Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn with Darwen: new security firm sought by council

  16-07-2021 19:00
  
  A LOCAL authority is going out to tender for a new contract to provide security for its two markets and bus station.
  
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• Police release CCTV after man stabbed in stomach and robbed outside Shoezone

  16-07-2021 18:13
  
  Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak with after another man was stabbed in the stomach during a robbery outside Shoezone.
  
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• Lancashire man taken to hospital following stabbing - police seek 2 suspects

  16-07-2021 17:58
  
  A man has been taken to hospital following a stabbing.
  
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• Freedom Day: JD Wetherspoon's Covid rules from 19 July

  16-07-2021 17:38
  
  JD Wetherspoon has announced the Covid measures that will be in place in pubs from next week.
  
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• Blackburn: Lane closed after M65 crash

  16-07-2021 17:25
  
  A MOTORWAY lane has been closed after a crash.
  
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• Lower Darwen business park sales gather pace

  16-07-2021 16:37
  
  A COUNCIL has started disposing of plots of commercial land on a flagship development site.
  
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• Wellybobs petting farm moorland homes scheme approved

  16-07-2021 16:00
  
  THE transformation the site of the former Wellybobs petting farm into a moorland housing estate has been given approval despite concerns about road safety, developing green belt land and lack of children's play areas.
  
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• New Darwen Co-op approved with shorter opening hours

  16-07-2021 15:54
  
  THE replacement of a town centre Co-op store with a new one just 50 metres away can now go ahead.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council: please wear masks in out buildings - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-07-2021 15:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council: please wear masks in out buildings  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council: please wear masks in out buildings

  16-07-2021 15:30
  
  VISITORS to a borough's public buildings are to be asked to continue to wear face masks even after the lifting the majority of legal Covid restrictions from Monday.
  
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• Body of man found in woods in town centre park

  16-07-2021 14:03
  
  The body of a man has been found in a wooded area in a town centre park.
  
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• Touching tribute as officers name newest police horse after Jordan Banks

  16-07-2021 13:55
  
  The police have named their newest police horse 'Banks', in memory of a nine-year-old boy who was killed after being struck by lightning.
  
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• East Lancs hospitals gets new boss as recovery mastermind leaves

  16-07-2021 13:48
  
  THE East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed an interim chief executive as it was confirmed that Kevin McGee was departing.
  
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• Radford family give sneak peek inside new pie bakery unit

  16-07-2021 13:34
  
  The Morecambe family unveiled plans to expand their business and have unveiled a unit for the family bakery to operate from.
  
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• Lancashire man left trail of blood at scene of burglary, leading police to his arrest

  16-07-2021 13:33
  
  A man who left a trail of blood inside a vets and chip shop as he burgled them of cash, has been jailed after police used DNA to link him to the crimes.
  
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• Anthony Pilkington: Fleetwood Town sign winger on one-year deal

  16-07-2021 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood Town sign experienced winger Anthony Pilkington on a one-year deal.
  
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• Burnley police release CCTV to help find people responsible for town centre damage

  16-07-2021 13:20
  
  Police are seeking to identify several people seen in CCTV footage after a large plant pot was pulled over and launched into the road in a town centre.
  
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• Attempt to get county council to U-turn over City of Culture bid fails

  16-07-2021 13:19
  
  The financial risk to Lancashire County Council of backing the county’s under-threat bid to be declared UK City of Culture 2025 is “not acceptable” in its current form.
  
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• UK City of Culture 2025: Lancashire County Council will not revive bid

  16-07-2021 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Calls for Lancashire County Council to resurrect its 2025 UK City of Culture bid are rejected.
  
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• 48 people to be prosecuted as police catch them filming fatal crash on motorway

  16-07-2021 13:04
  
  Forty eight people have been sent letters of prosecution after they were caught filming a fatal crash while travelling on the motorway.
  
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• Lewis Thompson: Scunthorpe United sign former Blackburn Rovers defender

  16-07-2021 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scunthorpe United sign former Blackburn defender Lewis Thompson on a one-year deal.
  
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• Blackburn Barbara Castle statue unveiling date and image revealed

  16-07-2021 12:32
  
  THE date for the unveiling of Blackburn's statue of Barbara Castle has been set and a new image of it have been released after it was given planning permission.
  
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• Wanted Lancashire man finally arrested by police after 3 months on the run

  16-07-2021 12:21
  
  A man wanted by police after failing to appear at court for trial has been arrested.
  
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• Seven in the dock over Burnley shooting

  16-07-2021 11:36
  
  SEVEN men - including two from the Bolton and Bury areas - have appeared before magistrates charged in connection with what the prosecution described as a drugs-related shootout on the streets East Lancashire in February.
  
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• When will new £400,000 dessert parlour open next to landmark Blackburn GDK Restaurant?

  16-07-2021 10:57
  
  A new dessert parlour is set to open next to the German Doner Kebab (GDK) Restaurant in Blackburn.
  
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• 10 Covid rules in pubs that might stay after ‘Freedom Day'

  16-07-2021 10:47
  
  Some of the Covid-19 measures that pubs and restaurants may decide to keep in place, according to the new government guidance.
  
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• Number of racist and religion related crimes rising in Lancashire

  16-07-2021 10:00
  
  THE number of racially and religiously aggravated offences recorded by Lancashire Police has increased year-on-year, new figures show.
  
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• Teenager charged after robbing pensioner at knifepoint

  16-07-2021 09:57
  
  A teenager is set to appear at crown court in August after robbing a pensioner at knifepoint in the street.
  
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• The UK’s best and worst motorway service stations revealed

  16-07-2021 09:15
  
  Average review scores from TripAdvisor, Google Reviews and Motorway Services Online were used to find the UK's best and worst motorway services.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Security firm gets deal for markets and bus station - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-07-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: Security firm gets deal for markets and bus station  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Security firm gets deal for 2 markets and bus station - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-07-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: Security firm gets deal for 2 markets and bus station  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Keep wearing your face masks - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-07-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Keep wearing your face masks  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Coronavirus cases increase by 91 in Blackburn over 24 hour period

  16-07-2021 07:56
  
  The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Blackburn with Darwen increased by 91 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
  
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• More than 10,000 vulnerable Blackburn residents 'should not meet indoors'

  16-07-2021 07:46
  
  MORE than 10,000 vulnerable residents are still advised not to meet friends and family inside from next week, despite coronavirus lockdown rules coming to an end.
  
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• Unusual view over Blackburn as planting took place

  16-07-2021 07:03
  
  Parents and pupils from Our Lady and St John RC High School, Blackburn, took part in a tree planting session in the school grounds in 1991.
  
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• Superfast henna artist Samina smashes world record!

  16-07-2021 06:54
  
  A teacher has smashed the world record for the most henna armbands to be completed in an hour.
  
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• ‘This is so unfair’: Man seen dumping bed in back alley

  16-07-2021 06:52
  
  A resident has spoken out after a man was spotted dumping a bed in a back alley in Blackburn.
  
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• Work underway at new Blackburn College sixth form centre

  16-07-2021 06:45
  
  Work is underway on a new sixth form centre - offering students more choice when it comes to their education.
  
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• Managers tuck into stomach-churning food to help Pendleside Hospice

  16-07-2021 06:26
  
  Bosses at Morrisons, Colne, ate an assortment of stomach-churning animal parts as part of a bush tucker trial and raised more than £500 for Pendleside Hospice.
  
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• Reforming alcoholic with gambling addiction stole whisky after lost bet

  16-07-2021 06:20
  
  A REFORMING alcoholic reverted to type when another of his vices left him in a mood.
  
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• Window company ordered to pay nearly £40,000 after employee was crushed by 3000kg stillages

  16-07-2021 06:15
  
  A UPVC company has been fined nearly £40,000 after a worker broke both of his legs and was crushed while moving a 3000kg stack of stillages.
  
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• Haslingden headteacher to take early retirement after 36 years teaching

  16-07-2021 06:15
  
  After ten years at the helm, a headteacher of a Haslingden school is taking early retirement.
  
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• Loner who stalked colleague avoids prison despite breaking restraining order within days

  16-07-2021 06:06
  
  A MAN began pestering a former work colleague just days after he had been made subject to a restraining order for stalking her.
  
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• Letter: Social media is not compulsory so let's all avoid it

  16-07-2021 06:03
  
  One way to avoid social media abuse is by not going on it.
  
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• Rossendale: Whitaker Museum to reopen after £2.2m revamp

  16-07-2021 06:00
  
  ONE of East Lancashire's biggest museums in set to reopen later this month after a £2.2 million redevelopment.
  
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• 'Racing' driver had been smoking cannabis

  16-07-2021 06:00
  
  POLICE attention was drawn to an Audi and a VW Golf which they believed were racing late at night.
  
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• Pendle Brook care home rated Good by CQC

  16-07-2021 06:00
  
  A CARE home has been rated good by the CQC.
  
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• North West areas where home value exceeds the average salary

  16-07-2021 06:00
  
  A fifth of properties in the North West (18%) have increased in value by more than the average salary.
  
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• Channel 4's Naked Attraction is looking for UK contestants

  16-07-2021 06:00
  
  Want to find love in the nude? You can apply to be on Channel 4's Naked Attraction.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen health boss: Keep wearing your face masks

  16-07-2021 06:00
  
  THE Prime Minister has announced that almost all Covid controls currently in place in Step Three of the lockdown will now be lifted as we go into the final Step Four of the roadmap on Monday.
  
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