Blackburn with Darwen news

• Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor hopes to inspire others on ITV's Dancing On Ice

  10-01-2022 21:00
  
  Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has said she hopes she can inspire "older women" with her appearance on Dancing On Ice.
  
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• Residents asked to help with 2023 policing budget to ensure money spent on what people want

  10-01-2022 19:39
  
  The public is being asked to give their views ahead of next year’s policing budget being set to ensure money is spent where residents want it to be.
  
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• Ikea cuts sick pay for self-isolating staff unvaccinated against Covid

  10-01-2022 17:11
  
  The company admitted vaccination status is an “emotive topic” but said its policy will need to be updated with changing circumstances.
  
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• The 90-year-old St Annes podcaster with a global audience

  10-01-2022 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doreen Connolly's series was only meant for her family but is reaching listeners in 27 countries.
  
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• Travelodge has 30 per cent off stays of 2 or more nights – but you'll have to be quick

  10-01-2022 15:58
  
  The deal is available on selected stays from January 11 to March 30, 2022.
  
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• New bird flu outbreak confirmed in Upholland

  10-01-2022 15:40
  
  The highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on 7 January in birds at a non-commercial premises near Upholland in West Lancashire.
  
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• Nuclear power plant Heysham 2 to wind down two years early

  10-01-2022 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heysham 2, near Morecambe, is to cease generating electricity and switch to other tasks.
  
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• Burnley burger bar slam 'no-show' customers who cost them hundreds

  10-01-2022 14:30
  
  Kyle Ellis, owner of Ellis’s in Burnkey said ‘no-show’ customers have cost the small business hundreds of pounds in recent months.
  
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• Jake Beesley: Blackpool sign Rochdale forward for undisclosed fee

  10-01-2022 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign forward Jake Beesley from League Two side Rochdale for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
  
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• Hyndburn charity to supply struggling families eco-friendly items

  10-01-2022 12:45
  
  The Hyndburn Baby Bank, in Accrington Market,  will evolve into ‘The Burrow’ from the 15 January and will supply families with more sustainable and eco-friendly products.
  
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• McDonald’s Rewards scheme – how to get free food and drinks

  10-01-2022 12:39
  
  The scheme allows customers to collect points on purchases.
  
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• Wear it like Netflix's Emily in Paris - Recreate her best looks from ASOS, Boohoo and more

  10-01-2022 12:24
  
  Now that you've binged watched all of series two of Netflix's love-to-hate Parisian Rom Com, it's time to bag yourself Lily Collins' best looks.
  
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• Loveholidays launches January sale with up to 40 percent off holidays - See the deals here

  10-01-2022 12:22
  
  January marks the start of the year and while summer may seem like it’s far away, you can still get your fix of sunshine.
  
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• Boris Johnson under pressure over Covid restrictions from MPs

  10-01-2022 12:21
  
  Boris Johnson was understood to be unlikely to set out further plans while cases rates remain so high
  
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• Facebook and Instagram users urged to change passwords amid security breach

  10-01-2022 12:17
  
  Users of all Meta products including Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger were vulnerable to the phishing scams.
  
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• Bomb squad and police swoop on Lancashire home

  10-01-2022 12:16
  
  A nine-year-old who went fishing caught a WW1 bomb – leading armed cops to swoop on his family home.
  
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• Tesco, Aldi and Lidl issue urgent food recalls amid customer health fears

  10-01-2022 12:03
  
  If you have bought any of the items mentioned below, you need to be aware of these possible health risks.
  
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• Around 100 drivers take to M60 motorway in 'go-slow' protest

  10-01-2022 11:59
  
  AROUND 100 drivers took to the M60 in a 'go-slow' protest on Sunday, police have said.
  
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• Ribble Valley: Plan to expand caravan park near Gisburn refused

  10-01-2022 11:49
  
  A CONTROVERSIAL plan to expand a Ribble Valley caravan park has been refused by borough councillors at a planning meeting attended by a Lancashire community protest group.
  
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• Property investors snap up business centre near Royal Blackburn Hospital

  10-01-2022 11:09
  
  A BLACKBURN investment company has acquired the 44,000 sq ft Innovation Centre and Fusion House at Evolution Park in the town.
  
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• Inspirational couple who died within days of one another are honoured

  10-01-2022 06:05
  
  An inspirational martial arts expert and his wife who passed away within days of one another have been honoured with a posthumous award.
  
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• Cemetery plan could 'be contrary to heritage and landscape policies' says report

  10-01-2022 06:02
  
  PLANS for a 35,000 plot cemetery near the Blackburn-Oswaldtwistle border would be “contrary to heritage and landscape planning policies”.
  
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• Who remember this East Lancashire working men's club?

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  Did you ever visit Bank Top Working Men’s Club pictured here in 1989? The club stood at the corner of Pink Street and West Street in Blackburn and you can see one of the town’s large gasometers in the background.
  
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• Re-furbished Blackburn gym opens after £200,000 investment

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  A gym has re-opened following a £200,000 revamp – with another being refurbished.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle cemetery plans 'may damage heritage'

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  PLANS for a 35,000 plot cemetery near the Blackburn-Oswaldtwistle border would be “contrary to heritage and landscape planning policies”.
  
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• Letter: Tony Blair’s legacy is what we see today

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  Our former Prime Minister has become Sir Tony. This has caused outrage to the Stop the War Coalition and some relatives of our Iraq war dead and wounded.
  
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• How to help keep control of Omicron symptoms at home

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  As Omicron has fast become the dominant strain of Covid-19, it is luckily showing at the moment to be leaving people with more mild symptoms.
  
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• Great grandfather walking 20 miles for charity to mark 10 year cancer battle

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  A great grandfather is undertaking a 10-day walking challenge to mark 10 years of living with cancer – just weeks after undergoing a major operation.
  
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• Colne Little Theatre suspends plays due to safety concern

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  A small theatre has suspended plays temporarily until they feel it is safer to host them again.
  
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• Cemetery plans by Issa brothers 'may damage heritage'

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  PLANS for a 35,000 plot cemetery near the Blackburn-Oswaldtwistle border would be “contrary to heritage and landscape planning policies”.
  
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• Cannabis man with drugs, scales and little bags said he was bulk-buying not dealing

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  A MAN found with three bags of cannabis, weighing scales and snap bags in his house claimed he had started buying in bulk because of lockdown.
  
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• Bullying Blackburn husband put plastic bag over wife's head

  10-01-2022 06:00
  
  A MAN held a plastic bag over his wife's face during a prolonged assault.
  
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