Blackburn with Darwen news

• Two arrested after racist voicemails left on PCs phone

  09-05-2023 22:11
  
  Two men have been arrested after leaving racists voicemails on a police officer's phone.
  
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• Tens of thousands celebrate Burnley's Championship title win

  09-05-2023 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The team went in an open-top bus parade through the town to the Clarets' Turf Moor ground.
  
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• Turtle Bay gives customers free cocktails - how to get yours

  09-05-2023 21:31
  
  A Blackburn restaurant us giving away two free cocktails to all customers celebrate World Cocktail Day.
  
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• Documentary into murder of Susan Wareing on TV tonight

  09-05-2023 21:10
  
  The detective who led the murder investigation of Susan Wareing vows to never give up hope of finding her body in a new TV documentary.
  
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• Warning that patients could face long waits in A and E

  09-05-2023 18:32
  
  Patients are being warned they could face long waits at an emergency department at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust.
  
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• Mitch Clark: Accrington Stanley defender charged by FA over alleged breach of betting rules

  09-05-2023 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley defender Mitch Clark is charged with misconduct relating to alleged breaches of FA betting rules.
  
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• Woman arrested after man in his 20s assaulted in Bacup

  09-05-2023 17:05
  
  An air ambulance was called after a man in his in 20s was assaulted.
  
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• Rapist attacked sleeping woman who had been out for new year

  09-05-2023 17:02
  
  Matthew Grant Wilkinson has been jailed for rape.
  
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• Meins Road in Blackburn closed after crash between two cars

  09-05-2023 16:18
  
  Meins Road in Blackburn, which leads to Westholme School, has been closed following a crash during school pick-up time.
  
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• Further improvements for Grade II listed venue

  09-05-2023 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two bars at Blackpool's Winter Gardens will be refurbished as part of a £1.7m modernisation plan.
  
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• Nicola Bulley: Lancashire Police face no action over details disclosure

  09-05-2023 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Police will not face action for sharing the missing mother-of-two's personal information.
  
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• Driver who reached speeds of 80mph in Whitworth

  09-05-2023 14:38
  
  Zain Anwar, 18, who had been behind the wheel, reached speeds of more than 80mph in a 30mph zone before crashing into a nursery.
  
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• Coach carrying Rovers fans smashed after Blackburn v Millwall game

  09-05-2023 14:30
  
  The owner of two coaches, supplied by Oswaldtwistle-based Red Rose Travel, has branded those responsible as "s***houses" and “thugs".
  
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• Independent review into Nicola Bulley disappearance begins

  09-05-2023 14:10
  
  An independent review by the College of Policing into the Nicola Bulley investigation is under way.
  
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• Ex-NFL star pledges to earn trust of Burnley fans

  09-05-2023 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  JJ Watt and his wife Kealia, an ex-USA football international, have become investors in the club.
  
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• Shocking scale of damage at community centre and nursery

  09-05-2023 13:17
  
  A community centre trustee has spoken of the ‘distressing’ scenes volunteers witnessed when they were called following a break in.
  
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• Breeding boost for under-threat seabird colony

  09-05-2023 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is hoped a new nesting platform will help increase the number of common terns in the Lune estuary.
  
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• Burnley FC: Baby continues family's 140 year love affair with team

  09-05-2023 12:02
  
  A baby boy has continued his family’s 140-year-long love affair with their football club after becoming its youngest match-going fan - at just three weeks old.
  
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• Parade route for Burnley FC’s Premier League champions parade

  09-05-2023 12:00
  
  A massive celebration has been planned today (May 9) for Burnley FC’s return to the Premier League.
  
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• Parade route for Burnley FC’s championship title parade

  09-05-2023 12:00
  
  A massive celebration has been planned today (May 9) for Burnley FC’s return to the Premier League.
  
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• Coronation Street star quits ITV soap leaving role as Faye Windass

  09-05-2023 11:12
  
  Ellie Leach who plays Faye Windass is leaving ITV's Coronation Street after 12 years as an emotional storyline revealed.
  
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• READERS LETTERS: Social media algorithm worrying

  09-05-2023 10:30
  
  MODERN world social media has had a huge impact on us all.
  
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• Lancashire driver reported for having illegally tinted windows

  09-05-2023 08:57
  
  Police in Lancashire stopped a motorist for driving a vehicle which allowed just 16% of light to be transmitted through the glass.
  
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• Driver reported for having illegal tinted windows

  09-05-2023 08:57
  
  Police in Lancashire stopped a motorist for driving a vehicle which allowed just 16% of light to be transmitted through the glass.
  
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• Car crashes into property and smashes wall for the sixth time

  09-05-2023 08:18
  
  A wall outside a property in Bromley Cross has been driven into and smashed up by a vehicle for the sixth time while the occupants have lived there.
  
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• Ten day warning to claim pension credit ahead of deadline

  09-05-2023 08:03
  
  Pensioners are being encouraged to check if they're eligible to apply for £3,500 worth of pension credit and they could also claim the £301 cost of living payment.
  
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• Plans for some prescriptions to be given without GP sign-off

  09-05-2023 08:01
  
  New plans from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggest having some prescriptions given out directly by pharmacists
  
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• New high-tech AI cameras set to catch littering drivers

  09-05-2023 07:58
  
  AI cameras will be installed as part of a national highways trail.
  
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• Rizwan to walk from Clitheroe to Blackburn in aid of hospice

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  A father-of-two is set to embark on a charity walk in aid of the East Lancashire Hospice.
  
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• It's 'party time' for families in Blackburn and Darwen

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  A series of street parties took place across Blackburn and Darwen to celebrate the King’s Coronation.
  
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• Huge crowds at Blackburn Rovers Halal Food Festival

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  Thousands turned out for the first Halal Food Festival at Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• Health and wellbeing plan gets go ahead from Council leaders

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  A council has approved a new blueprint for 'improving health and wellbeing' across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
  
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• Fight club makes ‘Blackburn proud’ at national kickboxing open

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn fight club was invited to compete with some of best kickboxers in the world at a national event.
  
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• Did ghost of singing child haunt corridors at Burnley school?

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  THIS photo was taken in 1971 when this Burnley school made the headlines.
  
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• Burnley ocean rower Emma Wolstenholme taking on GB Row Challenge

  09-05-2023 06:00
  
  A female ocean rower from Burnley who has twice faced dramatic rescues on the high seas is hoping it will be third time lucky on her next challenge.
  
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