Blackburn with Darwen news

• Man Utd friendly at Preston called off after Covid outbreak

  29-07-2021 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's pre-season friendly at Preston on Saturday has been called off after a "small number of positive" Covid-19 cases were identified at the Premier League club.
  
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• Passenger launches items at police in M61 chase

  29-07-2021 21:15
  
  Police had to deflate the tyres of a stolen van on the M61 after it failed to stop.
  
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• Josh Benson: Barnsley sign Burnley midfielder for undisclosed fee

  29-07-2021 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barnsley sign Burnley midfielder Josh Benson for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
  
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• Blackpool boxing champ's gym plagued by drug users

  29-07-2021 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brian Rose says drug dealers are driving customers away from his gym, as police step up patrols.
  
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• One man arrested following drugs raid at address in Darwen

  29-07-2021 18:56
  
  Police recovered a quantity of Class B drugs following a raid on a property in Darwen.
  
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• Driver arrested for being 5 times over legal alcohol limit

  29-07-2021 18:18
  
  A man was arrrested on the A56 near Haslingdon after being well over the legal alocohol limit toid drive a vehicle.
  
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• Infection control cash for Lancashire

  29-07-2021 18:16
  
  LANCASHIRE County Council has earmarked £6.7million to support infection control measures and testing in care homes, supported accommodation, and home care services.
  
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• Police found man hiding in ladies toilets at alleged ‘lockdown breach’ pub

  29-07-2021 18:05
  
  POLICE found a man hiding in a ladies toilet cubicle when they visited a pub which was allegedly serving alcohol during lockdown.
  
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• Nine out of ten Lancashire care home staff now double-jabbed

  29-07-2021 18:00
  
  MORE than nine out of ten staff at care homes in Lancashire have now had both coronavirus jabs.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen gets grant to tackle drug-related deaths - Lancashire Telegraph

  29-07-2021 17:19
  
  Blackburn with Darwen gets grant to tackle drug-related deaths  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen gets grant to tackle drug-related deaths

  29-07-2021 17:19
  
  A BOROUGH has received more than £400,000 from the government to improve the treatment for drug addicts.
  
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• Weapons, including knuckleduster, seized in Nelson drugs raid

  29-07-2021 16:36
  
  Weapons, drugs and cash were seized after police conducted a raid in Nelson.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Brereton Diaz in Pepsi ad

  29-07-2021 16:05
  
  DAVID BECKHAM, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry are just a few footballing legends to have featured in famous Pepsi commercials over the years - and now Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Brereton is in one himself.
  
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• Burnley FC winger among first to get jabbed at Turf Moor pop-up vaccination site

  29-07-2021 15:47
  
  A Burnley FC winger has been one of the first to get jabbed as a new pop-up vaccination centre at Turf Moor.
  
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• Burnley plumber offering free work fears company closure

  29-07-2021 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Anderson carries out free work for people who might otherwise struggle to afford it.
  
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• Lancashire 'Green Scheme' £600,000 boost for Hyndburn and Pendle

  29-07-2021 15:30
  
  AN East Lancashire environmental charity has won more than £600,000 from the government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund to get more people out into nature.
  
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• France ‘amber plus’ because of variant on island 6,000 miles from Paris

  29-07-2021 14:52
  
  Holidaymakers returning from France have to self-isolate because of high cases of a coronavirus variant on an island 6,000 miles from Paris, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has revealed.
  
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• Tyreece John-Jules: Blackpool sign striker on loan from Arsenal

  29-07-2021 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign striker Tyreece John-Jules on loan from Premier League side Arsenal.
  
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• Lancashire takes part in care leavers' housing project

  29-07-2021 14:00
  
  LANCASHIRE is one of the first places in the country to adopt a new way of young providing people leaving care with the long-term help they need to achieve independence.
  
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• Ribble Valley MP: Royal Lancs show ' a milestone of normality'

  29-07-2021 13:00
  
  RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans, has praised the staging of the Royal Lancashire Show this weekend as a 'milestone in the return to normality'.
  
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• Landmark Burnley gay meeting to be commemorated

  29-07-2021 13:00
  
  A SPECIAL 'Rainbow Plaque' will be unveiled tomorrow (FRIDAY July 30) to commemorate 50th anniversary of a historic public meeting
  
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• Burnley plumber who helps elderly and disabled worried business could close due to ‘lack of funds’

  29-07-2021 12:47
  
  A plumber who provided free work for elderly and disabled people is close to having to shut down his business due to ‘lack of funds’.
  
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• Forest forced to cancel Burnley friendly

  29-07-2021 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest call off a second pre-season friendly following positive Covid-19 cases at the Championship club.
  
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• BAE Systems: Lancashire firm's earnings top £1billion

  29-07-2021 12:00
  
  A LANCASHIRE fighter-jet manufacturer has reported half year earnings of over £1 billion despite having provoked several local protests during that time.
  
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• Morrisons is offering FREE meals for kids over school holidays

  29-07-2021 11:20
  
  With schools now breaking up across the country, Morrisons is helping out busy parents by letting kids eat free at its cafes all day, every day.
  
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• Aya Hachem murder trial: Jury hear closing statements

  29-07-2021 11:10
  
  Updates from Preston Crown Court in the Aya Hachem murder trial.
  
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• Royal Lancashire Show returns to Ribchester this weekend

  29-07-2021 09:28
  
  ONE of the summer’s biggest events will return to the Red Rose County with a bang this year - with organisers hoping the three-day show will be better than ever before.
  
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• Lily Parr: Unseen photos show first women's football stars

  29-07-2021 08:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They show superstar striker Lily Parr and her teammates at the height of their success in the 1930s.
  
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• X Factor axed as Simon Cowell pulls plug on ITV talent show

  29-07-2021 08:33
  
  A show insider revealed the 61-year-old mogul decided to pull X Factor himself rather than let it become a “bit of a joke”.
  
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• Police warning following crash on M66

  29-07-2021 08:03
  
  Police are urging drivers to 'drive to the conditions' following a crash on the M66.
  
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• Do you leave your TV on standby all night?: Energy draining gadgets revealed

  29-07-2021 07:16
  
  Brits can reduce their carbon footprint and save up to £500 a year by switching off household gadgets at the wall, experts have revealed.
  
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• Impressive Co-op Emporium's new life as Blackburn Library

  29-07-2021 07:01
  
  The hoardings went up and Town Hall Street was closed off as Blackburn’s new library was taking shape in 1974.
  
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• Inside the ‘magical' coffee shop in Ormskirk

  29-07-2021 07:00
  
  Mandrakes A Magical Experience in Ormskirk is a coffee shop... with a magical twist.
  
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• Glover and Swann fourth in women's pair

  29-07-2021 06:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Helen Glover rules out another Olympics rowing bid after the mother of three's hopes of a fairytale finish at Tokyo 2020 are dashed.
  
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• 'We want to show our community is united': Litter-pickers clean up Church entrance

  29-07-2021 06:45
  
  Two volunteers who regularly litter pick on church grounds said they wanted to send out a message that the ‘community is united’.
  
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• Council leader features on national Colour of Power List

  29-07-2021 06:32
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Mohammed Khan features on a national ‘Power List’.
  
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• Thousands left without power as lightning strikes wreak havoc across Hyndburn

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  Thousands of people were left without power, and train services delayed on Wednesday after freak thunder storms wreaked havoc across East Lancashire.
  
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• Shocking images show HGV engulfed in flames on A59

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  Alarming images show the extent of a fire which engulfed an HGV on a busy East Lancashire link road.
  
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• Rossendale: Beauty Culture Bacup up for sale

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  A BEAUTY salon with a base of "amazing" customers and "fantastic" staff is up for sale.
  
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• Pendle: Lighthouse Tai Chi to start free Summer events

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  A FOUR week programme of free Tai Chi events is set to begin this Sunday, which will be open to all ages and ability groups.
  
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• One of Lancashire's most wanted men hands himself in to police

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  A man who was wanted by police for failing to appear in court on a theft charge has handed himself in.
  
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• Meet adorable pups Nigel and Arti - Lancashire's newest canine police recruits

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  Lancashire police has just recruited two new canine cadets to help tackle crime across the county.
  
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• Man jailed after he was found naked in bed with his partner

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN banned from any contact with his ex-partner was found naked in bed with her.
  
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• Man arrested after copper wiring stolen from electricity substation

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  A man has been arrested after an electricty substation was damaged and copper wiring stolen.
  
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• Letter: Time to introduce a post lockdown driving test

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  PUBLIC transport should be used more to stop the chaos on the roads. When we were in lockdown the roads were so much better and drivers were much more tolerant.
  
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• Just a fraction of rape investigations in Lancashire end with charge

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  JUST a fraction of rape investigations resulted in someone being charged last year, new figures reveal.
  
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• Five stolen caravans seized from huge traveller site pitched in Preston park

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  Police have discovered and seized six stolen caravans from a travellers site.
  
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• Family of Accrington man found hanged 3 weeks after suicide attempt say 'NHS failed our brother'

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  THE family of a 38-year-old man who was found hanged at home said they feel like the NHS 'failed him' after an urgent referral to the mental health team had not been carried out appropriately.
  
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• Covid column - 'Get jabbed to avoid missing out'

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  The weekly coronavirus column from Blackburn with Darwen’s public health director
  
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• Blackburn: Maple Grove Developments appoints new director

  29-07-2021 06:00
  
  A BUILDING firm behind some of Blackburn's most prominent developments has confirmed the appointment of a new director.
  
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