Blackburn with Darwen news

• Crowd enjoys Blackburn Lights Switch On

  26-11-2022 22:19
  
  Blackburn Town Centre was heaving with crowds gathered to celebrate the Christmas Light switch on.
  
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• Blackburn Christmas light switch on pulls in the crowd

  26-11-2022 22:19
  
  Blackburn Town Centre was heaving with crowds gathered to celebrate the Christmas Light switch on.
  
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• AJ Odudu officially starts countdown to Christmas in Blackburn

  26-11-2022 22:19
  
  Blackburn Town Centre was heaving as crowds gathered to celebrate the Christmas Light switch on.
  
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• Accrington Stanley 1-0 Barnet: Ethan Hamilton goal puts home side into FA Cup third round

  26-11-2022 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Ethan Hamilton scores the only goal of the game as Accrington overcome Barnet to reach round three of the FA Cup
  
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• Museum bids to save tram that killed Coronation Street villain Alan Bradley

  26-11-2022 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The vehicle did for one of the soap's biggest baddies, Alan Bradley, in a dramatic episode in 1989.
  
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• Driver arrested for drug driving after flipping lorry on M6

  26-11-2022 09:41
  
  A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after crashing and overturning a lorry which has closed a motorway link road.
  
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• Ford Fiestas named among top 10 stolen cars in the UK for 2022

  26-11-2022 09:27
  
  Ford Fiestas, Range Rovers and Volkswagen Golfs are among the most stolen cars in the UK for 2022
  
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• M&S study reveals the UK’s favourite things about Christmas

  26-11-2022 09:26
  
  Turkey sandwiches, paper hats from crackers and changing into your new PJs after lunch; what is your favourite Christmas tradition?
  
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• Three taken to hospital after house fire on Grane Road

  26-11-2022 08:44
  
  Three people were taken to hospital after being rescued from a house fire that broke out on Grane Road.
  
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• Grane Road closed while police and firefighters tackle 'incident'

  26-11-2022 08:44
  
  The Grane Road has been closed while police and the fire service deal with an 'incident'.
  
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• How to cook meals for under a fiver classes at Blackburn school

  26-11-2022 08:00
  
  Pupils and their families can learn how to better feed themselves affordably through the classes, which will be key in the cost of living crisis.
  
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• Courses by Bakers opens in Turton Golf Club

  26-11-2022 06:15
  
  A golf club restaurant is celebrating their success after opening in the summer.
  
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• World's favourite whodunnit The Mousetrap is in Manchester

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  AS The Mousetrap comes to Manchester next week as part of its 70th anniversary tour, one of its stars has no doubts about why this Agatha Christie whodunnit has been so successful for so long.
  
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• Tributes paid after ‘selfless and amazing’ Blackburn mum's death

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  Tributes have been paid to a ‘selfless and amazing’ mum-of-five from Blackburn who has died from cancer.
  
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• Sudden death of loving daughter left huge hole in family

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  The sudden death of a loving daughter who was being cared for in an East Lancashire care home has left a 'big hole' in the family.
  
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• Six places to buy a real Christmas tree in Lancashire

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  Here are six places across Lancashire where you can buy a real Christmas tree
  
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• Mind selling Love from Lancashire calendars to raise charity funds

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  Mind's Love from Lancashire calendar features photography from across the county, taken by Lancashire Mind supporters.
  
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• Julie Hesmondhalgh to talk about actor's life in Ossie show

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  JULIE Hesmondhalgh will be reading excerpts from her new book An Actor’s Alphabet: An A to Z of Some Stuff I’ve Learnt and Some Stuff I’m Still Learning at a special fundraising show at Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre.
  
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• Islington House to provide Christmas dinners for Blackburn's homeless

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  An organisation which helps the homeless is providing a free Christmas meal for those without shelter this year
  
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• Hotel, flats and theatre part of Sixties plan for Blackburn

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  ALTHOUGH not a typical Looking Back photograph, this is a record of how planners envisaged that Blackburn town centre might look.
  
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• Great Harwood man had more than 15,000 sexual images of children

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  A Great Harwood man with a ‘deeply entrenched interest in children’ had more than 15,000 images has been jailed.
  
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• Darwen teenager Cameron Milton, 18, found dead at home by mum

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  The teenager, who loved playing rugby union, had been suffering concussion symptons before he died after getting a brain injury while playing.
  
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• 'Cool' graffiti wall gets thumbs-up at Derian House

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  A new graffiti wall at a children's hospice features iconic local landmarks such as Darwen Tower and Blackpool Tower.
  
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• Chaplaincy team host inter faith cafe for Blackburn school pupils

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  A Blackburn primary school raised funds for charity as part of Inter Faith Week.
  
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• Burnley urged to remain vigilant following increase in thefts

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  Police are urging homeowners not to leave their engines running in the morning as the weather turns colder.
  
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• Burnley house prices: Average house prices fall by £400

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  House prices in Burnley have gone down by an average of over £400 in the month of September, according to figures from the Land Registry.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council to spend £221,000 on printing paper - Lancashire Telegraph

  26-11-2022 06:00
  Blackburn with Darwen Council to spend £221,000 on printing paper  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen Council to spend £221,000 on printing paper

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  A LOCAL authority is to spend £221,000 over the next five years on new Multi-Function Devices (MFDs) combines printing, scanning and copying facilities into a single unit.
  
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• Blackburn: Helen Flanagan slams people who are mean to mums

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  Coronation Street actress, Helen Flanagan, has slammed people who are “mean to mums” in an Instagram post.
  
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• Accrington: Child’s Christmas card sent to King after competition win

  26-11-2022 06:00
  
  Oliver Chadwick, who attends St Oswald's School in Accrington, won the ‘Design a Christmas Card for the King'.
  
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• Try these popular household items to help defrost your car windscreen

  26-11-2022 01:01
  
  These hacks will help you defrost your car windscreen in minutes, or prevent it from happening in the first place. One even went viral on TikTok for its speed.
  
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• Experts reveal the worst day to drive and how to avoid it

  26-11-2022 01:01
  
  Bristol Street Motors have revealed Friday as the worst day for motorists
  
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