Blackburn with Darwen news

• Euro 2020: Ukraine v England - how you rated the players

  03-07-2021 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How you rated the players in the Euro 2020 quarter-final between Ukraine and England.
  
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• Euro 2020: Harry Kane's double secures first semis spot for England in 25 years

  03-07-2021 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as Harry Kane's brace helped England cruise to victory beating Ukraine 4-0 to advance to the semi-finals of Euro 2020 against Denmark at Wembley.
  
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• PCR test centres in Barrow and Kendal now open

  03-07-2021 18:00
  
  EVERY person living and working in Cumbria between the ages of 12 and 30 is being asked to get a PCR test this week for Covid, even if they do not have symptoms. This is because new Covid infections are rising fastest among this age group.
  
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• Red Rum exhibition opens in Southport hometown

  03-07-2021 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the world's most famous horses, he won the Grand National an unprecedented three times.
  
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• Northern cancels Cumbrian coast Saturday services due to Covid

  03-07-2021 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern cancels services on the Cumbrian Coast line due to staff shortages caused by Covid.
  
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• Man arrested in Nelson after Nelson shopkeeper assault

  03-07-2021 08:52
  
  A man who assaulted a shopkeeper while topless has been arrested.
  
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• ‘Chaos, Covid, and confusion’: Shisha Cafes gear-up to open for the first time in nine months

  03-07-2021 07:21
  
  A shisha café says it will continue to adopt Covid safety measures when the restrictions come to an end on July 19.
  
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• Remembering Waves, Blackburn's very own water fun centre

  03-07-2021 07:00
  
  WHEN it opened in August 1986 it was billed as East Lancashire first water fun centre and for the next 29 years it would certainly live up to that claim.
  
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• Driver who got ban for dodging breath test caught a month later over drink limit

  03-07-2021 06:49
  
  LESS than four weeks after he was banned from driving for 18 months a man was caught behind the wheel again.
  
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• Meet the 12-year-old cricketer playing for an adults Lancashire league side!

  03-07-2021 06:46
  
  A 12-year-old has become the youngest player ever to turn out for a Lancashire league cricket team.
  
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• 'Invaluable' assistant headteacher to retire after 30 years at primary school

  03-07-2021 06:43
  
  The longest serving member of staff at a Blackburn primary school is to retire after 30 years of service.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle cattery owner says: "We are not town criers.'

  03-07-2021 06:30
  
  THE owner of an Oswaldtwistle cattery has told how government rules on coronavirus grants - classing him with town criers - have made it difficult to survive the pandemic.
  
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• Woman torched allotment because she thought tenant had taken it from late grandad

  03-07-2021 06:22
  
  A WOMAN set fire to buildings on an allotment because she believed the tenant had taken it off her grandad.
  
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• Blackburn residents unhappy at noise and fumes from 4-day fair say 'no more please'

  03-07-2021 06:21
  
  RESIDENTS who were angry when a funfair was set up on a green outside their homes say they hope no more events will be allowed to go ahead there.
  
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• Eleven East Lancashire schools to receive funding to complete renovations

  03-07-2021 06:15
  
  Eleven schools in East Lancashire are receiving government funding to help them complete renovations.
  
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• Blackburn pupils brighten up their area with huge litter pick

  03-07-2021 06:05
  
  CHILDREN have taken a leading role in brightening up their area by rolling their sleeves up and picking up litter.
  
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• The number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus in East Lancashire

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was caring for 44 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.
  
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• Ribble Valley: Clitheroe's Bowling Green Cafe catering put out to tender

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  A LOCAL authority is inviting businesses to come forward to provide catering to a public park cafe.
  
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• Pendle residents 'upset' with United Utilities planning proposal

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  PENDLE residents are ‘extremely upset and frustrated’ with a planning application from United Utilities aimed at installing three large water treatment tanks outside their homes.
  
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• More than 600 new cases of the Delta variant discovered in Blackburn

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  MORE than 600 further cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in Blackburn with Darwen, new figures reveal.
  
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• Man pulled out pistol after making couple 'uncomfortable' with comments

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  A YOUNG couple waiting for a train on Colne station were confronted by a man who produced an air pistol from his rucksack.
  
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• Boohoo: Over 80 per cent of Burnley firm's clothes use new plastics, says RSA report

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  OVER 80 per cent of East Lancashire online fashion giant Boohoo's clothes are made from environmentally harmful new plastic, according to a study.
  
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• Blackburn: Napthens plans for growth following strong year

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  A BLACKBURN law firm has said that it is planning for growth after reporting revenues in line with last year's £15 million.
  
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• Blackburn: Assystem completes India-based STUP takeover

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  A BLACKBURN headquartered nuclear company has taken over an Indian engineering company which operates all across the subcontinent.
  
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• Accrington: warning that 'town centre is slipping into the abyss'

  03-07-2021 06:00
  
  A VETERAN Conservative politicians was warned that urgent action is needed to stop a town centre 'slipping into the abyss'.
  
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• Yorkshire narrowly beat Lancashire - T20 Blast round-up

  03-07-2021 00:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts bulldoze Birmingham Bears to be on the verge of the quarter-finals, while Yorkshire are on the brink and Kent go top in South Group.
  
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