Blackburn with Darwen news

• Labour leader backs general election calls after ministerial resignations

  05-07-2022 21:23
  
  The Government is “collapsing” and Boris Johnson is “unfit to govern”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.
  
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• Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak BOTH quit as PM admits Pincher mistake

  05-07-2022 19:28
  
  Rishi Sunak has quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid has resigned as health secretary as Boris Johnson’s leadership faced a fresh crisis.
  
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• Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid BOTH quit as PM admits Pincher mistake

  05-07-2022 19:28
  
  The Chancellor and the Health Secretary have both resigned from their posts this evening.
  
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• Samuel Bastien: Burnley sign Standard Liege midfielder as Wout Weghorst leaves

  05-07-2022 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley sign midfielder Samuel Bastien from Standard Liege, while Clarets striker Wout Weghorst joins Besiktas on loan.
  
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• Police reveal cache of knives handed in at town centre amnesty bin

  05-07-2022 19:06
  
  Police in Burnley have revealed the type of knives that were handed in at their  town centre knife amnesty bin in just one month.
  
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• Appeal for missing teenager last seen at school

  05-07-2022 18:44
  
  Police are concerned for the welfare of a teenager who was last seen this morning at school.
  
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• Roy Chubby Brown: Morecambe gig pulled over 'incompatible values'

  05-07-2022 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roy Chubby Brown had been due to play Morecambe in August, but the local council cancelled his show.
  
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• Oliver Casey: Forest Green Rovers sign Blackpool centre-back on loan

  05-07-2022 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One side Forest Green Rovers sign defender Oliver Casey on a season-long loan from Blackpool.
  
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• Fleet Transport Manager job with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 161715 - jobs.highwaysmagazine.co.uk

  05-07-2022 18:15
  
  Fleet Transport Manager job with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 161715  jobs.highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
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• Fleet Transport Manager job with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 161715 - Highways Magazine

  05-07-2022 18:15
  
  Fleet Transport Manager job with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 161715  Highways Magazine
  
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• Locals angry over overgrown land blocking road and attracting mice

  05-07-2022 18:00
  
  Local Hyndburn neighbours are concerned about the overgrown bushes, trees and garden that are blocking access for wheelchair users and prams.
  
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• Lancashire County Council support landmark NHS partnership

  05-07-2022 18:00
  
  Lancashire County Council will announce its full support of the landmark partnership that has seen local authorities and the NHS come together.
  
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• Police seize motorbikes being ridden on Pleasington football pitches

  05-07-2022 16:51
  
  Police have confiscated three motorbikes following reports of anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Police seize motorbikes being ridden on football pitches

  05-07-2022 16:51
  
  Police have confiscated three motorbikes following reports of anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Blackburn conference on saving energy in social homes

  05-07-2022 15:22
  
  BLACKBURN is to host a green energy summit next week against the background of the cost of living crisis.
  
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• Tributes to new Blackburn Rovers football scout, Karl Newton, who died while walking in the Lakes

  05-07-2022 15:01
  
  Tributes have been flooding in for a highly-regarded football scout who died in a tragic accident last week.
  
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• Tributes to Blackburn Rovers football scout, Karl Newton, who died while walking in the Lakes

  05-07-2022 15:01
  
  Tributes have been flooding in for a highly-regarded football scout who died in a tragic accident last week.
  
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• A loveable cat named Lenny needs a kind person to adopt him

  05-07-2022 15:00
  
  The RSPCA is appealing for East Lancashire locals to come forward and adopt a cat who has been waiting patiently for an owner since the start of 2022.
  
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• New test could aid detection of prostate cancer in black men

  05-07-2022 14:35
  
  Scientists are hoping to develop a new test using DNA information and AI technology to help improve detection of the disease among black men
  
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• New Burger King set to open in Lancaster

  05-07-2022 14:15
  
  A brand new Burger King is set to arrive in Lancaster - but the official opening date is to be confirmed.
  
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• 'We need to get hold of him' - further appeal to find man over Darwen kidnapping

  05-07-2022 14:02
  
  Police are still hunting a wanted man over a kidnapping and serious assault.
  
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• Flintoff takes on cricket's class problem

  05-07-2022 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Freddie's Field of Dreams, Andrew Flintoff tries to build a cricket team to help tackle the sport's elitism problem.
  
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• Morecambe Roy Chubby Brown gig cancelled after petition launched

  05-07-2022 13:30
  
  Controversial comedian, Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown, was meant to perform at The Platform in Morecambe, on 19 August.
  
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• Rossendale and Darwen MP Jake Berry tipped for Tory chairmanship

  05-07-2022 13:00
  
  ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Jake Berry is being tipped as the next Conservative Party chairman.
  
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• Winners of the Burnley Business Awards revealed

  05-07-2022 12:45
  
  The winners of the Burnley Business Awards 2022 have been revealed.
  
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• easyJet flight to Menorca stopped by fighter plane due to hoax bomb threat

  05-07-2022 12:04
  
  An 18-year-old British holidaymaker allegedly made a bomb threat on board.
  
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• Preston’s Lancashire Encounter Festival festival returns this year

  05-07-2022 11:30
  
  Preston’s Lancashire Encounter Festival will be filled with workshops, picnics, music and more – and it will return in September.
  
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• Burnley: Man missing after woman stabbed, police say

  05-07-2022 11:21
  
  Police want to speak with a man who has gone missing after a woman was stabbed at an address in Burnley.
  
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• Gisburne Park two-day festival postponed until 2023 as organisers battle with rising cost of living

  05-07-2022 11:00
  
  An eclectic two-day festival bringing together music, multi-arts, food and wellness has been cancelled.
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash causing huge tailbacks on M61 northbound

  05-07-2022 09:34
  
  A crash on the M61 northbound close to junction nine is causing miles of tailbacks. Emergency services are on scene.
  
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• Crash between two vans and a car causing huge tailbacks on M61 northbound

  05-07-2022 09:34
  
  A crash on the M61 northbound close to junction nine is causing miles of tailbacks. Emergency services are on scene.
  
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• Barrowford death: Man summonsed to court over manslaughter

  05-07-2022 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of James O'Hara, 45, in October was linked to an assault 10 days before he died.
  
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• West Lancashire house prices: Average house prices rise by £1,000

  05-07-2022 07:00
  
  What are the latest house prices in West Lancashire? See how much your home could be worth
  
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• Wilpshire Hotel bosses apply for beer garden permission

  05-07-2022 06:03
  
  A landmark pub is looking to make improvements to its outdoor area by extending its beer garden and adding a pergola.
  
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• The Prince of Wales to visit Morecambe this week

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  Prince Charles will visit Morecambe this Friday (8 July) stopping off at Winter Gardens, Lancashire Fire and Rescue and Morecambe Bay Foodbank.
  
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• Queen's baton makes a sporting visit to Blackburn and Darwen

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  THE Queen’s Baton Relay is to visit Blackburn and Darwen on Saturday July 16 on its way to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Providers hold event to discuss Samlesbury National Cyber Force base

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  Businesses, local authorities and skill providers were invited to an event to discuss the benefits the National Cyber Force will bring to Lancashire.
  
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• 'Nuisance' arrested over Accrington street disturbances fined

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  POLICE who had attended an Accrington street several times in response to reports a man was shouting and causing a nuisance eventually arrested him.
  
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• New employment hub opens in Blackburn town centre

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  A new employment hub for the people of Blackburn with Darwen has opened in The Mall.
  
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• New Aldi store to open in this Lancashire village

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  Aldi is set to open a brand new store in a Lancashire village later this month.
  
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• Local mental heath trust staff shortlisted for seven awards

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted seven times across six categories at this year's Nursing Times Awards.
  
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• Hyndburn MP warns of 'sleepwalking into a cashless society'

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  AN East Lancashire MP has taken the fight to save free to use cash machines to Westminster.
  
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• Historic Blackburn building's £9m transformation back on track

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  THE £9million transformation of a landmark historic building dominating a town centre is now back in top gear for a 2026 completion.
  
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• Great British Sewing Bee's Patrick Grant to receive honorary fellowship

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  The Great British Sewing Bee judge who has set up a clothing company in Blackburn will be receiving an honorary award from the University of Central Lancashire.
  
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• Delivery driver was over limit before Hyndburn crash

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  A DELIVERY driver who left the scene of a two car crash was later found to be over he drink drive limit.
  
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• Darwen TikTok star Max Baledge fronts Amazon’s Prime Day Dream House

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  Darwen TikTok star, Max Balegde, is hosting Prime Day Dream House with Tilly Ramsay, Sam Thompson and more.
  
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• Continued hunt for AWOL prisoners and two men sought for assault

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  East Lancashire's most wanted for July incude two men who have been on the run from police for weeks as well as two men wanted for assault offences.
  
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• Continued hunt for AWOL prisoners and one man sought for assault

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  East Lancashire's most wanted for July incude two men who have been on the run from police for weeks as well as two men wanted for assault offences.
  
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• Caldertones Hospital patient 'attacked support worker over light'

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  A RESIDENT at Calderstones hospital attacked a member of staff because she wouldn't switch a light off.
  
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• Burnley man followed through on threat to 'burn his house down'

  05-07-2022 06:00
  
  A man followed through on a threat that he would ‘burn his house down’ after a social worker refused to move him into emergency accommodation at 6am.
  
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