Blackburn with Darwen news

• The new teenage Ribble Valley councillor related to TV star AJ Odudu

  21-05-2023 21:59
  
  Lancashire student Aaron Wilkins-Odudu is making news for different reasons to his family relative AJ Odudu, the huge star of TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing.
  
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• Spotify Zodiac Affinity: how to match songs to your star sign

  21-05-2023 21:03
  
  Spotify Zodiac Affinity is an external service that gives you five of your liked songs based on a chosen star sign.
  
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• Piers Morgan breaks silence about him replacing Phillip Schofield

  21-05-2023 20:57
  
  Piers Morgan has said there is "just one problem" about a potential return to ITV to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning.
  
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• Manchester stars take part in run as part of fundraising efforts

  21-05-2023 19:42
  
  The sun shone on Manchester today as thousands of runners, supporters and spectators came out to celebrate 20 years of the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run.
  
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• Charlotte Edwards Cup: Heather Knight & Fran Wilson hit fifties as Western Storm beat Thunder

  21-05-2023 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Western Storm chase a target of 155 to beat Thunder by six wickets at Taunton in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
  
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• Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary to fill in as This Morning hosts

  21-05-2023 18:24
  
  ITV has confirmed Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will fill in as hosts of This Morning on Monday, May 22.
  
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• Greggs adding 2 new lunchtime options to its menu this week

  21-05-2023 17:19
  
  Two new flatbread options are being added to the Greggs lunchtime summer menu on Thursday, May 25.
  
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• Top Gear staff 'signed off work' after Andrew Flintoff's crash

  21-05-2023 17:14
  
  Some staff who witnessed presenter Andrew Flintoff's crash at the Top Gear test track in Surrey last December have reportedly been signed off work.
  
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• Nine motorbikes and mopeds seized by police in Blackburn

  21-05-2023 16:30
  
  Nine motorbikes and mopeds have been seized as police make efforts to tackle noise nuisance.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being trampled by horse

  21-05-2023 16:16
  
  The woman suffered a suspected broken thigh bone in the incident in Lancashire on Thursday afternoon (May 18), rescuers said.
  
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• 24-year-old woman missing from Lancaster home since Friday

  21-05-2023 14:35
  
  A 24-year-old woman has been missing from her Lancaster home for two days.
  
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• ITV has 'approached' Alison Hammond's son to be on Love Island

  21-05-2023 14:31
  
  Son of This Morning and Great British Bake Off presenter Alison Hammond, Aiden (18), has reportedly been approached by ITV to be a part of Love Island.
  
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• Warning after groups of children seen swimming in reservoirs

  21-05-2023 14:25
  
  Police have issued a warning after groups of children have been spotted swimming in reservoirs in Chorley.
  
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• Chorley: Warning after groups of children seen swimming in reservoirs

  21-05-2023 14:25
  
  Police have issued a warning after groups of children have been spotted swimming in reservoirs in Chorley.
  
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• Sophie Ellis-Bextor could be the UK's 2024 Eurovision entry

  21-05-2023 13:51
  
  'Murder on the Dance Floor' singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor could be named as the UK's 2024 entry for Eurovision as BBC bosses begin the search.
  
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• Councillor on his A-levels and famous relative

  21-05-2023 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aaron Wilkins-Odudu, who is related to AJ Odudu, has his debut council meeting after his first exam.
  
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• Man dies after collapse at Rivington Pike

  21-05-2023 12:57
  
  An air ambulance has landed at the top of Rivington Pike.
  
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• Air ambulance spotted landing this morning at Rivington Pike

  21-05-2023 12:57
  
  An air ambulance has landed at the top of Rivington Pike.
  
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• Phillip Schofield to host new ITV Prime show after This Morning exit

  21-05-2023 10:41
  
  ITV is set to launch a brand-new prime-time show with Phillip Schofield as the host following his departure from This Morning and away from Holly Willoughby.
  
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• Gallery of photos from Girlguiding events at Waddow Hall

  21-05-2023 10:03
  
  Following the news that Waddow Hall is set to be sold, the Lancashire Telegraph has looked through the archives and found some great photos.
  
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• Police issue another dispersal order in Brierfield

  21-05-2023 09:18
  
  Another dispersal order was made in Brierfield after ‘groups of men seen fighting with weapons’ earlier this week.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Sunday, May 21

  21-05-2023 07:34
  
  Have a browse at just some of the items that you can expect in Aldi’s Specialbuys or Lidl’s Middle of Lidl this week.
  
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• Way Old Friends Do at Lowry is Abba tribute from the heart

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  Ian Hallard has a vivid memory of arriving at his own 18th birthday party with a bunch of Abba singles tucked under his arm.
  
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• Urgent meeting called to debate future of Rossendale Leisure Trust

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  AN extraordinary council meeting - to debate the future of a leisure trust - has been called.
  
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• UCLan named 'University of the Year' at Edufuturists awards

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  UCLan has been crowned ‘University of the Year’.
  
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• Pizzaman’s restaurant opens at Rawtenstall bus station

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  New restaurant has opened in Rawtenstall and it looks like a dream for pizza-lovers.
  
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• Offload Northwest launches mental health sessions for men

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  A Blackburn community group has launched weekly sessions to support men's mental health.
  
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• M65 driver ‘stumbled’ from car three times drink drive limit

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  POLICE who had received reports of a possible drink driver spotted the car being driven erratically as it left the M65.
  
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• Instagram cake business owner who lives in Edgworth to open shop

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  Georgia Goddard, 26, has amassed over 50,000 followers on social media after setting up a much-loved bespoke cake and grazes business under GG Bakes.
  
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• East Lancs bowls pavilion was target of music-loving vandals

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  GRAFFITI vandals had left the bowls pavilion at Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle, in a terrible state when this photo was taken in February 1989.
  
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• Darwen Live: Final details for music festival released

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  FINAL details of next weekend's Darwen Live free music festival have been confirmed.
  
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• Colne man pinned partner against wall by throat while slapping her

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  A MAN pinned his partner against a wall by the throat while slapping her across the face.
  
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• Burnley charity issues update after Pastor Mick’s heart attack

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  Church on the Street Minstries’ Pastor Mick Fleming had a heart attack on Wednesday, May 17 and had to undergo surgery.
  
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• Blackpool: Campaign to protect lap dancing clubs

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  Calls have been made for a rethink on strict policies by councils including Blackpool which want to phase out lap dancing clubs.
  
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• Blackburn man came out of house with knife after affair accusation

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  A man involved in a neighbour dispute came out of his house with a knife in his hand.
  
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• Artists to work with local businesses for Festival of Making

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  ‘Art in Manufacturing’ places artists in residence with some of the UK’s leading manufacturers as part of the National Festival of Making.
  
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• 10 Lancashire beaches win Blue Flag and Seaside Awards

  21-05-2023 06:00
  
  Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has announced the winners of the Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2023. 
  
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