Blackburn News from BBC Lancashire

The latest News in Blackburn, Lancashire

• Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:37 GMTHospital trust faces £18m cutback
  Hospitals in east Lancashire face cutbacks of £18m in the next 12 months as the NHS trust struggles to balance its books.
• Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:23 GMTMourners pay tribute to soldier
  Hundreds of mourners in Lancashire pay tribute at the funeral of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
• Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:07 GMTCanal path killer jailed for life
  A 21-year-old is jailed for life for beating a man to death after asking for a cigarette on a canal towpath in Lancashire.
• Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:12:44 GMTIce slip girl's death accidental
  An inquest records a verdict of accidental death on an 11-year-old girl who slipped and fell on ice while walking to school.
• Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:52:33 GMTArrest over arson attack on hotel
  Police arrest a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of starting a fire at a Lancashire hotel.
• Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:08:33 GMTBan lifted on identifying killer
  A judge lifts a ban on identifying a 17-year-old boy who killed a "peacemaker" who intervened in a fight in Lancashire.
• Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:22:46 GMTSquadron's new commanding officer
  Wing Cdr Mike Blackburn is the new commanding officer of 201 Squadron, Guernsey's affiliated RAF unit since WWII.
• Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:28:54 GMTCrews to investigate hotel fire
  An investigation is to be carried out into a large fire which damaged a hotel in Blackburn.
• Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:48:10 GMTTraders angry at eviction notices
  Traders in Blackburn's market hall react angrily after being served with eviction notices by the council.
• Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:26:42 GMTMan charged with stabbing murder
  A 34-year-old man is charged with the murder of another man who was stabbed to death in Lancashire.