Blackburn with Darwen news

• Morrisons reveals its Christmas seafood range including prawns in blankets - Buy yours now

  16-12-2021 22:47
  
  Morrisons has launched its festive seafood range just in time for the Christmas celebrations with prices starting from £4.50.
  
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• Car rammed and groups of men seen fighting in Blackburn street

  16-12-2021 19:12
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a car was rammed and groups of men were seen fighting in Blackburn.
  
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• Get a FREE taxi or bus to get to your Covid jab appointment

  16-12-2021 19:00
  
  FREE bus and taxi transport is now available to residents of a borough needing help to get their coronavirus jabs
  
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• EFL: A quarter of players not intending to get Covid-19 vaccine as more games postponed

  16-12-2021 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The EFL says a quarter of players at its member clubs do not intend to get vaccinated as tighter Covid-19 protocols are enforced.
  
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• New claims Boris attended 'lockdown party' in May 2020

  16-12-2021 18:36
  
  It has been alleged that the Prime Minister attended a party with No 10 staff during the first national lockdown in May last year.
  
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• Burnley: Man wanted in connection with stabbing

  16-12-2021 18:35
  
  A MAN is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in the neck.
  
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• Burnley: Man in hospital after stabbing

  16-12-2021 18:35
  
  A MAN is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in the neck.
  
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• Covid: 'Immediate cancellations' over Omicron socialising advice

  16-12-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Lancashire hotel lost 40 room bookings after people were urged to "think carefully" about mixing.
  
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• Mum of Manchester Arena bombing victim graduates from UCLan

  16-12-2021 15:58
  
  A mum has completed a master’s degree in counter terrorism to try and understand why her son was killed in a horrific terrorist attack.
  
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• Mobile vaccine clinic has reopened in Blackburn with Darwen - In Your Area

  16-12-2021 15:31
  
  Mobile vaccine clinic has reopened in Blackburn with Darwen  In Your Area
  
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• Fleetwood Town set up teams in Dubai and South Africa as part of international expansion

  16-12-2021 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood Town set up teams in Dubai and South Africa as part of the League One club's international expansion effort.
  
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• Blackburn junior pupils learn how to stay safe online

  16-12-2021 14:00
  
  CHILDREN have been learning all about staying safe online.
  
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• Three East Lancashire pubs among UK's top 50 gastropubs

  16-12-2021 13:45
  
  The Higher Buck in Waddington, The White Swan at Fence and The Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland have been recognised in Estrella Damm's list.
  
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• Boy, 11, became critically ill from rare coronavirus side effect

  16-12-2021 13:36
  
  A mum has issued a warning after her 11-year-old son became critically ill from a rare side effect of Covid seen in children.
  
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• Bailiffs sent to seize gym equipment from Bacup health club to pay off historic debts

  16-12-2021 13:28
  
  A community health club is no longer being operated by a leisure trust after bailiffs were sent in to seize equipment to pay off historic debts.
  
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• First-class rail carriages should be scrapped in the North, says mayor

  16-12-2021 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says he will oppose a new timetable unless rules are eased.
  
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• Biker taken to hospital following crash with car in Darwen

  16-12-2021 13:02
  
  A biker in his 20s was taken to hospital after crashing with a car.
  
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• Beer of the week: Brewery's Lowry ale is a work of art

  16-12-2021 12:33
  
  Beer connoisseur and passionate pub campaigner, Mark gives us his decision on the tastiest beer he has sampled in the last seven days. Mark has been highlighting the values of Britain’s favourite drink for many years. He is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. Follow @realaleupnorth on Twitter.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen businesses benefit from diversity programme at Blackburn University Centre – FE News - FE News

  16-12-2021 12:25
  
  Blackburn with Darwen businesses benefit from diversity programme at Blackburn University Centre – FE News  FE News
  
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• Snow could hit UK after Christmas - here is the Lancashire forecast

  16-12-2021 12:10
  
  The Met Office also predict possible snowfall in their long-range forecast adding that unsettled and windier weather could also be on the cards.
  
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• Higher Walton stab deaths: Son charged with murdering parents

  16-12-2021 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tricia Livesey and Anthony Tipping were found stabbed to death inside a house near Preston.
  
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• Blackburn's £250m town centre regeneration plan revealed

  16-12-2021 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans include 500 homes, offices and relocating a supermarket to the former Thwaites brewery site.
  
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• Jordan Monaghan: jury move into fifth day of deliberations

  16-12-2021 10:43
  
  The jury in the case of triple murder accused Jordan Monaghan are today to move into their fifth day of deliberations.
  
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• Plans for 15 caravans on land behind illegally demolished Punch Bowl Inn

  16-12-2021 10:33
  
  A planning application has been submitted for land behind a former Grade II listed pub that was illegally demolished over the summer.
  
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• Man charged with murdering parents in their own home

  16-12-2021 10:17
  
  A man is to appear before the courts today charged with murdering a couple in their home.
  
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• Man charged with murdering couple in their own home

  16-12-2021 10:17
  
  A man is to appear before the courts today charged with murdering a couple in their home.
  
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• The mains points to take from Blackburn’s £250million masterplan

  16-12-2021 10:00
  
  The 10-year scheme will see huge parts of the town centre redeveloped, with ambitions plans to relocate Morrisons supermarket to the cleared former Thwaites brewery site.
  
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• The main points to take from Blackburn’s £250million masterplan

  16-12-2021 10:00
  
  The 10-year scheme will see huge parts of the town centre redeveloped, with ambitions plans to relocate Morrisons supermarket to the cleared former Thwaites brewery site.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen businesses benefit from diversity ... - FE News

  16-12-2021 09:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen businesses benefit from diversity ...  FE News
  
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• Blackburn town centre masterplan with new supermarket, jobs and homes

  16-12-2021 09:00
  
  AN ambitious £250million 10-year masterplan for Blackburn town centre including relocating the Morrison's supermarket to the cleared former Thwaites brewery site has been unveiled.
  
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• Named and shamed: The five people fined more than £2k for dumping waste in Blackburn with Darwen

  16-12-2021 08:47
  
  Five residents in Blackburn with Darwen have been fined and prosecuted after failing to dispose of their waste properly.
  
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• DUCKWORTH INN: Lovely pies and priest hole at historic pub

  16-12-2021 08:43
  
  WE continue to put the spotlight on local watering holes and fine places to drink in East Lancashire and this week we have headed to Oswaldtwistle.
  
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• Elektec supports Blackburn with Darwen Prince's Trust programme - Lancashire Business View

  16-12-2021 07:16
  
  Elektec supports Blackburn with Darwen Prince's Trust programme  Lancashire Business View
  
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• Were you caught out by short cut over Mill Hill bridge?

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  For pedestrians it was a handy short cut but for motorists it was often a risk not worth taking. Taken in 1968, this photo shows a bridge over the railway at Mill Hill which became notorious for the number of vehicles which got stuck trying to use it.
  
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• Students honoured at Islamic girls' school prize-giving night

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  Outstanding pupils from the Al-Islah Girls’ High School were honoured at an annual prize-giving ceremony.
  
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• Strictly star AJ Odudu ‘frustrated and upset’ about injury ahead of final

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu has said she is “frustrated and upset” at being injured ahead of Saturday’s final but vowed she is “doing everything” to make sure she can dance.
  
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• Shops bringing back the feelgood factor to towns

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  Were there any benefits of lockdown? It’s hard to think what these could be, especially as non-essential shops including charity shops had to close as they were not seen as ‘essential’ although this could be argued.
  
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• Secret Santa set to deliver 7,000 gifts to impoverished children of Blackburn and Darwen

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  Secret Santa are set to make 1,000 children have a better Christmas just in the (Saint) nick of time.
  
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• Royal Blackburn Hospital staff win NHS Hero of the Year award

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  TODAY we announce the winner of the NHS Hero of the Year in the Lancashire Telegraph Community Heroes Awards 2021 - kindly sponsored by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
  
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• Record level of fly-tipping in Blackburn with Darwen - Lancashire Telegraph

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  Record level of fly-tipping in Blackburn with Darwen  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Record level of fly-tipping in Blackburn with Darwen

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  FLY-tipping reached a record level in Blackburn with Darwen last year - though fewer court fines were handed out.
  
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• NHS Covid pass: When will I need one and how can I get one?

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  From Wednesday (15 December) Covid passes are now required in certain settings, such as nightclubs and other large venues.
  
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• Mental Elf fundraiser raises £10k for Lancashire Mind

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  A MENTAL health charity are celebrating the culmination of their annual flagship fundraiser, 'Mental Elf', which raised nearly £10,000 for mental health services across the county.
  
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• Leyland: Winter solstice to be celebrated with Morris dance

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  THE Winter Solstice will be celebrated at Brockholes Nature Reserve with a traditional visit by the Stone the Crows Morris Dancing team.
  
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• Iconic eighties line-up revealed for Lancashire music in the park event

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  A major music event is making a return to Lancashire next year.
  
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• Hydrogen car lessons for Blackburn students fuel careers in green energy

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  Students in Lancashire have been studying for careers in the green energy market by building model cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
  
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• Friends of Sunnyhurst Woods win £5,000 in Lancashire Telegraph charity competition

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  A CHARITY has won over £5,000 as part of a Lancashire Telegraph competition.
  
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• Elderly woman from Bacup died from head injury 12 days after fall

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  An elderly woman who hit her head during a fall died 12 days later in hospital.
  
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• East Lancs health boss warns Omicron surge is on the way

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  By Dominic Harrison, Blackburn with Darwen Council public health director
  
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• Dennis Rollins bringing the funk for Christmas at the Grand

  16-12-2021 06:00
  
  DENNIS Rollins’ MBE has grooved across the world with The Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai and Courtney Pine - but the virtuoso trombonist admits he can’t wait to return to Clitheroe.
  
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