Blackburn with Darwen news

• Burnley: 73-year-old thrill seeker completes wing walk

  29-09-2022 06:00
  
  Ivor Nemo, from Burnley, was strapped into a harness and took a ride on the wing of a Boeing biplane.
  
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• Lancashire batters struggle again at Derbyshire

  19-06-2026 20:14 via bbc.com
  
  Derbyshire bowl out Lancashire for 161 at Chesterfield before closing day one of their County Championship game on 197-5.
  
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• Carlisle sign Morecambe midfielder Azeez

  19-06-2026 19:36 via bbc.com
  
  Carlisle United sign Morecambe midfielder Miguel Azeez for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.
  
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• Man fell through farm roof doing uninsured work

  19-06-2026 15:13 via bbc.com
  
  A business owner is handed a suspended prison term after the man suffered life-changing injuries.
  
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• 'Level of abuse we've received for being gay dads is pretty disturbing'

  19-06-2026 13:55 via bbc.com
  
  Adam Frisby opens up about the "vile abuse" he has received in the wake of the Preston Davey case.
  
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• Public inquiry calls into baby's murder by adoptive dad

  19-06-2026 13:10 via bbc.com
  
  Two MPs want answers into potential safeguarding failures after the 13-month-old's abuse and murder by his adoptive father.
  
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• Woman who died trying to save dog from sea named

  19-06-2026 13:07 via bbc.com
  
  She was pulled from the sea off Lancashire along with a man in his 60s but later died in hospital.
  
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• Burnley target Bellamy in managerial hunt

  19-06-2026 12:03 via bbc.com
  
  Craig Bellamy is wanted by former club Burnley to become their new manager.
  
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• The twisted life of teacher who killed his adopted son

  19-06-2026 11:59 via bbc.com
  
  Jamie Varley, 37, subjected Preston Davey to months of horrific physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
  
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• Gossip: Koleosho expected to leave Burnley

  19-06-2026 11:54 via bbc.com
  
  Burnley winger Luca Koleosho is reportedly expected to leave Turf Moor this summer.
  
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• Skip workers exposed to cancer-causing fumes

  19-06-2026 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Staff at Samson Containers Ltd, in Thornton-Cleveleys, were not protected from steel welding fumes.
  
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• Video of Preston Davey laughing released as police say 'remember the victim'

  19-06-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  Preston Davey was a happy and laughing baby before he was adopted by the man who went on to murder him.
  
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• Teacher who murdered and abused adopted baby jailed

  18-06-2026 16:12 via bbc.com
  
  Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.
  
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• Teacher who murdered and abused adopted baby given whole life prison sentence

  18-06-2026 16:12 via bbc.com
  
  Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.
  
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• Bailey signs on for one more year at Lancashire

  18-06-2026 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  Tom Bailey signs a one-year contract extension to stay with Lancashire until the end of the 2027 season.
  
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• Preston down and Blackburn mid-table - how the Championship might have looked

  18-06-2026 13:26 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport presents some alternative Championship tables, looking at expected points, home and away form, and set-pieces.
  
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• Fishermen rescued in RNLI volunteer's first call-out

  18-06-2026 13:23 via bbc.com
  
  The men were stranded waist-deep in rising water at Throbshaw Point, near Heysham in Lancashire.
  
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• Mum's 'unimaginable pain' over killing of baby boy

  18-06-2026 13:16 via bbc.com
  
  Jamie Varley, 37, subjected Preston Davey to months of horrific physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
  
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• Quality of life harmed by tip stink, report finds

  18-06-2026 12:09 via bbc.com
  
  Smells from a landfill site are causing "a significant impact on people's quality of life", a report says.
  
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• Gossip: Preston interested in Argyle striker Tolaj

  18-06-2026 12:00 via bbc.com
  
  Preston North End are among the clubs interested in signing Plymouth Argyle striker Lorent Tolaj.
  
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• Tom Hanks congratulates boy, 8, on Toy Story 5 artwork

  18-06-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  Tommy, from Blackpool, will have his artwork shown at the UK screenings of the new Disney Pixar film.
  
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• Man given 'second chance' at life after collapsing

  18-06-2026 07:25 via bbc.com
  
  Jim Berrigan thanks ranger who saved his life after he went into cardiac arrest while volunteering.
  
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• Route for 2026 Tour of Britain Women announced

  18-06-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  The tour is set to climax in Leamington Spa on 23 August, organisers say.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Hants pair share record 246 & Blaze lose

  17-06-2026 18:59 via bbc.com
  
  Hampshire's Maia Bouchier and Ella McCaughan share a record stand of 246 in the One-Day Cup, while Somerset, Yorkshire and Lancashire also win.
  
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• Firm fined £150,000 after electrician killed in mine by fan blades

  17-06-2026 18:29 via bbc.com
  
  Colin Thwaites died at Lochaline Quartz Sand Ltd's underground mine on the Morvern Peninsula in October 2024.
  
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• Metal detectorist finds 17th Century ring worth £3k

  17-06-2026 18:02 via bbc.com
  
  Amanda Parker says she could not believe it when she saw a "glint of gold" in the field.
  
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• Fleetwood re-sign defender Andrew

  17-06-2026 13:59 via bbc.com
  
  Fleetwood Town re-sign defender Danny Andrew on a one-year deal.
  
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• Murdered Preston Davey's biological dad tells of anguish at vigil for son

  16-06-2026 22:00 via bbc.com
  
  Gary Nolan spoke of the "terror" his son endured as tributes were paid at a vigil for the baby.
  
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• Murdered Preston Davey's biological dad tells of anguish at vigil

  16-06-2026 22:00 via bbc.com
  
  Gary Nolan spoke of the "terror" his son endured as tributes were paid at a vigil for the baby.
  
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• Council loses powers for 'dragging feet' on housing

  16-06-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  The government removes Rossendale Council's power to decide on major planning decisions.
  
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