  ROSSENDALE Council is clamping down on a rise in fly-tipping across the borough.
  
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• Clitheroe: Man arrested after City Electrical Ltd burglary

  26-05-2021 16:51
  
  A MAN has been arrested and charged after a burglary in which over £20,000 worth of stock was stolen.
  
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• Covid: Government backtracks over local travel advice after confusion

  26-05-2021 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Restrictions are not being imposed on Indian variant-affected areas, the government says.
  
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• First look inside 'floating library' featuring a fantastic collection of short stories

  26-05-2021 16:30
  
  A ‘floating library’ on the Leeds-Liverpool canal features the UK’s first national collection of short stories.
  
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• First look inside 'floating library' featuring a collection of short stories

  26-05-2021 16:30
  
  A ‘floating library’ on the Leeds-Liverpool canal features the UK’s first national collection of short stories.
  
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• Accrington: First look inside canal boat 'floating library'

  26-05-2021 16:30
  
  A ‘floating library’ on the Leeds-Liverpool canal features the UK’s first national collection of short stories.
  
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• M6: Junction 32 between Preston and Lancaster closed

  26-05-2021 16:23
  
  A MOTORWAY junction has been closed after a traffic collision.
  
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• Four-day-old baby died in mum's hospital bed despite warnings about co-sleeping

  26-05-2021 16:12
  
  A four-day-old baby was found dead in a hospital bed next to his mother despite the advice of nurses on the dangers of co-sleeping.
  
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• Coronavirus: PCS union calls for Blackburn with Darwen and Burnley job centre closures

  26-05-2021 16:05
  
  A UNION representing public service employees has called for job centres to be closed in areas affected by the Indian variant of coronavirus.
  
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• Unacceptable behaviour as youths launch glass bottles at police cars

  26-05-2021 14:22
  
  A group of school leavers have been chastised after they were caught launching glass bottles at police vehicles and causing damage to a town's park.
  
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• Sophie Hitchon: Britain's Rio Olympics hammer bronze medallist retires

  26-05-2021 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sophie Hitchon, who threw a British record to win hammer bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, retires from the sport.
  
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• Girl gang kicked and stamped on love rival’s head

  26-05-2021 13:39
  
  A WOMAN and her pals have been spared jail after they kicked her former love rival unconscious in a Bolton street.
  
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• ‘We’re absolutely f*****’: Dominic Cummings reveals government chaos amid Covid

  26-05-2021 13:05
  
  Boris Johnson’s former aide was giving evidence to the Commons health and science committees.
  
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• Father and son tragically die after falling from building site

  26-05-2021 12:56
  
  A father-and-son have died after a lift they were working on collapsed.
  
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• Banned driver caught speeding in football boots on motorway

  26-05-2021 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man was stopped after driving at 131mph on the M65 near Burnley, police say.
  
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• Full list of things you can do in Blackburn as Government change ONE piece of official coronavirus advice

  26-05-2021 12:26
  
  Following Tuesday's confusion over the coronavirus restrictions in Blackburn and Darwen and Burnley, official Government guidance has now been updated online - with one very important piece of advice altered.
  
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• Over 19,000 people have had coronavirus in Blackburn with Darwen

  26-05-2021 12:17
  
  A TOTAL of 19,134 people have had the coronavirus in Blackburn with Darwen, the latest figures show.
  
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• Haslingden: Daughter allowed longer care home visits after '6 hour trips'

  26-05-2021 11:54
  
  A WOMAN who has had to make six-hour round trips to her father’s care home for a half-an-hour visit will finally be able to enjoy longer stays.
  
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• Woman who should've been self-isolating spat at police officers

  26-05-2021 11:53
  
  A WOMAN who was refusing to accept help from paramedics spat at police officers who came to their assistance.
  
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• Doctors urged to watch out for signs of stroke from vaccination as 35-year-old woman dies

  26-05-2021 11:27
  
  Doctors are being urged to watch out for signs of stroke in people receiving the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after three young patients were admitted to hospital and one died.
  
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• Updates as witnesses called to give evidence in Aya Hachem murder trial

  26-05-2021 11:09
  
  Updates as witnesses called to give evidence in Aya Hachem murder trial.
  
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• LIVE UPDATES as Blackburn pop-up site dishes out last doses of Covid vaccine

  26-05-2021 11:09
  
  The pop-up vaccination centre at Penny Street in Blackburn is dishing out the final first doses of the Pfizer jab. All over 18s are being asked to attend the site before it closes at 7.15pm. The vaccination bus at Blackburn College has been extremely busy this morning and is likely to run out of vaccines before lunchtime.
  
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• Huge queue at mosque dishing out Covid vaccines - as lockdown ruled out

  26-05-2021 11:09
  
  The pop-up vaccination centre at Penny Street in Blackburn is dishing out the final first doses of the Pfizer jab. All over 18s are being asked to attend the site before it closes at 7.15pm. The vaccination bus at Blackburn College has been extremely busy this morning and is likely to run out of vaccines before lunchtime.
  
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• Blackburn pop-up site dishes out last doses of Covid vaccine

  26-05-2021 11:09
  
  The pop-up vaccination centre at Penny Street in Blackburn is dishing out the final first doses of the Pfizer jab. All over 18s are being asked to attend the site before it closes at 7.15pm. The vaccination bus at Blackburn College has been extremely busy this morning and is likely to run out of vaccines before lunchtime.
  
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• Could Blackburn and Burnley's M&S stores be the next to close as company plunges to £201m loss

  26-05-2021 10:59
  
  Marks & Spencer is set to close more stores after plunging to a hefty loss for the past year after being hit hard by high street lockdowns.
  
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• Thieves break into disabled man's house, ransack property and steal TV and other items

  26-05-2021 10:42
  
  Two men are being sought by police following a burglary in which a disabled person was targeted.
  
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• School confiscates sets of magnets after 'deadly TikTok craze'

  26-05-2021 10:30
  
  A HEADTEACHER has spoken out after one of his pupils was hospitalised following a dangerous 'TikTok craze'.
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine rollout extends to people aged 30 and over from today

  26-05-2021 10:19
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock praised the “phenomenal pace” of the vaccination programme.
  
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• Home teeth-whitening kits sold on Amazon and eBay can cause tooth loss

  26-05-2021 10:17
  
  The product was sold on online retail sites including Amazon, eBay and AliExpress.
  
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• Holiday destinations that could soon be added to travel green list

  26-05-2021 10:17
  
  Holidaymakers have been urged to only travel to countries on the green list, which currently includes 12 destinations.
  
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• Concern over trend in kids wearing ski masks, carrying butterfly knives and threatening people

  26-05-2021 10:10
  
  A trend in kids wearing ski masks and carrying butterfly knives has been identified in Lancashire.
  
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• Boris Johnson wanted Chris Whitty 'to infect him with Covid-19 on live TV'

  26-05-2021 09:56
  
  Downing Street is braced for more explosive revelations from the Prime Minister’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings today.
  
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• Last chance for over 18s to get first dose of Pfizer vaccine at this Blackburn site

  26-05-2021 09:41
  
  Anyone in Blackburn with Darwen who is over the age of 18 will be able to get the first dose of their Covid vaccine today.
  
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• Lancashire's latest infection rates as Blackburn with Darwen and Rossendale hit worrying milestones - Lancs Live

  26-05-2021 09:00
  
  Lancashire's latest infection rates as Blackburn with Darwen and Rossendale hit worrying milestones  Lancs Live
  
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• Boris Johnson spotted in Blackburn Town Centre

  26-05-2021 08:52
  
  A mobility store has enlisted the help of Boris Johnson to help with a new campaign to encourage people to get a vaccine.
  
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• Mercedes driver was wearing football boots while travelling at 130mph

  26-05-2021 08:13
  
  A DISQUALIFIED driver was wearing football boots while reaching speeds of 130mph.
  
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• Stolen BMW driver led police on M65 chase

  26-05-2021 08:06
  
  A DRIVER who led police on a high speed pursuit in a stolen car has been arrested.
  
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• Coronavirus: anyone aged 30 and over can get vaccine

  26-05-2021 07:56
  
  People aged 30 and over can book their Covid-19 jab from Wednesday, the NHS in England has said.
  
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• It is time to forget the advice and use your common sense

  26-05-2021 07:28
  
  There comes a time when you realise it is far better to use your own judgement.
  
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