Blackburn with Darwen news

• Coronation Street actress wins NTA for storyline based on Sophie Lancaster murder

  09-09-2021 21:38
  
  A soap actress has won a television award for her portrayal of a controversial storyline based on the murder of a goth from Bacup.
  
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• Police ask people to avoid areas of East Lancashire due to flooding

  09-09-2021 19:34
  
  Heavy rain has flooded an area of Great Harwood.
  
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• Police ask people to avoid area of Great Harwood due to flooding

  09-09-2021 19:34
  
  Heavy rain has flooded an area of Great Harwood.
  
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• Blackpool FC win £20k sex abuse victim damages appeal

  09-09-2021 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool FC is not liable for a paedophile scout's abuse on an aspiring footballer, a court rules.
  
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• Around £15,000 of cannabis discovered by police after witnessing 'suspected' drug deal

  09-09-2021 17:40
  
  Around £15,000 of cannabis has been seized after police witnessed a suspected drug deal.
  
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• Sky broadband will be down across parts of Lancashire tomorrow

  09-09-2021 17:30
  
  SKY has warned its Lancashire customers that their broadband and phone services will be disrupted for six hours tomorrow.
  
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• Sky broadband will be down across parts of Lancashire

  09-09-2021 17:30
  
  SKY has warned its Lancashire customers that their broadband and phone services will be disrupted for six hours tomorrow.
  
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• Police patrols to increase as fires being 'deliberately set' in Accrington

  09-09-2021 17:07
  
  Police patrols will be increased after ‘deliberate fire’ setting has increased on roads near a shop in Accrington.
  
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• Morrisons warn customers could see a price hike in UK stores

  09-09-2021 16:49
  
  Morrisons has issued a warning to customers over price hikes in UK stores.
  
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• McDonald's launches first vegan burger in the UK - the McPlant

  09-09-2021 16:47
  
  The fast-food chain is finally offering a vegan burger in the UK after years of research to perfect a plant-based patty and vegan cheese slice.
  
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• How you can take part in Great British Bake off spin off

  09-09-2021 16:35
  
  CHANNEL 4 producers are on the hunt for some people to take part in The Great British Bake off: An Extra Slice.
  
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• Warning to Lancashire hotel over 220 migrant relocation plan

  09-09-2021 16:28
  
  The leader of a council has issued another statement following Home Office plans to relocate 220 migrants to a town centre hotel.
  
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• Blackpool sailor gets medal for LGBT maritime diversity work

  09-09-2021 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Owen is the first recipient of the Merchant Navy Medal for LGBT+ work in the maritime sector.
  
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• 24-year-old man charged with drug dealing in Clitheroe cocktail bar

  09-09-2021 16:02
  
  A 24-year-old has been charged with dealing drugs at a cocktail bar.
  
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• NTAs: Kate Garraway says it 'feels wrong' to go without Derek Draper

  09-09-2021 15:20
  
  Kate Garraway's documentary, Finding Derek, is up for a National Television Award in the Authored Documentary category.
  
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• Coroner rules death of Nathan Aspin, from Blackburn, as 'very sad accident'

  09-09-2021 15:15
  
  A loving, hard-working father-of-one and step-father-of-two died in a tragic accident after falling from a balcony while on holiday in Ibiza.
  
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• Blackpool hotel needs planning permission for asylum seekers

  09-09-2021 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to house 324 asylum seekers at the Metropole Hotel in Blackpool have been criticised.
  
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• Coronation Street says goodbye to Norris Cole after 26 years

  09-09-2021 13:30
  
  ITV has confirmed Malcolm Hebden's permanent departure and will bid farewell to him and his character on Coronation Street Icons: Norris Cole.
  
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• Fun and games at Blackburn College freshers' fair

  09-09-2021 13:20
  
  A LIFE-SIZED game of Hungry Hippos, a selfie mirror and a target practice challenge were all part of the fun as hundreds of students came along to Blackburn College’s Freshers’ Fair on Wednesday.
  
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• Confessional Festival to make history at the Exchange

  09-09-2021 13:15
  
  THE final preparations are underway before history is made and one of East Lancashire most historic buildings hosts its first live music festival.
  
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• Lancashire duo in England's preliminary T20 squad

  09-09-2021 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex fast bowler Tymal Mills is named in England's preliminary T20 World Cup squad and returns to the international set-up for the first time since February 2016.
  
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• Eden Project North: Plans for £125m project submitted

  09-09-2021 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The application is the latest milestone for the £125m project on Morecambe Bay's seafront.
  
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• Bacup residents fear 71 new homes plan won't disappear despite application withdrawal

  09-09-2021 12:11
  
  Residents are breathing a sigh of relief after a planning application to build 71 new homes on greenbelt land was withdrawn.
  
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• Blackpool tops Covid hotspots in North West England - See the full list

  09-09-2021 12:04
  
  An update of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in the UK has been released and it sees Blackpool in the top spot for the North West of England.
  
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• Blackburn's Elton John performer organises tribute artist festival

  09-09-2021 12:00
  
  A Blackburn Elton John tribute act has organised an epic tribute artist festival in a bid to raise money for charity.
  
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• All you need to know about the Pride of Nelson Awards

  09-09-2021 10:41
  
  Volunteers and community groups are being urged to enter the Pride of Nelson Awards.
  
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• Concern over Home Office plan to place 220 migrants in Lancashire hotel

  09-09-2021 10:23
  
  The leader of a council has expressed serious concerns over Home Office plans to relocate hundreds of asylum-seekers into the heart of a Lancashire town.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Carers has a fun day out at HAPPA - Lancashire Business View

  09-09-2021 09:52
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Carers has a fun day out at HAPPA  Lancashire Business View
  
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• The faces of the thugs who went on rampage armed with samurai sword after drinking petrol

  09-09-2021 09:49
  
  These are the faces of the 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.
  
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• Lifeboat crews called out twice in space of 2 hours after people spotted in sea

  09-09-2021 09:34
  
  It was a busy night for the lifeboat crews in Lancashire as they were called out twice in the space of two hours.
  
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• Peter Kay and Paddy McGuiness hint Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere could return

  09-09-2021 09:31
  
  McGuiness played the character of Patrick 'Paddy' O'Shea, starring alongside Peter Kay, who played the character of Maxwell 'Max' Bygraves.
  
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• CCTV appeal after man attacked outside Lancashire nightclub

  09-09-2021 09:12
  
  A man was assaulted outside a nightclub and left with a fractured jaw during an altercation that he was not involved in.
  
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• Two boys and a man arrested in connection with burglary following police chase

  09-09-2021 08:55
  
  Two boys and a man have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a police chase.
  
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• Boy arrested after another boy lured into woodland and sexually assaulted

  09-09-2021 08:27
  
  A young boy has been arrested after another boy was lured into woodland and sexually assaulted.
  
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• Praise as Husnain, 14, takes jab to protect his vulnerable dad

  09-09-2021 07:19
  
  A 14-YEAR-OLD from Blackburn has become one of the first children under the age of 16 to have his Covid vaccine.
  
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• Early signs of Blackburn's first tower blocks going up

  09-09-2021 07:02
  
  LOOKING down on a building project that would change the skyline of Blackburn, this photo was taken in February 1964 and shows the foundations being laid for the town’s first blocks of flats.
  
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• Layton Williams brings 'a show for today' to the Lowry

  09-09-2021 07:00
  
  HE has emerged as one of the hottest stars in the West End and now, after a Covid-enforced delay, Layton Williams is getting the chance to show his ‘home crowd’ what all the fuss is about.
  
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• Where else would you find a singing hostess in a top East Lancs pub?

  09-09-2021 06:53
  
  EAST Lancashire has some of the best pubs and restaurants in the country especially with their settings and stunning backdrops.
  
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• Tributes to popular Earby councillor Morris Horsfield who has died

  09-09-2021 06:19
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘true gentleman’ and councillor who ‘strove to make Earby a better place to live’.
  
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• What scientists predict winter will look like as we 'exit' Covid

  09-09-2021 06:17
  
  Coronavirus column by Dominic Harrison Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Blackburn with Darwen
  
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• Letter: Many MPs out of touch when it comes to social care

  09-09-2021 06:02
  
  I AM sorry, but listening to some of the politicians talking about social care costs and the suggestion of putting the cost on to national insurance; the way some of them are talking I think they will be needing to go into care shortly.
  
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• Darwen mum praises little 'fighter' Jasper who battled meningitis and sepsis

  09-09-2021 06:02
  
  A FAMILY have told of their little ‘fighter’ – a tiny baby who has beaten meningitis and sepsis.
  
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• Two in five 16 to 17-year-olds in Blackburn with Darwen receive first Covid jab - Lancashire Telegraph

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  Two in five 16 to 17-year-olds in Blackburn with Darwen receive first Covid jab  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Two in five 16 to 17-year-olds in Blackburn with Darwen receive first Covid jab

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  TWO in five 16 to 17-year-olds in an East Lancashire borough received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, figures reveal.
  
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• The Red Arrows to fly over Blackpool again this week

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  The aircraft will be stopping off at Blackpool Airport this weekend - this is when you can watch them.
  
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• Slump in Lancashire special constable numbers over a decade

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  THE number of special constables working alongside police officers has fallen by nearly two-thirds over the past decade.
  
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• Only two per cent of Blackburn with Darwen's private hire taxis are suitable for wheelchair users

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  Just 10 per cent of taxis and private hire vehicles in Blackburn with Darwen can be used by people in wheelchairs, figures reveal.
  
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• Just two per cent of Blackburn with Darwen's private hire taxis are suitable for wheelchair users - Lancashire Telegraph

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  Just two per cent of Blackburn with Darwen's private hire taxis are suitable for wheelchair users  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn man jailed for fight at football pitch and knife possession

  09-09-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN who ‘boxed’ with a friend on a football pitch before walking the streets with a knife and hammer has landed himself in jail.
  
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