Published on Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 1:32 pm
A Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) designed to reduce the risk of wildfires across the West Pennine Moors has been renewed for a further three years.
Published on Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 9:44 am
If you travel by bus in the borough, we’d like to hear what you think about some exciting new developments.
Published on Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 1:49 pm
The chief executives of Lancashire’s 15 councils have responded to the government on some arrangements for four new unitary councils in the county.
Filed under: Council News services | lgr
Published on Thursday 13 August 2026 at 11:17 am
A unique travelling museum showcasing remarkable works from the Government Art Collection is set to make a special stop in Darwen this summer.
Published on Thursday 6 August 2026 at 1:47 pm
A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £4,500 after failing to clear waste from three Darwen properties despite repeated warnings from Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Environmental Crime Team.
Published on Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 1:18 pm
This summer, families across Blackburn with Darwen can enjoy a packed programme of free and affordable activities taking place across the borough.
Filed under: affordable fun | Free activities | summer | summer activities
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2026 at 1:24 pm
Students in Blackburn with Darwen have become the first in the country to complete a pioneering new digital and technology scholarship scheme.
Published on Thursday 2 July 2026 at 12:33 pm
An ambitious scheme to transform Darwen town centre is set to benefit from an additional £5m of funding – taking the total to more than £20m.
Published on Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 2:50 pm
The Lancashire Waste Partnership is updating its strategy for managing waste across Lancashire from 2026-2036 and has launched a new survey to find out your views.
Filed under: bins | Consultation | environment | Lancashire | partnership | survey | waste
Published on Friday 19 June 2026 at 4:56 pm
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has helped officially cut the ribbon on a collection of new show homes in Darwen.
Published on Thursday 18 June 2026 at 11:00 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s latest school outreach programme figures show that 78% of all trips to schools in the borough are done actively, with over 50% being walking journeys.
Filed under: active travel | Councillor Julie Gunn | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Living Streets | School | walking | WOW
Published on Monday 15 June 2026 at 11:45 am
Residents are being asked to take part in six surveys designed to capture views on everything from the state of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling and walking infrastructure.
Filed under: Councillor Quesir Mahmood | cycling | National Highways and Transport | NHT | Paths | Roads | Surveys | walking
Published on Friday 5 June 2026 at 9:35 am
Know a volunteer who goes over and above to make other people’s lives better? Say thank you by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards.
Filed under: Community CVA | Community Volunteer Awards | CVA
Published on Friday 22 May 2026 at 4:58 pm
The Darwen Town Board is inviting you to have your say on how Pride in Place funding is spent over the next decade.
Published on Friday 15 May 2026 at 10:41 am
Darwen Live – the UK’s biggest free music festival – is this weekend, with a huge line-up spanning three stages and more than 20 venues across the town centre.
Published on Thursday 16 April 2026 at 10:30 am
A judge has today ruled that a family of Travellers must vacate an unlawful encampment in Darwen and return the land back to its original state.
Published on Tuesday 14 April 2026 at 11:28 am
Darwen’s much-loved Library Theatre is set to benefit from a major boost of almost £1m as part of the government’s new Arts Everywhere Fund.
Published on Thursday 26 March 2026 at 2:03 pm
Work is set to start on the final phase of the Griffin housing regeneration scheme in Blackburn.
Filed under: Blackburn | Griffin | regeneration
Published on Thursday 26 March 2026 at 10:39 am
As part of Exploitation Week, Blackburn with Darwen Family Help Engage Team brought together agencies from across the borough to shine a spotlight on key issues facing young people today.
Filed under: building safer futures | child exploitation | engage | schools | Schools and Education
Published on Tuesday 24 March 2026 at 4:09 pm
A new youth provision at Audley & Queen’s Park Children’s Centre is near completion – part of almost £10m of new investment in facilities for young people across the borough.
Filed under: Audley | Audley and Queens Park | Children and Young People | childrens centre | IMO | YIF | YIF funding
Published on Friday 20 March 2026 at 12:11 pm
More than £270,000 is set to be awarded to support vital local projects in the first round of the Darwen Community Fund, with the successful applicants now being revealed.
Published on Thursday 12 March 2026 at 6:17 pm
Residents are being invited to have their say and help shape the future of Darwen Library.
Published on Thursday 12 March 2026 at 4:44 pm
It’s National Empty Homes Week, and we’re joining councils around the country in sharing information about the number of empty properties in our area and highlighting the work we’re doing to help bring them back into use.
Published on Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 3:45 pm
Businesses across the borough were targeted in an operation recently for illicit vapes and cigarettes, with successful results.
Published on Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 2:03 pm
Men living in Blackburn with Darwen will have free access to group and individual mental health sessions through a groundbreaking 30‑month partnership between Rugby League Cares and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Published on Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 11:37 am
The council is backing a national call for sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping to be urgently reviewed, after new figures show that court fines for the offence are often lower than the penalties councils can issue directly.
Filed under: Blackburn | council | Councillor Jim Smith | Darwen | environment | fixed penalty notice | fly tipping | Flytipping | FPN | waste
Published on Monday 9 March 2026 at 2:00 pm
A ban on barbeques, campfires, sky lanterns and fireworks across the moors is up for review.
Filed under: Bolton | Chorley | Consultation | council | Councillor Damian Talbot | Darwen | Moors | No moor fire
Published on Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 4:27 pm
More than £15m is set to be invested in improving roads across Blackburn with Darwen – believed to be the largest amount ever committed in a single year.
Published on Tuesday 3 March 2026 at 11:49 am
The finishing touches are being made to Darwen’s brand new youth centre – part of almost £10m of new investment in facilities for young people across the borough.
Published on Friday 13 February 2026 at 5:09 pm
Since acquiring Jack’s Key Lodge in Darwen, the council along with the local community are making noticeable changes already.
Filed under: Councillor Jim Smith | councillor phil riley | Darwen | Jack's Key | Leader | tree planting
Published on Thursday 12 February 2026 at 12:05 pm
Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) is marking its first anniversary, celebrating a year of progress in bringing more powers, funding and opportunities to communities across the county — including right here in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 10:33 am
More children across Blackburn with Darwen are walking, wheeling and scooting to school thanks to the continued growth of the borough’s walk-to-school programme – ‘WOW’, run by charity Living Streets on behalf of the council.
Filed under: Blackburn | children | Councillor Julie Gunn | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Darwen | Living Streets | School | walking | Walking to school | WOW | young people
Published on Thursday 5 February 2026 at 3:52 pm
The Government has launched a consultation on proposals for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Lancashire that will help determine the future shape of local government across the county.
Published on Monday 2 February 2026 at 9:47 am
People who use the borough’s household waste and recycling centres are invited to share their views and experiences to help shape a proposed new service designed to serve all of Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor Jim Smith | councillor phil riley | Darwen | Goose House Lane | Household Waste and Recycling Centre | HWRC | Leader | Recycling | waste
Published on Friday 30 January 2026 at 5:12 pm
A Blackburn-born TV star and two familiar local radio voices have been honoured in a uniquely Lancashire way – with gritters named after them!
Filed under: Cllr Julie Gunn | Grit
Published on Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 5:28 pm
A moving commemoration to victims of the Holocaust was held at Blackburn Cathedral today. Holocaust Memorial Day is an annual commemoration that takes place on 27 January.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | HMD | Holocaust Memorial Day
Published on Thursday 15 January 2026 at 6:15 pm
Blackburn with Darwen will feature as part of the Tour de France Grand Départs – set to be the largest free sporting spectacle in British history.
Filed under: Tour de France
Published on Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 9:52 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has named one of its gritters “Graham & Leanne’s Grit on the Side”, following a call on BBC Radio Lancashire to name a vehicle after the popular Bit on the Side podcast.
Filed under: Grit | Gritter | Gritter naming
Published on Friday 9 January 2026 at 3:59 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is launching the first phase of its Take Charge campaign, aimed at helping residents take control of their financial wellbeing in response to the growing pressure of stretched finances.
Published on Friday 9 January 2026 at 3:08 pm
The Council’s Highways teams have been operating at peak capacity to keep roads safe and moving during the cold weather.
Published on Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 11:51 am
This month, BwD Leisure launches a brand-new fitness offer exclusively for 10–15-year-olds.
Following demand from parents to help keep their children and teenagers active in a safe and structured environment, Blackburn with Darwen borough council’s leisure team have designed a tailored programme specifically for those aged 10 and above, which will be available in all three leisure centres in the borough – Blackburn, Darwen and Witton, from Monday 12 January.
Published on Monday 29 December 2025 at 2:18 pm
A report to the upcoming council Executive Board meeting recommends making no changes to current MOT testing arrangements for taxis licensed in the borough.
Filed under: Blackburn | council | Councillor Jim Smith | Darwen | Executive board | MOT | MOT testing | MVSS | Private hire | Taxi | Taxi licensing
Published on Monday 22 December 2025 at 1:47 pm
In an operation undertaken by the council and Lancashire Constabulary, 12 taxi drivers have been reprimanded due to various concerns.
Published on Thursday 18 December 2025 at 9:38 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Family Hubs are offering support for parents who may be facing difficulties in their relationships – whether they’re still together or co-parenting.
Filed under: Family Hub | Family Hubs | healthy relationships | parents | reducing parental conflict
Published on Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 2:02 pm
The environmental crime team at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have achieved three successful prosecutions recently, totalling almost £2000.
Filed under: council | Councillor Jim Smith | Crime | Darwen | environment | environmental crime
Published on Friday 12 December 2025 at 3:00 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has announced that it’s buying Jack’s Key Lodge to help safeguard its future.
Published on Friday 12 December 2025 at 10:54 am
In a multi-agency operation, 34 abandoned vehicles have been seized from an area of Blackburn.
On Wednesday 26 November, the Police, the DVSA and Blackburn with Darwen Council undertook a joint enforcement operation, called Road Ready Revamp, or Bin the Banger; to tackle non-roadworthy vehicles that had been left for an extended period of time on Walker Street, Walpole Street and Weir Street in Blackburn.
Filed under: Abandoned | Abandoned vehicles | Bin the Banger | council | Councillor Jim Smith | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Operation | Police | Road Ready Revamp | vehicles
Published on Thursday 11 December 2025 at 4:25 pm
Over 800 electric vehicle charge sockets will begin to be installed in the borough from next year, following a successful bid for funding.
Filed under: Charging | Connected Kerb | council | Electric Vehicle | EV | funding | Government | LEVI Funding
Published on Monday 8 December 2025 at 4:50 pm
In conjunction with the council’s highways team, the Local Council Roads Innovation Group and key council contractors have donated £3,050 to buy the borough’s care leavers a gift this Christmas.
Published on Wednesday 3 December 2025 at 4:51 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to sell one of its buildings, paving the way for the further expansion of Multevo – one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK.
