Blackburn with Darwen news

• Bailey Peacock-Farrell: Northern Ireland goalkeeper joins Danish side Aarhus on loan

  24-07-2023 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell joins Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus on loan from Burnley.
  
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• Eight arrested and £20,000 in cash and drugs seized across Lancashire

  24-07-2023 18:24
  
  Eight people have been arrested across Accrington, Blackburn and Nelson following a series of police raids.
  
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• Parbold warning in place after homes flooded

  24-07-2023 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The alert in west Lancashire is in place as more spells of rainy weather are expected this week.
  
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• Trevor Francis: Former England player dies aged 69

  24-07-2023 16:19
  
  Former England football player Trevor Francis has died aged 69, he was known for being the first £1 million player.
  
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• Common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight

  24-07-2023 15:21
  
  Personal trainer and health coach shares four common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight.
  
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• Grouse shooting to end on United Utilities' Lancashire moors

  24-07-2023 15:01
  
  A decision has been made by United Utilities to grouse shooting on its moorland holdings around Lancashire.
  
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• Great British Pub Awards 2023: 4 Lancashire pubs shortlisted

  24-07-2023 14:17
  
  The Bellflower, The Royal Dyche, Black Bull Hotel Old Langho and a young chef at The Cricketers in Ormskirk in Lancashire are finalists in the awards.
  
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• Blackburn police make arrest after finding stolen car

  24-07-2023 14:15
  
  Officers discovered that the driver did not have a licence or insurance.
  
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• UK roads: Green man at crossings to be lit for longer

  24-07-2023 12:51
  
  The green man at UK crossings is set to be lit for "extra seconds" longer as the nation becomes "slower and less unfit."
  
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• Lancashire MP calls for alcoholism support after mother's death

  24-07-2023 12:45
  
  AN East Lancs MP has called for more help for the families of alcoholics after witnessing the slow decline of her mother.
  
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• Council’s £300k car park scheme in Blackburn underway

  24-07-2023 12:25
  
  Work on a new car park at Blakewater Lodge, Whalley Range in Blackburn is underway and will take around eight weeks to complete.
  
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• Police investigating abandoned car after crash in Samlesbury

  24-07-2023 11:42
  
  Lancs Road Police shared a picture of a car that has been abandoned on the side of the road.
  
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• Police find weapons and cannabis in car in Preston

  24-07-2023 11:03
  
  Motorists charged after police find weapons and ‘large amount’ of cannabis in car
  
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• Horse saved from mud in Morecambe after heavy rain

  24-07-2023 09:36
  
  The fire service saved a horse from water and mud after heavy rain hit the county on Sunday (July 23).
  
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• Love Island's Molly-May Hague and Tommy Fury are engaged

  24-07-2023 08:53
  
  This is the moment Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and boxer Tommy Fury got engaged after meeting on the ITV2 dating show in 2019.
  
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• People rescued from flooded vehicles in Fulwood and Cuerden

  24-07-2023 08:46
  
  People rescued from flooded vehicles as heavy rain hits the county
  
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• Message from police as flood warnings issued after rainfall

  24-07-2023 08:24
  
   
  
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• Great Harwood sex offender kept police in dark on address

  24-07-2023 06:02
  
  Convicted sex offender Ashley Barratt has 17 previous convictions for doing this kind of thing.
  
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• Rossendale IT company celebrates signing 1,000th client

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  A Rossendale company is celebrating after hitting a significant milestone and acquiring more than 1,000 existing clients.
  
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• Residents upset at plans to turn Cross Gaits pub into home

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  Residents are “sad” and “angry”, after plans were submitted to turn the Cross Gaits pub in Blacko into a house
  
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• Rail ticket office closures will be devastating for passengers

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  The proposed closure of hundreds of rail ticket offices across the UK would be devastating for passenger access, safety and service
  
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• New plan to fill in Belmont Blue Lagoon for fishing lake

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  Controversial plans to partially fill in a popular moorland beauty spot in Belmont are back on the agenda.
  
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• Lancs schoolboy, 8, to lead parliament debate about AI

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  An 8-year old boy from Lancashire has been chosen to lead a Children’s Parliament debate on the future of AI.
  
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• Islamic Relief and Burnley FC hand out 500 food packs

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  An international charity joined forced with Burnley FC in the Community to help families affected by the cost of living crisis.
  
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• Headteacher Mark Dixon leaves Padiham Green Primary School

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  A popular headteacher says he is leaving “a very special place” following his retirement 17 years after taking the reins at Padiham Green Primary School.
  
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• Darwen woman to open charity shop and community hub

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  A woman from Darwen has achieved her dream and is set to open a charity shop and community hub in her home town.
  
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• Community order for Rawtenstall man who stole bank card

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  A man who lifted a woman’s purse used her bank card before she discovered the theft from the Bees Knees.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen crackdown on bedsits approved - Lancashire Telegraph

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen crackdown on bedsits approved  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen crackdown on bedsits approved

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has authorised a clampdown on houses of multiple occupation in the borough.
  
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• Blackburn school says farewell to ‘loyal’ business manager

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  Sue Blackwell, a business manager who helped a Wensley Fold Primary School go through some of the biggest changes in a generation, has retired.
  
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• Blackburn man to take over The Old Function Room in Darwen

  24-07-2023 06:00
  
  Andrew Livesey is set to take over The Old Function Room in Darwen in September or the start of October.
  
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