Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackpool Illuminations 2021: Switch-on honour for Strictly's Ballas

  03-09-2021 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shirley Ballas leads a star-studded line-up to start an extended run for Blackpool's famous lights.
  
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• Teenage boy spotted on roof of Burnley Market Hall as police issue stark warning

  03-09-2021 18:48
  
  Police have released an image and issued a stark warning after a teenage boy was spotted on top of Burnley Market Hall.
  
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• Royal Blackburn hospital gets multi-million puond stroke upgrade

  03-09-2021 18:00
  
  THE stroke unit at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital is to be upgraded as part of a multi-million pound shake-up of services for the potentially fatal condition.
  
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• Apple delays launch of child abuse detection tools

  03-09-2021 17:44
  
  Apple says it wants to take more time to “make improvements” after concerns relating to privacy were raised.
  
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• Helen Flanagan reportedly 'quits' Coronation Street for good

  03-09-2021 17:33
  
  ACTRESS Helen Flanagan has reportedly quit Coronation Street for good.
  
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• Nine football fans jailed for almost 20 years after mass brawl broke out in Burnley pub

  03-09-2021 17:26
  
  Nine football fans have been jailed for a combined total of almost 20 years for their part in widespread disorder at an East Lancashire pub.
  
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• Covid vaccine not recommended for healthy children aged 12-15, JCVI say

  03-09-2021 17:24
  
  The JCVI is not recommending mass vaccination of children aged between 12 and 15.
  
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• Men arrested after girls aged 12 and 8 allegedly asked to get in van

  03-09-2021 17:20
  
  Two men have been arrested after two young girls were allegedly asked to get into their van.
  
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• Burnley: wildlife photos brighten up historic Towneley Hall park

  03-09-2021 17:00
  
  WILDLIFE photographers have been out and about to provide the images for a stunning exhibition of the birds and animals during the coronavirus pandemic around East Lancashire
  
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• Bull killed after being hit by train

  03-09-2021 16:45
  
  A bull was tragically killed after it was hit by a train.
  
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• Soccer Aid loses Roman Kemp after positive COVID-19 test

  03-09-2021 16:22
  
  Roman Kemp has had to pull out of the England XI for Soccer Aid 2021 after testing positive for Covid-19
  
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• Witton Park festival set to rock up again next year

  03-09-2021 16:16
  
  THE Restricted Rocks music festival will return to Blackburn’s Witton Park next year.
  
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• Applications open for Blackburn with Darwen school spaces - Lancashire Telegraph

  03-09-2021 15:52
  
  Applications open for Blackburn with Darwen school spaces  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Applications open for Blackburn with Darwen school spaces

  03-09-2021 15:52
  
  Applications have opened for primary and secondary school spaces in Blackburn with Darwen.
  
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• MORE roadworks set for Blackburn as temporary lights STILL in place on Preston New Road

  03-09-2021 15:35
  
  More roadworks are set for a major route through Blackburn from next week.
  
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• MORE misery for motorists next week as temporary lights STILL in place on major Blackburn road

  03-09-2021 15:35
  
  More roadworks are set for a major route through Blackburn from next week.
  
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• Darwen suicide awareness campaigner Tony Harrison to be remembered

  03-09-2021 15:31
  
  TRIBUTES will be paid to a campaigner at vigils in two town centres marking World Suicide Awareness Day next Friday.
  
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• Car boot sale coming to Accrington town centre car park

  03-09-2021 15:00
  
  A car boot sale is coming to the Arndale Multi-Storey car park in Accrington in October.
  
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• Hyndburn care provider in bid to provide home for two children

  03-09-2021 14:34
  
  A WELFARE provider has seeking approval to turn a detached house into a home for two children in care.
  
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• Rebuilding programme for 2 Rossendale schools reaches next stage

  03-09-2021 13:43
  
  Lancashire County Council has agreed how it will work with the Department for Education (DfE) to support the rebuilding of two schools in Rossendale whose existing facilities are set to be wholly or largely replaced.
  
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• Blackburn: Stolen Morrisons van on 'Grand Theft Auto' rampage

  03-09-2021 13:25
  
  A DRIVER in a stolen Morrisons van went on a 'Grand Theft Auto' rampage through the streets of Blackburn this morning. 
  
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• Claim that Clitheroe school age expansion 'could improve reading ability'

  03-09-2021 12:57
  
  Future pupils of a Clitheroe secondary school that is set to be converted into a facility that admits children from the age of four could benefit from studying a curriculum that is shaped to guide them from reception right up to their GCSEs.
  
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• Blackpool doctors expect surge in respiratory diseases in young children

  03-09-2021 12:38
  
  Doctors are expecting to see a surge in respiratory diseases this winter among young children because lockdown meant they were not exposed to the usual germs.
  
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• Woman turned detective to track down person fraudulently using bank card

  03-09-2021 12:26
  
  A WOMAN did her own detective work after discovering her misplaced bank card had been used three times.
  
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• Jordan North hosting Radio 1 drivetime show from next week

  03-09-2021 12:17
  
  Jordan North will be joining forces with Vick Hope to co-host a new Radio 1 drivetime show.
  
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• Police appeal after car was driven the wrong way on M65 slip road

  03-09-2021 11:47
  
  POLICE are appealing for information after a car was driven the wrong way up a slip road before hitting another vehicle close to a junction of the M65.
  
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• East Lancs hospitals trust shortlisted for two national awards

  03-09-2021 11:42
  
  THE East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been shortlisted twice in a high-profile set of national awards.
  
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• BBC announce Strictly Come Dancing will be returning this month

  03-09-2021 11:34
  
  The BBC shared the news on Friday by tweeting a video of McFly star Tom Fletcher, who will be competing on the dance floor this year.
  
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• Blackburn: 4 arrested after £80k and bags of drugs found

  03-09-2021 11:26
  
  FOUR people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs after police found £80k in cash and 190 snap bags of cannabis during a property search in Blackburn last night.
  
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• Morrisons combine two of the UK's favourite takeaway foods with new burger pizza

  03-09-2021 11:08
  
  Who wants to try this?
  
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• Blackpool sailor's medal for LGBT maritime diversity work

  03-09-2021 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Owen says he was inspired to help other seafarers after he was bullied for his sexuality.
  
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• Accountants donate laptops to Blackburn Central High School to tackle 'digital divide'

  03-09-2021 09:51
  
  An accountancy firm has donated laptops to a school to help tackle the ‘digital divide’.
  
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• Tributes to school governor and residents' champion who worked for Hollands Pies

  03-09-2021 09:40
  
  Brian Beston of Yorkshire Street, Accrington, passed away peacefully at home, on August 27.
  
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• Boris Johnson to raise national insurance to pay for social care

  03-09-2021 09:39
  
  The increase in tax is to pay for an overhaul to social care and to bring down NHS waiting lists.
  
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• Costa Coffee has announced 11 new items being added to the menu

  03-09-2021 09:36
  
  The savoury range includes a brand new addition to Costa’s classic toastie range for 2021.
  
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• Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury's issue urgent food recalls amid health warnings

  03-09-2021 09:27
  
  Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury’s are among the supermarkets urging customers not to eat food items.
  
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• Concern over whereabouts of 49-year-old man from Chorley

  03-09-2021 08:56
  
  Concern has been raised after a 49-year-old has gone missing,
  
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• Two charged after class A drugs found during stop and search in Colne

  03-09-2021 08:24
  
  Two people have been charged after a stop and search saw police find wraps of class A drugs before finding more drugs in a house search.
  
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• Showtown: Work begins on Blackpool's £13m museum of entertainment

  03-09-2021 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Showtown museum is described as the "jewel in the crown" for Blackpool's regeneration plans.
  
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• 'So clean, people are happy to put wedding tents up': Residents transform litter-strewn back alleys

  03-09-2021 07:17
  
  Residents are now having weddings celebrations in back alleys which had once been full of rubbish and litter.
  
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• Kebabish Original Blackburn triumphs at Asian Restaurant Awards

  03-09-2021 07:05
  
  Kebabish Original Blackburn is celebrating after winning at the national Asian Restaurant awards.
  
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• The South - back on the road and heading to Blackburn

  03-09-2021 07:01
  
  AS has been the case for many musicians, lockdown has been a difficult time for Alison Wheeler.
  
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• New look as East Lancs' cinema became the Starlight Club

  03-09-2021 07:01
  
  THIS imposing building was one of East Lancashire’s most popular venues in the 1960s.
  
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• Man, 24, 'stamped' on girlfriend's head after locking her and children in house

  03-09-2021 06:15
  
  A 24-year-old ‘stamped’ on his girlfriend’s head after locking her and her children in her house.
  
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• Jailed: the men who went on rampage armed with spade and samurai sword while high on drugs and petrol

  03-09-2021 06:00
  
  Two dangerous offenders who barged into a house then set fire to a car before brandishing a spade and a samurai sword at a family of three, while high on drink, drugs and petrol, have been jailed.
  
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• Funeral of 33-year-old Nathan Aspin, from Blackburn, will take place today

  03-09-2021 06:00
  
  The funeral of a 'larger than life' dad-of-one and step-father of two, who died on holiday in Ibiza is to take place today.
  
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• Bride discusses 'horrific' accident on Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire

  03-09-2021 06:00
  
  Bride who nearly lost her leg in car accident appears on Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire
  
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• Councils hit by bin collection delays due to driver shortage

  03-09-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 18 councils across the UK are suffering waste collection delays due to a lack of bin lorry drivers.
  
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