Blackburn with Darwen news

• Sadness as Ramsbottom restaurant Levanter closes

  04-04-2023 22:04
  
  Levanter in Ramsbottom has closed.
  
  Read more

• Schools face five days of strikes in summer term

  04-04-2023 19:20
  
  Schools in England face five days of teacher walkouts in the summer term and possible action into the autumn as the UK’s largest education union is set to re-ballot members in a dispute over pay.
  
  Read more

• Chorley: Men's first court appearance charged with child sex offences

  04-04-2023 19:05
  
  A large group of men from across Bolton and Lancashire accused of a string of child sex offences have appeared in court for the first time.
  
  Read more

• Officers make four arrests and recover stolen quad bike

  04-04-2023 18:13
  
  A quad bike stolen from a farm building in the Ribble Valley was located by police just hours later.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New appeal to trace missing 58-year-old Padiham man

  04-04-2023 17:46
  
  Police have appealed for the public's help to help trace a missing Padiham man.
  
  Read more

• Sabden: Appeal after sheep has throat 'savagely ripped out’ in attack

  04-04-2023 17:37
  
  Police have launched an appeal after a sheep was violently killed in an apparent dog attack.
  
  Read more

• Appeal after sheep has throat 'savagely ripped out’ in attack

  04-04-2023 17:37
  
  Police have launched an appeal after a sheep was violently killed in an apparent dog attack.
  
  Read more

• Lancashire's first female lord-lieutenant appointed after 500 years

  04-04-2023 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amanda Parker will be the first woman to hold the Lancashire role since its creation in Tudor times.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visits Burnley College to talk ASB

  04-04-2023 14:16
  
  Sir Keir Starmer feels the current Government is not “doing enough on every level” to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Lancashire.
  
  Read more

• Police renew appeal after spate of burglaries in Preston

  04-04-2023 13:13
  
  Thomas Green, of Castleton Road, Deepdale, is wanted by police after a number of burglaries were reported at various commercial properties in Preston.
  
  Read more

• Police looking for man after woman kicked in face in Skelmersdale

  04-04-2023 12:38
  
  Police are looking for a man after a woman was reportedly left with serious injuries after an assault.
  
  Read more

• King Charles waxwork to be unveiled in Blackpool

  04-04-2023 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The life-like figure will be revealed at Madame Tussauds Blackpool ahead of the coronation on 6 May.
  
  Read more

• Manchester to host official Eurovision 2023 events

  04-04-2023 12:22
  
  Eurovision will take place in Liverpool, Merseyside in May and official events will take place in Manchester.
  
  Read more

• 12-year-old airlifted to hospital after bike accident in Bacup

  04-04-2023 12:09
  
  Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team were called to in Lee Mill Quarry, in Bacup, to reports that a boy had a bike accident.
  
  Read more

• Worries over reports of Pendle pharmacy delays and shortages

  04-04-2023 11:54
  
  PEOPLE who use pharmacies in part of East Lancs have suffered shortages or delays in buying prescription medicines such as insulin, councillors have been told.
  
  Read more

• Person rescued from ledge after getting locked out of flat

  04-04-2023 11:10
  
  According to the fire service, it seemed that the person was stuck on the outside window ledge of a Blackburn flat, after being locked out.
  
  Read more

• Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Lidl and more Easter opening hours

  04-04-2023 10:24
  
  Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Lidl have all announced supermarket closures over the Easter weekend
  
  Read more

• Firefighters tackle wildfire in Padiham

  04-04-2023 10:03
  
  Fire crews were called to reports of a wildfire Lancaster Drive, in Padiham, at around 3.07pm.
  
  Read more

• Is Virgin Media down? Users report problems with Wi-Fi

  04-04-2023 09:53
  
  Virgin Media users are reporting problems with broadband connection causing Wi-Fi to not work this morning.
  
  Read more

• Two men arrested after delivery van stolen from Blackpool

  04-04-2023 09:34
  
  Two men have been arrested after a delivery van full of parcels was stolen from a Lancashire town.
  
  Read more

• Jeremy Clarkson plea to BBC over the future of Top Gear

  04-04-2023 09:22
  
  Jeremy Clarkson has called on BBC bosses to save Top Gear after the latest series was cancelled
  
  Read more

• Ramadan 2023: Iftar events become national norm in the UK

  04-04-2023 09:15
  
  Many British organisations and companies are opening their doors to Muslims and the wider community as they hold Iftar events.
  
  Read more

• Wife of controlling husband speaks out to help other women

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Tanya Taylor's husband has been jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour in their marriage
  
  Read more

• Westholme pupil breaks school record for reciting Pi

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A talented young mathematician from Westholme School has recited Pi to an impressive 429 digits
  
  Read more

• West Lancashire house prices: Average house prices fall by £2,000

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  House prices in West Lancashire have gone down by an average of over £2,000 in the month of January, according to figures from the Land Registry.
  
  Read more

• Weavers’ Triangle visitors centre in Burnley to re-open this weekend

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  An East Lancashire visitors centre, which tells the story of the Weavers’ Triangle is to re-open this weekend
  
  Read more

• Two East Lancashire men are still on the run from police

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Police are still appealing for information about four men who appeared on the most wanted list last week
  
  Read more

• Trains across Lancs and the North West will be disrupted over Easter

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel while major railway upgrades take place
  
  Read more

• Tockholes stables and riding arena refused over Green Belt impact

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  PROPOSALS to build a stable and storage block with a riding arena on grazing land near a moorland village have been rejected.
  
  Read more

• Rishton man caught on CCTV trying to burgle home of wife's boss

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A man who stole £290 worth of cigarettes from a woman’s house was later caught on CCTV rifling through her jackets
  
  Read more

• Ribble Valley Council grants for elderly residents with dementia

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Residents in a borough can now receive a £2,000 grant to make their homes safer to live in
  
  Read more

• Rawtenstall's Thurra acquires engineering inspections firm

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  An engineering inspections firm has expanded its capabilities and services with the acquisition of a North Yorkshire company
  
  Read more

• New Kurdistan supermarket opens close to Blackburn town centre

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A new Kurdish supermarket has opened close to the town centre in Blackburn
  
  Read more

• Meet Mo Salah's private chef who runs a restaurant in Darwen

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Dan Jolley, from Blackburn, is the private chef for Liverpool striker Mo Salah. After working around the world, he now runs a restaurant in Darwen.
  
  Read more

• Man thought his pal, 70, was having an affair with his wife

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A pensioner attacked his friend of 20 years with a hammer and accused him of having an affair with his wife
  
  Read more

• King Charles III appoints new High Sheriff of Lancashire

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  King Charles III has appointed his first High Sheriff of Lancashire, as David Taylor CBE DL, was sworn in last Friday
  
  Read more

• Key Rossendale road to be resurfaced after pothole campaign

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A MAJOR road connecting East Lancashire to Manchester which has been plagued by potholes is to be repaired,
  
  Read more

• Four East Lancashire men are still on the run from police

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Police are still appealing for information about four men who appeared on the most wanted list last week
  
  Read more

• Darwen’s Sunbird Records to reopen under new management

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Darwen’s Sunbird Records is set to reopen under new management from Good Friday (April 7).
  
  Read more

• Darwen textile workers headed for new life in the States

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  In the late 1800s and early 1900s many Lancashire cotton workers left England seeking a new life in America.
  
  Read more

• Cats found living under floorboards in Burnley after owner dies

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Two cats were found living under the floorboards after their owner died
  
  Read more

• Burnley display firm sees rise in online demos

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A Lancashire visual display expert firm has seen a 60 per cent rise in the number of remote online demonstrations it is running
  
  Read more

• Blackburn's The Mail chooses its charity of the year

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A MAJOR East Lancashire shopping centre has named its official charity for 2023.
  
  Read more

• Blackburn courier fails to pay almost £90,000 in tax

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  A man who has previously lived at two addresses has been named by the government for deliberately defaulting on his tax bill
  
  Read more

• Blackburn charity Secret Santa donates 1,000 Easter eggs to children

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  Secret Santa CIC,  formed in 2017 by Phil and Karen Boulding, has donated 1,000 Easter eggs to organisations across Blackburn with Darwen
  
  Read more

• £1m Accrington Stanley Community Trust extension officially open

  04-04-2023 06:00
  
  The Minister for Sport was invited to Accrington recently to officially open the new £1m investment in Accrington Stanley Community Trust
  
  Read more

Follow @bburnwithdarwen on Twitter!