Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn Rovers fans react to emphatic win against Peterborough

  24-11-2021 22:47
  
  ROVERS made it back-to-back wins at Ewood Park following a 4-0 victory against Peterborough.
  
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• Darwen Aldridge Enterprise school closes after several teachers test positive for virus

  24-11-2021 18:55
  
  A secondary school has closed its doors to in person learning after several staff members tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Five men arrested after dawn drug raids in East Lancashire

  24-11-2021 18:51
  
  Five men have been arrested for supplying class A drugs after a number of dawn raids across East Lancashire.
  
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• AJ Odudu brings Strictly Come Dancing professional Kai Widdrington to Blackburn

  24-11-2021 18:40
  
  Blackburn Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu has come back to her home town in advance of another weekend on the dance floor.
  
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• Residents oppose Issa brothers' plan for Europe's largest Muslim cemetery

  24-11-2021 17:55
  
  RESIDENTS are continuing to oppose plans submitted by Blackburn's Issa brothers for a Muslim cemetery which would be the largest in Europe.
  
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• Residents oppose Issa brothers' plan for cemetery in Oswaldtwistle

  24-11-2021 17:55
  
  RESIDENTS are continuing to oppose plans submitted by Blackburn's Issa brothers for a cemetery in Oswaldtwistle.
  
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• Boxing Day 2021: Which shops will be closed?

  24-11-2021 16:57
  
  Make sure you know all the shops shut this Boxing Day ahead of the day.
  
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• East Lancashire streets to be gritted tonight

  24-11-2021 16:40
  
  The gritters will cover priority routes across Ribble Valley, Haslingden, Burnley, Rossendale and Pendle.
  
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• Blackburn: Uber launches 'Local Cab' service in town

  24-11-2021 16:00
  
  Passengers in Blackburn are now able to download and use the Uber app after the company launch a new feature called ‘Local Cab’.
  
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• Rossendale Forest: New trees planted amid ash dieback crisis

  24-11-2021 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts fear ash dieback disease will kill 80% of the UK's ash trees over the next 50 years.
  
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• Clitheroe hall receives vital funding to protect historic interiors

  24-11-2021 15:00
  
  Browsholme Hall in Clitheroe has been given a major financial boost by the Historic Houses Foundation.
  
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• Accrington Stanley: Dion Charles in 'Mexican stand-off' over contract - Coleman

  24-11-2021 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman says "nobody wins" in a contract dispute with Northern Ireland striker Dion Charles.
  
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• Simon Grayson: Fleetwood Town manager leaves after eight-game winless run

  24-11-2021 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood Town boss Simon Grayson leaves the club with immediate effect after their loss to Oxford leaves them 22nd in League One.
  
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• Advice from parents if your children ask is Santa real

  24-11-2021 14:29
  
  ****WARNING: Stop scrolling now if you want to avoid the truth about Father Christmas***
  
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• Mitton: The Three Fishes opens after months of renovations

  24-11-2021 14:00
  
  The Three Fishes in Mitton has finally opened its doors and Nigel Haworth says he is prepared to make it one of the best pubs in the country.
  
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• Deansgate: third man arrested in murder investigation

  24-11-2021 13:46
  
  A THIRD man has been arrested as part of an ongoing murder investigation.
  
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• Met Office predicts snow for Lancashire this week amid yellow weather warning

  24-11-2021 13:31
  
  The Met Office has said there could be some snow in parts of northern England this week.
  
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• Nelson: Ava Nolan's parents blame each other for her death

  24-11-2021 13:12
  
  A MUM and dad accused of shaking their baby to death blame each other for the catastrophic injuries their nine-day old sustained.
  
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• Rightmove reveal the happiest place to live in Lancashire

  24-11-2021 12:30
  
  Rightmove has revealed its Happy Home Index and found that several Lancashire towns were voted a happy place to live in the North West.
  
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• Lancashire GP surgery staff quit jobs due to abuse from patients

  24-11-2021 11:33
  
  STAFF at Lancashire GP practices are facing “unacceptable abuse” from patients – causing some of them to quit their jobs.
  
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• Blackpool shop refused booze licence in area with 700 assaults

  24-11-2021 11:15
  
  The owner of a Blackpool food store has been forbidden from selling alcohol amid police warnings it could lead to more booze-fuelled violence in an area where there were more than 700 assaults in a recent 12 month period.
  
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• Blackpool nurses brave daily cold water challenge for cancer charity

  24-11-2021 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends Anne Aitken and Pia Ashton raise more than £13,000 by dipping in cold water in November.
  
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• Lidl to open 1,100 new stores over the next four years in the UK

  24-11-2021 10:35
  
  Lidl has pledged it will open 1,100 new stores in the UK by 2025 after sales grew during the pandemic.
  
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• Tributes to Raja Ghulam Rasool who has died after being stabbed

  24-11-2021 10:00
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a Bolton businessman who has died after being stabbed.
  
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• Ribble Valley: Drug driver dealt with in court

  24-11-2021 09:41
  
  A MAN who was arrested when he was found in possession of cannabis has been dealt with in court.
  
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• Mellor Brook: Four arrested as stolen car driver returns positive drug test

  24-11-2021 09:28
  
  FOUR men have been arrested after a car was stolen during a burglary.
  
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• Defibrillator installed at Blackburn train station

  24-11-2021 06:15
  
  A defibrillator has been installed at Blackburn train station as part of a £134,000 investment to install the life saving devices at rail stations across the North West.
  
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• Blackburn Secret Santa just quarter of way to goal of making 1,000 children smile at Christmas

  24-11-2021 06:15
  
  Secret Santa is again bidding to make sure that 1,000 children wake up with a smile on Christmas morning - but are currently only a quarter of the way there.
  
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• Short film made by Blackburn film makers selected for prestigious festivals

  24-11-2021 06:05
  
  Blackburn’s Bashford twins Liam and Kyle will see their short film Waiting For Time feature at two international film festivals.
  
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• School hosts memorial service for 'much-loved' pupils and staff

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A special service was held to remember four members of a Blackburn school.
  
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• 'Rola Cola' truck visiting Lancashire towns as pals bid to raise £100,000

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A GROUP of Blackburn friends will be joining extreme charity challenge hero Bill Hodgson as they aim to raise £100,000 for good causes.
  
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• Rawtenstall: Jane Horrocks looks unrecognisable in Sky film

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  Jane Horrocks stars in the title role of 'Rumpelstilzchen' alongside - and she looks unrecognisable.
  
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• Northern Ireland loophole meant drink-driver escaped three-year ban

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN with a previous drink-drive conviction escaped a three-year ban because the first offence had been committed in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man, 33, in Blackburn court after airport guns arrest

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with firearms and drugs offences.
  
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• Landmark former East Lancs bank being brought back into use

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A LANDMARK building being transformed into coworking space and flats is taking shape and could be ready to open in February next year.
  
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• Hyndburn: Funding for smarter street furniture

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  TOWNSHIP shopping centres are being brightened up with a repainting of all street furniture along the main high streets, thanks to funding secured by Hyndburn Borough Council.
  
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• Darwen: Birch Hall Care Centre ordered to improve by CQC

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  INSPECTORS have rated a care home as 'requires improvement' and have advised management on several areas that need work.
  
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• Crimestoppers launch North West drug driving campaign as reports rise

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  CRIMESTOPPERS has launched a new campaign to target those who get behind the wheel and drug drive.
  
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• Chorley: School to save £10k a year with state-of-the-art energy supply

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  AS winter fuel bills rise, many schools across the North West are now facing tough budget challenges to keep their pupils warm.
  
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• Celebrations as long-service awards issued to Lancashire Fire and Rescue workers

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  LANCASHIRE Fire and Rescue Service celebrated the achievements of some of its most talented and dedicated people at an awards ceremony last week (November 19).
  
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• Burglar in court for breaking into Blackburn engineering workshop

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN who broke into an engineering workshop stole a £200 laptop.
  
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• Blackburn: Man threatened to 'trash' hostel member of staff's car

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  A MAN living at a Blackburn hostel threatened to "trash" a car belonging to a member of staff.
  
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• All aboard the Santaland Express at The Mall, Blackburnigum!

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  There's something special happening at The Mall, Blackburn, this Christmas
  
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• Accrington Asda was one of the first in the country

  24-11-2021 06:00
  
  When this picture was taken in 1978, Asda was a newcomer on the supermarket front. One of the country’s first Asda stores was this one on Blackburn Road in Accrington. At the time few could have guessed how the Asda brand would grow and supermarkets would be found all over the country
  
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