Blackburn with Darwen news

• Harmer heroics earn Essex tie with Lancashire in One-Day Cup

  12-08-2021 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Durham and Glamorgan earn home One-Day Cup semi-finals, with Gloucestershire, Surrey and Yorkshire joining Essex in quarter-finals.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen leaders welcome Covid isolation changes - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-08-2021 19:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen leaders welcome Covid isolation changes  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen leaders welcome Covid isolation changes

  12-08-2021 19:30
  
  A BOROUGH'S leaders have welcomed the relaxation of self isolation rules from Monday.
  
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• Major crash closes motorway causing 6 mile tailbacks and 40 minute delays

  12-08-2021 19:06
  
  A serious crash has closed a major motorway causing more than six miles of queues and 40 minute delays.
  
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• Great Harwood park to get new games area

  12-08-2021 19:00
  
  A BOROUGH-owned park is to get a new games area for football, netball, cricket and basketball.
  
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• Accrington Viaduct roundabout closed following crash

  12-08-2021 18:05
  
  A PERSON has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a wall near to a busy roundabout.
  
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• Blackburn old fire station workshop bid sparks petition war

  12-08-2021 18:00
  
  A BACKDATED application for planning permission to continue using a unit in a historic listed building as a joinery workshop has sparked a war of petitions.
  
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• Rare Japanese prints on show in Blackburn

  12-08-2021 17:00
  
  A RARE exhibition of Japanese prints is on display at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.
  
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• 'On cloud nine' - three pupils get top GCSE grades

  12-08-2021 17:00
  
  Three pupils at Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School and Sixth Form College (TIGHS) have been awarded grade 9s in all their GCSEs.
  
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• Long Covid survivor's Blackpool beach trip after learning to walk

  12-08-2021 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jess Cook goes for a walk on Blackpool seafront after eight months in hospital with long Covid.
  
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• A member of the Radford family faints on Alton Towers' Rita

  12-08-2021 16:44
  
  A child in the Radford Family passed out on an Alton Towers ride called Rita.
  
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• Burnley-based boohoo to create 5,000 jobs in expansion plans

  12-08-2021 16:15
  
  Online retailer boohoo has announced plans to create 5,000 jobs by expanding its warehouse and building new IT systems over the next five years.
  
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• Home Office promise on police cash to Lancs commissioner and MPs

  12-08-2021 16:00
  
  THE government has responded positively to a call by Lancashire's police commissioner and eight county MPs to review how the force is paid for.
  
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• Bacup: Man wanted in connection with racially aggravated incident

  12-08-2021 15:55
  
  A MAN is being sought by police in connection with a racially-aggravated incident.
  
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• GCSE results 2021: Will employers judge Covid grades badly? And other questions

  12-08-2021 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Our experts answer your questions about GCSE results, after a second year without formal exams.
  
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• GCSE results 2021: Student with cerebral palsy celebrates with mum

  12-08-2021 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonny, 16, waited to open his GCSE results so he could share the moment with his mum.
  
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• GCSE results day: Blackburn’s top family restaurants to celebrate at

  12-08-2021 15:19
  
  Tripadvisor have revealed their top family-friendly restaurants and food-serving pubs in Blackburn.
  
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• Olympic Gadirova twins 'thrilled' at school grades

  12-08-2021 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old Olympic medallists plan to stay on to study sport and management while competing.
  
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• A brick dinosaur trail is coming to Blackburn- how to find them

  12-08-2021 13:23
  
  ‘Brickosaurs’ will be located around Blackburn town centre between 20 August and 1 September- here is a map of their locations.
  
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• Burnley businessman killed in Lakes holiday crash

  12-08-2021 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Hankinson from Burnley "brought so much love, joy and laughter", his partner says.
  
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• GCSE results 2021: Exams triumph for boy who spent year in hospital

  12-08-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Ledford hopes to become a nurse after undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.
  
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• Married Couples could be owed more than £250 - how to claim

  12-08-2021 12:44
  
  Thousands of couples could be eligible to claim more than £250 per year.
  
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• GCSE results day: Five options if your grades aren't what you expected

  12-08-2021 12:43
  
  There are more options available to you on GCSE results day than you might think.
  
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• Bella Italia, Nando's, Las Iguanas: Restaurants giving away free food on GCSE results day

  12-08-2021 12:42
  
  Here are some of the best restaurant deals to help you celebrate your GCSE results.
  
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• Urgent scam warning to anyone who uses WhatsApp, Tinder, Bumble or Hinge

  12-08-2021 12:34
  
  The scams, ranging from completing surveys to joining dating websites, could reveal your bank details to fraudsters.
  
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• YouTuber visits one of the least used train station in Lancashire

  12-08-2021 12:30
  
  Hoscar railway is considered to be the least-used stations in Lancashire- and one popular YouTuber paid a visit.
  
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• GCSE results 2021: How were grades decided?

  12-08-2021 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers have decided their pupils' grades after Covid cancelled exams for a second year.
  
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• Traffic chaos on M6 motorway as lorry crash causes 7 mile queues

  12-08-2021 12:21
  
  The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom and runs for 230 miles from the Catthorpe Interchange near Rugby up to the Scottish border.
  
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• Prince Charles sees Prince Andrew abuse allegations as 'unsolvable problem'

  12-08-2021 12:20
  
  Both Charles and Prince William have expressed concern over the way the allegations have been handled by Andrew.
  
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• Phillip Schofield praises NHS workers after helping to save neighbour's life

  12-08-2021 12:19
  
  The 59-year-old posted a picture of the ambulance outside of his home.
  
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• Family of Burnley man David Hankinson pay tribute to 'devoted father'

  12-08-2021 11:53
  
  A MAN who died following a collision in South Cumbria has been described as someone who brought "so much love, joy and laughter" to the lives of those who knew and loved him.
  
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• Lancashire man who labelled judges 'corrupt devils' is jailed for eight years

  12-08-2021 11:17
  
  A MAN who labelled judges “devils” has been jailed for repeatedly breaching court orders by posting YouTube videos containing information he was banned from revealing.
  
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• Boohoo creates thousands of jobs

  12-08-2021 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of fast fashion retailer Boohoo tells the BBC it is committed to being more sustainable.
  
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• GCSE students achieve record high grades as teachers praised

  12-08-2021 10:47
  
  Girls have pulled further ahead than boys amid the rise in top grades this year.
  
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• Catching criminals at Manx border 'game of cat and mouse'

  12-08-2021 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Isle of Man Police is working with UK forces to target criminals arriving on the island.
  
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• Two arrested and two hospitalised following fight outside Accrington's Voodoo Lounge

  12-08-2021 09:48
  
  Two men were arrested following an assault outside a former troubled nightclub.
  
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• Darwen: Fire engines attend house letting off smoke bombs

  12-08-2021 09:43
  
  A FIRE crew have reminded residents of their responsibilities after sending two crews to a false alarm.
  
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• Concerns grow for Pendle man missing for several weeks

  12-08-2021 09:18
  
  CONCERNS are growing over the welfare of a Pendle man who has been missing for several weeks.
  
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• East Lancashire students waking up to receive GCSE results

  12-08-2021 08:49
  
  Students are waking up this morning to their GCSE results which will pave the way for their next few years of education.
  
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• Ribble Valley: Two shoplifters detained and sent to court

  12-08-2021 08:47
  
  TWO men caught shoplifting in the Ribble Valley had come from out of the area and described locals as a 'soft touch' after their arrest.
  
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• Covid: Blackpool tops post-lockdown footfall recovery list

  12-08-2021 07:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The resort's footfall since restrictions eased is higher than before the pandemic, a study finds.
  
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• Tighten borders to restrict migrants

  12-08-2021 06:54
  
  IT was reported that 430 migrants crossed the channel in small boats. When are we going to get a grip of this situation and tighten our borders?
  
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• New Turkish restaurant for Blackburn town centre

  12-08-2021 06:33
  
  A NEW Turkish eaterie coming to a town centre will be able to host more than 200 diners.
  
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• Seven scoop spots at top universities after A-Level success

  12-08-2021 06:15
  
  Seven teenagers will be heading to the country’s top two universities after achieving top grades in their A-Levels.
  
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• Burnley man fined £3000 for dumping rubbish which included his name and address on railway site

  12-08-2021 06:15
  
  A man has been ordered to pay £3,000 after fly-tipping rubbish on railway land which included a letter with his name and address.
  
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• Mum's second job helps 12-year-old Nelson boy dance his way to success

  12-08-2021 06:00
  
  A 12-year-old dance champion is set to defend his title this week as he competes in the Ballroom, Latin and Sequence categories over five days.
  
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• INTERACTIVE MAP: Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in a single month - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-08-2021 06:00
  
  INTERACTIVE MAP: Every crime reported in Blackburn with Darwen in a single month  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Fewer than half of Blackburn with Darwen GP appointments held in person - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-08-2021 06:00
  
  Fewer than half of Blackburn with Darwen GP appointments held in person  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Fewer than half of Blackburn with Darwen GP appointments held in person

  12-08-2021 06:00
  
  FEWER than half of GP appointments in Blackburn with Darwen were held face-to-face after major steps to ease coronavirus restrictions went ahead, figures reveal.
  
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• Fewer taxi drivers working in Blackburn

  12-08-2021 06:00
  
  THE number of taxi and private hire vehicles operating across and East Lancashire town has significantly dropped since before the coronavirus pandemic began.
  
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