Blackburn with Darwen news

• Burnley: Cannabis plants found on Ivy Street, Queensgate

  27-05-2021 20:18
  
  A LARGE cannabis cultivation has been uncovered in a house.
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire dominate opening day against Yorkshire

  27-05-2021 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire take full control on the first day against Yorkshire after bowling the visitors out for 159.
  
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• Meet the Preston puppy with a £7.6k price tag

  27-05-2021 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nine-week-old pooch is believed be among the world's most expensive sheepdog puppies.
  
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• Coronavirus: Indian variant cases nearly double with Blackburn with Darwen amongst worst hit - Lancashire Telegraph

  27-05-2021 18:57
  
  Coronavirus: Indian variant cases nearly double with Blackburn with Darwen amongst worst hit  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Coronavirus: Indian variant cases nearly double with Blackburn with Darwen amongst worst hit

  27-05-2021 18:57
  
  CONFIRMED cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus have doubled in a week reaching almost 7000, with Blackburn with Darwen among the areas most affected.
  
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• Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen, Rossendale and Hyndburn in top five areas with highest rise in cases

  27-05-2021 18:40
  
  THREE EAST Lancashire boroughs are amongst the top five areas with the highest weekly rise in coronavirus cases in England.
  
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• Accrington: Police dog foils moped thieves

  27-05-2021 18:14
  
  A POLICE dog has helped to foil two would-be thieves who were attempting to steal a moped.
  
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• Does the UK have highest Covid death toll in Europe?

  27-05-2021 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The total is the largest but for deaths per 100,000 people the UK is no longer top.
  
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• Haslingden: Appeal to trace driver after Elton Road crash

  27-05-2021 16:53
  
  AN APPEAL is underway to find a driver who was driving aggressively and overtook a car causing it to lose control and overturn.
  
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• Pro-Palestine protester says he was 'not trying to scale fence’ at BAE Systems

  27-05-2021 16:02
  
  A man pictured on a fence at defence contractor BAE Systems today says he was ‘not trying to scale the fence’.
  
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• Ribble Valley: Warning after thefts from cars in Clitheroe

  27-05-2021 15:52
  
  A WARNING has gone out after a series of thefts from cars.
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man stabbed in neck

  27-05-2021 15:51
  
  A 35-year-old woman has been arrested in suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the neck.
  
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• Accrington man charged with burglary after £20,000 worth of electrical stock stolen from Clitheroe

  27-05-2021 14:22
  
  A man has been charged with burglary after more than £20,000 worth of stock was stolen from an electrical wholesalers.
  
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• Dispersal order put in place after kids caught lighting fireworks

  27-05-2021 13:48
  
  A dispersal order was put in place in an area of Lancashire after teens were caught setting off fireworks.
  
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• East Lancashire hospitals boss appointed as head of third health trust

  27-05-2021 12:59
  
  The new boss of the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble hospitals has been unveiled – and he already knows all about the challenges of running major NHS facilities in Lancashire.
  
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• Accrington specsavers staff given disability training

  27-05-2021 12:37
  
  ALL the dedicated staff at a specsavers have recently completed insightful training with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, in a bid to help improve their customer care and knowledge.
  
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• Covid: Should I be working from home or going back to the office?

  27-05-2021 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As lockdown restrictions ease gradually across the UK, what are the rules about returning to work?
  
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• Tackling fly-tippers and promoting tourism - council leader sets out new 12-month plan

  27-05-2021 12:17
  
  The new leader of Pendle Council has announced his priorities for the next 12 months, which include tackling fly-tippers and promoting tourism across the borough.
  
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• Covid: Which areas are being surge tested for variants?

  27-05-2021 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People who live, work or travel in various parts of the UK are being urged to get a Covid test.
  
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• Welsh First Minister warns people in Blackburn not to travel to Wales this weekend

  27-05-2021 11:39
  
  The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has urged people from Blackburn with Darwen not to travel into Wales over the bank holiday unless they test negative for Covid-19.
  
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• Updates from court as witnesses give evidence in Aya Hachem murder trial

  27-05-2021 10:52
  
  Updates from inside Court 1 at Preston Crown Court as witnesses are expected to give evidence in the Aya Hachem murder trial.
  
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• Waiter at Indian restaurant saves customer with Heimlich manoeuvre

  27-05-2021 10:30
  
  Sheakh Rifat was given a round of applause by the other customers after his quick thinking.
  
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• Man sought by police following violent road rage attack which left driver in hospital

  27-05-2021 10:06
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a road rage attack off the M55.
  
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• Blackburn man who 'died for five minutes' after suffering heart attack says running 'saved his life'

  27-05-2021 09:49
  
  An 18 stone man who 'was dead for five minutes' after suffering a heart attack in 2015 said taking up running has 'saved his life'.
  
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• Blackburn man admitted raping girl, 13

  27-05-2021 09:22
  
  A BLACKBURN man has been jailed for more than 10 years after he admitted raping a child.
  
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• Man charged with multiple vehicle offences after night of pilfering in Baxenden

  27-05-2021 09:11
  
  A man has been remanded to court after police charged him with multiple offences.
  
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• Mass rush for Covid jabs helps Blackburn with Darwen smash 14000 vaccination target - Lancashire Telegraph

  27-05-2021 09:01
  
  Mass rush for Covid jabs helps Blackburn with Darwen smash 14000 vaccination target  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Mass rush for Covid jabs helps Blackburn with Darwen smash 14,000 vaccination target

  27-05-2021 09:01
  
  In the last two weeks Blackburn with Darwen CCG has helped to deliver 14,000 vaccines to people across the borough.
  
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• M65 closed in BOTH directions due to 'police incident'

  27-05-2021 08:09
  
  Motorists are being urged to find an alternative route this morning due to a 'police incident' on the M65.
  
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• M65 closed in BOTH directions as man falls from bridge

  27-05-2021 08:09
  
  Motorists are being urged to find an alternative route this morning due to a 'police incident' on the M65.
  
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• ‘Let’s Talk About You and Me:' Group hosts organ donation awareness event for women

  27-05-2021 07:15
  
  A CHARITY held its first face-to-face organ donation awareness event following the lockdown.
  
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• Three minute warning for passengers at East Lancs bus stop

  27-05-2021 07:01
  
  THAT’S a big bus in a very small space!
  
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• How council's Covid testing regime stopped asymptomatic worker spreading virus

  27-05-2021 06:23
  
  School transport worker Carol Thornton has praised the council’s testing programme after discovering she had Covid – helping to prevent the spread of the virus.
  
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• Blackburn drink-driver caught for THIRD time

  27-05-2021 06:05
  
  A DISQUALIFIED driver tried to evade police by walking off down an unlit back alley.
  
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• Man who hunted wild animals with Lurcher-cross dogs banned from entering parts of Lancashire

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  A dog owner has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) after being sentenced for animal poaching.
  
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• Man 35, ordered to pay more than £500 for travelling on 16-25 railcard

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  A 35-year-old man has been ordered to pay more than £400 after he purchased a train ticket using a discount card only valid for people aged between 16 and 25.
  
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• Letter: It's not your GP you can't see, it's your dentist!

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  The Covid pandemic has a lot to answer for. Some GPs seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth and face to face appointments are practically unheard of.
  
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• Increase in dognapping crimes as 100 pooches stolen in Lancashire

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  An increase in dognappings has been recorded by police in Lancashire.
  
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• Electricity North West: Firm pledges £4 million investment

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  AN INVESTMENT of over £4 million will be made across Lancashire to support a range of economic recovery projects.
  
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• 'Drug death crisis' as more than 50 people die from substance abuse

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  MORE than 50 drug and alcohol deaths were recorded by the county's coroners office last year, new figures show.
  
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• Campaign against catalytic converter thefts ramped up

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  THIEVES are targeting catalytic converters on certain makes of car in Lancashire.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen parents missing out on up to £2000 a year tax-free childcare - Lancashire Telegraph

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen parents missing out on up to £2000 a year tax-free childcare  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year tax-free childcare

  27-05-2021 06:00
  
  MORE parents are getting help with the cost of childcare through a government scheme, new figures reveal – but many could still to be missing out.
  
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