Blackburn with Darwen news

• Blackburn with Darwen boss urges restraint over Israel/Gaza events - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-10-2023 21:30
  
  Blackburn with Darwen boss urges restraint over Israel/Gaza events  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen boss urges restraint over Israel/Gaza events

  12-10-2023 21:30
  
  THE political boss of an East Lancashire borough has called on residents appalled at the violence in Israel and Gaze to ensure they do not let their frustrations at the conflict spill out onto it streets.
  
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• Man sentenced for stealing till from business in Blackpool

  12-10-2023 21:15
  
  A 31-year-old man has been jailed for carrying out a burglary at a business in Blackpool.
  
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• Man wanted over kidnapping in Preston city centre

  12-10-2023 20:18
  
  Police have released an image of man they want to speak to over a kidnapping in Preston.
  
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• Blackpool mother squeezed baby to death, jury told

  12-10-2023 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Langley denies murdering seven-week-old Edith who sustained 33 fractures, Preston Crown Court hears.
  
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• Blackburn Tesco seeks to add Burger King to car park

  12-10-2023 18:00
  
  Burger King could be coming to Blackburn with fresh plans to put a restaurant in the car park of Tesco in the town.
  
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• 'Go slow’ protest passes off with few delays on Blackburn roads

  12-10-2023 16:21
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has issued a warning over potential traffic delays in Blackburn due to a protest today in support of Palestine.
  
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• Drivers warned of potential delays over Blackburn 'go slow’ protest

  12-10-2023 16:21
  
  A council has issued a warning over potential traffic delays in Blackburn due to a protest. On Tuesday, it was revealed people were being encouraged to meet at the Tesco car park in Hill Street on Thursday, October 12, at 5pm if they want to take part in a demonstration to support the people of Palestine. It is unclear at this stage who is organising the event or if it will go ahead, as one was also cancelled at a late stage. Another previous event of this nature that did go ahead brought traffi
  
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• Drivers warned of delays over Blackburn Palestine protest

  12-10-2023 16:21
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has issued a warning over potential traffic delays in Blackburn due to a protest today in support of Palestine.
  
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• Burnley alley gates order set to be renewed by council

  12-10-2023 16:00
  
  Burnley Council is reviewing its alley gating scheme as it proposes to renew the order which manages most of them.
  
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• Lancashire youths get their voices heard by policy makers

  12-10-2023 15:29
  
  More than 85 young people from a range of backgrounds across Lancashire were invited to have their voices heard in a Hope Hack event
  
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• Two arrested after courier fraud reports across East Lancs

  12-10-2023 15:22
  
  Two women have been arrested following eight reports of courier fraud totalling almost £100,000 in East Lancashire in the last month
  
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• Police want to identify the man with a 'distinctive run'

  12-10-2023 13:16
  
  Police are hoping to identify a man with a "distinctive run" after an incident of indecent exposure
  
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• Yellow weather warning issued for rain in Blackburn

  12-10-2023 12:40
  
  A yellow weather warning is set to come into force from 9pm tonight and is in place until 8pm on Friday.
  
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• Two men charged over Preston city centre kidnapping

  12-10-2023 12:14
  
  A second man has been charged in connection with the kidnapping of a teenager
  
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• Total ban on disposable vapes considered amid consultation

  12-10-2023 11:55
  
  The Government today has launched a consultation on the action that should be taken to protect children from e-cigarettes and vapes.
  
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• Ofgem considers energy cap rise to support energy companies

  12-10-2023 10:45
  
  Ofgem is considering hiking the energy price cap by £17 a year to support struggling energy suppliers
  
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• Captain Tom's daughter admits pocketing 800k after his death

  12-10-2023 10:44
  
  Captain Tom's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore confesses to keeping £800k for three books he had written in a recent interview with Piers Morgan.
  
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• Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to 'dangerously high' air ... - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-10-2023 09:00
  
  Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to 'dangerously high' air ...  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Meet the new faces at family and dog-friendly venue The Nabs Head

  12-10-2023 08:30
  
  WE love to shine the spotlight on local venues to socialise with family and friends in our ‘Pub of the Week’ feature
  
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• Man, 44, charged after woman assaulted in Little Harwood

  12-10-2023 08:21
  
  A man has been charged after a woman was assaulted at a house in Blackburn
  
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• Accrington woman, 107, says secret to long life is cups of tea

  12-10-2023 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edna Walmsley, from Lancashire, thinks having a good appetite is also behind her longevity.
  
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• Manchester ready for Okoberfest party which starts tomorrow

  12-10-2023 06:14
  
  A little bit of Germany is coming to Manchester tomorrow
  
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• Whitesides bakery has been bought by the Cockett brothers

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A 55-year-old bakery has been saved from closure after being bought in the final hour
  
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• Whalley Medical Centre expansion plans approved by council

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Whalley Medical Centre has been granted permission to build an extension which will create four new consulting rooms.
  
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• Viva PR's recycling campaign earns national acclaim

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A PR company's work with a council has seen the agency take home a national public sector award at the PRCA DARE Grand Prix 2023
  
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• Two overnight closures on M6 between Preston and Lancaster

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Drivers using one of Lancashire’s busiest motorways are being reminded of two overnight closures later this month
  
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• Stonyhurst College wins Charitable Work Champion award

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Stonyhurst College won the Charitable Work Champion award in the School House Magazine Awards 2023, thanks to the efforts of former head boy, Dilip Gosall.
  
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• Rossendale energy efficiency project gets more funding

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A Rossendale-based project which will tackle energy efficiency and decarbonisation challenges has been awarded significant funding by Ofgem
  
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• Police officers caught woman smoking joint while driving

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A drug driver was caught in the act by two police officers on patrol
  
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• Pendle: Men jailed for more than 10 years over Pablo line conspiracy

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Three men who were selling crack cocaine and heroin on the streets of East Lancashire have been jailed for a combined total of more than 10 years
  
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• New bigger Edgworth village house approved despite objections

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A TWO-storey detached house in an West Pennine village is to be replaced with a larger three-storey home.
  
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• Mum kicked out of Darwen Wetherspoon pub after child wouldn’t sit

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Carmella was asked to leave The Old Chapel in Darwen after a five-year-old would not sit on his stool.
  
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• Michael Bisping to bring 2 night MMA show to the UK

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Bisping enjoyed a short but successful kickboxing career, winning the North West Area title and later the Pro British light heavyweight kickboxing title
  
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• Men jailed for more than 10 years over Pablo line conspiracy

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Three men who were selling crack cocaine and heroin on the streets of East Lancashire have been jailed for a combined total of more than 10 years
  
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• Magic-themed charity fundraiser taking place in Rossendale

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A magic-themed charity fundraiser is taking place in Rossendale this Friday
  
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• Inquest concludes Oswaldtwistle mum's death was not suicide

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Oswaldtwistle mother Laura Hartley who was found dead at her home did not intend to end her life, an inquest has concluded.
  
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• Hyndburn honey-making hall invaders turn into the bees' knees

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A COLONY of thousands of honeybees evicted from the brickwork of a Grade II listed-building has been transformed from pests to prizewinners.
  
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• Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to ‘dangerously high’ air pollution - Yahoo News UK

  12-10-2023 06:00
  Half of Blackburn with Darwen exposed to ‘dangerously high’ air pollution  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Great start to National Trophy Cyclocross Series for Katie

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A teenage cycling prodigy is celebrating the start of the National Series of competitions by coming second in the first round
  
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• Fence man involved in M65 crash was disqualified at time

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A Fence man who was involved in a crash on the M65 was found by police to have been disqualified from driving.
  
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• Deliveroo shares free coffee deals at Caffè Nero and Pret A Manger

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Joe & The Juice, Caffè Nero, Pret A Manger and more customers can claim a free coffee next week through Deliveroo. Here's how
  
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• Darwen MP in village bus improvement plea to council

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  DARWEN'S MP has called on the borough council to use some of the government's latest slice of cash for buses to expand the services to villages surrounding the town.
  
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• CoolKit rises from ashes of fire and relocates to Blackburn

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  A firm that specialises in temperature-controlled van conversions has risen from the ashes following a blaze which devastated one of its manufacturing units
  
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• Construction starts on £1.6m Pendle Hippodrome renovations

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Work has begun on a £1.6m refurbishment of the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre in Colne, including three new lifts and foyer improvements.
  
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• Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team praised on busiest weekend

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  The weekend marked the 43rd birthday of the BPMT team, but celebrations were cut short this year.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen schools get funding increase - Lancashire Telegraph

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen schools get funding increase  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen schools get funding increase

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Schools in Blackburn with Darwen will get more money for their pupils in this academic year.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen areas exposed to high air pollution

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen neighbourhoods exposed to ‘dangerously high’ air pollution, according to study
  
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• A new homeless crisis is ruining thousands of lives in Lancashire

  12-10-2023 06:00
  
  Thousands of families across Lancashire are trapped in uninhabitable rented homes and temporary accommodation as a new homeless crisis has been declared.
  
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