Blackburn with Darwen news

• Jokull Andresson: Morecambe re-sign Reading goalkeeper on season-long loan

  23-07-2021 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe re-sign goalkeeper Jokull Andresson on a season-long loan deal from Championship side Reading.
  
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• Frank Varey: Teenage boxing champion dies after river swim

  23-07-2021 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are being paid to Frank Varey, 16, whose body was pulled from the River Dee in Cheshire.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Danny Lamb leads Lancashire to win over Sussex

  23-07-2021 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Danny Lamb's brilliant 86 not out leads Lancashire to a two-wicket win over Sussex in their opening One-Day Cup group match.
  
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• Pendle LibDems call for return of mandatory face coverings

  23-07-2021 19:00
  
  A BOROUGH'S Liberal Democrats have attacked the government's 'Big Bang' approach to relaxing coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Major engineering work in Lowton to block access near East Lancs

  23-07-2021 19:00
  
  MAJOR engineering work start in Lowton next week to upgrade ageing underground gas pipes.
  
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• New Covid-19 variant detected in the UK

  23-07-2021 18:21
  
  The variant, known as B.1.621, was designated a variant under investigation on Wednesday.
  
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• Darwen councillor claims trees growing in filthy street gullies

  23-07-2021 17:08
  
  TREE saplings have started growing out of dirty gullies in neglected streets in a town centre.
  
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• New Blackburn constituency boundary backed despite Tory objection

  23-07-2021 17:00
  
  A BOROUGH chief executive will write to the Parliamentary Boundary Commission supporting proposed changes to the Blackburn Constituency despite Tory opposition.
  
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• Up to 50 minute of delays following M6 'incident'

  23-07-2021 16:48
  
  Traffic is delayed on the M6 for up to 50 minutes following an ‘incident’.
  
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• Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire: Kerry Katona at Colne boutique

  23-07-2021 16:30
  
  KERRY Katona has found her dream wedding dress at a Lancashire boutique on TLC'S Say Yes To The Dress.
  
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• Blackburn's King Georges Hall set for 100th birthday party

  23-07-2021 15:30
  
  PREPARATIONS are under way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Blackburn's King Georges Hall in October.
  
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• Bobby Ball: Lytham statue to capture 'iconic' braces twang

  23-07-2021 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sculptor says a planned statue of comic Bobby Ball will be "larger than life" to "mirror his joy".
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of fraud after trying to collect 'suspicious' power tool delivery

  23-07-2021 15:07
  
  A man has been arrested for fraud after trying to collect a ‘suspicious’ order of power tools from another mans house.
  
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• Possible witness of incident where 'schoolgirls were asked to get in stranger's van' asked to come forward

  23-07-2021 14:00
  
  A possible witness of an incident where two schoolgirls were 'asked to get in stranger's van' asked to come forward asked to come forward by police.
  
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• Police and fire service issue warning to keep out of open water

  23-07-2021 13:34
  
  The police and fire service have both issued warnings against getting into open water as 12 people have died in the last week.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: call to cut Tory councillor payments - Lancashire Telegraph

  23-07-2021 13:28
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: call to cut Tory councillor payments  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: call to cut Tory councillor payments

  23-07-2021 13:28
  
  A LOCAL authority should consider cutting Conservative members' allowances over their boycott of scrutiny committees, a senior Labour councillor has said.
  
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• Jordan North gives Burnley takeaway a Twitter shout-out

  23-07-2021 13:15
  
  Jordan North said Enzo's Pizza Takeaway in Burnley sell some of the best pizzas you will ever have.
  
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• BTS: BBC Radio 1's Adele Roberts excited to host film on band

  23-07-2021 13:00
  
  FORMER Lancashire DJ and BTS superfan Adele Roberts will host a BBC Radio 1 special film on the rise of hugely-successful Korean boyband.
  
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• Lancs to face Bears in Championship return

  23-07-2021 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset's bid for a first County Championship title will resume against Nottinghamshire when the second phase of the competition gets under way.
  
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• Former Britannia pub in Accrington to become 10 bedsits

  23-07-2021 11:50
  
  A PROPOSAL to turn a disused Victorian pub into bedsits has been approved at the second attempt.
  
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• Jerry Yates: Blackpool striker signs new three-year deal

  23-07-2021 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool striker Jerry Yates signs a new three-year deal as the club return to the Championship.
  
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• Manchester’s Trafford Centre launch Summer Social event

  23-07-2021 11:46
  
  The Trafford Centre in Manchester present an beach, retro fairground rides, live music and entertainment and independent food and drink brands.
  
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• Aya Hachem: Closing statement's delivered in Blackburn teen's trial

  23-07-2021 11:09
  
  Updates from court as prosecution and defence in the Aya Hachem murder trial deliver closing statements.
  
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• Prince Harry could be set to name royal who commented on colour of Archie's skin

  23-07-2021 10:32
  
  The Duke of Sussex is to publish a literary memoir next year, promising to be an “accurate and wholly truthful” account of his life.
  
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• Plea for beach-goers to stay safe after nine deaths in past 10 days

  23-07-2021 10:32
  
  The Coastguard has issued a plea for people to take care at the beach after nine people have died in the past 10 days.
  
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• Urgent warning over DPD scam targeting people across the UK

  23-07-2021 09:52
  
  Shoppers across the country have become more dependent on parcel delivery services such as Royal Mail, DPD and Hermes.
  
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• Pay freeze means 8 per cent drop in salaries for experienced teachers

  23-07-2021 09:50
  
  A pay freeze will mean the salaries of experienced teachers have fallen eight per cent since 2007, analysis suggests.
  
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• FULL LIST: The workers exempt from self-isolation Covid rules

  23-07-2021 08:49
  
  Emergency measures to protect food supplies will see thousands of workers at up to 500 critical sites potentially avoid the need to self-isolate if identified as a contact of a coronavirus case.
  
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• 'Tell us and we will clean it': Filthiest bus stop in town is cleaned

  23-07-2021 07:33
  
  A councillor is urging residents to get in touch if they spot anything in their neighbourhood that may need fixing.
  
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• Stunning interactive display coming to Blackburn: Here's how to get tickets

  23-07-2021 07:12
  
  Blackburn's Corporation Park will be the only place in the North West where you can experience the 'Dodecalis Luminarium' - a creation of 'air-filled chambers, winding paths and a maze of colour'.
  
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• Eighties' photo shows life on wards at Accrington Victoria

  23-07-2021 07:00
  
  Taken when Accrington Victoria was still a fully-fledged community hospital in April 1988, this photos from the archive shows one of the surgical wards
  
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• Tributes to well-known bus driver who died aged 57

  23-07-2021 06:52
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known bus driver, who has died.
  
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• Panicked drink-driver turned off lights and abandoned car in middle of road

  23-07-2021 06:47
  
  AN EARLY hours motorist drew the attention of police because of her speed and she had no lights on.
  
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• Man speaks of shock as driver tells him to be ‘careful of P*** area’

  23-07-2021 06:40
  
  A motorist has told of his shock and disgust when a driver used racist language to describe a neighbourhood.
  
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• Store thieves used fainting ruse to steal trolley-loads of goods from Tesco and B&M

  23-07-2021 06:20
  
  THREE women carried out a series of high-value supermarket thefts.
  
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• Super Peas Nursery awarded 'Good' status in first full Ofsted check

  23-07-2021 06:15
  
  A Rossendale nursery has been awarded 'Good' status in their first full Ofsted rating.
  
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• Former Westholme student was terrified of losing her leg following horrific accident

  23-07-2021 06:15
  
  A former Westholme student was involved in a horrific accident, with her terrified of losing her leg.
  
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• Barley 15-year-old who loves dance has had operation to correct scoliosis

  23-07-2021 06:15
  
  A teenager who has danced since she could crawl has had surgery to correct her spine after being diagnosed with scoliosis.
  
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• Letter: Smaller plates a simple solution to obesity crisis

  23-07-2021 06:02
  
  TAX will not stop people eating sugar and salt. What we are in the main discussing is people who are overweight and obese. Let’s face it, if you eat less of any food, you will lose weight and be all the healthier for it.
  
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• 'Wealthiest now getting Covid'

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  By Professor Dominic Harrison, Blackburn with Darwen Council's public health director
  
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• 'Vivacious, caring and loving' mum from Burnley found dead after taking excess heroin

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  A 'vivacious, loving and caring' mum-of-one sadly died after taking too many drugs.
  
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• Thunderstorm warning to drivers of convertible cars

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  Forecasters say thunder and lightning will hit the UK on Saturday and Sunday- which could spell trouble for drivers of convertibles.
  
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• 'The wealthiest in Blackburn with Darwen now getting Covid' - Lancashire Telegraph

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  'The wealthiest in Blackburn with Darwen now getting Covid'  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• 'The wealthiest in Blackburn with Darwen now getting Covid'

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  By Professor Dominic Harrison, Blackburn with Darwen Council's public health director
  
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• Darwen: Inquest rules 37-year-old's death caused by suicide

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  AN INQUEST had ruled that a 37-year-old man's death was caused by suicide.
  
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• Colne: Little Savoy cinema reopens with Asda funded revamp

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  A COMMUNITY cinema has been officially reopened after receiving a renovation grant from Asda.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Nearly 100 coronavirus related deaths recorded at care homes - Lancashire Telegraph

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen: Nearly 100 coronavirus related deaths recorded at care homes  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen: Nearly 100 coronavirus related deaths recorded at care homes

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  ALMOST 100 care home residents in Blackburn with Darwen died with coronavirus, according to a new report.
  
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• Blackburn: Public call for more buses on a Saturday

  23-07-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN has expressed his frustration about the lack of a weekend bus service in Blackburn - and took to the town centre to ask others for their thoughts.
  
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