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To outsiders Blackburn, Lancashire, pronounced locally as ‘black bairn, lankish ere’ might be better known for the adventures of its football…

RESIDENTS of a borough have been asked to help plant more than 7,000 new trees.

TAXI drivers lined up to pay their respects at the funeral of a much-loved council worker who died following a short battle with cancer.

THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council Cllr Mohammed Khan has urged people to keep testing for coronavirus. Rapid tests using lateral flow devices are available from the borough’s two testing hubs: Ewood Parks Darwen End between 8am and 3pm Monday to Friday and King George’s Hall, Blackburn between 8am and 4pm Monday to Friday. People do not need to book. Residents can collect rapid test kits from Work at Over Darwen House and King George’s Hall, Blackburn between 9am and 5pm M...

FIREFIGHTERS have been tackling a domestic building fire in Blackburn this evening with a probe now launched into its cause. Eight fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were sent to Worcester Road at around 5.30pm to battle the flames, which has affected "multiple domestic properties". No-one is reported to have been injured. Emergency services at the scene A Lancashire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "At 17:30 on 25th April, eight fire engines from Blackburn, Hyndburn, Darwen...

Blackburn with Darwen Council wants to ban the use of Pleasington Playing Fields by the aero-enthusiasts. Chris Boardman, chairman of Blackburn and District Model Aircraft Club, has vowed to fight the prohibition and says officers have misunderstood the new regulations. The ‘shocked’ enthusiasts have used the fields since 1938 but the borough now says their activities are not safe. A council letter last month from head of leisure and sport Claire Ramwell said: “The UK adopted the EU...