Blackburn with Darwen news

• County Championship: 26 wickets fall on day one between Essex and Lancashire

  20-09-2022 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The bowlers dominate on an extraordinary first day between Essex and Lancashire as 26 wickets fall.
  
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• Ash Phillips: Blackburn Rovers defender signs first professional contract

  20-09-2022 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Blackburn Rovers defender Ash Phillips signs his first professional contract, keeping him with the club until June 2025.
  
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• Two East Lancs MPs volunteered as marshals in Queen's coffin queue

  20-09-2022 17:45
  
  Anthony Stephenson and Sara Britcliffe both volunteered as marshals in the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin.
  
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• Teenager 'punched train guard' at Lancs station

  20-09-2022 17:38
  
  A teenager ‘punched a train guard in the face’ after a ‘fire extinguisher was set off’ on a train pulling into a Lancashire station.
  
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• Teenager allegedly 'punched train guard' at Lancs station

  20-09-2022 17:38
  
  A teenager allegedly ‘punched a train guard in the face’ after a ‘fire extinguisher was set off’ on a train pulling into a Lancashire station.
  
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• Rosie Cooper to stand down as West Lancashire MP for NHS role

  20-09-2022 17:00
  
  Lancashire labour MP Rosie Cooper has announced she is standing down from her seat in the Commons.
  
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• Fire crews tackle Burnley house fire early this morning

  20-09-2022 15:50
  
  Firefighters were called to battle a fence that was set alight at the back of a home in Burnley, early this morning.
  
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• Rosie Cooper: Labour MP victim of murder plot quits for NHS role

  20-09-2022 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Rosie Cooper was targeted in a plot by a man who wanted to "replicate" the killing of MP Jo Cox.
  
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• Nathan Delfouneso: Accrington Stanley sign ex-Aston Villa & Bolton striker

  20-09-2022 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Accrington Stanley sign free agent striker Nathan Delfouneso on a short-term contract.
  
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• Preston man wanted for assault and criminal damage offences

  20-09-2022 15:37
  
  A man is wanted by the police over assault and criminal damage offences.
  
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• Victorian Burnley mill to hi-tech university campus gets go-ahead

  20-09-2022 15:00
  
  AN empty Victorian factory can now be turned into a thriving canalside university campus.
  
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• Girl, 15, charged after police officer attacked in Whalley

  20-09-2022 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  An officer was attacked while dealing with a "large gathering of youths" in Whalley, police say.
  
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• Train strikes will ‘hugely inconvenience’ passengers in East Lancashire

  20-09-2022 14:30
  
  A train drivers' five day strike is expected to cause inconveniences for East Lancashire passengers, a spokesperson for Rail Delivery Group suggests.
  
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• Blackburn medical centre to be turned into children's nursery

  20-09-2022 13:00
  
  A FORMER medical centre is to be turned into a day nursery and creche.
  
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• Accrington Academy health hub offers free gym taster sessions

  20-09-2022 12:15
  
  A SECONDARY school is offering nearby residents free gym sessions.
  
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• Jordan North 'going to hell' after headbutting nun on London Underground

  20-09-2022 12:00
  
  On his ‘Help I Sexted My Boss’ podcast Jordan North, from Burnley, says he headbutted a nun.
  
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• Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield break silence over Queen 'queue jumping' row

  20-09-2022 11:48
  
  It comes amid a petition calling on This Morning bosses to sack Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
  
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• Preston: CCTV images released of teens wanted over assault

  20-09-2022 10:48
  
  A 19-year-old man was left with a broken jaw after being assaulted in the middle of the night.
  
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• Dave Myers: Si King to accompany Hairy Biker co-star to hospital

  20-09-2022 09:50
  
  HAIRY Biker Si King will accompany his co-star Dave Myers to the hospital this week.
  
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• Queen's funeral: Extra seven days of mourning following Queen's state funeral

  20-09-2022 09:46
  
  The Royal Family will observe another week of mourning fo the Queen following her state funeral on Monday.
  
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• Photo of Blackburn Town Hall marks the end of Her Majesty's life and legacy

  20-09-2022 09:34
  
  A minute’s silence was held outside Blackburn Town Hall to mourn the Queen’s death after the state funeral yesterday.
  
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• When the Queen visited The Inn at Whitewell 

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visited The Inn at Whitewell, near Clitheroe.
  
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• Players wanted for new walking football programme

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  Footballers are being invited to join for an upcoming walking football programme at Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• Nelson MOT centre allowed to operate as taxi booking office

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  Permission has been granted to turn an MOT office into an MOT and taxi booking office
  
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• Mill Hill priest Fred Heptonstall has died aged 94

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  A veteran missionary from Blackburn who was expelled from Uganda by the brutal dictator Idi Amin has died at the age of 94.
  
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• Let's honour the Queen by trying to create better a world

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  THE funeral is over, the world has paid its respects. If the last few days have shown us anything it’s that when it comes to pageantry, precision and a sense of history the UK still leads the way.
  
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• Great Harwood call for action to save Hyndburn's high streets

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  TWO Labour councillors have called on their local authority to launch an action plan to save its shopping hubs.
  
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• Finch Bakery and Doe Bakehouse struggling with the cost of living crisis

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  Finch Bakery, in Great Harwood, and Doe Bakehouse, which has a shop in Clitheroe, urge the public to support local businesses as cost of living crisis hits
  
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• Chorley: Pub giving away free pints to those who collect bag of rubbish

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  The Dressers Arms in Wheelton say anyone who goes litter picking and brings them a bag of rubbish can have a free pint.
  
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• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip films in Haslingden warehouse

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  Former Corries-star spotted filming in East Lancashire for the new series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
  
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• Carl Fogarty Way development approved

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  THE first commercial buildings on Blackburn’s Carl Fogarty Way have been approved.
  
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• Bumble Bees nursery in Shadsworth continues to be 'good'

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  A ‘calm and nurturing’ Blackburn nursery which has a 'strong focus on SEND children' continues to be ‘good'.
  
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• Bowland Brewery celebrates Cask Ale Week with jam-packed schedule of events

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  An award-winning East Lancashire brewery is hosting a number of events to mark Cask Ale week, starting on September 26.
  
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• Blackburn teacher running London Marathon in memory of friend

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  Jill Kershaw, from Blackburn, is set to run the London Marathon in October and will be raising money for the British Heart Foundation.
  
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• Blackburn man found with cocaine, heroin and cannabis

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  A Blackburn man who was found with cocaine, heroin and cannabis has been fined by the courts.
  
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• Blackburn flats block brightening plan approved

  20-09-2022 06:00
  
  A BLOCK of 76 flats on the site of a former health centre and Islamic school is to get a brighter frontage than originally envisaged.
  
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