Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn Rovers 0-7 Fulham: Free-scoring Cottagers hit seven at Ewood Park

  03-11-2021 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fulham hit Blackburn for seven to make it five straight wins and keep up the pressure on Bournemouth at the top of the Championship.
  
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• Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End: Visitors end Championship leaders' unbeaten record

  03-11-2021 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston inflict a first defeat of the season on Championship leaders Bournemouth.
  
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• Heysham fatal fire: Remote chance cigarette started blaze, jury told

  03-11-2021 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A match or lighter is the "most likely" cause of a fire which killed a woman, 94, a court hears.
  
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• Accrington: 'Intensive' house fire sees four dogs rescued

  03-11-2021 18:48
  
  AN INVESTIGATION is to get underway after an 'intensive' house fire in Accrington saw four dogs rescued.
  
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• Gritters set to hit the streets of East Lancashire

  03-11-2021 18:27
  
  GRITTING teams will be in action tonight for the first time this winter.
  
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• ‘Extremely remote’ chance cigarette started fatal fire, that killed Lancashire gran

  03-11-2021 18:21
  
  The chance that a carelessly discarded cigarette started a fire which killed a 94-year-old woman was “extremely remote”, a murder trial has heard.
  
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• The Bolton chip shops named the best according to TripAdvisor - see the full list

  03-11-2021 16:04
  
  The best chippies in Bolton have been revealed according to TripAdvisor, see which places topped the list in the area.
  
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• Manchester Airport flight diverted after 'mistaken report'

  03-11-2021 15:50
  
  At least one EasyJet flight bound for Manchester Airport landed in Liverpool.
  
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• Lancashire Fire and Rescue hosting virtual fireworks display

  03-11-2021 15:40
  
  Members of the public will be able to watch Lancashire Fire and Rescue's display on Facebook Live this Friday (5 November)
  
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• Doner Shack opens new restaurant in Manchester with free kebaps - How to get yours

  03-11-2021 15:28
  
  Love free food? German-inspired food chain Döner Shack is opening a new restaurant this month and has a great deal on offer to celebrate.
  
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• AA Restaurant Guide 2022: 22 Lancashire restaurants praised

  03-11-2021 14:40
  
  AA’s ‘The Restaurant Guide 2022’ provides food lovers with breakdowns of restaurants by county,
  
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• Two men arrested as man and woman stabbed in house

  03-11-2021 14:28
  
  Two men have been arrested after a man and a woman were stabbed.
  
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• Blackpool: Dramatic moment a boat gets caught in a storm

  03-11-2021 13:45
  
  After a sudden and violent squall passed through the Irish Sea area, a yacht asked the coastguard for help.
  
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• Toby Carvery issues Facebook scam warning to UK customers

  03-11-2021 13:27
  
  Toby Carvey has moved to issue an important warning to customers across the UK.
  
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• Lancashire father injected toddlers with heroin, review finds

  03-11-2021 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man injected the children, aged one and two, to help them sleep, a review into their care hears.
  
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• Lancashire man wanted in connection with harassment and breaches of restraining order

  03-11-2021 13:03
  
  Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a wanted man.
  
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• Lancashire man wanted in connection with harassment and breaches of restraining

  03-11-2021 13:03
  
  Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a wanted man.
  
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• WATCH: Blackpool FC fans take over rival train station with chant

  03-11-2021 11:00
  
  Blackpool Football Club supporters can be heard loudly chanting ‘Oh Lancashire is wonderful’ at their rival's train station.
  
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• False Widow spiders invade UK homes: How to keep them out and NHS advice on bites

  03-11-2021 10:52
  
  As nights get darker and temperatures fall, experts are telling people to prepare for more spiders to crawl their way into their homes.
  
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• Christmas 2021: The 12 toys you need to buy according to industry experts

  03-11-2021 10:42
  
  The Toy Retailers Association has rounded up the best toys out at the moment, just in time for Christmas - see which ones made the list here.
  
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• Council explain why roads in Blackburn have been gridlocked this week

  03-11-2021 10:40
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council have attempted to explain the reasons motorists have experienced severe delays on some of the borough's roads over the last two days.
  
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• Issa brothers set to complete deal for 34 American service stations

  03-11-2021 10:32
  
  THE company owned by Blackburn’s billionaire brothers is on the verge of closing a multi-million dollar deal to buy 34 petrol stations.
  
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• Pendle: Hope for Nest Farm School near ‘hazard risk’ gas pipe

  03-11-2021 10:29
  
  A farm school business operating without planning permission near a gas pipeline has been offered a lifeline by Pendle councillors.
  
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• Burnley: Man's body found at side of road close to Griffin estate

  03-11-2021 10:20
  
  The body of a man has been found at the side of a road.
  
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• Mum spared jail after she left son, 3, home alone

  03-11-2021 09:26
  
  A MUM who left her young son home alone at night while she visited her sister has been spared jail.
  
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• Asda announce permanent Quiet Hour for UK stores

  03-11-2021 09:22
  
  Asda has announced it will be introducing a permanent Quiet Hour in UK stores.
  
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• ITV Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones issues warning over hugging loved ones

  03-11-2021 09:19
  
  In the middle of a debate, Richard Madeley asked Dr Jones whether people were “ok to hug each other now”.
  
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• Blackburn community groups invited to present honours at national awards

  03-11-2021 09:14
  
  Blackburn community groups were invited to present honours at the national Asian Media Awards in Manchester.
  
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• Frontier Plastics fined £246k over health and safety failings

  03-11-2021 08:31
  
  A COMPANY was fined £246,000 after two of its employees went on to suffer “severe and life-altering” stages of a potentially agonising medical condition.
  
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• Driver overtook vehicles on wrong side of road before being stopped

  03-11-2021 08:28
  
  Police seized  three vehicles in separate incidents.
  
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• Pub dog made full use of Darwen's longest zebra crossing

  03-11-2021 07:05
  
  HERE’S a photo from 1967 showing Darwen’s longest-ever zebra crossing, certainly one uninterrupted by an island in the middle.
  
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• Islamic charity acquires Grade II-listed former Nelson library

  03-11-2021 06:49
  
  An Islamic charity has acquired the Grade II-listed former public library building in Nelson.
  
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• Radford Family receive disappointing news at hospital check up

  03-11-2021 06:30
  
  Tillie has a frame fitted to her leg in September 2019 to lengthen it after the limb stopped growing.
  
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• Cash for Charity: How to vote for Friends of Sunnyhurst Wood

  03-11-2021 06:15
  
  A group of volunteers are hoping to benefit from £20,000 which would be used help restore the fish pond in Sunnyhurst Woods.
  
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• Burnley care home proud to be recognised in national awards

  03-11-2021 06:15
  
  A care home and its staff have been recognised in the Great British Care Awards.
  
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• Letter: Climate summit merely a display of gross hypocrisy

  03-11-2021 06:01
  
  If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and hoping for a different result, then surely that must apply to COP 26.
  
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• World’s greatest tribute to The Rolling Stones to play in Rawtenstall this month

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  The world’s greatest tribute to The Rolling Stones is heading to East Lancashire this month.
  
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• Will it snow in Lancashire in November? Here is the forecast

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  What will the weather be like in Lancashire and will we get snow? Here is the forecast.
  
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• Rafi's Spicebox to recreate home-cooked Indian food at Clitheroe Booths

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A LANCASHIRE supermarket has partnered with an award-winning family business to recreate home-cooked Indian food.
  
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• Lancashire GP offers advice on keeping well by keeping warm this winter

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  SEASONAL sniffles are on the rise and as we approach the colder months, it is important now more than ever to keep well by keeping warm, according to one Lancashire GP.
  
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• Lancashire firefighter dismissed for inappropriate sex talk

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A POSTER boy and award-winning firefighter lost his job after making inappropriate comments about sexual practices while at work.
  
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• Lancashire: Covid-19 pandemic hit county harder than anywhere else in UK

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A DAMNING report shows northerners were more likely to die from Covid-19, spent nearly a month-and-a-half longer in lockdowns, suffered worse mental health and were made poorer than the rest of England during the first year of the pandemic.
  
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• Lancashire children were 'injected with heroin' by dad

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  TWO young children who lived in an abuse and neglect-ridden household were ‘injected with heroin’ by their own father.
  
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• Hope Not Hate: Burnley and Pendle among boroughs most at risk of 'far-right extremism'

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A REPORT has named Burnley and Pendle among the boroughs in England most at risk from "far-right extremism."
  
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• Gender pay gap means Blackburn women "work for free"

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  THE gender pay gap means women will effectively work months for free this year, the latest figures show.
  
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• Blackburn Youth Zone truck launched in bid to steer young people toward driving careers

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  Blackburn Youth Zone has unveiled their own branded lorry in an attempt to drive home the benefits of careers in the haulage industry.
  
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• Blackburn: Man claimed he had 'no idea' he had to buy rail ticket before abusing staff

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN became abusive towards railway staff after claiming he had 'no idea' he had to buy a ticket to board a train.
  
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• Blackburn man armed himself in drug debt row

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN armed himself with a rounders bat during a row over a drug debt.
  
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• Blackburn: Bob Martin announces Pets as Therapy partnership

  03-11-2021 06:00
  
  A HISTORIC Blackburn pet care company has announced a new partnership aimed at using pets to help people's mental health.
  
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