Blackburn with Darwen news

• Ex Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool boss Michael Appleton diagnosed with cancer

  13-07-2021 20:58
  
  FORMER Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool manager Michael Appleton has revealed he is to have surgery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
  
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• Jacob Mensah & Shane McLoughlin: Morecambe sign duo on one-year deals

  13-07-2021 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe sign defender Jacob Mensah and midfielder Shane McLoughlin on a one-year deals ahead of the upcoming 2021-22 League One season.
  
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• PM Boris Johnson urges social media action over online racism

  13-07-2021 18:39
  
  BORIS JOHNSON will urge social media firms to take tougher action over racism after the abuse of England football players, which he described as being “from the dark spaces of the internet”.
  
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• Ribble Valley boss on why two jabs plus Covid is a travel problem

  13-07-2021 18:30
  
  AN East Lancashire local authority leader and borough public health director have highlighted a potential problem for travellers who get coronavirus even if double jabbed.
  
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• These are the highest rated tattoo shops in East Lancashire

  13-07-2021 17:21
  
  Using Google reviews we have tracked down ten of East Lancashire’s top-rated tattoo shops based purely on customer ratings.
  
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• Covid rules: How can the clinically vulnerable stay safe?

  13-07-2021 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As social-distancing and other Covid rules end in England, how can people who were shielding stay safe?
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen tops the child tooth decay table again - Lancashire Telegraph

  13-07-2021 17:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen tops the child tooth decay table again  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen tops the child tooth decay table again

  13-07-2021 17:00
  
  A BOROUGH has returned to the top of England's league of shame for child tooth decay.
  
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• Music venues will not ask for vaccine passports, says industry boss

  13-07-2021 16:55
  
  MUSIC venues will take precautions to protect people against coronavirus but are not likely to have a vaccine passport policy, according to a live music industry boss.
  
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• Schoolchildren send messages of support to England's Euro 2020 team

  13-07-2021 16:26
  
  PRIMARY school children are continuing to show their support for Gareth Southgate and his England team after falling agonisingly short against Italy on Sunday night.
  
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• School children send messages of support to England's Euro 2020 team

  13-07-2021 16:26
  
  PRIMARY school children are continuing to show their support for Gareth Southgate and his England team after falling agonisingly short against Italy on Sunday night.
  
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• Lancashire paedophile who made victim watch videos of men raping children jailed

  13-07-2021 16:04
  
  A paedophile who made one of his victims watch a video of older men raping children has been jailed.
  
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• Lowerhouse Cricket club's tea to take-away plan set for refusal

  13-07-2021 16:00
  
  A HISTORIC East Lancashire cricket club's bid to turn its tea room into a pizza parlour and take-away is set to be vetoed by councillors.
  
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• Visiting suspended for at least 2 weeks in these Lancashire hospitals as Covid cases rise

  13-07-2021 15:44
  
  Visiting at all sites run by a Lancashire hospital trust has been suspended for at least two weeks.
  
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• PICTURES: Inside Manchester Airport’s new ‘super terminal’

  13-07-2021 15:30
  
  The extended terminal is the centrepiece of MAG’s £1bn Manchester Airport Transformation Programme (MAN-TP), which was first announced in 2015.
  
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• Two arrested and witnesses sought following stabbing outside corner shop

  13-07-2021 15:12
  
  DETECTIVES have arrested two men and are appealing for a witness to come forward following a stabbing.
  
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• Revealed: The most popular comedians in the North West

  13-07-2021 14:40
  
  Peter Kay, Jon Richardson and Victoria Wood are just some North West comedians to make the top 10- but who came out on top?
  
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• Nine held in raids over Burnley shooting and Manchester murder

  13-07-2021 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police raid properties in Manchester, Oldham, Bury and Pendle over a shooting and a murder.
  
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• Jimmy Dunne: Queens Park Rangers sign Burnley defender

  13-07-2021 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Queens Park Rangers sign Burnley defender Jimmy Dunne for an undisclosed fee on an initial three-year contract.
  
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• The Darwen business named and shamed by HMRC for failing to pay thousands in tax

  13-07-2021 14:16
  
  Three Lancashire businesses have been named by the Government after defaulting on their tax bills.
  
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• GMB's Ranvir Singh in tears over Marcus Rashford's abuse

  13-07-2021 13:43
  
  'You are privileged if the only time you have to think about racism is when one of your heroes is suffering'
  
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• Sainsbury’s recall vegan food product as it contains meat

  13-07-2021 13:33
  
  Sainsbury’s Love Your Veg Butternut Squash & Lentil Lasagne contains pork, beef and milk.
  
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• Nine arrested as part of investigation into murder and shooting

  13-07-2021 13:32
  
  NINE people have been arrested during a series of dawn raids.
  
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• Lambda variant- how dangerous is the coronavirus strain?

  13-07-2021 13:30
  
  The World Health Organisation say the lambda variant has been found in 29 countries so far and some cases have been confirmed in the UK.
  
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• Blackburn: where you can find the coronavirus jab bus

  13-07-2021 13:00
  
  A CORONAVIRUS vaccination bus has returned to Blackburn providing second Pfizer jabs.
  
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• Barnoldswick school pupils pen letters to England team after Euros loss

  13-07-2021 13:00
  
  A class of pupils has sent letters to the England football team after their Euros 2020 loss.
  
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• Barnoldswick school pupils pen letters to England team after Euro loss

  13-07-2021 13:00
  
  A class of pupils has sent letters to the England football team after their Euros 2020 loss.
  
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• Minister praises Oswaldtwistle pupil referral unit

  13-07-2021 12:30
  
  A GOVERNMENT minister has praised the work of an East Lancashire pupil referral unit.
  
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• Police make 28 checks in single day as crackdown on transportation of drugs continues

  13-07-2021 11:46
  
  A total of 28 vehicles were stopped in a singe day last week in a crackdown on crime on Lancashire's road networks.
  
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• Feroz Suleman cross-examination continues in Aya Hachem trial

  13-07-2021 11:15
  
  Updates from court as Aya Hachem murder trial continues.
  
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• Investigation into demolition of Punch Bowl Inn 'ongoing' as council contact landowner for answers

  13-07-2021 11:09
  
  A council say they have been in touch with a landowner and are continuing to investigate after a Grade II listed pub was demolished without consent.
  
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• Investigation launched after woman found unconscious outside Caffe Nero

  13-07-2021 10:23
  
  An investigation has been launched after a woman was found unconscious outside Caffe Nero.
  
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• Doctors urge Boris Johnson not to ease lockdown restrictions

  13-07-2021 10:21
  
  The British Medical Association (BMA) has spoken out the lockdown announcement saying that it could lead to “potentially devastating consequences” .
  
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• Freedom Day: The Covid-19 restrictions ending on 19 July

  13-07-2021 10:00
  
  Most Covid restrictions will be scrapped- but the Prime Minister urged the public to adopt a cautious approach.
  
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• Freedom Day: Full list of Covid restrictions ending on July 19

  13-07-2021 10:00
  
  Most Covid restrictions will be scrapped - but the Prime Minister urged the public to adopt a cautious approach.
  
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• Worcester dad says his twitter account was hacked after racist football tweet

  13-07-2021 09:25
  
  A WORCESTER dad says he was hacked after a racist tweet was sent to footballer Marcus Rashford from his Twitter account.
  
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• Morrisons issue warning to every customer over £1,000 scam

  13-07-2021 09:02
  
  Customers of the supermarket chain are being told to remain vigilant as a new email scam sweeps across the UK.
  
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• Marcus Rashford responds as racists deface mural hours after Italy loss

  13-07-2021 09:01
  
  Marcus Rashford has responded to racist abuse he has received after missing a penalty in the Euro 2020 final.
  
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• Italy and Poland among possible additions to green travel list

  13-07-2021 08:47
  
  Italy, Germany and Poland are among the destinations most likely to be added to the Government’s green travel list, according to an analyst.
  
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• Doctors’ leaders criticise Johnson’s ‘irresponsible’ lockdown lifting

  13-07-2021 08:42
  
  Doctors’ leaders have condemned Boris Johnson’s “irresponsible” decision to press ahead with lockdown lifting in England despite Covid-19 infections continuing to surge.
  
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• More than 200 new coronavirus cases in Blackburn

  13-07-2021 08:36
  
  The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Blackburn with Darwen increased by 207 over the weekend, official figures show.
  
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• Teenage dealer jailed for supplying Class A drugs

  13-07-2021 08:26
  
  A DRUG dealer has been sentenced to spend the next 21 months behind bars after he was found in possession of a large amount of heroin and crack cocaine.
  
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• Do you remember French cuisine on menu in Blackburn centre?

  13-07-2021 07:05
  
  RESTAURANTS have come and gone over the years in Blackburn town centre, but how many Looking Back readers remember this one?
  
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• Man back in prison after assaulting pregnant partner in row over her drinking

  13-07-2021 06:28
  
  A MAN assaulted his pregnant partner during a dispute over her drinking.
  
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• Drawers outside Highfield Hall care home to help tackle loneliness and isolation

  13-07-2021 06:15
  
  A set of drawers has been placed outside a care home in a bid to tackle loneliness.
  
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• 5 of the newest and cutest babies in East Lancashire

  13-07-2021 06:13
  
  East Lancashire’s babies are the cutest around – and here’s some of the photographic evidence.
  
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• Residents urged to use licensed waste carriers following 5,410 incidents of fly-tipping

  13-07-2021 06:00
  
  Residents have been urged to use licensed waste carriers in a council’s new fly-tipping campaign.
  
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• People in Blackburn avoid seeing doctor due to coronavirus fears

  13-07-2021 06:00
  
  Around a fifth of patients avoided making a GP appointment in the past year over fears of catching coronavirus, according to a survey.
  
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• Lancashire Levy Transfer Network to support apprenticeships

  13-07-2021 06:00
  
  AN ALLIANCE of Lancashire businesses and organisations have come together to support apprenticeships across the county.
  
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• Lancashire Enterprise Partnership: Report reveals coronavirus economic impact

  13-07-2021 06:00
  
  A REPORT has been released which reveals the extent of the damage done by the pandemic to Lancashire's economy and how the county can recover.
  
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