Blackburn with Darwen news

• Burnley beat fellow strugglers Everton 3-2 in Premier League with Maxwel Cornet winner

  06-04-2022 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley earn a vital win over relegation rivals Everton thanks to Maxwel Cornet's late goal.
  
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• TransPennine: Passengers urged not to travel by train at Easter

  06-04-2022 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rail services in northern England will be hit by strikes every weekend until June over a pay dispute.
  
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• Man who died in Blackburn car garage fire was not found for 4 days

  06-04-2022 18:00
  
  A man who died in a huge car garage fire was not found for four days, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Asmall Primary: Edge Hill University praised for helping fire-hit school

  06-04-2022 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edge Hill University hosted Asmall Primary at short notice and even gave the pupils a mini graduation.
  
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• Clitheroe: Doe Bakehouse gets new shop front for Take That movie

  06-04-2022 17:30
  
  East Lancs bakery’s shop front transformed as filming for Take That movie Greatest Days continues
  
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• Watch: Skip wagons from suspected illegal Great Harwood waste site crushed

  06-04-2022 16:20
  
  The Joint Unit for Waste Crime has crushed skip wagons which were linked to a suspected illegal waste site in Great Harwood.
  
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• Morecambe's Radford Family waiting for Covid results and Manchester Airport delays

  06-04-2022 15:31
  
  Morecambe-based Radford family posted their ‘most tense vlog ever’ yesterday where they anxiously awaited the results of 16 Covid tests.
  
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• Burnley: Jordan North fears watch has been stolen after handing it in for repair

  06-04-2022 15:30
  
  RADIO 1 DJ Jordan North thinks he might have been conned at a luxury watch boutique after handing his watch in for repair.
  
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• Fracking: MP and Cuadrilla boss row over possible Lancashire return

  06-04-2022 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fylde MP Mark Menzies says fracking is a "danger", while Cuadrilla's Francis Egan says it is "safe".
  
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• 2022 County Championship: What to look out for as competition makes return

  06-04-2022 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After two years of Covid-related changes, BBC Sport highlights what to look out for as the County Championship returns to normality.
  
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• Burnley’s Sir Ian McKellen goes clubbing with Olympian Tom Daley

  06-04-2022 13:40
  
  East Lancashire’s Sir Ian McKellen let his hair down at the weekend after he was spotted at a queer club event with Olympic diver, Tom Daley.
  
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• What's inside the limited edition Ramadan Wagyu Burger box?

  06-04-2022 13:36
  
  A limited edition Ramadan Wagyu Burger box has been launched by Hellmann’s and halal butchers 'That Fat Cow'.
  
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• Nineteen arrested as drugs worth £3million found

  06-04-2022 13:28
  
  AROUND £3million worth of cannabis has been seized after 50 drug farms were located, raided and dismantled as part of a series of raids across East Lancashire.
  
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• 19 arrested as drugs worth £3 million found in Lancashire

  06-04-2022 13:28
  
  AROUND £3million worth of cannabis has been seized after 50 drug farms were located, raided and dismantled as part of a series of raids across East Lancashire.
  
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• Sky Broadband launches new ‘Gigafast’ package

  06-04-2022 13:11
  
  Sky Broadband has today launched a new fully fibre broadband package offering speeds of 900 Mb/s.
  
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• Darwen police officer charged with rape sent to custody

  06-04-2022 12:59
  
  A SERVING police officer charged with raping and assaulting a woman has been remanded into custody following an appeal.
  
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• Arrests made following police chase in Burnley

  06-04-2022 12:24
  
  Yesterday, Katy G from Neighbourhood Policing Team and Katie D from Taskforce were patrolling the area of Queensgate when they started following a vehicle driving suspiciously.
  
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• Arrests made after police chase in Burnley

  06-04-2022 12:24
  
  Two men have been arrested for drugs offences in Burnley after police officers stopped a vehicle for a search.
  
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• Darwen man completes 156-mile Marathon des Sables

  06-04-2022 12:20
  
  David Ward, from Lower Darwen, successfully finished the Marathon Des Sables and has raised more than £5,000 for a cancer charity, so far.
  
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• Lancashire report £1.8m surplus for 2021 after pandemic insurance pay-out

  06-04-2022 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire report a £1.8m surplus for 2021 after a successful business interruption insurance claim.
  
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• Met Office issues yellow weather warning for wind for Lancashire

  06-04-2022 12:03
  
  A yellow weather warning will be in place tonight for western areas of Lancashire
  
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• Blackburn: Hollyoaks star Rhiannon's message after ALRA drama school closes

  06-04-2022 11:15
  
  The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, which has a site in Wigan and London, closed suddenly on Monday.
  
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• The Masters 2022: How to watch golf's first major of the year at August National

  06-04-2022 11:00
  
  Tiger Woods will play The Masters, his first competitive golf since being involved in an horrific car crash last year
  
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• More children living in poverty in East Lancashire boroughs

  06-04-2022 11:00
  
  More children in parts of East Lancashire were living in poverty during the first full year of the Covid-19 pandemic than almost anywhere else in the country.
  
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• Drivers face £70 fine for parking on pavement under proposed new law

  06-04-2022 11:00
  
  An ongoing consultation is taking place in England and Wales which would give councils the power to hand down fixed penalty notices to drivers.
  
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• When do you start paying national insurance?

  06-04-2022 10:59
  
  National insurance contributions are set to go up for millions of workers, but when do you actually start paying it?
  
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• Crews spend more than three hours tackling Burnley house fire

  06-04-2022 10:47
  
  Fire crews took more than three hours to extinguish a blaze which broke out in the early hours of the morning.
  
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• County Championship 2022: County-by-county BBC local radio commentators' guide

  06-04-2022 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC local radio cricket commentators preview how the season might pan out for their county in 2022.
  
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• Lancaster attack: Manhunt after dog walker in 70s seriously injured

  06-04-2022 09:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man was seen running from a cycle path where the woman was found with a serious head injury.
  
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• Online safety campaign reaches thousands of people across Blackburn with Darwen - Yahoo News UK

  06-04-2022 09:00
  
  Online safety campaign reaches thousands of people across Blackburn with Darwen  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Talented young Accrington dancer joins English Youth Ballet in cast of Coppélia

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A talented young dancer from Accrington has won a role in the cast of the English Youth Ballet's production of Coppélia.
  
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• Sian Astley recreates advert modelled by her mum in the sixties

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  Local TV presenter and property expert Sian Astley has turned back time to recreate a picture of her mother from a sixties advert.
  
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• Rishton welder led police on 70mph chase without a tyre

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A WELDER who crashed his van into another vehicle "panicked" before leading police on a 70mph chase without a tyre, while "intoxicated".
  
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• RIBBLE VALLEY: Alarm at Citizens Advice ‘dependency’ on council grant

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  COUNCILLORS are divided over the merits of the Citizens' Advice Service in the Ribble Valley - as public requests for help are expected to shoot-up with the rising costs of living.
  
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• Revised Pendle Pennine Cycleway Map celebrated with guided ride

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A guided bike ride has taken place to celebrate the revised Pennine Cycleway Map in Pendle.
  
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• Revised Pendle Pennine Cycleway celebrated with guided ride

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A guided bike ride has taken place to celebrate the revised Pennine Cycleway Map.
  
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• Questions over ‘low take-up’ for Ribble Valley pandemic business rates relief

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  Concerns have been raised about ‘low number’ of Ribble Valley companies applying for business rates relief to ease the impact of the pandemic.
  
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• Parkdean Resorts to invest £500K into Lancashire holiday parks

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  Almost £500,000 will be invested into Parkdean Resorts' Lancashire parks as part of its biggest ever investment programme.
  
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• Northern recovers £2m from rail fare-dodgers in last 12 months

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  RAIL operator Northern has said it's recovered more than £2 million for taxpayers from fare dodgers during the past 12 months.
  
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• Nelson and Colne College to benefit from £400m campus fund

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A college is set to benefit from a share of q £400 million investment to upgrade the campus as part of a £1.5 billion Government fund.
  
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• Letter: P&O can't be allowed to trample over workers' rights

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  The treatment of 800 UK seafarers by DP World and P&O is a total disgrace. The companies informed the seafarers at P&O Ferries via video they were being sacked without any notice or consultation with trade unions.
  
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• Dozens of East Lancs businesses shortlisted at Red Rose Awards

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  Dozens of East Lancashire businesses have been shortlisted at the 2022 Red Rose Awards.
  
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• Do you remember when Toffs opened in Blackburn?

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  THIS dustcart of delight arrived in Blackburn to help promote the opening of the town’s new cafe, restaurant and nightspot in 1983.
  
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• Darwen nursery investigated after child allowed to leave unsupervised

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A nursery had to be investigated after Ofsted was informed a child was allowed to leave the premises unsupervised.
  
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• Burnley's Dave Fishwick goes viral on TikTok showing how to fly a helicopter

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  BANK of Dave founder Dave Fishwick has gone viral on TikTok for showing people how to fly a helicopter.
  
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• Burnley's Dave Fishwick goes viral on TikTik showing how to fly a helicopter

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  BANK of Dave founder Dave Fishwick has gone viral on TikTok for showing people how to fly a helicopter.
  
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• Burnley businessman goes viral on TikTik for showing people how to fly a helicopter

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  An East Lancashire entrepreneur has gone viral on TikTok for showing people how to fly a helicopter.
  
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• Blackoak Surfacing workforce complete 10k charity event

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A WORKFORCE who were inspired by a life-saving colleague to raise money for male mental health have completed their inaugural charity run.
  
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• Blackburn school plant tree for Queen's Jubilee project

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  Westholme School has rooted itself in history after planting a tree for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
  
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• Blackburn entrepreneur's firm named one of 'most exciting new businesses' in region

  06-04-2022 06:00
  
  A company run by an East Lancashire entrepreneur has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a new awards programme.
  
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