Blackburn with Darwen news

• Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Accrington Stanley

  06-09-2022 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Forest Green halt a three-game losing run as they record a narrow League One victory over Accrington.
  
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• Colne: stolen vehicles worth over £100,000 have been found

  06-09-2022 21:10
  
  An investigation is under way after £100,000 worth of vehicles were stolen from a residential address in Colne, last month.
  
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• 'Create hope through action' this Suicide Prevention Day in Blackburn and Darwen

  06-09-2022 20:05
  
  Blackburn with Darwen town centres will be lit up this Saturday to raise awareness on Suicide Prevention Day.
  
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• Lancashire v Yorkshire - Fin Bean helps Tykes fight back in Roses match

  06-09-2022 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire debutant Fin Bean makes 42 as Yorkshire reach 130-4 on day two of the Roses match in Manchester, in reply to Lancashire's 276.
  
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• Ryan Lowe: Preston North End boss charged by FA after alleged abusive language

  06-09-2022 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Preston boss Ryan Lowe is charged by the FA after confronting the referee following Saturday's defeat by Birmingham.
  
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• New chief executive confirms plans to reduce energy bills for Lancs customers

  06-09-2022 17:47
  
  Electricity North West’s new chief executive has confirmed plans to reduce energy bills customers
  
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• Body found in search for missing Leyland man

  06-09-2022 17:19
  
  The body of a missing man from Leyland has been found, police confirm.
  
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• Football fan's epic challenge to play 80 games around the world

  06-09-2022 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve McCluskie wanted to rediscover his love for the game by inspiring spontaneous kick-abouts.
  
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• Burnley College staff hold first day of strike action in pay dispute

  06-09-2022 16:00
  
  College staff held a picket line outside Burnley College on Tuesday morning (September 6) in a pay dispute.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council increase parking and cremation costs - Lancashire Telegraph

  06-09-2022 16:00
  Blackburn with Darwen Council increase parking and cremation costs  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council increase parking and cremation costs

  06-09-2022 16:00
  
  PARKING and funeral charges in a borough are set to rise.
  
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• Staff strike at Burnley, Oldham and Manchester colleges over pay

  06-09-2022 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff are being pushed into poverty, claims the University and College Union.
  
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• Two lanes closed on M6 due to overturned vehicle

  06-09-2022 14:25
  
  Motorists heading north on the M6 towards Kendal can expect long delays following a collision.
  
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• Experts say tornados could form in Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley and West Lancashire - Lancashire Telegraph

  06-09-2022 14:20
  Experts say tornados could form in Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley and West Lancashire  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Experts say tornados could form in Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley and West Lancashire

  06-09-2022 14:20
  
  TORRO say tornados could form in Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley and West Lancashire.
  
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• Man to be sentenced after admitting 'random attacks' on female dog walkers

  06-09-2022 14:18
  
  A 53-year-old homeless man is to be sentenced after pleading guilty to randomly attacking female dog walkers in East Lancashire
  
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• Blackburn's new kidney centre opens to match new hub in Burnley

  06-09-2022 14:00
  
  EAST Lancashire's second new centre for patients with kidney disease has opened for patients.
  
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• Burnley man avoids jail after banging axe on gate following dispute with neighbours

  06-09-2022 13:28
  
  A man who brandished an axe in his garden following a dispute with neighbours has avoided jail
  
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• French Bulldog left with untreated burns finds forever home

  06-09-2022 13:00
  
  A French Bulldog who had been abandoned with untreated burns has made an amazing recovery and is now loving life in his forever home.
  
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• Burnley’s Jordan North to host new Jason Derulo BBC show Project Icon

  06-09-2022 13:00
  
  Jordan North, from Burnley, said he is “excited” to be part of BBC Three's Project Icon.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen residents asked views on bedsit crackdown - Lancashire Telegraph

  06-09-2022 13:00
  Blackburn with Darwen residents asked views on bedsit crackdown  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen residents asked views on bedsit crackdown

  06-09-2022 13:00
  
  RESIDENTS of a borough are being asked their views on a proposed new clampdown on bedsit houses.
  
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• Opening times for the new post office in Clayton-le-Moors

  06-09-2022 12:00
  
  Residents of Clayton-le-Moors won’t have to travel far to use a Post Office anymore, as a new branch is set to open in a local shop.
  
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• Man wanted as part of police investigation into harassment

  06-09-2022 11:52
  
  Police in Burnley have released an image of man they want to speak to as part of an investigation into harassment.
  
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• UK firefighters and control room staff to vote on strike action over pay

  06-09-2022 11:35
  
  The ballot is expected in 5 weeks' time.
  
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• Blackburn man, 36, pleads guilty to strangulation but denies assault

  06-09-2022 11:30
  
  Blackburn man, Michael Cocker, to stand trial accused of assaulting women
  
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• Knott End to Fleetwood ferry service saved with £80k lifeline

  06-09-2022 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Knott End to Fleetwood ferry has been operating since 1841 and is used by 30,000 people a year.
  
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• Preston: Freddie Flintoff says he was bullied in school for playing cricket

  06-09-2022 11:00
  
  Preston's Freddie Flintoff says he felt like “Billy Elliot” at school after being bullied for playing cricket.
  
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• Blackburn van driver’s licence picture was found to be 'fake'

  06-09-2022 08:55
  
  Police who stopped a van driver in Blackburn discovered his licence picture did not look like him.
  
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• Live: Final speech from Boris Johnson before Liz Truss takes over as PM

  06-09-2022 08:41
  
  The new Conservative Party leader has a busy day ahead, meeting the Queen and finalising her Cabinet.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit and other benefit claimants set for £10 Christmas cash boost

  06-09-2022 08:36
  
  The Christmas cash boost will not need to be repaid and will not affect any other benefits you may receive.
  
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• 8 foods to help you get to sleep and stay asleep more easily

  06-09-2022 08:35
  
  Health experts have revealed their dream foods to help you fall asleep and stay asleep.
  
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• The East Lancs men wanted by police on recall to prison

  06-09-2022 06:30
  
  East Lancashire's most wanted men are all being sought on recall to prison
  
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• Tee-rific Crazy Golf to close just four months after opening

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Tee-rific Crazy Golf which opened just four months ago in Blackburn has announced that it will be closing its doors for good later this year.
  
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• Take a walk through Blackpool Illuminations with the Lancashire Telegraph

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Blackpool Promenade was livelier than we’ve seen it in a long time on Friday as Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen pulled the lever, turning on this year’s spectacular illuminations.
  
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• Rishton: Family raising awareness after son survived meningitis

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Nicola Pepper, from Rishton, says her nine-year-old son Dexter, has social, emotional and cognitive issues after battling the bacterial meningitis.
  
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• Property developer fined £8,000 for health and safety breach

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  A property developer that was found guilty of breaching health and safety five years ago has “not learnt its lesson” after being caught red handed again by inspectors.
  
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• New website offers Lancashire folk advice on flooding, heatwaves and terror attacks

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  A website packed full of guidance to help people respond to emergencies across Lancashire has been launched.
  
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• Mr Motivator donates win on The Chase to Chorley Youth Zone

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Fitness personality Mr Motivator handed £1,000 to a charity in Chorley following his appearance on TV quiz show The Chase.
  
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• More than 800 emergency workers attacked in Lancashire in last year

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  More than 800 assaults on emergency workers have been recorded by police in Lancashire
  
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• Generous 7-year-old boy raises £700 for homeless people at Clitheroe FC match

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  A kind-hearted 7-year-old boy raised hundreds of pounds for a homelessness charity by running a cakes and drinks stall at a football match.
  
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• Cost of living: Blackpool Illuminations begin despite soaring energy bills

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Blackpool Council reassured visitors that soaring energy bills won’t affect the Blackpool Illuminations this year.
  
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• Colne: Man finds Lidl egg carton ‘chewed by a rodent’

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Matt Gartside, from Colne, was shopping at a Lidl on Valley Road and found an egg carton which appeared to be “chewed by a rodent”.
  
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• Clitheroe nursery owners fear for their livelihood after complaint to council

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  The owners of a forest nursery are 'devastated' after a complaint made to the council 'threatens their livelihood' and risks closure of the school.
  
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• Clayton Amateur Boxing Club to host black tie event in Accrington

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  Clayton Amateur Boxing Club is preparing to host another sensational evening of boxing at Accrington Stanley's world-class hospitality venue.
  
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• Burnley mosque to 'ghetto' bedsits plan set for approval

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  AN 'unusually shaped' building used as an unauthorised mosque is set to become bedsits despite fear it could become an 'unapproachable ghetto'.
  
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• Burnley College staff to hold two day picket in pay dispute

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  College staff will be holding a picket line while students try to settle in as part of a dispute over pay.
  
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• Blackburn: Science in Sport secure £3.5million funding

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  A sport nutrition company which supplies the Lionesses and Tottenham Hotspur has secured a £3.5million funding programme.
  
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• Blackburn man's drugs problems started in primary school, inquest hears

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  An inquest has opened into the tragic death of a man who died inside a garage in Blackburn.
  
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• Blackburn man told to quit booze after assaulting brother

  06-09-2022 06:00
  
  A NIGGLING relationship between two brothers who had lived together in the same house for 10 years became violent when one of them returned from the pub.
  
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