Blackburn with Darwen news

• Sabden woman to sing National Anthem at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

  28-07-2022 18:00
  
  Sabden's Samantha Oxborough has been selected to sing the National Anthem at tonight's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
  
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• Clayton-Le-Moors residents heartbroken after cat hit by car dies

  28-07-2022 18:00
  
  An injured cat who was hit by a car yesterday and taken to the local vets by a neighbour has sadly died.
  
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• Burnley's population rises after years of decline

  28-07-2022 17:00
  
  AN East Lancashire borough leader has hailed the rise in its population after years of decline.
  
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• Tyler Magloire: Blackburn Rovers defender joins Northampton Town

  28-07-2022 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northampton Town sign defender Tyler Magloire on a three-year contract.
  
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• Drugs supply man has links to Pendle and Burnley

  28-07-2022 15:15
  
  Police are appealing for information over the whereabouts of a 24-year-old with links to Pendle and Burnley.
  
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• Ex-Lancs police officer on trial accused of sending messages about raping a female colleague

  28-07-2022 14:45
  
  A former police officer from Preston is on trial in London accused of speaking about raping a female colleague
  
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• Ex-Lancs police officer accused of texting Sarah Everard killer Wayne Couzens about raping a female colleague

  28-07-2022 14:45
  
  A former police officer from Preston is on trial in London accused of speaking about raping a female colleague
  
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• York stone thefts: Three men charged after church paving taken

  28-07-2022 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Valuable York stone slabs have been dug up from outside churches in the North West and Midlands.
  
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• MP Jake Berry backs Liz Truss bid to become next Prime Minister

  28-07-2022 14:03
  
  Jake Berry has announced he is backing Liz Truss in her bid to become the next Tory party leader and Prime Minister.
  
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• Son jailed for murdering parents in horrific Higher Walton home attack

  28-07-2022 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee Tipping murdered his parents in a "horrific" attack and then tried to flee the country, police say.
  
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• Princess Anne's Riding for the Disabled charity event this weekend

  28-07-2022 13:36
  
  A horse-riding charity for disabled people is hosting a family fundraising day event in Oswaldtwistle on Sunday.
  
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• Local Riding for the Disabled charity event this weekend

  28-07-2022 13:36
  
  A horse-riding charity for disabled people is hosting a family fundraising day event in Oswaldtwistle on Sunday.
  
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• Championship 2022-23: How will Burnley, Watford and Norwich City fare?

  28-07-2022 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How will Burnley, Watford and Norwich perform in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League?
  
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• Vitinho: Burnley sign full-back from Cercle Brugge for undisclosed fee

  28-07-2022 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Burnley sign Cercle Brugge full-back Vitinho for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
  
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• WATCH: Morecambe boxer Tyson Fury opens new restaurant in Lancaster

  28-07-2022 13:00
  
  Tyson Fury attened the grand opening of the new Sultan of Lancaster Experience restaurant.
  
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• Accrington's favourite retro cake shop reopens this Saturday

  28-07-2022 13:00
  
  A retro/vintage cake shop in East Lancashire is reopening this weekend after the owner closed it down to have it revamped earlier this year.
  
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• Lee Tipping who stabbed both his parents to death must serve 27 years

  28-07-2022 12:49
  
  A man who murdered his parents in their own home has been been jailed for life.
  
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• Warm Home Discount: Utilita warn of July 31 deadline for UK households over £150

  28-07-2022 12:02
  
  The Warm Home Discount will help households with discounted energy rates.
  
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• Met Office says UK could have earliest autumn in 20 years after heatwave

  28-07-2022 12:02
  
  The forecaster says a lack of rain is signalling early signs of autumn.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday July 28

  28-07-2022 12:02
  
  Here's a selection of items from the middle aisle of both Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, July 28.
  
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• Bernard Cribbins, star of The Railway Children and The Wombles, dies aged 93

  28-07-2022 12:01
  
  The veteran actor also appeared in Doctor Who and the Carry On series in a career which spanned seven decades.
  
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• Three charged over drugs offences in Nelson and Burnley

  28-07-2022 11:58
  
  Three people have been charged as part of a drugs investigation in Nelson.
  
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• Man in 20s hospitalised with serious head injury after being hit by car in Kirkham

  28-07-2022 11:49
  
  A Blackpool man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a car in Kirkham on Wednesday morning
  
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• IOPC investigating Lancashire Police after mum dies on railway

  28-07-2022 11:45
  
  Kiena Dawes, from Fleetwood, died in an incident on the railway in Garstang on Friday, July 22.
  
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• Site near Ightenhill manor house may be lost village, historian says

  28-07-2022 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Evidence for a "lost village" which was visited by King Edward II is found near Burnley, a historian says.
  
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• It's all about time management for Haslingden dad-of-three who gains second degree

  28-07-2022 09:00
  
  A dad-of-three has gained a second degree after returning to higher education 10 years after his first graduation.
  
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• Suspected burglar arrested despite trying to hide in a bush

  28-07-2022 08:43
  
  Police have arrested three people for burglary in Burnley.
  
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• Suspected burglar arrested after Burnley incident

  28-07-2022 08:43
  
  Police have arrested three people on suspicion of burglary following a break-in in Burnley.
  
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• Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams refugee to follow cricket dream

  28-07-2022 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adnan, who featured in BBC series Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams, hopes to find success in the game.
  
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• Women's Euro 2022: Best East Lancs pubs to watch the final on Sunday

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  The Lionesses have triumphed and are through to the Women’s Euro 2022 final after thrashing Sweden 4-0 in yesterday's semi-final.
  
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• Scare City horror experience coming to Charnock Richard this Halloween

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Park N Party is launching Scare City in Charnock Richard from 30 September.
  
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• Ribchester Lamborghini driver banned after police run-in

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  A Lamborghini driver has been disqualified from driving after failing to tell police who was in his car.
  
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• Reports of scams targeting vulnerable and elderly in Hyndburn rises

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Police have issued warnings following the recently rising number of cold callers and doorstep scammers in the Hyndburn area.
  
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• Guitar hero adds Latin flavour to Colne R&B festival

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  FROM Chile to Colne, virtuoso rock guitarist Miguel Montalban is set to bring a little bit of South America to the Great British & Blues Festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
  
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• Female pop diva show coming to Blackburn for one night only

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  A theatre company are dedicating a whole show to the iconic female pop divas of today’s music in Blackburn this month.
  
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• Death on rural road Ribble Valley road ‘very tragic and sad’

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Councillors say they were ‘saddened’ to hear of the death of a man on a rural road in the Ribble Valley.
  
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• Colne R&B festival organiser hopes raise £1.6m for Alder Hey Hospital

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  One of the organisers of the Colne R&B festival is hoping to raise £1.6million to fund an MRI scanner at a hospital which saved his grandson's life.
  
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• Burnley's history set to be rewritten by finding of lost village

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  RESEARCH using the latest laser imaging technology could be about to rewrite the early history of one of East Lancashire's key industrial towns.
  
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• Burnley and Preston courts among best in UK for civil cases

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Preston Crown Court and Burnley Crown Court are two of the best-performing in the country when it comes to civil justice cases
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen fly-tipping crackdown sees prosecutions rise

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  A LOCAL authority's crackdown on fly-tipping has seen 132 prosecutions in 15 months councillors have been told.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council ready for winter Covid case rise - Lancashire Telegraph

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council ready for winter Covid case rise  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council ready for winter Covid case rise

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  TOWN hall chiefs are preparing to step up guidance for a possible winter wave of coronavirus infection and working on plans to combat future pandemics.
  
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• Blackburn: The Apprentice star Camilla Ainsworth praises independent shop

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Camilla Ainsworth, who appeared on The Apprentice, found some "bargain" deals at Outdoor Action on King Street in Blackburn.
  
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• Blackburn: Man arrested on suspicion of drug dealing

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Officers who witnessed a ‘suspicious exchange’ have arrested a man on suspicion of drug dealing.
  
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• Blackburn Council 'assumed the worst' of company it worked with, court hears

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Closing submissions have been made in the claim of £1.7million against Blackburn Council from the company it put in charge of completing the bus station in Ainsworth Street.
  
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• Blackburn church and community centre celebrates 50th anniversary

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  A Methodist church and community centre hosted a series of celebrations as part of its 50th anniversary.
  
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• Andrea Challis named Deputy Lieutenant of the County

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  Andrea Challis is joint owner of The Partington Group and she's been named Deputy Lieutenant of the County.
  
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• A once in a lifetime breakfast for your geek-crazed kids this summer

  28-07-2022 06:00
  
  A local geek culture venue are offering kids a once in a lifetime opportunity to have breakfast with their favourite iconic superheroes this summer.
  
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