Blackburn with Darwen news

• Police tackle driving offences in Nelson

  07-06-2021 21:55
  
  THERE has been an increased police presence in the Nelson and Brierfield areas aimed at targeting anti-social driving.
  
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• Fire crews attend property fire in Blackburn

  07-06-2021 21:45
  
  FIRE crews attended a domestic property fire in Blackburn earlier today.
  
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• Police are searching for these four East Lancashire men

  07-06-2021 21:39
  
  POLICE in East Lancashire are searching for these four men this June.
  
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• Stolen scooter found on false plates in Bolton street

  07-06-2021 21:19
  
  A STOLEN scooter on false number plates has been recovered in Bolton.
  
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• Clog & Billycock closes as staff forced to self-isolate

  07-06-2021 21:15
  
  A POPULAR pub has been forced to close its doors after several members of staff were told to self-isolate.
  
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• Covid: 'Super-spreader' warning for Euro 2020 fan zone

  07-06-2021 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Concerns are raised about hundreds of fans gathering in an area where Covid cases are surging.
  
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• Two-week pop-up vaccination centre opens in Blackburn

  07-06-2021 18:00
  
  Another pop-up vaccination clinic has been opened in Blackburn for two weeks.
  
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• Downing Street issue statement on easing of rules on June 21

  07-06-2021 17:34
  
  DOWNING Street has released a statement following the suggestion that the easing of all lockdown restrictions may not take place.
  
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• Blackburn and Darwen fly-tippers fined hundreds of pounds

  07-06-2021 17:29
  
  FOUR fly-tippers have been ordered to pay £1,176 in court fines and charges after council prosecutions.
  
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• Call-up for all over-25s to get coronavirus vaccine

  07-06-2021 17:05
  
  Over-25s in England are being called forward to get their Covid-19 vaccination from Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs.
  
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• Stephen Robinson: Morecambe appoint former Motherwell boss as manager

  07-06-2021 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe appoint former Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson as manager following Derek Adams' departure to join Bradford.
  
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• Every planned power cut across Lancashire this week

  07-06-2021 16:25
  
  Hundreds of Lancashire homes will be hit by power cuts this week- here's a full list of areas affected.
  
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• JAILED: Danger drivers who killed ex-mayoress racing at 80mph

  07-06-2021 16:17
  
  DRIVERS were racing each other at more than 80mph before one of them ploughed into former Bolton mayoress Gay Wharton on a pedestrian crossing and killed her.
  
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• Accrington and Burnley set to get new bus lane enforcement cameras

  07-06-2021 16:00
  
  TWO East Lancashire towns are set to get new bus lane enforcement cameras.
  
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• Trio of ‘ruthless burglars’ who targeted homes in Ewood sentenced

  07-06-2021 15:32
  
  A trio of ‘ruthless burglars’ who targeted homes in Blackburn during the summer of 2020 have been sentenced following a police investigation.
  
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• Lancashire Cricket Club capacity plans set to take step forward

  07-06-2021 15:30
  
  HUGE plans to remodel and increase the capacity of Lancashire Cricket Club on Talbot Road are set to take another step forward.
  
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• Blackburn man who stabbed partner with 'Rambo' knife jailed

  07-06-2021 15:10
  
  A cocaine and steroid-fuelled man who stabbed the mother of his child in the face and back multiple times with a 'Rambo' knife has been jailed.
  
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• Blackburn man who repeatedly stabbed partner in face and back with 'Rambo' knife jailed for 16 years

  07-06-2021 15:10
  
  A cocaine and steroid-fuelled man who stabbed the mother of his child in the face and back multiple times with a 'Rambo' knife has been jailed.
  
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• Butlers Arms Pleasington closes as staff 'at breaking point'

  07-06-2021 15:04
  
  A PUB owner says his staff have hit breaking point after being shouted at by impatient customers, forcing him to shut for two weeks.
  
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• Accrington cafe's quip as Holland's Pies van parks up

  07-06-2021 14:35
  
  Café RI-An called out Holland's Pies on Facebook after they left a van parked outside their business.
  
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• Accrington café makes a social media jibe at rival pie company

  07-06-2021 14:35
  
  Café RI-An called out Holland's Pies on Facebook after they left a van parked outside their business.
  
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• Controversial sale of open land in Blackburn set to go ahead

  07-06-2021 14:16
  
  SENIOR councillors are set to approve a controversial sale of land to a developer for houses despite 60 objections from neighbours.
  
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• Coronavirus rates up in more areas than any point since early January

  07-06-2021 13:31
  
  CORONAVIRUS case rates are rising more in some parts of Lancashire than at any point since early January, with numbers increasing in almost all parts of north-west England, Scotland and London.
  
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• Covid testing moved to Blackburn Library following power outage

  07-06-2021 13:29
  
  All covid lateral flow testing has been moved to the ground floor of Blackburn Library following a power outage at King George’s Hall.
  
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• BAFTA TV Awards 2021: Guz Khan gives Blackburn a shout-out

  07-06-2021 12:55
  
  Guz Khan stopped for an interview with AJ Odudu at the BAFTA TV Awards and gave Blackburn a shout-out
  
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• Artist calls for Blackpool seafront sculpture to be removed

  07-06-2021 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liam Curtin says his High Tide Organ piece was only meant to be in place in Blackpool until 2014.
  
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• Race to raise £80k to prolong life of Laura Nuttall, 21, suffering with 'merciless' brain cancer

  07-06-2021 12:46
  
  A fundraising page has been set up for an inspirational young woman who has been battling with terminal brain cancer for the last three years.
  
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• Blackburn and Darwen businesses and town centres to get £1.5m

  07-06-2021 12:44
  
  A LOCAL authority has set aside £1.5million to support a borough’s recovery from coronavirus.
  
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• Issa brothers purchase land along busy Blackburn route

  07-06-2021 12:19
  
  The Issa brothers have purchased land alongside one of Blackburn’s busiest roads we can reveal.
  
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• Burnley man to appear in court today on possession with intent to supply heroin and crack charges

  07-06-2021 12:04
  
  A MAN has been charged with an offence of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
  
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• How and when you can watch the partial solar eclipse this week

  07-06-2021 11:50
  
  An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line with the Earth, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle criticised for 'rude' baby name

  07-06-2021 11:49
  
  Meghan and Harry said it was a “very special time” and described the baby girl as “more than we could have ever imagined”.
  
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• Dr Hilary Jones under fire from GMB viewers after lockdown comments

  07-06-2021 11:48
  
  GMB’s resident medical expert clashed with host Richard Madeley during a discussion over ending lockdown on June 21.
  
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• Driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after car crashes into lamp post

  07-06-2021 11:44
  
  A motorist was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following a crash which left a vehicle overturned.
  
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• Live updates as Aya Hachem murder trial moves into fourth week

  07-06-2021 11:10
  
  Live updates from the Aya Hachem murder trial
  
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• Deckchairs set for return to Blackpool Promenade

  07-06-2021 09:49
  
  Deckchairs could be set to make a return to Blackpool Promenade this summer – seven years after the resort ditched the seaside tradition.
  
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• New leader sets out her ambitions for Lancashire

  07-06-2021 09:43
  
  THE new leader of Lancashire County Council says she will be responding to a “desperate desire” among residents to “get back to some kind of normality” as she takes on the role.
  
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• Warning over Preston football fans’ zone showing Euro 2020

  07-06-2021 09:36
  
  Football fans attending big-screen showings of England games in the delayed Euro 2020 championships at Preston’s Flag Market later this month are being urged by Lancashire’s director of public health to take a Covid test before they arrive.
  
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• Lancashire health boss: School circuit breaker 'wouldn't make much difference'

  07-06-2021 09:30
  
  Lancashire’s public health boss says that a union proposal for the county’s schools to remain closed for a week of home-learning after the half term break would “not make much difference” to the spread of Covid in the county.
  
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• Aldi, Asda and Tesco urgently recall food items and issue health warnings

  07-06-2021 09:15
  
  Salmonella poisoning, pieces of glass, food allergies and Hepatitis A are just some of the reasons behind a number of product recalls across the UK.
  
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• Piers Morgan mocks Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after birth of baby Lilibet

  07-06-2021 09:11
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are settling into life as a family of four after the birth of their daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana.
  
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• Man, 45, dies following M60 crash in April

  07-06-2021 09:09
  
  A 45-YEAR-OLD man has died after being hit by a van and a lorry on the M60 in April.
  
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• Driver with no license or insurance clocked doing 108mph

  07-06-2021 08:55
  
  A driver with no license or insurance overtook a police vehicle near Nelson.
  
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• Driver with no licence or insurance clocked doing 108mph

  07-06-2021 08:55
  
  A driver with no licence or insurance overtook a police vehicle near Nelson.
  
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• Lancashire, Wigan, Manchester, Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen see the biggest increase as more than 1,600 new Covid cases recorded across the North West - Burnley Express

  07-06-2021 08:50
  
  Lancashire, Wigan, Manchester, Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen see the biggest increase as more than 1,600 new Covid cases recorded across the North West  Burnley Express
  
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• Lancashire, Wigan, Manchester, Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen see the biggest increase as more than 1,600 new Covid cases recorded across the North West - Lancaster Guardian

  07-06-2021 08:47
  
  Lancashire, Wigan, Manchester, Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen see the biggest increase as more than 1,600 new Covid cases recorded across the North West  Lancaster Guardian
  
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• Singletons can seek vaccinated lovers in new dating app campaign

  07-06-2021 08:42
  
  Tall, dark and vaccinated could be the new dating app bio of choice as part of a new campaign to boost the uptake of Covid-19 jabs.
  
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• Profiles on dating apps will display if members have been vaccinated

  07-06-2021 08:42
  
  Tall, dark and vaccinated could be the new dating app bio of choice as part of a new campaign to boost the uptake of Covid-19 jabs.
  
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• Harry and Meghan ask people to support women’s groups rather than send gifts

  07-06-2021 08:38
  
  The couple’s request was posted on their Archewell Foundation website.
  
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• Thieves ‘will hurt’ to get car parts costly metals

  07-06-2021 08:10
  
  A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch has warned that recent catalytic converter thefts from cars have been carried out by “armed and ready” men.
  
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