Blackburn with Darwen news

• Ramsbottom: Forklift truck fire at Cormar Carpets

  24-10-2022 21:27
  
  A forklift truck caught fire next to a pallet full of carpet at a business site in Ramsbottom this afternoon, Monday.
  
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• The Olive Branch in Blackburn is already a local favourite

  24-10-2022 18:00
  
  A new café and sandwich shop which sells homemade pastries and speciality coffees has opened in Blackburn.
  
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• Rishi Sunak 'has no mandate to govern' says Blackburn Labour MP Kate Hollern

  24-10-2022 17:52
  
  Blackburn MP Kate Hollern has condemned new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as lacking a 'mandate to govern'.
  
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• Live updates: Fire breaks out in Ramsbottom town centre

  24-10-2022 17:16
  
  Firefighters are on the scene at blaze in Ramsbottom town centre
  
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• Drug-dealing Blackburn brothers kidnapped and tortured man

  24-10-2022 17:09
  
  Faisal and Faizaan Fareed have finally faced justice.
  
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• Miss England's dream to inspire young female pilots

  24-10-2022 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Jessica Gagen is studying aerospace engineering and wants more women to enter the aviation industry.
  
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• Diwali 2022: Fire safety tips for the Festival of Lights

  24-10-2022 15:54
  
  Lancashire Fire and Rescue urge public to follow these safety tips for Diwali 2022
  
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• Thomas Barnes & Sons plc (in administration) v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC) - Lexology

  24-10-2022 15:30
  Thomas Barnes & Sons plc (in administration) v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC)  Lexology
  
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• Rishi Sunak to become new UK Prime Minister

  24-10-2022 15:02
  
  Rishi Sunak will become the UK's next Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss
  
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• Rishi Sunak becomes new UK Prime Minister

  24-10-2022 15:02
  
  Rishi Sunak will become the UK's next Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss
  
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• ITV: I'm A Celeb camp evacuated days before celebs due to arrive

  24-10-2022 15:00
  
  The extreme conditions forced crew off site as celebrities were due to check in to the I’m a Celebrity camp
  
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• BBC News presenter Martine Croxall 'taken off air' over 'gleeful' Boris Johnson reaction

  24-10-2022 14:46
  
  Ms Croxall was presenting The Papers on Sunday evening when she seemingly laughed at a joke aimed at former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen benches to remember Covid victims - Lancashire Telegraph

  24-10-2022 14:29
  Blackburn with Darwen benches to remember Covid victims  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen benches to remember Covid victims

  24-10-2022 14:29
  
  A COUNCIL has started the installation of 17 brand new benches as a memorial to the victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Crowds gather to light up Stacksteads at first lantern festival since pandemic

  24-10-2022 14:00
  
  “It has been wonderful to see so many people come along on the night to take part and great to see all of the lanterns being paraded.”
  
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• Get paid to scare people at Halloween event in Accrington

  24-10-2022 13:43
  
  Organisers are looking for around fifty performers to help make the interactive horror come to life.
  
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• Hydnburn Council allotments fee rise confirmed

  24-10-2022 13:28
  
  A COUNCIL has confirmed a rise the fees charged for allotments on its land by 4.2 per cent.
  
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• Paramedics and firefighters attend car crash in Waterfoot

  24-10-2022 13:09
  
  The car crash involved an 18-year-old and a 60-year old
  
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• Paramedics and fire attend car crash in Waterfoot

  24-10-2022 13:09
  
  The car crash involved an 18-year-old and a 60-year old
  
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• Rishi Sunak policies: Approaches to taxes and cost of living

  24-10-2022 13:02
  
  If the former chancellor is given the keys to Downing Street today, these are some of the policies outlined in the Tory leadership hustings three months ago
  
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• Accrington woman, 100, receives birthday card from King Charles

  24-10-2022 12:55
  
  A care home resident described as ‘remarkable’ has received a card from King Charles III for her 100th birthday.
  
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• Blackpool v Preston: Probe into alleged racist chants at derby

  24-10-2022 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say they are aware of possible racist and homophobic chants as Blackpool beat Preston North End.
  
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• North West Ambulance Service workers start to vote on strike action

  24-10-2022 12:41
  
  North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) workers are some of thousands to decide on whether to strike over salaries after a ballot started this week.
  
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• Forest of Bowland concerns over government investment zones

  24-10-2022 12:38
  
  A CONSERVATIVE council leader in East Lancashire - on the doorstep of the Forest of Bowland - has expressed caution over the government's new investment zones.
  
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• Ormskirk: Lathom commercial unit fire sees roads closed

  24-10-2022 12:24
  
  One person has suffered mild smoke inhalation.
  
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• Number plate cameras could be installed on Hyndburn Road, Accrington

  24-10-2022 11:37
  
  Number plate cameras could be installed on Hyndburn Road, Accrington, as Lancashire County Council is trying to crack down on dangerous drivers.
  
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• Accrington: Number plate cameras could be installed on Hyndburn Road

  24-10-2022 11:37
  
  Lancashire County Council is trying to crack down on dangerous drivers.
  
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• LIVE: Blackburn brothers to be sentenced over Darwen kidnapping incident

  24-10-2022 11:26
  
  Blackburn brothers, Faizaan and Faisal Fareed, along with another man, Nicholas Shaw, are to be sentenced for the kidnap and brutal torture of a man in Darwen, in a case of mistaken identity. Two other men also involved in the kidnapping will stand trial at a later date. The Fareed brothers are also to be sentenced alongside two other men, Kamraan and Mohammed Fareed over an affray matter. Additionally, both the Fareeds will be sentenced with Razvan Todiranu over drugs conspiracy charges in rela
  
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• Blackburn brothers to be sentenced over Darwen kidnapping incident

  24-10-2022 11:26
  
  Blackburn brothers, Faizaan and Faisal Fareed, along with another man, Nicholas Shaw, are to be sentenced for the kidnap and brutal torture of a man in Darwen, in a case of mistaken identity. Two other men also involved in the kidnapping will stand trial at a later date. The Fareed brothers are also to be sentenced alongside two other men, Kamraan and Mohammed Fareed over an affray matter. Additionally, both the Fareeds will be sentenced with Razvan Todiranu over drugs conspiracy charges in rela
  
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• Darwen: Stabbing victim taken to hospital

  24-10-2022 10:55
  
  Police were called to Darwen on Sunday night (October 23) after a man with a stab wound stumbled into a garage.
  
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• Darwen: Stab victim taken to hospital

  24-10-2022 10:55
  
  Police were called to a garage in Darwen, on Sunday night (October 23)  after a man had stumbled into a garage with a stab wound.
  
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• Number of Covid-19 patients filling Lancashire hospital beds

  24-10-2022 10:28
  
  Health leaders in Lancashire have highlighted that there are currently 244 hospital beds occupied by confirmed Covid-19 patients this week
  
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• Higher number of Covid patients impacting on NHS services

  24-10-2022 10:28
  
  Health leaders in Lancashire have highlighted that there are currently 244 hospital beds occupied by confirmed Covid-19 patients this week
  
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• Lancaster: Police arrest man after car driven into Vibe nightclub

  24-10-2022 10:00
  
  A 46-year-old man from Morecambe has now been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage
  
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• Pictures show overturned HGV on M66 in East Lancashire

  24-10-2022 09:15
  
  The incident happened near junction three.
  
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• HGV overturns on the M66

  24-10-2022 09:15
  
  Pictures have emerged of an overturned HGV on the M66.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen is most complained about council in East ... - Lancashire Telegraph

  24-10-2022 09:00
  Blackburn with Darwen is most complained about council in East ...  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Man arrested after car driven into Lancaster nightclub

  24-10-2022 08:49 via bbc.co.uk
  It was the third attack on Vibe in days after windows were smashed and a car again driven into it.
  
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• Haslingden: Firefighters tackle blaze in derelict building

  24-10-2022 08:20
  
  The fire took place at 4:50 pm on Bell Street in Haslingden.
  
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• Haslingden fire: Firefighters tackle derelict building blaze

  24-10-2022 08:20
  
  The fire took place at 4.50 pm on Bell Street in Haslingden.
  
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• Which is the most complained about council in East Lancashire? - Lancashire Telegraph

  24-10-2022 06:00
  Which is the most complained about council in East Lancashire?  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Son jailed after launching attack on his own mother

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  A mother thought her son was going to kill her as he punched her repeatedly in the face and pulled out her hair.
  
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• Sabden: Scaffolder jailed after attack his own mother near Clitheroe

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  A mother thought her son was going to kill her as he punched her repeatedly in the face and pulled out her hair.
  
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• LISTEN: Burnley man releases own England World Cup song

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  A Burnley man says he is hoping his new song will inspire the England football team to win the World Cup.
  
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• Hughie and Freddie given British Citizen Youth Award

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  Hughie Higginson, from Burnley, and Freddie Xavi, from Whalley, have been given a British Citizen Youth Award (BCyA).
  
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• East Lancashire Hospitals Trust given SPEC award

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  Five departments at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) have been given a Safe Personal and Effective Care Award.
  
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• Cash for Charity: Vote for good cause to take share of £128k

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  We're giving local charities the chance to take a share of an amazing £128,000 cash giveaway.
  
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• Can you help solve the mystery of the Blue Lagoon?

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  Here’s a photo from the archives we need your help with. It was taken in 1962 and shows a bulldozer working in what appears to be a quarry.
  
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• Calls for action on 'bad parking hotspot' in Clitheroe

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  A Council said is now making daily visits to an area blighted by ‘poor parking and obstructions’ after further concerns were raised by residents.
  
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• Burnley Drag Race UK star Elektra Fence in Parliament to discuss cerebral palsy

  24-10-2022 06:00
  
  Burnley’s Elektra Fence, whose real name is Julian Riley, grew up with disabled parents.
  
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