Blackburn with Darwen news

• Preston 0-4 West Brom - Baggies win at Deepdale to end North End's unbeaten run

  30-09-2023 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion stun high-flying Preston with a 4-0 win that ends the Championship's only remaining unbeaten record.
  
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• Sir Billy Connolly’s shares health update amid Parkinson's

  30-09-2023 19:14
  
  Wife of comedian Sir Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson shares her husband has had ‘serious falls’ following balance issues.
  
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• Newcastle United 2-0 Burnley: Magpies comfortably beat winless Clarets

  30-09-2023 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's patience pays off as they comfortably beat a Burnley side who remain in search of their first Premier League win of the season.
  
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• Fleetwood Town 1-0 Leyton Orient

  30-09-2023 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Marriott's second-half goal gives Fleetwood their first League One win of the season as they beat visitors Leyton Orient 1-0.
  
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• Barnsley 0-1 Blackpool

  30-09-2023 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool record their fourth win of the campaign as a first-half penalty from Jordan Rhodes earns a 1-0 victory at Barnsley.
  
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• 'High-risk' child rapist Stephen Pennington hunted

  30-09-2023 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Pennington, 35, has links to Blackburn, Blackpool and Wigan, police say.
  
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• Woman hurt as car driven on Blackpool tram tracks

  30-09-2023 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after failing to stop at the scene, police say.
  
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• Blackburn mosque fun day to raise funds for renovations

  30-09-2023 14:32
  
  One of the oldest mosques in town is hosting a family fun day to raise funds for renovations. The Masjid-e-Rizwan on Newton Street is being re-built by the Kokni Muslim Association were given planning permission to extend the mosque. The estimated cost of the renovations is said to be upwards of £800,000, funded by private donations, and the new mosque will accommodate 450 worshippers. The Fun Day takes place throughout the day on Sunday (October 1) at The Ivy Centre. The mosque said the f
  
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• Stephen Pennington is wanted by police on recall to prison

  30-09-2023 11:55
  
  A convicted sex offender is wanted after failing to comply with his licence conditions
  
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• Man arrested after woman hit by Jaguar in Blackpool

  30-09-2023 11:49
  
  A man has been arrested after a woman was hit by a Jaguar care on the tram tracks in Blackpool
  
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• Train strikes set to cause travel disruption

  30-09-2023 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aslef union members are walking out in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• Man wanted in connection with stalking and harassment

  30-09-2023 08:42
  
  A man who has a tattoo on his arm which reads "true love never dies" is wanted by police in connection with incidents of stalking and harassment
  
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• HGV lost two wheels causing full closure of M6 near Preston

  30-09-2023 08:32
  
  A busy stretch of the M6 had to be completely closed after an HGV lost two wheels resulting in debris being strews across the carriageway
  
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• Train guard spat on by two teenagers travelling to Rishton

  30-09-2023 08:21
  
  A train guard was spat on by two teenagers as they attempted to board a train in East Lancashire
  
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• 13-year-old arrested following criminal damage in Colne

  30-09-2023 08:12
  
  A 13-year-old has been arrested after a train station ticket machine was smashed with a brick and a fence panel thrown on the railway lines
  
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• We have to accept that multiculturalism has been good for Britain

  30-09-2023 06:05
  
  As we head into the election year expect to hear more rhetoric that blames migration and immigrants for Britain’s growing list of problems.
  
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• Wensley Fold CE Primary gets Outstanding Ofsted rating

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Inspectors said pupils are ‘captivated by books and reading’ at the Blackburn primary school, deemed outstanding.
  
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• Together Housing staff helped clean the Galligreaves estate

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Colleagues at Together Housing are taking part in a company drive to spend more of their hour’s volunteering
  
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• Thereza Bazar back with Dollar’s hits heading to Burnley

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  AS one half of pop duo Dollar, Thereza Bazar was a semi-permanent fixture on Top of the Pops for a spell in the late 70s and early 80s
  
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• Rossendale ranked top place for walking in new report

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Rossendale has been named as the number one walking area in England and Wales in a new report.
  
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• Paris Fury has hired bodyguards following Netflix success

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Paris, wife of world heavyweight champion boxer Tyson Fury, said she often “worries about her children being kidnapped”.
  
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• Noises Off star Matthew Kelly bringing joy to farce lovers

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  THEATRE audience will be left in hysterics - as they have for the past 40 years - when Noises Off comes to the North West starting next week
  
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• Mullard's Blackburn workers got canteen concert from 'Phil'

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  It’s not every day you get the Liverpool Philharmonic turning up in your work’s canteen but for employees at Mullard’s in Blackburn in July 1955 that’s exactly what happened
  
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• Mountain rescue team thanks Mayor for £20,000 donation

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Mountain rescue team members have thanked fundraisers after receiving a £20,000 donation.
  
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• Met Office reveal if Lancashire will be hit with mini heatwave

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  We asked the Met Office if a ‘mini heatwave’ is set to hit our county.
  
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• Man turned up at his aunt's house asking for money

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  A man turned up at his aunt's house in the early hours of the morning to ask for money
  
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• Filming in Morecambe for series five of ITV’s The Bay

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Ian Bradshaw shared pictures of dramatic ‘crash’, which was being filmed on Marine Road Central.
  
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• Darwen volunteers to host Cancer Research UK autumn fair

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Volunteers in Darwen are hosting an autumn fair next month in aid of Cancer Research UK.
  
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• Darwen taxi driver became involved in large-scale brawl

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  A taxi driver became involved in a large-scale brawl in the early hours of the morning
  
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• Darwen bowling club secretary's collarbone broken by vandals

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Rick Riley, secretary of the Olive Park Bowling Club in Darwen, noticed the youths entering the green on Monday night
  
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• Blackpool Winter Gardens welcomes Dirty Dancing to the stage

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  When invited to the opening night of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, lifelong fans like myself could never turn it down
  
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• Blackburn residents says BRSK telegraph pole 'ruining view'

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn residents have raised concerns about the telegraph poles that are about to be installed on the streets.
  
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• Bees Knees pub to open new venue in Lancashire town

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  A new Bees Knees pub will open up in another town in Lancashire early next year.
  
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• £7 million, eco-friendly care home opens in Garstang

  30-09-2023 06:00
  
  A new £7 million, eco-friendly care home has officially opened its doors
  
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