Blackburn with Darwen news

• Stokes to skip IPL but Anderson & Archer enter auction

  05-11-2024 22:40 via bbc.com
  
  Captain Ben Stokes opts to skip next year's Indian Premier League, but former England bowler James Anderson and Jofra Archer register for the upcoming auction.
  
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• Rovers' Sigurdsson out for Stoke match - Eustace

  05-11-2024 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  Blackburn Rovers head coach John Eustace has confirmed Arnor Sigurdsson will miss Wednesday's home league match against Stoke City.
  
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• Rail services between Blackburn and Clitheroe cancelled

  05-11-2024 18:13
  
  Rail services between Blackburn and Clitheroe are experiencing cancellations to services due to a broken-down train.
  
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• East Lancashire chippy progresses to final 20 for Takeaway of the Year award

  05-11-2024 17:49
  
  Westend Fish and Chip Shop, Oswaldtwistle, has been shortlisted for the award at the National Fish and Chip Shop Awards 2025.
  
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• Rock music legend spotted popping into East Lancashire football ground

  05-11-2024 17:28
  
  A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who has a soft spot for Accrington Stanley, was treated to a tour around the Wham Stadium
  
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• Pictures as smoke billows across town following fire at ‘notorious’ scrapyard

  05-11-2024 17:00
  
  White smoke has been billowing across Great Harwood today after a fire on Meadow Street.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers' transfer decisions vindicated as Stoke boss delivers praise

  05-11-2024 16:04
  
  Blackburn Rovers will see some familiar faces at Ewood Park on Wednesday night
  
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• Firm behind moorland fishing lake plan fined over safety

  05-11-2024 16:00
  
  The company behind controversial plans to fill in a moorland beauty spot for a fishing lake has been fined after an Environment Agency prosecution.
  
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• Lorry crashes into central reservation of motorway

  05-11-2024 15:56
  
  A lorry crashed into the central reservation of the M66 this morning, Tuesday, leading to heavy delays for motorists
  
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• Paralympic gold winner made freeman of village

  05-11-2024 15:34 via bbc.com
  
  Gregg Stevenson was presented with a freeman of Foulridge certificate in a packed village hall.
  
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• Man charged after shop and vehicle allegedly burgled

  05-11-2024 15:21
  
  The burglaries are alleged to have taken place between July 2024 and October 2024 in the Stoops area.
  
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• Council's writing off £2.5 million in unpaid debts condemned - Lancashire Telegraph

  05-11-2024 15:00
  Council's writing off £2.5 million in unpaid debts condemned  Lancashire Telegraph
  
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• Council's writing off £2.5 million in unpaid debts condemned

  05-11-2024 15:00
  
  Blackburn with Darwen Council has written off more than £2.5 million of bad debts as irrecoverable, drawing condemnation from a councillor.
  
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• Series of concert favourites set to be performed by talented musicians

  05-11-2024 14:31
  
  A series of concert favourites will be performed by talented musicians next week
  
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• Queen Camilla withdraws from engagements after falling ill

  05-11-2024 14:24
  
  A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection"
  
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• Warning issued after reports of kids ‘throwing fireworks’ and causing damage

  05-11-2024 14:11
  
  Police say there have been “a number of incidents” of anti-social behaviour where juveniles have been throwing fireworks
  
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• East Lancs MP tackles schools minister on SEND failings

  05-11-2024 14:00
  
  New Hyndburn MP Sarah Smith has told a government minister the current system for supporting SEND children is failing families in her constituency.
  
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• 'Bigger shocks' - Blackburn Rovers' unsung performer on scrutiny and play-offs stance

  05-11-2024 14:00
  
  Aynsley Pears sat down to discuss his form, the scrutiny on a goalkeeper and Blackburn's play-off hopes
  
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• ‘Despicable’ man sexually assaulted woman as she was walking home

  05-11-2024 13:52
  
  In the early hours of June 13, at 1:55am, Akram Nesseri met his victim for the first time on Middle Street in Lancaster.
  
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• Lewis wants Fury to be 'heavier' in Usyk rematch

  05-11-2024 13:15 via bbc.com
  
  Lennox Lewis says Tyson Fury is capable of winning his heavyweight rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on 21 December.
  
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• Review: Slick and stylish Chicago still a sexy sensation at the Palace

  05-11-2024 12:48
  
  It's the blockbuster musical which refuses back down. New challengers may appear but Chicago remains the sexy, sassy and stylish success you really do have to see
  
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• Reservoir owner fined for putting villagers at risk

  05-11-2024 12:42 via bbc.com
  
  Failings to complete safety works meant "unacceptable risks" to residents, the Environment Agency says.
  
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• Why do we participate in Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday?

  05-11-2024 12:10
  
  Each year, people across the UK take part in Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday to commemorate those who gave their lives for the country.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers boss 'excited' about untried solution to goal-scoring conundrum

  05-11-2024 11:59
  
  John Eustace is open to a change in system as Blackburn Rovers look for more threat in the final third
  
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• Police fins ‘stolen’ items after being called to reports of suspicious man

  05-11-2024 11:48
  
  After finding the man, police conducted a search and found some items. They are now working to identify the owners.
  
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• Police find ‘stolen’ items after being called to reports of suspicious man

  05-11-2024 11:48
  
  After finding the man, police conducted a search and found some items. They are now working to identify the owners.
  
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• Man rescued after getting stuck waist-deep in mud

  05-11-2024 11:31 via bbc.com
  
  The walker was stuck in a bog and "unable to move", Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team said.
  
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• Remembrance events across Blackburn with Darwen - The Shuttle: Blackburn with Darwen Council News

  05-11-2024 11:28
  Remembrance events across Blackburn with Darwen  The Shuttle: Blackburn with Darwen Council News
  
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• MP mugged by gang who snatched mobile phone

  05-11-2024 11:21 via bbc.com
  
  Labour's Chris Webb described being attacked on the way back to his flat in London.
  
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• Prison 'like an airport' as drones fly in drugs

  05-11-2024 11:16 via bbc.com
  
  Inmates are burning holes in cell windows to allow in the drones in at the prison, inspectors say.
  
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• Dramatic moment walker gets stuck waist-deep in bog unable to move

  05-11-2024 11:10
  
  On Sunday (November 3), the emergency services were called to Burnslack Fell by a man who was waist-deep in the mud and unable to move.
  
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• Dog owners can get a free Just Eat takeaway today - how to claim yours

  05-11-2024 10:40
  
  New research from Just Eat has found that pet parents do not want to “remember, remember, the 5th of November”
  
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• £170 BBC TV Licence could be 'replaced' as BBC Chair considers future options

  05-11-2024 10:39
  
  The BBC TV Licence was increased from £159 to £169.50 last April
  
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• '100%' - Sheffield United boss makes Blackburn Rovers red card claim

  05-11-2024 10:31
  
  Sheffield United felt Makhtar Gueye should have been sent off at the weekend
  
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• Co-op apologises to customers as FSA issues 'do not eat' warning

  05-11-2024 10:23
  
  If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' or 'recalled'
  
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• 10-man Rams denied by inspired young Glossop keeper

  05-11-2024 09:57
  
  The pleasant compact hillside surroundings of Surrey Street stadium hosted Ramsbottom United and their supporters on Saturday
  
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• RECAP: Delays after crash on M62 and traffic blocked on M66

  05-11-2024 09:23
  
  A crash has occurred on the M62 near Heywood causing delays. The M66 southbound is also partially blocked due to accident from A56 (Ramsbottom Junction) to J2 A58 Rochdale Road (Bury).
  
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• Delays after crash on M62 and traffic blocked on M66

  05-11-2024 09:23
  
  A crash has occurred on the M62 near Heywood causing delays. The M66 southbound is also partially blocked due to accident from A56 (Ramsbottom Junction) to J2 A58 Rochdale Road (Bury).
  
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• Remembrance events across Blackburn with Darwen - theshuttle.org.uk

  05-11-2024 09:00
  Remembrance events across Blackburn with Darwen  theshuttle.org.uk
  
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• RECAP: 'Keep windows closed' - Warning as emergency services attend 'incident'

  05-11-2024 08:46
  
  The fire service has issued a warning after as they attend an incident in Great Harwood.
  
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• 'Keep windows closed' - Warning as emergency services attend 'incident'

  05-11-2024 08:46
  
  The fire service has issued a warning after as they attend an incident in Great Harwood.
  
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• Motorway safety review call after spate of crashes

  05-11-2024 07:44 via bbc.com
  
  Several serious crashes prompt calls for the M65 in East Lancashire's accident rate to be examined.
  
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• Illegal vapes and cigarettes worth £1.6m seized

  05-11-2024 07:42 via bbc.com
  
  The products were found in one of the biggest ever trading standards seizures in part of Lancashire.
  
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• Free cups of tea for patients and families at Rosemere Cancer Centre

  05-11-2024 06:33
  
  Lancashire Tea has donated hundreds of tea bags to the centre's café at the Royal Preston Hospital, ensuring it stays stocked for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Chemo prognosis sent apprentice, 22, into cocaine-fuelled spiral

  05-11-2024 06:31
  
  A Whalley man fell in with the wrong crowd and developed a cocaine habit after getting a crushing medical diagnosis, a court has been told.
  
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• Zuber Issa steps down from Asda board after selling stake in supermarket

  05-11-2024 06:00
  
  One half of Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers has completed the sale of his Asda shares to TDR Capital as he exited the supermarket business.
  
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• Top chef from joins stellar group of Taste Lancashire Ambassadors

  05-11-2024 06:00
  
  Tim Allen, chef of SŌ-LŌ, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Lancashire, is now part of Marketing Lancashire’s group of Taste Lancashire Ambassadors.
  
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• This is why Darwen Town Hall is closed today

  05-11-2024 06:00
  
  Darwen Town Hall will be shut today, and this is the reason why.
  
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• Thira: 'A gem of a restaurant' bids to be crowned curry winner

  05-11-2024 06:00
  
  The Thira is run by Subramaniam Iyer and Bijumon S. Pillai who have picked up a number of national food awards.
  
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• Sky's the sniffer dog for finding illegal fags and vapes

  05-11-2024 06:00
  
  SKY the sniffer dog has hunted down thousands of hidden illegal vapes and cigarettes as part of a crackdown at shops across Oswaldtwistle and Preston.
  
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