Blackburn with Darwen news

• NHS vaccine website crashes after booster jabs offered to over-18s

  12-12-2021 21:20
  
  The NHS website for booking Covid-19 vaccine has crashed after Boris Johnson announced over 18s could get their vaccine before January.
  
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• Booster vaccination target for all adults over 18 moved forward by a month

  12-12-2021 21:13
  
  The target to offer a booster vaccination to all adults by the end of January has been moved forward to December.
  
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• Blackburn born AJ Odudu makes it through to final of Strictly Come Dancing

  12-12-2021 21:00
  
  Blackburn’s AJ Odudu has made it to the final of Strictly Come Dancing.
  
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• Pictures capture the drama after Blackpool Tower evacuated today after smoke seen at the base

  12-12-2021 20:13
  
  AN electrical issue sparked a full scale evacuation of Blackpool Tower this morning, fire bosses have confirmed.
  
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• Boris Johnson to address nation this evening as Covid alert level increased

  12-12-2021 19:15
  
  The Prime Minister will be addressing the nation at 8pm this evening as the UK Covid alert level has been raised following a rapid increase in Omicron cases.
  
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• Burnley boss Sean Dyche gives verdict on West Ham stalemate

  12-12-2021 19:10
  
  BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche felt there were positives to take from his side’s goalless draw with West Ham.
  
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• Geminid meteor shower 2021: How to see it in Lancashire

  12-12-2021 16:40
  
  Stargazers can hope to catch a glimpse of a shooting star display this week, as the Geminid meteor shower lights up the skies.
  
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• 85 Pictures: Blackburn 10k returns after two year hiatus

  12-12-2021 13:28
  
  HUNDREDS of runners took park in the Blackburn 10k as the popular event returned for the first time in two years.
  
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• 85 Pictures: 10K Run returns to the streets of Blackburn

  12-12-2021 13:28
  
  Hundreds of runners took park in the Blackburn 10k as the popular event returned for the first time in two years.
  
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• 10K Run retunrs to the streets of Blackburn

  12-12-2021 13:28
  
  Hundreds of runners took park in the Blackburn 10k as the popular event returned for the first time in two years.
  
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• AJ Odudu and Rose Ayling-Ellis joint top of leaderboard in Strictly semi-final

  12-12-2021 13:00
  
  AJ ODUDU and Rose Ayling-Ellis have placed joint top of the leaderboard in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final after both secured a perfect 40 and a score of 39 for their two routines.
  
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• Blackpool Tower evacuated after reports of smoke

  12-12-2021 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fire crews investigate the cause of the smoke but no-one is reported to be injured.
  
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• What makes a city? Blackburn's rich history could be bid's deal-breaker

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  In part three of our special report focusing on Blackburn's city status bid, we look at what is needed to make a city, and delve into the town's factual history.
  
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• Victim of Accrington sex offender faces agonising wait for his sentence

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  The victim of a convicted sex offender faces an agonising wait to find out whether the man who groomed her as an 11-year-old child will face a lengthy prison sentence.
  
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• 'Strictly Come Dancing has empowered and completely liberated me' says Blackburn born AJ Odudu

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  AJ Odudu said Stricly Come Dancing has 'empowered' and 'liberated' her.
  
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• Review into Storm Arwen after some households left without power for over 60 hours

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  A review will be held into the effects of Storm Arwen to help reduce the impact of future extreme events.
  
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• Rare photo of Oswaldtwistle pit with its own signal box

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  This photo probably taken in the 1920s shows the signal box and loading bay at Aspen Colliery in Oswaldtwistle.
  
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• East Lancs danger drink-driver was delivering takeaways

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  A DRIVER who left after crashing into a garden wall ignored police efforts to stop him as he drove at 70mph in a 30mph zone.
  
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• East Lancs danger drink-driver said he was delivering takeaways

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  A DRIVER who left after crashing into a garden wall ignored police efforts to stop him as he drove at 70mph in a 30mph zone.
  
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• Discharged patient attacked police car at Royal Blackburn Hospital

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  A WOMAN who had just been discharged from Royal Blackburn Hospital attacked a police car causing £4,500 worth of damage.
  
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• Company to improve 'inadequate' detection process after pet owner finds metal shavings in dog food

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  A pet food company who said they could find 'no faults' in their manufacturing after a customer found 'metal shavings' in a packet of dog food, have since admitted an error in the sensitivity of their metal detectors.
  
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• Cases from around the courts – including a man punished for going to Sainsbury's

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  ALL of these cases involving people from Oldham have been before the magistrates in the last few weeks.
  
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• Burnley MP asks communities to support businesses by shopping local this Christmas

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  An MP has been speaking to business owners in a push for people to shop local in the lead up to Christmas.
  
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• Adult community services welcome medical students

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  FUTURE health professionals have arrived on site at a Lancashire adult community service, to learn from experts as part of their medical degree.
  
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• £30 dash cam theft costs Burnley man £152 as court issues him 12 month conditional discharge

  12-12-2021 06:00
  
  A man who stole a £30 dash cam has ended up having to pay five times its value in court costs after pleading guilty to the offence.
  
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• MAC launches new make-up collection with Rapper LISA Manobal of BLACKPINK

  12-12-2021 01:01
  
  Rapper LISA Manobal of BLACKPINK has launched her debut MAC collection - here's how you can get your hands on it
  
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