Blackburn with Darwen news

• Public thanked for helping elderly woman who fell in Burnley

  28-06-2021 21:08
  
  Members of the public have been thanked for helping an elderly lady who fell over and hit her head.
  
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• Concern raised about 54-year-old Padiham man who has been missing for two days

  28-06-2021 20:36
  
  Concern has been raised for the welfare of a 54-year-old man who went missing on Saturday morning (June 26).
  
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• Hyndburn Council welcomes constituency shake up plan

  28-06-2021 18:45
  
  PROPOSALS to redraw the East Lancashire political map for General Elections have been welcomed by Hyndburn Council leader Cllr Miles Paskinson published which see a shake-up of East Lancashire’s constituencies.
  
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• Health Secretary Sajid Javid ‘very confident' about July 19 re-opening

  28-06-2021 18:45
  
  The target ‘Freedom Day’ date on July 19 is still set to go ahead confirms new health secretary Sajid Javid says he is ‘very confident’ about unlocking.
  
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• Accrington Market Hall rents halved after Tory move

  28-06-2021 18:30
  
  STALLHOLDERS at a town centre market are to get a coronavirus discount halving their rents for a further six months.
  
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• Hyndburn records worst infection rate in the country - overtaking Blackburn with Darwen

  28-06-2021 18:25
  
  Hyndburn has become the Covid hotspot after recording the worst infection rate in the country - pushing Blackburn with Darwen from the top spot.
  
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• Machete man spotted with stolen £25,000 Jaguar on Blackburn forecourt

  28-06-2021 18:07
  
  POLICE looking for a stolen Jaguar car which was being driven on cloned plates spotted it on a petrol station forecourt.
  
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• Leeds & Liverpool canal: park planned for 20-mile stretch

  28-06-2021 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plans would "transform" 20 miles of canal from Blackburn's Eanam Wharf to Barrowford Lock in Pendle
  
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• Rossendale: Man arrested after attempted VW theft in Waterfoot

  28-06-2021 17:50
  
  A MAN was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning on suspicion of the attempted theft of a VW Transporter van.
  
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• Alec Driver death: Man jailed after 2007 attack victim dies

  28-06-2021 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man already serving a prison term admits murder after the man he attacked 14 years ago dies.
  
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• Mixing AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid jabs ‘generates robust immune response’

  28-06-2021 17:30
  
  Mixing doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines generates a robust immune response against coronavirus, research suggests.
  
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• Ironman coronavirus safety measures for Darwen revealed

  28-06-2021 17:15
  
  MEASURES are being put in place to ensure next month’s Ironman UK event is Covid-safe following its cancellation last year.
  
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• Witton Park cafe set for summer reopening

  28-06-2021 17:00
  
  THE reopening of a popular park eaterie by the end of the summer is on the menu.
  
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• London fire: Huge blaze breaks out filling sky with smoke

  28-06-2021 16:29
  
  A huge fire has broken out this afternoon near a London train station.
  
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• Ramsbottom: Drug dealer's partner 'turned a blind eye'

  28-06-2021 16:02
  
  THE partner of a Ramsbottom drug dealer who moved huge amounts of cocaine and cash across the country "turned a blind eye" to what he was doing, a court heard.
  
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• Euro 2020: Stan, 90, roaring England to victory against Germany

  28-06-2021 15:50
  
  Ninety-year-old Stan Baines is cheering on England ahead of the big game against Germany tomorrow in Euro 2020.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council on board for bus improvements - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-06-2021 15:29
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council on board for bus improvements  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council on board for bus improvements

  28-06-2021 15:29
  
  A LOCAL authority has taken the next step towards implementing a national strategy to make buses more frequent, cheaper and more available.
  
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• Euro 2020: Hundreds of Germans to cheer on their side in Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-06-2021 15:04
  
  Euro 2020: Hundreds of Germans to cheer on their side in Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Euro 2020: Germans living in Blackburn with Darwen to cheer on team

  28-06-2021 15:04
  
  ENGLAND’S football stars take on their biggest rivals Germany in a knock-out game at Euro 2020 on Tuesday ­— but in Blackburn with Darwen, not quite everyone will be backing the Three Lions to victory.
  
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• Gogglebox star Pete McGarry has died aged 71

  28-06-2021 14:57
  
  GOGGLEBOX star Pete McGarry has died aged 71, it has been announced.
  
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• Family pay tribute to man who died in Darwen collision

  28-06-2021 14:13
  
  THE family of a man who sadly died following a collision in Darwen have paid tribute to him.
  
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• Ramsbottom: Teenager waved knife at drinkers outside pub

  28-06-2021 14:04
  
  A TEENAGER waved a knife at frightened drinkers outside a Ramsbottom pub after he had been asked to leave by the landlord, a court heard.
  
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• 6 new driving laws introduced during Covid lockdowns

  28-06-2021 14:01
  
  Motorists are being warned about new driving laws which have been introduced during coronavirus lockdowns in the UK.
  
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• Rossendale firms in job creating move to business park

  28-06-2021 13:53
  
  TWO growing companies in a borough have moved premises to create new jobs.
  
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• 7 things you’ll only know if you’re a Love Island addict

  28-06-2021 13:44
  
  After a year’s hiatus, Love Island is finally returning to our screens at 9pm tonight (but we didn't need to tell you that!)
  
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• Employers urged to let staff watch Euro 2020 games ahead of England v Germany

  28-06-2021 13:43
  
  EMPLOYERS are being urged to make arrangements for workers to watch Euro 2020 games as the tournament approaches its final stages.
  
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• Covid: Portugal introduces quarantine for UK holidaymakers who have not had jab

  28-06-2021 13:24
  
  Tourists visiting mainland Portugal must now quarantine for 14 days unless they are fully vaccinated.
  
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• Ribble Cycles: Clitheroe firm airs Tour de France advert

  28-06-2021 12:39
  
  A HISTORIC cycling firm has launched its first ever TV advertising campaign to coincide with this year’s Tour de France.
  
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• Issa brothers: EG Group owned Leon to launch drive-thru restaurant

  28-06-2021 12:12
  
  HEALTHY fast food brand Leon is to launch its first drive-thru restaurant after being taken over by Blackburn based forecourt giant EG Group.
  
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• Chorley and Preston ­— Warning after rapid increase in Covid hospitalisations

  28-06-2021 11:58
  
  THE sickest patients currently in hospital with Covid in Central Lancashire are those who have not yet been fully vaccinated.
  
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• Man arrested after Darwen pedestrian struck by car dies

  28-06-2021 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old man suffered multiple serious injuries and died later in hospital, police say.
  
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• Kashif Manzoor back giving evidence in Aya Hachem murder trial

  28-06-2021 11:24
  
  Live updates from the Aya Hachem murder trial
  
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• Bacup: Man to appear in court over collision which left boy badly hurt

  28-06-2021 09:52
  
  A MAN will appear in court today following a collision which left a child in hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Hyndburn records worst infection rate in the country - overtaking Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-06-2021 09:00
  
  Hyndburn records worst infection rate in the country - overtaking Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council on board for bus improvements - lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

  28-06-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council on board for bus improvements  lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Mayor plants ‘Soldier Boy’ rose bush as he opens new Veteran’s Allotment

  28-06-2021 07:14
  
  The Mayor and Mayoress of Blackburn with Darwen officially opened a 'Veteran’s Allotment'.
  
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• Aussie star of the future made big impression at East Lancs

  28-06-2021 07:03
  
  MANY famous names from the world of cricket have turned out for sides in the Lancashire League.
  
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• New 20-seater Rajas Blackburn branch opens

  28-06-2021 06:57
  
  A new 20-seater Rajas has opened on a busy Blackburn route into town.
  
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• Blackburn Rajas takeaway and restaurant opens

  28-06-2021 06:57
  
  A new 20-seater Rajas has opened on a busy Blackburn route into town.
  
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• Nelson and Colne College in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University

  28-06-2021 06:15
  
  Nelson and Colne college are increasing degree offerings as they announce a new partnership with Liverpool John Moores University.
  
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• McNally Music students and One Voice Blackburn come together as music group in council campaign

  28-06-2021 06:15
  
  Students from McNally Music Tuition have joined forces with One Voice Blackburn to form a band named ‘BANNED Cohesion’ in part of a new council campaign where people discuss what they are most looking forward to when restrictions are fully lifted.
  
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• Landmark Oswaldtwistle pub on the market for £460,000

  28-06-2021 06:15
  
  A family run restaurant, which underwent a huge refurbishment three years ago, has been put on the market for £460,000.
  
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• Family-run Oswaldtwistle restaurant put on the market for £460,000

  28-06-2021 06:15
  
  A family run restaurant, which underwent a huge refurbishment three years ago, has been put on the market for £460,000.
  
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• Covid-19: Defence secretary and military heads self-isolate

  28-06-2021 06:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Wallace and senior commanders quarantine after armed forces boss tests positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Blackburn: Fines cancelled after Barbara Castle Health Centre staff hit with parking penalties

  28-06-2021 06:00
  
  COUNCIL officials have had to cancel parking fines, which were given to NHS workers despite them holding government issued Covid-19 parking passes.
  
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