Blackburn with Darwen news

• Police looking for missing woman with links to Preston and Blackpool

  10-11-2022 22:04
  
  28-year-old Finlay Yates was last seen at around 4pm on Thursday (November 10) at Preston Bus Station
  
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• Peter Kay posts statement after O2 Priority 'technical issues'

  10-11-2022 20:37
  
  Some Peter Kay fans experienced issues when buying tickets for live 2022 and 2023 live tour via O2 Priority.
  
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• Police launch investigation after man shot in Skelmersdale

  10-11-2022 20:14
  
  Police were called to Birch Green Road in Skelmersdale on Wednesday (November 9) after a man was shot in the leg.
  
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• Hotel Chocolat issues recall for item containing undeclared peanuts

  10-11-2022 19:49
  
  Hotel Chocolat has issued a recall for a product that contains peanuts as this could pose a health risk.
  
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• Tributes pour in for Great Harwood dad who was killed in Ukraine

  10-11-2022 19:20
  
  Great Harwood’s Simon Lingard, who also lived in Blackburn, died on Monday (November 7) when his unit was attacked in Ukraine while fighting Russia.
  
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• Longthorne painted on street where he grew up

  10-11-2022 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The 40ft mural overlooks Hull's Hessle Road, where the entertainer grew up.
  
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• Blackburn: Firefighters tackle fire on Accrington Road

  10-11-2022 16:55
  
  Firefighters were called to a commercial building fire in Blackburn today.
  
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• Burnley: Police looking for two men in connection with robbery

  10-11-2022 16:34
  
  The victim had arranged to sell his iPad to two men in Burnley.
  
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• The Ferret: Campaigners try save threatened Preston music venue

  10-11-2022 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A grassroots music charity is hoping to raise the remaining cash to buy The Ferret in Preston.
  
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• Remembrance Day 2022: Met Office weather forecast for East Lancashire

  10-11-2022 16:00
  
  From Blackburn to Accrington, Met Office has revealed the East Lancashire weather forecast for Sunday, November 13 ahead of Remembrance Day services.
  
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• PCS Strike: 100,000 civil servants to go on strike

  10-11-2022 15:42
  
  Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union which represents employees of Government departments and public bodies vote for strike action.
  
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• Whitworth death: Two men arrested on suspicion of murder

  10-11-2022 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A man, 61, from Whitworth and a 48-year-old man from Blackburn are being questioned over the death.
  
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• Historic England adds 10 North West sites to At Risk register

  10-11-2022 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten new sites in the North West are at risk of being lost due to deterioration, Historic England says.
  
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• Ukraine war: Briton killed in conflict was fantastic, friend says

  10-11-2022 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Former paratrooper Simon Lingard died when the unit he was fighting in was attacked on Monday.
  
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• Blackburn man arrested on suspicion of murder after Whitworth death

  10-11-2022 13:46
  
  A Blackburn man is one of two people who has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Whitworth.
  
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• Aya Hachem murder trial: Jury discharged

  10-11-2022 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The case has been relisted for trial following the shooting of the 19-year-old student in 2020.
  
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• Lancashire police boss welcomes end to degree requirement

  10-11-2022 13:27
  
  The Home Secretary announced new non-degree systems of police training will be introduced at a summit of PCCs and Police Chiefs.
  
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• Rawtenstall care home needs improvement over medicine safety

  10-11-2022 13:00
  
  A Rawtenstall care home has been told it 'needs improvement' for the seventh consecutive time after breaching safety regulations.
  
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• Work to start on Burnley's £6.1m walking route to Turf Moor

  10-11-2022 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The scheme in Burnley will link a new university campus with the town's football ground.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Services operator thanks visitors for top survey scores ⋆ Business Lancashire - Business Lancashire

  10-11-2022 12:24
  Blackburn with Darwen Services operator thanks visitors for top survey scores ⋆ Business Lancashire  Business Lancashire
  
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• Netflix's The Crown: Fans spot spelling mistake in Lancashire scene

  10-11-2022 11:07
  
  The first episode of season five featured a royal visit to Lancashire, but set designers couldn't even get the basics right
  
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• Police looking for young artist to design Christmas card

  10-11-2022 11:00
  
  Budding designers, who are in reception to year six primary school age, in Lancashire can enter the competition.
  
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• Man with links to Rossendale wanted for threats to kill and theft

  10-11-2022 10:50
  
  A police appeal has been launched to trace a man wanted for a number of offences including threats to kill.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday November 10?

  10-11-2022 10:40
  
  Here's some of the items you can expect to see in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, November 10.
  
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• Man wanted for grabbing women in Preston

  10-11-2022 10:20
  
  A man is wanted for offences against two women in a Preston park and in the city centre.
  
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• E-cig items seized by police and Trading Standards in Burnley

  10-11-2022 09:19
  
  Police and Trading Standards have seized illegal e-cig from shops in Burnley.
  
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• ITV I'm A Celeb: Boy George in tears as Matt Hancock enters jungle

  10-11-2022 09:09
  
  Boy George left in tears as MP Matt Hancock enters I'm A Celeb camp.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Services operator thanks visitors for top ... - Business Lancashire

  10-11-2022 09:00
  Blackburn with Darwen Services operator thanks visitors for top ...  Business Lancashire
  
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• Blackburn Rovers fan suffers head injury at West Ham game

  10-11-2022 08:47
  
  A Blackburn Rovers fan suffered a head injury at the Carabao Cup game.
  
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• Baby names: The most popular names related to science

  10-11-2022 08:21
  
  Here are the most popular baby names related to science, planets and stars.
  
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• Cost of Living crisis drives UK Foodbanks to 'breaking point'

  10-11-2022 08:20
  
  More emergency food parcels have been given out between April and September in the UK than ever before, the Trussell Trust has reported.
  
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• Mark Briggs Beer of the Week - Small World Beers - Harvest Muse

  10-11-2022 08:19
  
  Beer connoisseur and passionate pub campaigner, Mark gives us his decision on the tastiest beer he has sampled in the last seven days.
  
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• Blackburn man banned over Covid Bounce Back Loan fraud

  10-11-2022 07:00
  
  Mohammed Sultan Khan overstated his firm's turnover by 3,900% to get £47,500 in bounce back loans for his company Cannel Works Trading Ltd.
  
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• UK defence boss praises 'immense sacrifice' of Accrington Pals

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  THE sacrifice of the Accrington Pals in the First World War has been been honoured by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
  
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• Tony's Empress Ballroom is star of new film documentary

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  A CAMPAIGN to bring a unique part of Blackburn’s heritage back to life will take a step forward at the weekend.
  
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• 'Threats to kill' offences fall across Lancs but rise nationally

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  The number of death threats recorded in Lancashire over the last year has fallen
  
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• Stonyhurst College head boy wins British Citizen Youth Award

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  A head boy of a Stonyhurst School has been awarded the British Citizen Youth Award.
  
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• Rawtenstall mum spent 24 hours waiting in Blackburn Hospital

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  ‘The NHS’s on its knees’: Mum spent 24 hours waiting in Blackburn Hospital and was treated in corridor
  
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• Preston: Toy of ‘gurning rave guy’ on sale sold after viral video

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  ‘Gurning rave guy’, also known as Shaun Jackson, has been immortalised in plastic and is being sold as a toy.
  
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• Northcote’s Lisa Goodwin-Allen named female chef of the year

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  Lisa Goodwin-Allen, who is the executive chef at Langho’s Northcote Hotel and Restaurant has been named female chef of the year
  
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• Nelson town deal could see £840,000 investment in three parks

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  Three parks in Nelson could see an £840,000 investment as part of a town deal worth £25 million.
  
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•  Obsession 2023: Full list of top chefs cooking at Langho's Northcote

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  Nortcote has confirmed its line-up for Obsession 2023 where the world's top chefs are invited to cook at the restaurant for one night only.
  
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• Man jailed in his absence after burgling 91-year-old

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  Two men who were found guilty of stealing from a vulnerable 91-year-old woman have been jailed
  
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• Lancashire's sewing community sew items for cancer patients

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  Lancashire's sewing community came together to make more than 140 cushions and bags for breast cancer and palliative care patients.
  
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• Great Harwood mum calls for speed bumps after cat killed by driver

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  A distraught woman from Great Harwood is calling for speed bumps after the family cat was killed by a speeding driver.
  
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• Former Burnley FC chairman Barry Kilby writes autobiography

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  A football manager, who was once in chairman of a club in East Lancashire, has written an autobiography.
  
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• 'Foaming at the mouth' Blackburn woman's torrent of abuse in takeaway

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  A WOMAN who was foaming at the mouth spat at a police officer as she was being arrested.
  
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• Demand for Blackburn Food Bank help rockets reveals Trussell Trust

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  BLACKBURN foodbank has seen the number of emergency food parcels delivered in the six month from April 1 to September 30 rise from 6,434 in 2021 to 10,542 this year.
  
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• Convicted paedophile fled to East Lancs and posed as photographer

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  A convicted paedophile has pleaded guilty posing online as a photography company asking families if he could take pictures of their babies
  
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• Burnley family business celebrates 50 years with a growth plan

  10-11-2022 06:00
  
  AN family financial business is celebrating its 50th birthday by announcing expansion plans.
  
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