Blackburn with Darwen news

• What day is Love Island 2023 not on? How to watch Unseen Bits

  17-06-2023 22:57
  
  This is the one day of the week Love Island isn't on ITV2 - here is why Unseen Bits airs on Saturdays instead of official episodes.
  
  Read more

• Hundreds turn out to make Blackburn Pride festival ‘best ever’

  17-06-2023 21:30
  
  Blackburn town centre was turned into a celebration of music, dance and colour as hundreds took part in the annual Pride festival.
  
  Read more

• Crowds turn out to make Blackburn Pride festival ‘best ever’

  17-06-2023 21:30
  
  Blackburn town centre was turned into a celebration of music, dance and colour as hundreds took part in the annual Pride festival.
  
  Read more

• Teacher strikes: NEU announces 2 more dates in England

  17-06-2023 19:23
  
  The National Education Union (NEU) has announced that teachers in England will strike for 2 more days in July - these are the exact dates.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Police concerned for welfare of missing Blackburn man

  17-06-2023 17:32
  
  Police have said they are concerned for the welfare of a Blackburn man who is missing.
  
  Read more

• Winter Hill on the road to recovery five years after wildfire

  17-06-2023 15:31
  
  Walking up Winter Hill as springs turns to summer, it is tough to visualise what went on almost five years ago.
  
  Read more

• Long delays on M6 northbound after lorry fire

  17-06-2023 14:59
  
  There are long delays on traffic heading up towards Carlisle following a lorry fire.
  
  Read more

• Man dies in Bickerstaffe motorcycle crash

  17-06-2023 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man, believed to be in his 30s, fell from his bike on Friday evening, police say.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Vehicles stopped for carrying 'dangerous loads' on motorways

  17-06-2023 11:32
  
  Two vehicles were stopped by traffic officers for attempting to deliver A transit van and trailer was stopped at junction 29 on the M6 for carrying 12.5m flag poles on the trailer and resting them on the roof of the van. The driver was reported. Another van and trailer was stopped on the M55 at Kirkham with the pipes resting between the back of the transit and strapped to the trailer. The driver reported and the vehicle was issued an immediate prohibition.
  
  Read more

• Body found in search former Clitheroe woman Thea Newton

  17-06-2023 10:32
  
  Police have confirmed that a body has been found in a search for Thea Newton
  
  Read more

• Body found in search for missing Thea Newton

  17-06-2023 10:32
  
  A large emergency service presence was reported in Sankey Bridges earlier this morning, Friday, with Cheshire Police in attendance off Forrest Way.
  
  Read more

• Blackburn man sentenced to 4 weeks after spate of thefts from cars

  17-06-2023 10:26
  
  A Blackburn man has been sentenced following a series of thefts from cars.
  
  Read more

• King's Birthday Honours: Medal for Blackburn's health director during pandemic

  17-06-2023 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Professor Dominic Harrison receives a British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours.
  
  Read more

• Nelson: Arrests after emergency workers 'fired upon with gel balls'

  17-06-2023 10:07
  
  Police in Nelson arrested a group of youths for allegedly firing gel balls at passing vehicles and people.
  
  Read more

• Arrests made after emergency workers fired upon with gel balls

  17-06-2023 10:07
  
  Police in Nelson arrested a group of youths for firing gel balls at passing vehicles and people.
  
  Read more

• Bad breath in dogs may be a common symptom of hidden health issues

  17-06-2023 09:50
  
  Pugs, Bulldogs, and French Bulldogs are among the dog breeds that are most commonly affected by bad breath.
  
  Read more

• Easiest indoor plants to grow from Spider Plants to Aloe Vera

  17-06-2023 09:49
  
  From Spider Plants to Aloe Vera, here are 10 'indestructible' plants for those that aren't naturally green-figured.
  
  Read more

• Andrew and Clare Novak from Rawtenstall banned from business

  17-06-2023 06:30
  
  The Novaks, who were directors at TFP Hospitality, have been banned for three years from running a business after not paying enough VAT or PAYE.
  
  Read more

• Your Office Anywhere apprentices advance career at Burnley company

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  Burnley-based company Your Office Anywhere is celebrating more than 10 years of working with apprentices.
  
  Read more

• Waterfoot Wakes 10-day festival returns to Rossendale

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A 10-day festival celebrating music, cinema, art, and theatre is returning to Rossendale next month.
  
  Read more

• Tony Newton, 89, gets on his bike for Chorley Youth Zone

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  AN 89-year-old great grandad, Tony Newton, has just completed an epic 365-mile journey on his bike from his hometown in Chorley to Inverness in Scotland, raising funds for Inspire Youth Zone, Chorley.
  
  Read more

• The Crown Hotel in Colne to reopen today after month closure

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  The Crown Hotel on Albert Road is back open today, and a karaoke night with a DJ has been organised to celebrate.
  
  Read more

• Teenager took police on chase through streets of Blackburn

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A teenager who drove dangerously through the streets of Blackburn with no insurance and without a license has managed to avoid a jail sentence
  
  Read more

• Seven bungalows for the elderly to be built in Brierfield

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  Plans to build seven three-bedroom detached bungalows for the elderly on land already earmarked for development have been approved
  
  Read more

• Ramsbottom: Authentic Italian patisserie proves to be massive hit

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A brand new authentic Italian patisserie has recently opened in Ramsbottom and has gone from strength to strength in just two weeks.
  
  Read more

• Project ADDER has supported 305 OCG disruptions across Lancs

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  New figures reveal that since launching two years ago, Project ADDER has helped disrupt thousands of criminal gangs selling drugs in England and Wales
  
  Read more

• Plans for holiday cottage near Langho rejected by council

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A couple’s application to build a holiday cottage in a tourist area of the Ribble Valley has been rejected by the council.
  
  Read more

• Olivia Attwood posts video of Bradley Dack on toilet

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  At the very start of Olivia Attwood's video we can see what look like her new husband, Bradley Dack, sat on the toilet.
  
  Read more

• Mattress, chairs and treadmill dumped on Blackburn street

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A councillor has slammed fly-tippers who dumped a large amount of household furniture on a street corner in Blackburn.
  
  Read more

• Julius Caesar at The Lowry is Shakespeare for 21st century

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  IT may be Shakespeare, it may be produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company but Thalissa Teixeira who plays Brutus in a radical reworking of Julius Caesar is convinced audiences will not have experienced anything quite like it before.
  
  Read more

• ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’: Farmer wants redemption over site

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A campaign has been launched to help rejuvenate a farm with ‘breath-taking’ views across the Pendle countryside.
  
  Read more

• Driver 'well over drug limit' as he took police on chase

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A man who was “well over the legal drug drive limit” was exhibiting strange behaviour when he took police on a chase through Hoddlesden
  
  Read more

• Crown staff celebrated after clocking up 700 years at firm

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  This group of people had clocked up an amazing 700 years of total service at Crown Berger in Darwen.
  
  Read more

• Clayton-le-Moors nursery ranked in top 20 in North West

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  Parents of children at a nursery in Clayton-le-Moors have rated it as one of the top 20 nurseries in the North West.
  
  Read more

• CCTV to be installed at stations including Accrington

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  Northern is to install more than 600 new CCTV cameras across its stations to provide even safer journeys for customers
  
  Read more

• Burnley mother and daughters attacked woman over car dispute

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  Three women from Burnley who launched an “appalling” attack on another woman in a dispute over a car repair have been given suspended sentences.
  
  Read more

• Blackburn teacher 'Robin Hood of TikTok' for mocking rich influencers

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A chemistry teacher from Blackburn has been hailed as the ‘Robin Hood of TikTok’ in an interview with an Australian news channel.
  
  Read more

• Blackburn: Nurse attacked on night shift by patient she was caring for

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  A HOSPITAL patient launched a brutal attack on a nurse as she went about her duties on the night shift.
  
  Read more

• Blackburn luxury car showroom speeds past last minute objection

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  COUNCILLORS have approved the construction of a new car showroom for a Blackburn luxury car specialist a key town centre gateway despite a last minute objection.
  
  Read more

• Blackburn College opening doors to community groups for free

  17-06-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn College is opening its doors to charities and community groups so young people across the region can enjoy activities over the summer holidays.
  
  Read more

• Croft hits ton as Lancashire win at Northants - T20 Blast round-up

  17-06-2023 00:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Curran takes 5-26 as Surrey beat Somerset to go top of the South Group on a night which saw two centuries and a tied match in the T20 Blast.
  
  Read more

Follow @bburnwithdarwen on Twitter!