Blackburn with Darwen news

• Preston North End: Jamie Thomas signs one-year deal with Championship club

  05-08-2021 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End sign midfielder Jamie Thomas on a one-year contract - their sixth summer signing.
  
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• Woman, 74, dies after car overturns in Heysham crash

  05-08-2021 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One woman dies and two passengers are injured after a crash on the A683 Bay Gateway road.
  
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• Car reached speeds of 70mph in pursuit through Bacup

  05-08-2021 20:24
  
  Officers discovered a stash of drugs in a vehicle which was left abandoned in Bacup following a pursuit.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Durham beat Lancs to go second in Group Two as rain hits Group One

  05-08-2021 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Durham beat Lancashire to go second in One-Day Cup Group Two as rain hits both games in Group One.
  
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• Shocking video shows ‘street fight’ over van

  05-08-2021 19:39
  
  A VIDEO on social media shows a van man fighting back against someone who he thought was trying to get into his vehicle in Bolton.
  
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• Jack Nolan: Accrington Stanley sign ex-Walsall winger on a one-year deal

  05-08-2021 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley sign winger Jack Nolan on a one-year deal after a successful trial.
  
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• Whalley grammar school move sparks family joy

  05-08-2021 19:00
  
  FOUR generation of the same family are celebrating a charity's success in winning permission to upgrade a historic grammar school building now used as a community centre.
  
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• Witness appeal following assault on man in Darwen

  05-08-2021 18:55
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found lying on the pavement with a head injury in Darwen.
  
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• Rovers team-up with charities to donate hampers to local refugee communities

  05-08-2021 16:59
  
  Blackburn Rovers teamed up with two local charities to distribute food hamper to refugee communities.
  
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• Pensioner dies following multi-vehicle smash which closed major Lancashire road for 8 hours

  05-08-2021 16:44
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died following a serious crash which closed a major Lancashire link road for more than eight hours.
  
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• What are the holiday rules for travel to green, amber and red list countries?

  05-08-2021 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has updated its red, amber and green lists of countries.
  
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• Tokyo Olympics: Holly Bradshaw takes bronze in pole vault for Team GB

  05-08-2021 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holly Bradshaw claims Britain's second track and field medal in Tokyo and finally lands her first major podium finish with bronze in the pole vault.
  
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• Aya Hachem: Men jailed for student's drive-by murder

  05-08-2021 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aya Hachem was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" when she was shot in a feud between tyre firms.
  
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• Aya Hachem's parents 'crushed to pieces'

  05-08-2021 15:35
  
  The parents of murdered Aya Hachem say their dreams for their “role model” daughter were “crushed into pieces” by her killers.
  
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• Double rapist who killed Blackburn teen to remain behind bars as fifth bid for freedom fails

  05-08-2021 15:14
  
  A double rapist who murdered a teenager has failed in another bid to be freed from prison.
  
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• New Blackburn artwork in historic area celebrates rambling hero

  05-08-2021 15:00
  
  A NEW artwork paying tribute to Blackburn fellwalking guidebook author Alfred Wainwright has been installed in the town's £3.8million Blakey Moor heritage project.
  
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• Michelin-starred Northcote 'named and shamed' for not paying workers minimum wage

  05-08-2021 14:19
  
  EAST Lancashire’s Michelin-starred Northcote hotel and restaurant has been ‘named and shamed’ AGAIN for paying 16 workers less than the national minimum wage.
  
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• Michelin-starred Northcote 'named and shamed' again for not paying workers minimum wage

  05-08-2021 14:19
  
  EAST Lancashire’s Michelin-starred Northcote hotel and restaurant has been ‘named and shamed’ AGAIN for paying 16 workers less than the national minimum wage.
  
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• Feroz Suleman: criminal past of the man who ordered hit which killed Aya Hachem

  05-08-2021 13:45
  
  YESTERDAY, eight people were found responsible for killing a 19-year-old law student in a fatal drive-by shooting.
  
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• Four, including five-year-old boy, taken to hospital after Slade Lane crash

  05-08-2021 13:32
  
  Four people, including a five-year-old boy, were taken to hospital after two car crash in Padiham.
  
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• Aya Hachem: CCTV shows moment before drive-by shooting murder

  05-08-2021 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CCTV captures the final moments of a 19-year-old student murdered in a botched drive-by shooting.
  
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• Aya Hachem killers jailed for a total of more than 200 years

  05-08-2021 13:16
  
  SEVEN men have been jailed for a total of more than a hundred years for killing an innocent law student in broad daylight.
  
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• Gang member's taxi used in Lancashire £500k car theft spree

  05-08-2021 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn taxi driver Shujun Miah used his private hire vehicle to transport the gang to burglaries.
  
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• Nelson dad avoids jail after punching wife in front of his three kids

  05-08-2021 12:35
  
  A DAD who punched his wife in front of their children on a family holiday at Gulliver’s World hotel has been given a second chance by the court.
  
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• Petrol prices hit eight-year high - but where is the cheapest fuel in Blackburn?

  05-08-2021 11:37
  
  Petrol prices have hit an eight-year high with drivers paying another 3.4p and 2.7p a litre of petrol and diesel respectively during July.
  
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• WhatsApp criticised over child safety fears ahead of new update for 2021

  05-08-2021 11:20
  
  WhatsApp have announced a brand new feature that will rival Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat from this week.
  
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• WhatsApp criticised by NSPCC over child safety as new update announced for 2021

  05-08-2021 11:20
  
  The global messaging service will begin rolling out the new ‘View Once’ feature this week.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing: John Whaite to be in first all-male partnership

  05-08-2021 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TV chef John Whaite makes history, joining Tom Fletcher, AJ Odudu and Robert Webb on the line-up.
  
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• Aya Hachem: Blackburn teenager’s killers to be sentenced

  05-08-2021 10:04
  
  Updates as the seven men found guilty of murdering Blackburn law student Aya Hachem are sentenced at Preston Crown Court.
  
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• Blackburn dad to run 3 marathons in 3 weeks for hospital that saved daughter's life

  05-08-2021 09:38
  
  A Running Mayor is to tackle three marathons in three weeks to raise money for a hospital that helped save his daughter's life.
  
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• Dozens of children in Blackburn with Darwen living in temporary accommodation - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-08-2021 09:18
  
  Dozens of children in Blackburn with Darwen living in temporary accommodation  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Dozens of children in Blackburn with Darwen living in temporary accommodation

  05-08-2021 09:18
  
  Dozens of children were living in temporary accommodation in Blackburn with Darwen during the last national lockdown, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Nelson man arrested after police find suspected drugs 'secreted on his person'

  05-08-2021 08:56
  
  A man has been arrested after police found class A drugs 'secreted on his person'.
  
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• Hotel quarantine price rising amid UK green travel list update. See how much

  05-08-2021 08:53
  
  While announcing and updated UK travel list it was announced the cost of staying at a quarantine hotel is increasing.
  
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• Hotel quarantine price hike amid UK green travel list update - see how much it will cost

  05-08-2021 08:53
  
  While announcing and updated UK travel list it was announced the cost of staying at a quarantine hotel is increasing.
  
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• Poorer children in Blackburn with Darwen more likely to be excluded from school - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-08-2021 08:46
  
  Poorer children in Blackburn with Darwen more likely to be excluded from school  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Poorer children in Blackburn with Darwen more likely to be excluded from school

  05-08-2021 08:46
  
  Exclusion rates for school children from poor families in Blackburn with Darwen are more than three times higher than those for their peers from better-off households, figures reveal.
  
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• Funeral of 16-year-old Lancashire boxer will take place today

  05-08-2021 08:33
  
  The funeral of a 16-year-old boxer who died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a river will take place today.
  
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• Aerial photo provides fascinating look at Blackburn in 1982

  05-08-2021 07:00
  
  There is so much to take in with this aerial view of Blackburn town centre taken around 1982. The picture records the town centre before a number of major changes.
  
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• Man fined over £200 for dropping cigarette butt

  05-08-2021 06:30
  
  A Blackburn man has been fined over £200 for throwing a cigarette butt on the floor.
  
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• Local memorial masons can call on over 200 years of masonry expertise and heritage

  05-08-2021 06:00
  
  There are very few businesses in the world, let alone in Lancashire, which can call on a collective experience going back over 200 years, but that’s the extraordinary story behind Stevenson Memorials.
  
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