Blackburn with Darwen news

• Tesco joins Asda and Lidl as supermarket limits egg purchases

  21-11-2022 22:42
  
  Tesco's temporary limit has been brought in as a precautionary measure.
  
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• Online tool launched to make Lancashire's streets safer for women

  21-11-2022 20:32
  
  Lancashire police are supporting a new government online tool launched to let people anonymously pinpoint locations where they don’t feel safe.
  
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• Lancashrie Police Christmas crackdown on drink/drug driving

  21-11-2022 18:17
  
  Lancashire Police has called on people not to get behind the wheel after drinking or taking drugs this Christmas and World Cup season.
  
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• All Northern trains cancelled on Saturday due to strikes

  21-11-2022 17:26
  
  There will be “major disruptions” to rail services this Saturday (November 26) due to ASLEF strikes.
  
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• Man jailed after robbing 78-year-old Parkinson's sufferer

  21-11-2022 17:14
  
  A man has been jailed for robbing a pensioner who suffers from Parkinson’s disease
  
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• World Cup 2022: England mascot from Brierfield leads team out

  21-11-2022 16:39
  
  A 7-year-old from Brierfield had the honour of leading out the England players in their opening World Cup game against Iran.
  
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• Eesa, 7, from Brierfield leads out England players for World Cup clash

  21-11-2022 16:39
  
  A 7-year-old from Brierfield had the honour of leading out the England players in their opening World Cup game against Iran.
  
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• Major Darwen road closed after crash

  21-11-2022 16:30
  
  Police have closed a major road in Darwen following a crash today (November 21).
  
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• Police appeal to hunt down teenager after Skelmersdale shooting

  21-11-2022 15:42
  
  Police has issued an urgent appeal after a man was shot and seriously injured in Skelmersdale, earlier this month.
  
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• Blackburn: Man suffers facial injuries after early morning pub fight

  21-11-2022 15:27
  
  Police have released CCTV images of men wanted in connection with an assault in Blackburn, last month.
  
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• Adlington man wanted for harassment, burglary, and common assault

  21-11-2022 15:00
  
  Police have issued an appeal for a man wanted for malicious communication, harassment, false imprisonment, burglary and common assault.
  
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• Man pulled over after driving new car without insurance or licence

  21-11-2022 14:41
  
  A driver who was pulled over just after buying a car did not have a licence or insurance.
  
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• Accrington's 'sad' Christmas tree blasted on social media

  21-11-2022 14:30
  
  THE arrival of a town's civic Christmas tree has caused a social media storm of protest.
  
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• Hard up Ribble Valley households thrown cost of living lifeline

  21-11-2022 14:00
  
  HARD up households in a rural borough have been offered a food voucher cost of living lifeline.
  
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• Blackburn Go Ape tree top adventure plans approved

  21-11-2022 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The £200,000 outdoor adventure park is set to open by Easter and will create 21 new jobs
  
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• Blackburn link road delay 'putting children's lives at risk,

  21-11-2022 13:00
  
  COUNCILLORS have rejected a plea from a parish council to insist that a spine road on a major housing development is completed on time as 'children's lives are being put at risk'.
  
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• Man caught on train tracks was 'looking for his false teeth'

  21-11-2022 12:58
  
  A 28-year-old man was arrested for railway trespass after he told officers he was on the tracks looking for his false teeth
  
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• ELHT asks people to avoid Royal Blackburn A&E unless necessary

  21-11-2022 12:13
  
  ELHT is asking people to avoid A&E unless absolutely necessary as waiting times get longer due to people going to the wrong place.
  
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• Issa brothers launch major Leon coffee kiosk expansion in stores

  21-11-2022 12:00
  
  BLACKBURN'S billionaire Issa brothers have announced they are to launch more than 100 new LEON coffee kiosks across their retail empire.
  
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• UK weather: Met Office warns of strong winds and icy temperatures

  21-11-2022 10:49
  
  The UK is braced for gusty winds, heavy rain, and freezing cold temperatures on Monday, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Council tax rise up to five per cent in Lancashire to be considered

  21-11-2022 10:49
  
  COUNTY council chiefs say they will “carefully consider” whether to make use of permission granted by the government to increase council tax by up to five per cent next year.
  
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• Scarlette Douglas breaks silence after ITV’s I’m A Celebrity exit

  21-11-2022 10:39
  
  Scarlette Douglas has told fans she is "gutted" to have left the I'm A Celebrity jungle.
  
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• Man allegedly refused to give sample after Clitheroe crash

  21-11-2022 08:24
  
  A man will appear in court after allegedly refusing to provide a specimen of breath after a crash in Clitheroe.
  
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• Significant rise in number of sex offenders living in Lancashire

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  The number of sex offenders living in Lancashire has increased over the past three years, new figures show
  
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• Plans to turn former Colne stables into two holiday cottages

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  An application has been lodged to change some former stables into two holiday cottages
  
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• Padiham energy firm complete seven-figure forecourt company deal

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A fuel, energy and infrastructure specialists firm has bought out a forecourt and petrol pump company in a major seven-figure deal
  
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• New Blackburn homes approved despite fierce opposition

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A controversial housing development has been approved despite strong objections from nearby residents and opposition councillors
  
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• Miller Homes partners with Burnley FC's Community Foodbank

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Miller Homes has partnered up with Burnley FC’s registered charity,  donating to its Community Foodbank initiative.
  
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• Leyland woman is Tower of London's new Yeoman Warder

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Tracey Machin, from Leyland, is the first ever nurse to become a Yeoman Warder.
  
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• Don't miss the annual Lancaster Light Switch On this Christmas

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Lancaster BID invite you to celebrate the start of the festive season when the annual Lancaster Christmas Light Switch On event takes over Market Square on Sunday 27 November, kindly supported by Lancaster University.
  
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• Can you help solve mystery of East Lancs' Government archive?

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  It looks like a still from a Sixties’ spy movie but it was actually taken in East Lancashire by a Lancashire Evening Telegraph photographer.
  
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• Burnley nursery pupils help to plant 300 trees

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Nursery pupils joined forces with Connect Childcare and Go Outdoors Burnley to plant 300 trees
  
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• Burnley College’s football team win regional competition

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Burnley College’s women’s seven a-side football team has returned from The North West England College Tournament undefeated
  
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• Burnley carer accoladed for work with dementia patients

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A carer from Burnley has been accoladed for her work with dementia patients in the Great British Care Awards
  
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• Blackburn's Accrol Papers announces it will pay staff real living wage

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Blackburn based Accrol Papers have announced they will pay their staff the real living wage.
  
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• Blackburn school pupils plant trees to inspire future generations

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Pupils at a Blackburn secondary school have planted 30 saplings on their school grounds.
  
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• Blackburn play area cash row over large new housing estate

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A fierce row broke out at a planning committee over changes to the developers' contributions from a 450-home new housing estate
  
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• Blackburn man to buy Christmas dinner for family in need

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  Daniel Watson from Blackburn has offered to buy an entire Christmas dinner for a struggling family this year
  
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• Blackburn couple celebrate as side hustle rakes in the cash

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A couple are celebrating success after their campervan rental business hit a new milestone, reaching nearly £60,000 in turnover
  
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• Bereaved man fled scene of Blackburn road crash

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A MAN reeling from two bereavements in quick succession left the scene of a car crash.
  
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• 500 school children to visit Parliament thanks to Chorley MP

  21-11-2022 06:00
  
  A Lancashire MP is set to welcome 500 students from his constituency to find out about his other role - as Speaker of the House of Commons
  
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