Blackburn with Darwen news

• Savage success and statement win for Boro - Sam Parkin's EFL takeaways

  10-10-2026 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Final Score pundit Sam Parkin looks at the weekend's talking points in the EFL, including Robbie Savage's debut as Peterborough manager.
  
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• Police find body in search for missing woman

  12-10-2026 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julie Foster, 63, had last been seen heading towards Shakespeare Street in Padiham on Thursday.
  
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• Keep-streets-clean plea after report of rat attack

  12-10-2026 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council says the borough has a "huge amount" of flytipping.
  
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• Watford 0-4 Burnley - the fans' verdict

  12-10-2026 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Both sets of supporters have their say after Burnley's 4-0 win at Watford in the Championship.
  
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• Julie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with head held high'

  12-10-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Corrie star says she had some apologetic texts after being banished on Friday's episode.
  
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• Lancashire to release Singh and Fonseka

  12-10-2026 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry Singh and Kesh Fonseka, 22 and 20 respectively, will leave Lancashire when their contracts expire at the end of this month.
  
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• Councillor urges council to consider balaclava restrictions

  12-10-2026 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cheshire West and Chester Council will discuss e-bikes and e-scooters at a full council meeting.
  
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• Trains halted after person found dead on tracks

  12-10-2026 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rail services were suspended between Wigan and Preston following an emergency early on Monday.
  
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• Work to improve town centre due to start

  12-10-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The work is part of a wider £55 million programme of improvements across East Lancashire.
  
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• Unseen Vivienne Westwood photos show 'born protester'

  12-10-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Images of the fashion icon's fracking protest show "the reality of her", Paul Wolfgang Webster says.
  
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• Northern Lights dazzle Lancashire skies

  11-10-2026 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pink and green hues were spotted across the north-west of England and elsewhere in the UK.
  
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• 'Miracle' cars not fallen off bridge - councillor

  11-10-2026 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thomas de Freitas calls for an extension of a safety barrier on a busy bridge after several crashes.
  
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• 'I watched Apollo 17 launch with Neil Armstrong'

  11-10-2026 08:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dermot Gethings was 16 when Nasa picked him to watch the Apollo 17 launch alongside Neil Armstrong.
  
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• Mum turned bodybuilder at 40 and is now winning big

  11-10-2026 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mum of two Danielle Cooper started bodybuilding at 40, and has since won a number of competitions.
  
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• Steam engine restoration remembers Gandhi visit

  10-10-2026 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Cross Compound Steam Engine is repainted to preserve reminders of Darwen's industrial heritage.
  
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• Teens urge government not to scrap Youth Parliament

  10-10-2026 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three members of the UK Youth Parliament urge ministers to rethink plans to stop funding the scheme.
  
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• 'You're living with this grief of watching your child regress'

  10-10-2026 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seven-year-old Mabel was diagnosed with Batten disease - a rare degenerative condition - three years ago.
  
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• Factory worker still passionate about making pies after 40 years

  08-10-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gina Goldsmith started working Holland's Pies near Accrington, Lancashire when she was 28.
  
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• Why are there so many mushrooms around this year?

  08-10-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RHS says the hot, dry summer followed by autumn rain could lead to record sightings.
  
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• Mayor buys late woman's artwork then returns it to family

  07-10-2026 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Francesca McCaigue died aged 22 before being able to finish the artwork.
  
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• Mum seeks answers 10 years after custody death

  07-10-2026 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kelly Hartigan-Burns, 35, was found unresponsive in a cell in Blackburn, Lancashire, in December 2016.
  
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• Quiz: What has happened so far in the Championship?

  07-10-2026 09:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Think you know the Championship? What do you remember about the start to the 2026-27 season so far? Put it to the test.
  
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• Fresh call to reinstate lost rail link

  07-10-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reinstating the Poulton to Fleetwood rail link would be "transformational" for residents, an MP says.
  
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• Savage starts Peterborough reign with 4-1 win - EFL Trophy round-up

  06-10-2026 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robbie Savage's first game in charge of Peterborough is a comfortable win which sends his side into the last 32 of the Jersey Mike's Trophy.
  
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• Farbrace leaves Sussex to join Lancashire

  06-10-2026 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire appoint Paul Farbrace as their new director of cricket weeks before he was due to begin the same role at Sussex.
  
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• Bikers gather at care home to grant resident's wish

  06-10-2026 07:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The resident "had the best day" as over 100 people turned up with their scooters and bikes.
  
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• Illegal e-bikes and off-road vehicles seized

  06-10-2026 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police seize 27 illegal vehicles as officers try tackle anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Man missing in flooding discarded by police, family say

  06-10-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coroner has warned of a "significant risk of future deaths".
  
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• Find out who your non-league club drew in final FA Cup qualifying round

  05-10-2026 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 64 non-league sides in the FA Cup learn their opponents for the fourth qualifying round, including ninth-tier SE Dons and Tadley Calleva.
  
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• Grandmother's inquest adjourned over new evidence

  05-10-2026 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linda Sykes died at Royal Preston Hospital after suffering two strokes, an inquest hears.
  
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