Blackburn with Darwen news

• Fleetwood man charged after drugs stashed in property

  08-03-2024 17:01
  
  A 28-year-old has been charged after police raided a property in Fleetwood.
  
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• Health chiefs to go back to start in Lancs GP surgery deal row

  08-03-2024 17:00
  
  A POPULAR Lancashire GP whose village surgery has been at the centre of a longstanding wrangle over who runs it looks like she will have to make a fresh bid to be allowed to stay in her post.
  
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• Blackpool: Motorcyclist jailed for causing death of pedestrian

  08-03-2024 16:53
  
  Daniel Wray, who suffered serious injuries himself was arrested at the scene.
  
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• £1 a month flash sale on Lancashire Telegraph subscriptions

  08-03-2024 16:16
  
  Readers who want to subscribe to the Lancashire Telegraph can enjoy an exclusive offer of £4 for 4 months or 40 per cent off an annual subscription.
  
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• Lancashire's road resurfacing schemes unveiled for the year ahead

  08-03-2024 16:00
  
  COUNTY highways chiefs have revealed the 88 road resurfacing schemes they plan to carry out over the next year.
  
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• Hyndburn Council backs Green Party sanctions call over Gaza

  08-03-2024 16:00
  
  Hyndburn's Full Council meeting has passed a Green party motion urging the government to stop selling weapons to and impose sanctions on Israel.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen day care move 'illegal' says top Tory - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-03-2024 16:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen day care move 'illegal' says top Tory  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen day care move 'illegal' says top Tory

  08-03-2024 16:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has been accused of breaking the law by delaying the award of a new contract for community day care support.
  
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• Appeal launched after tragic TikTok challenge death

  08-03-2024 13:28
  
  Tommie-lee Gracie Billington died on Saturday at a house in Lancaster after he took part in a challenge on TikTok
  
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• Men due in court in hare coursing investigation

  08-03-2024 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after police stopped a suspicious car and seized a hunting whistle and trackers.
  
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• Police make two arrests over hare coursing offences

  08-03-2024 11:51
  
  Officers said they were alerted by local farmers in Rufford who reported suspicious activity.
  
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• Rossendale's GrowTraffic celebrate International Women’s Day

  08-03-2024 11:47
  
  A Rossendale digital agency is celebrating International Women’s Day by speaking to local women in business and asking them for their experiences
  
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• New £6.6m tram bridge design revealed

  08-03-2024 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 200-year-old tram bridge linking Avenham Park and Penwortham was closed in 2019.
  
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• How tinned fruit from Blackburn save lives abroad

  08-03-2024 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Date Project says it has raised around £5m for overseas projects in the last 10 years.
  
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• Residents angry as rail users park outside homes

  08-03-2024 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents say commuters parking on the roads have blocked access for police cars and funeral cars.
  
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• A682: Four people suffer serious injuries following crash

  08-03-2024 09:15
  
  Police said four people were taken to hospital after a crash between two cars in the Ribble Valley.
  
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• Council's day care move for vulnerable adults 'illegal' says Tory boss - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-03-2024 09:00
  
  Council's day care move for vulnerable adults 'illegal' says Tory boss  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Council call to tackle Islamophobia and anti-Semitism - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-03-2024 09:00
  
  Council call to tackle Islamophobia and anti-Semitism  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Driver reported and uninsured car seized in Preston

  08-03-2024 08:44
  
  Police stopped this car in Preston and found it had no insurance.
  
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• Saddam Hussein caught drug driving in Audi in Blackburn

  08-03-2024 06:46
  
  A man called Saddam Hussein was caught drug driving in Blackburn after police could smell cannabis from his car.
  
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• Blackburn man in court accused of huge £700k bank frauds

  08-03-2024 06:05
  
  A Blackburn man has appeared in court charged with 14 bank frauds worth £721,000, involving Swiss watches and Harrods shopping sprees.
  
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• SeekOut Festival returns to Ribble Valley with great line-up

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  ICHI journeyed 6,000 miles, crossed three time zones and exited the stage on a pair of revolving red stilts when the man from Nagoya in Japan last strode through the Gisburn Forest
  
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• Plans for business units near Longridge refused by council

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Plans to build business units on land already approved for business use near Longridge have been refused by the council.
  
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• Paddy McGuinness would give Ryan Reynolds a Bolton tour

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Paddy McGuinness made some bold claims on Capital FM saying he’d give a tour of Bolton to Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds if the
  
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• Oompa Loompas light up World Book Day at Backburn nursery

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Children from Tudor House Day Nurseries across Blackburn dressed up for World Book Day.
  
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• Nicola Nuttall's new book 'The Stars Will Still Be There'

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  The mother of Laura Nuttall, who died from a brain tumour in East Lancashire last year, has written a new book about their journey.
  
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• New site manager oversees units at Brierfield's Northlight

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  A new site manager has been appointed to oversee and take care of 29 units at Pendle’s new £34 million historic mill development
  
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• Man sexually assaulted two girls in Oswaldtwistle park

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  A 63-year-old man sexually assaulted two girls under 16 after he told them he "liked them young" in an East Lancashire Park
  
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• International Women’s Day: Five East Lancashire inspirations

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  To celebrate International Women’s Day we have rounded up just five of East Lancashire’s most inspirational women
  
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• Huncoat 'landmark' office building planned by Senator Group

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  A thriving East Lancashire office furniture manufacturer is proposing to build a 'landmark' office complex at one of its sites.
  
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• Heavenly Desserts staff collect £5,600 for Palestine in just one day

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Staff and customers at the Preston Heavenly Dessert store collected a massive £5,600 for charity after a day of fundraising.
  
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• DanceSyndrome set to perform at Blackburn Empire Theatre

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  DanceSyndrome, a multi-award-winning dance charity is set to showcase its event, called Express ’24, to the Blackburn theatre.
  
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• Burnley writer’s thriller to premiere at film festival

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Joy Wilkinson, 48, has written and directed 7 Keys which is set to premiere at South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, on Saturday (March 9).
  
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• Burnley Stoneyholme Primary School makes WOW Top Ten

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Pupils in Burnley are celebrating coming second on a national leader board of schools making strides to walk or wheel to school
  
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• Broadband provider says what the whole of Lancashire is thinking

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  It would seem that the big broadband providers are oblivious to the current cost-of-living crisis, with major annual price hikes, as much as 8.8% in some cases, coming soon to cash-strapped residents.
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen call on Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism - Lancashire Telegraph

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen call on Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen call on Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council is being urged to write to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer to call for a crackdown on racism.
  
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• Blackburn town centre from the air reveals many landmarks

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  The Lancashire Telegraph photographer picked the perfect day to take to the air for this photograph over central Blackburn
  
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• Blackburn recruitment firm joins forces with Chorley agency

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  A Blackburn recruitment firm is joining forces with a Chorley agency, bringing together more than 40 years’ experience helping people find employment
  
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• Blackburn rail workers celebrate International Women's Day

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  To celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday (8 March), Northern is turning the spotlight on the women who work for one of the UK’s biggest train operators
  
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• Blackburn Diocese given award from 'A Rocha Eco Church'

  08-03-2024 06:00
  
  Blackburn Diocese, The Church of England in Lancashire, has achieved an important milestone in developing its environmental credentials
  
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• Birth rate in Blackburn with Darwen falls to lowest since 2013 - Yahoo Movies UK

  08-03-2024 04:07
  
  Birth rate in Blackburn with Darwen falls to lowest since 2013  Yahoo Movies UK
  
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• Blackburn with Darwen's Mayor's fundraising 2023-24 - JustGiving.com

  08-03-2024 00:59
  
  Blackburn with Darwen's Mayor's fundraising 2023-24  JustGiving.com
  
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