Blackburn with Darwen news

• Man arrested after morning crash closed A682 in Rawtenstall

  04-01-2023 10:24
  
  Motorists are being asked to find alternative routes after a crash has closed a road leading out of Rawtenstall.
  
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• Community theatre to reopen after former boss jailed

  22-06-2026 21:46 via bbc.com
  
  The venue shut after ex-theatre boss Chris Higgins was jailed for sexual communication with a child.
  
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• Fixture day is almost upon us...

  22-06-2026 15:51 via bbc.com
  
  The EFL fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released on Thursday, 25 June.
  
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• Historic museum vandalised three times in a week

  22-06-2026 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  Supporters say they are "saddened" at the attacks on a treasured part of their local heritage.
  
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• Blades' Chong helps Curacao to first World Cup point

  22-06-2026 12:51 via bbc.com
  
  Sheffield United's Tahith Chong helps earn Curacao their first point in a World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Ecuador on Sunday.
  
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• Restaurant sold 'dairy-free' burgers with milk in

  22-06-2026 12:25 via bbc.com
  
  The company behind Coco's Soul Food was sentenced after a Trading Standards investigation.
  
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• Is domestic violence on the rise in Blackpool?

  22-06-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  Blackpool Council believes much of the rise is down to staff being better at identifying signs of abuse.
  
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• Numeracy and literacy classes for under 5s to prep for school

  22-06-2026 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  Councillor Beverley Murray says the new service will also help improve school readiness in Chorley.
  
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• Croft calls on Lancs players to take responsibility

  21-06-2026 20:12 via bbc.com
  
  Lancashire coach Steven Croft says more of his players "need to be putting their hands up" following their nine-wicket loss to Derbyshire.
  
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• Two specialist wildfire bases set up in North West

  21-06-2026 16:05 via bbc.com
  
  Nearly £100m is being invested in teams of specialist firefighters to tackle the growing risk of wildfires.
  
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• Derbyshire wrap up big win over Lancashire

  21-06-2026 15:43 via bbc.com
  
  Ben Aitchison caps a memorable game by taking a five-wicket haul as Derbyshire ease to a nine-wicket victory over Lancashire.
  
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• Joshua v Fury location still to be decided - Warren

  21-06-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  
  Frank Warren refused to deny Tyson Fury's fight with Anthony Joshua later this year could now happen in the US.
  
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• Songbirds 'on brink of extinction' born at zoo

  21-06-2026 08:10 via bbc.com
  
  The blue-crowned laughingthrush fledglings are "vital to the survival of their kind", the zoo says.
  
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• Ken Dodd exhibition opens at museum he inspired

  21-06-2026 08:09 via bbc.com
  
  The exhibition features Dodd's costumes, tickling sticks, rare memorabilia and original notebooks.
  
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• 'Two Lads' stone monuments on moors to be rebuilt

  21-06-2026 08:03 via bbc.com
  
  The Two Lads landmarks are to be rebuilt to make them safer and deter further vandalism.
  
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• Aitchison puts Derbys close to win against Lancs

  20-06-2026 20:27 via bbc.com
  
  Ben Aitchison stars with bat and ball for Derbyshire who are closing in on victory against Lancashire at Chesterfield.
  
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• Cooper on Wales' radar amid Bellamy's Burnley links

  20-06-2026 12:02 via bbc.com
  
  Wales are preparing for head coach Craig Bellamy's possible move to Burnley with a shortlist of potential successors which includes former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper.
  
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• Huge Superman 'bought as joke' sold to collector

  20-06-2026 08:19 via bbc.com
  
  The huge promotional figure had drawn comic and movie fans to the Great Harwood shop.
  
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• 'I feel torn' Italian football fan turning his affections to England

  20-06-2026 08:18 via bbc.com
  
  English-born from an Italian family Luca Vettese has mixed World Cup emotions.
  
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• Wheelchair buggy helps families 'make memories' on beach

  20-06-2026 08:16 via bbc.com
  
  Young children with disabilities can be taken on the beach and into the sea in the buggy.
  
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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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