Blackburn with Darwen news

• Missing teenager spotted in Accrington on Monday afternoon

  27-09-2021 22:26 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy is missing from home.
  
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• Blackpool Council accuse Home Office of breaking asylum seeker promises

  27-09-2021 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Council says the Home Office broke promises by putting asylum seekers in a resort hotel.
  
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• Call for Burnley Council to work with Clarets to combat racism

  27-09-2021 18:45 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A LOCAL authority is being urged to work with its local football club to tackle racism in the sport.
  
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• Darwen: Huge Adidas mural of Manchester United defender Luke Shaw

  27-09-2021 18:32 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A LARGE mural has gone on display in Darwen town centre depicting an international footballer.
  
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• BP, Shell and Esso update drivers on when petrol station queues will end

  27-09-2021 18:05 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers have issued a fresh appeal to motorists to stop “panic buying” as Boris Johnson drew back from plans to deploy the army.
  
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• Car hits level-crossing barrier closing road in both directions

  27-09-2021 18:01 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A road near to a level crossing has been closed after a barrier was hit by a car.
  
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• Former Lancashire County Council leader rejoins Labour after quitting party over anti-Semitism row

  27-09-2021 17:44 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former leader of Lancashire County Council, who quit the Labour group because of anti-Semitism has rejoined the party.
  
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• Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers: How to watch, live stream | BRFC fixtures

  27-09-2021 17:40 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  ROVERS are back on the road as they head to Yorkshire to take on Carlos Corberan’s Huddersfield Town.
  
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• Tesco, BP, Morrisons and Shell issue update on petrol station shortages

  27-09-2021 17:29 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Soaring demand for fuel has seen forecourts across the UK run out as drivers struggle to fill up their cars.
  
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• Woman in her 60s sexually assaulted by teenage boy

  27-09-2021 17:19 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy exposed himself to a woman and then sexually assaulted her.
  
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• Burnley Tories' housing fears over borough's green fields

  27-09-2021 17:19 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A BOROUGH'S Conservatives are calling on a local authority to abandon its planning blueprint because it allocates to much green space to housing and commercial developments.
  
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• Enhanced stop and search powers in place following rise in disorder involving weapons

  27-09-2021 16:57 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Enhanced stop and search powers have been put in place across a Lancashire town following a rise in anti-social behaviour and violent disorder involving weapons.
  
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• Man left with serious injury outside Accrington pub

  27-09-2021 16:52 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A MAN was left with serious hand injuries after he was assaulted outside of a pub.
  
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• Traditional sweet shop on board couple's Lancashire canal barge home

  27-09-2021 16:51 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A FORMER market trader who came out of retirement during lockdown has set up a successful sweet shop - on a canal barge.
  
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• Sweet shop on board couple's Lancashire canal barge home

  27-09-2021 16:51 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A FORMER market trader who came out of retirement during lockdown has set up a successful sweet shop - on a canal barge.
  
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• Rossendale Youth Hub works says government

  27-09-2021 16:32 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A BOROUGH'S youth hub has been praised by the government's Department for Work and Pensions.
  
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• Councillor slams Home Office after asylum seekers moved into Lancashire hotel over weekend

  27-09-2021 16:21 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of a council has slammed the Home office and Serco after the first asylum seekers were brought to a Lancashire hotel under the cover of darkness.
  
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• South Ribble Council: Police threat councillor brought authority into disrepute

  27-09-2021 16:09 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A South Ribble borough councillor who threatened to call the police about the conduct of a fellow member midway through a meeting has been found to have brought the authority into disrepute.
  
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• Major step forward for multi-million pound project bringing nine-screen cinema to Lancashire town

  27-09-2021 16:06 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Work has begun on phase two of an ambitious project which will bring a nine-screen 850 seat cinema to a Lancashire town.
  
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• Darwen Live to take place with Black Grape and The Hoosiers

  27-09-2021 16:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Darwen Live is set to take place this weekend with Happy Monday's star Shaun Ryder topping the bill.
  
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• Accrington Stanley seeks to progress multi-million pound upgrade

  27-09-2021 16:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  AN ambitious football club is seeking to build a new changing rooms, office and guest block to replace the existing 'dilapidated' complex.
  
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• Accrington Stanley puts in plans to replace 1960s changing rooms

  27-09-2021 16:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  AN ambitious football club is seeking to build a new changing rooms, office and guest block to replace the existing 'dilapidated' complex.
  
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• What you need to know as KLM and AirFrance move to Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2

  27-09-2021 15:43 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  KLM and AirFrance are two of the latest airlines to move their services over to Manchester Airport's Terminal 2
  
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• Covid: 'Without the vaccine, I'd be dead by now'

  27-09-2021 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who was treated in hospital for Covid-19 says she believes the vaccine saved her life.
  
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• 48-year-old man charged after travel company robbed of cash twice in two days

  27-09-2021 15:25 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged following two robberies at a travel company.
  
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• Uclan's £60m Preston student centre and square opened

  27-09-2021 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sites will be the "beating heart" of Uclan's Preston campus, a university spokesman says.
  
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• Concern mounts for 25-year-old, missing from Blackburn for more than two days

  27-09-2021 14:50 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concern is mounting over the whereabouts of a man who hasn't been seen for more than two days.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing: John Whaite's response after historic performance

  27-09-2021 14:40 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holding back tears, Chorley-born John Whaite posted a series of Instagram stories the day after his first dance aired on Strictly Come Dancing.
  
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• Blackburn: new industrial units planned off Wainwright Way

  27-09-2021 14:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DEVELOPER is proposing to construct six industrial units off a highway leading out of Blackburn town centre.
  
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• Motorists warned following crash on M6

  27-09-2021 13:59 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being warned to be more careful in the wet weather following a crash on the M6.
  
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• Blackburn pub’s hilarious jibe at fuel stockpilers

  27-09-2021 13:30 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Black Bull on Broken Stone Road in Blackburn, has a sign outside which says ‘Beer shortage soon. Panic buy here’.
  
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• BBC drama The Reckoning will see Steve Coogan portray Jimmy Savile

  27-09-2021 13:27 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new mini-series will chart the life of the paedophile TV and radio star, from his early life and rise to fame, to his prolific offending.
  
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• Google warn Android users over new update which could see them blocked from apps

  27-09-2021 13:25 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Those devices unable to upgrade to the newer version will be locked out from Google services for good.
  
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• Knifemen who wounded town centre robbery hero jailed for more than 15 years

  27-09-2021 13:02 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  VIOLENT town centre attackers who repeatedly stabbed and hit a man as he tried to save schoolboys from being robbed have been jailed for a total of more than 15 years.
  
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• Hollymount Residential and Dementia Care Centre celebrates improved 'good' CQC rating

  27-09-2021 12:30 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  A care home and dementia facility are celebrating after being rated 'good' in their most recent inspection.
  
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• Motorists unwittingly paying £1.55 per litre for diesel and petrol

  27-09-2021 12:26 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  People are unknowingly paying £1.55 per litre for diesel and petrol at fuel pumps.
  
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• EG Group acquires a further 52 KFC restaurants

  27-09-2021 11:32 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EG Group has announced that it has acquired 52 KFC restaurants in the UK.
  
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• American country tribute show coming to Blackburn theatre

  27-09-2021 11:31 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Legends of American Country Show is coming to Blackburn's Empire Theatre in October.
  
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• BP, Shell and Texaco announce petrol station rule change

  27-09-2021 11:12 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  PRA chairman Brian Madderson told the BBC the forecourt closures and depleted pumps were down to "panic buying, pure and simple".
  
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• Haslingden: Grane Road closed for two days as council carry out maintenance

  27-09-2021 11:04 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  ROADWORKS have started in Haslingden today and will likely disrupt commutes in the surrounding areas.
  
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• 24-hour petrol stations in Burnley – See the full list

  27-09-2021 10:58 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The panic buying has left many in need of fuel having to go without, with many reporting having to drive all over just to find fuel.
  
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• 24-hour petrol stations in Blackburn – See the full list

  27-09-2021 10:40 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The panic buying has left many in need of fuel having to go without, with many reporting having to drive all over to find fuel.
  
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• Petrol pumps run dry: Motorists told to only fill up what they need

  27-09-2021 10:32 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being told only to fill up what they need as local petrol stations struggle to keep up with demand
  
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• Fuel pumps run dry: Motorists told to only fill up what they need

  27-09-2021 10:32 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being told only to fill up what they need as local petrol stations struggle to keep up with demand
  
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• Next September sale launches in store and online with up to 70 per cent off

  27-09-2021 10:22 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Next summer sale is available to shop online and in stores around the country.
  
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• Aldi to create 2,000 new jobs and open 100 new stores

  27-09-2021 10:17 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aldi is set to create 2,000 new jobs next year in addition to 7,000 created in the last two years, as part of a £1.3 billion investment drive.
  
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• Covid-19: Preston consultant urges people to get booster jab

  27-09-2021 08:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Mohammed Munavvar says cutting operations is a "sad reality" if no decline in Covid patients.
  
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• BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden test positive for Covid

  27-09-2021 08:31 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tom Fletcher and his Strictly Come Dancing partner Amy Dowden have tested positive for Covid.
  
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• All welcome to 'Social Inclusion Open Day' at Blackburn community centre

  27-09-2021 08:26 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  An open day is taking place in Blackburn to help more people get the help they need to get into employment.
  
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• Rightmove reveal the most-viewed houses in August

  27-09-2021 08:06 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  What properties were we lusting over in August?
  
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