Blackburn with Darwen news

• A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder

  30-07-2023 18:48
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was fatally stabbed in a town centre
  
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• The motorist had been reported for 'driving badly' on the M6

  30-07-2023 17:14
  
  A driver has been arrested for blowing almost three times the legal limit after being stopped on the motorway
  
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• The incident is believed to have happened in Corporation Park

  30-07-2023 16:54
  
  Police say they are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted in a park in Blackburn
  
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• Cyclist taken to hospital after hit by police van in Darwen

  30-07-2023 16:23
  
  A cyclist has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a police van earlier today.
  
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• You should change your shaving razor to avoid 3 health risks

  30-07-2023 14:53
  
  From 'life-threatening' infections to ingrown hairs and keloids - here's 3 reasons why you should change an old razor, according to dermatologists.
  
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• Firefighters battle caravan fire in Heaton Road, Lancaster

  30-07-2023 12:07
  
  Firefighters rushed to battle a caravan fire in Lancaster early this morning.
  
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• Police disappointed with youths for distress to public

  30-07-2023 10:57
  
  Police say they are disappointed with the behaviour of a small number of youths yesterday.
  
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• Crews battle Coppull fire involving large quantity of hay

  30-07-2023 09:47
  
  Firefighters battled a fire which involved a large quantity of haylage yesterday.
  
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• Thousands expected to attend pageant at iconic Chorley temple

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A custom-built marquee, thought to be the biggest in Europe, has been installed within the grounds of one of Lancashire most iconic buildings.
  
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• The Shakespeare in Padiham set to close this weekend

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  Sadness as pub to ‘close its doors’ this weekend as landlord departs for pastures new
  
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• Sky Michael Schuyler has been struck off nurse's register

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A mental health nurse who asked a student if he could “put his testicles in her mouth” has been struck off the nurse’s register
  
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• Rossendale Council will demolish part of a building in Bacup

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  Proposals to demolish a town centre building and replace it with a cycle hub as part of the government’s levelling-up plans have been approved
  
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• Plans to turn empty plot of land into car sales site refused

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  Plans to transform an empty plot of land into a car sales site, with portacabin office, 30 vehicle spaces, plus staff and customer bays, have been refused
  
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• Plans for a DIY superstore have been approved by the council

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  Plans to turn a former restaurant and pub into a DIY superstore have been approved by the council
  
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• North Lancs Training Group celebrates 50th apprentice

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A training group based in East Lancashire has marked an 18-year partnership with a furniture manufacturer by signing off their 50th apprentice
  
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• Hundreds turn out to launch of Blackburn Muscle Factory store

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A personal fitness trainer who set up a new health store said he wants to help people take up a more active lifestyle.
  
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• Heavenly Desserts is coming to Burnley's Pioneer Place

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  Upmarket artisan desserts bar, Heavenly Desserts has become the latest tenant to sign up to the multi-million pound Pioneer Place
  
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• Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing wins at national tech awards

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A workplace wellbeing firm set-up by an entrepreneur from Blackburn has won yet another award
  
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• Emmerdale and Corrie star returning to hit musical at Lowry

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  HAYLEY Tamaddon compares returning to the cast of the hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to getting back together with the family
  
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• Dog daycare business needs new owner as founder retires

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A dog daycare business is looking for a new owner to take over from its founder, who plans to retire and relocate.
  
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• Computer technology safeguarding future of Blackpool’s Victorian piers

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  The latest computer technology is being harnessed to safeguard the future of Blackpool’s historic Victorian piers.
  
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• Community Volunteer Awards: Nominations open in memory of Lindsay Dunn

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  People are being invited to submit nominees for an award in memory of a volunteer who was passionate about helping the most marginalised people within society.
  
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• Camelot: Pictures from the theme park loved by 80s and 90s kids

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  WHAT have Ant and Dec, Denise Van Outen, Jeremy Beadle and Shaun Ryder from the Happy Mondays got in common?
  
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• Blackburn's Willows Lodge plea for community clean up

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A fishery at Willows Lodge in Dickens Street is in danger of being closed down and its land used for possible houses or factories
  
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• Blackburn's Pleasington Crematorium will re-open on August 7

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  The council has announced the re-opening date for Pleasington Crematorium following a devastating fire which forced mourners out of a funeral service
  
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• Blackburn's Griffin Lodge was built by mayor of the town

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  This imposing building was a former home to one of the first Mayors of Blackburn but do you recognise it? Taken in 1971, the photograph shows Griffin Lodge which had been built by Thomas Dugdale , a doctor who had become a highly successful mill owner. He was the town’s third mayor serving from 1853-55 and who died in 1875. Grade II Griffin Lodge would later become a base for the museum service but was later left empty. Serious fires in 2013 and 2015 left the building a shell and last year
  
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• Adorable and endangered red panda cubs born at Blackpool Zoo

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  Adorable endangered red panda cubs born at Lancashire zoo
  
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• 70 new jobs created at Burnley based VEKA Plc

  30-07-2023 06:00
  
  A uPVC supplier has announced it is creating 70 new jobs from its base in Burnley.
  
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