Blackburn with Darwen news

• Lancashire go top - One-Day Cup round-up

  01-08-2021 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stevie Eskinazi hits 130 as Middlesex earn their first One-Day Cup win, while Somerset and Lancashire go top of their groups.
  
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• Thousands enjoy family fun at the Royal Lancashire Show

  01-08-2021 19:01
  
  THOUSANDS were delighted to be back out enjoying the very best of Lancashire as the county hosted one of its biggest events since the end of lockdown.
  
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• £250m BAE contract will protect hundreds of Lancashire jobs

  01-08-2021 17:31
  
  BAE Systems has clinched a £250m contract to further develop the next generation of UK air defence – in a move which also protects hundreds of Lancashire jobs.
  
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• Married GPs celebrate a century of working for the NHS

  01-08-2021 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The doctors met while training in India before setting up a surgery in Blackburn.
  
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• Blackburn teen caught with hammer after train station ticket machine smashed to bits

  01-08-2021 17:11
  
  A ticket machine and passenger shelter at an East Lancashire train station has been smashed and damaged.
  
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• Coronavirus vaccine warning to young people in Lancashire

  01-08-2021 16:55
  
  Young people are “not invincible” to Covid, Lancashire’s public health boss has warned, as he urged the county to “keep going” in the race to get as much of the population as possible fully vaccinated.
  
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• Important changes to visiting arrangements at Blackburn and Burnley hospitals

  01-08-2021 15:48
  
  From Monday, the advice and guidance around visiting arrangements in East Lancashire's hospitals is changing.
  
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• 22-year-old Blackpool man dies after jumping in sea to save stranger's life

  01-08-2021 15:14
  
  A 22-year-old has died after jumping into the sea to try and save a stranger's life.
  
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• Restricted Forest goes off with a bang as festival makes welcome return to Blackburn

  01-08-2021 14:49
  
  IT WAS East Lancashire's first major music festival post-Covid lockdown - and what a festival it was.
  
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• Ty Mawr Holiday Park: Man arrested after girl, 15, found dead

  01-08-2021 13:28
  
  A MAN has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl was found dead at a Towyn holiday park.
  
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• Man stole 29 Febreze refils, one Listerine mouthwash and two chicken baguettes from Blackburn Morrisons

  01-08-2021 12:59
  
  A man who stole 29 Febreeze refils, a Listerine mouthwash and two chicken baguettes from Morrisons has managed to avoid a jail sentence.
  
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• Man stole 29 Febreeze refils, one Listerine mouthwash and two chicken baguettes from Blackburn Morrisons

  01-08-2021 12:59
  
  A man who stole 29 Febreeze refils, a Listerine mouthwash and two chicken baguettes from Morrisons has managed to avoid a jail sentence.
  
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• Blackburn: Man's homophobic comments towards worker at Greggs

  01-08-2021 10:47
  
  A MAN who was challenged by a shop assistant when he entered a shop in a drunken state at 8.50am became abusive and threatening.
  
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• Blackburn: Drunk topless man tried to set dog on police

  01-08-2021 10:42
  
  POLICE who were trying to return a stray dog to its home were confronted by a drunken topless male with blood on his face.
  
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• Men arrested in Nelson on going equipped for theft and drink drive offences

  01-08-2021 10:11
  
  It was a busy Saturday for police in Nelson as they dealt with drink drivers and people going equipped for theft.
  
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• Deliveroo can add up to £36,000 to the value of your home

  01-08-2021 09:58
  
  researchers reviewed the ‘Deliveroo Effect’ on house price increases across the UK.
  
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• Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Lidl warn over change which could cost you £160

  01-08-2021 09:57
  
  The UK’s ‘big six’ supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Lidl – have issue a warning to shoppers.
  
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• Stormzy scholarships to pay for 30 more black students at Cambridge

  01-08-2021 09:54
  
  A further 30 black students starting at Cambridge over the next three years will have their university costs covered as part of a scheme by the rapper Stormzy.
  
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• Suspected gun shots in Chorley turn out to be organised clay pigeon shoot

  01-08-2021 09:43
  
  On Saturday, police received several calls from residents concerned about the sound of gun shots being fired.
  
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• Every planned power cut in Lancashire this week - starting in Burnley today

  01-08-2021 09:22
  
  Planned powercuts are predicted to impact hundreds of Lancashire homes this week, starting from today.
  
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• Nelson man to appear in court on drugs rap after being clocked driving BMW on false plates

  01-08-2021 08:30
  
  A man was arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs after police spotted him driving a BMW on false plates.
  
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• Blackburn town centre pub was ‘taken over’ by council

  01-08-2021 07:00
  
  IT was once a popular Blackburn pub but it also played a key role in local government for a number of years.
  
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• Haslingden born author releases horror novel set in town

  01-08-2021 06:15
  
  An author who grew up in Haslingden has published his debut novel which is set in the town.
  
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• Bowland Food Festival to be held in Holmes Mill, Clitheroe

  01-08-2021 06:15
  
  A THREE-day food festival will be taking place in Clitheroe in August.
  
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• Villagers will fight 'tooth and nail' over additional 95 caravan plan for Ribble Valley

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  Villagers have vowed to fight 'tooth and nail' to prevent the council from allowing a caravan park to expand by increasing the number of pitches from 325 to 420.
  
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• This Lancashire town has one of highest rates of STIs in whole of North West

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  A new sexually transmitted infection (STI) calculator has been created which can inform people just how prevalent different STIs are in the town's they live in.
  
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• More than £300000 to tackle rising domestic violence across Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  More than £300000 to tackle rising domestic violence across Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• More than £300,000 to tackle domestic violence across Blackburn with Darwen

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  More than £345k has been secured to tackle rising domestic violence across Blackburn with Darwen.
  
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• Leyland Festival WILL return in June 2022 to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  People across Lancashire will be able to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style after a council agreed funding for a weekend of entertainment over the extended Bank Holiday in June 2022.
  
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• Hundreds in Blackburn 'pinged' by coronavirus tracking app

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  Hundreds of people in Blackburn with Darwen were contacted by the NHS Covid-19 app and told to isolate in the latest week, figures reveal.
  
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• Government rejects Lancashire's proposals for unitary council

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  Proposals for a unitary council bringing together one Lancashire borough and two Cumbrian boroughs have been rejected by the Government
  
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• Free holiday club for kids launches at The Hub Shadsworth tomorrow

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  A holiday club for kids eligible for free school meals in Blackburn with Darwen starts today.
  
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• Creative talent needed for Lancashire's City of Culture 2025 bid

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  After Lancashire's last minute application to become UK City of Culture 2025, the team behind the bid are putting out a final call for programme proposals.
  
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• Circus Mondao returns to Lancashire for month-long stint after using food banks to survive Covid

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  A group of circus performers who were forced to use foodbanks to survive Covid are returning to Lancashire with a brand new show.
  
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• Blackburn: "Mini Olympics" planned for Hereford Road, Whitebirk

  01-08-2021 06:00
  
  A "MINI Olympics" is due to take place in Blackburn later this Summer with a range of free activities for families.
  
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• Dino Kingdom roars into the North West with epic display

  01-08-2021 01:01
  
  THEY may be approximately 66 million years old but dinosaurs are still going strong.
  
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