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Latest news listings for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Tuesday 9 June 2020 at 3:03 pm
People are being urged to follow Government guidance on social distancing when keeping in touch with family and friends living in care homes and supported living services.
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Published on Tuesday 9 June 2020 at 10:38 am
Local resident Mehrun Jogee has worked tirelessly to provide nutritious hot meals for vulnerable residents across Blackburn with Darwen during the Coronavirus crisis.
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Published on Monday 8 June 2020 at 4:50 pm
An investigation was launched today (June 8) into the organisers of a cricket event which saw 200 people gather on Sunday at Pleasington Playing Fields.
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Published on Monday 8 June 2020 at 3:59 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council Leader, Cllr Mohammed Khan, has lent his support to the national celebration of carers taking place all this week.
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Published on Sunday 7 June 2020 at 11:52 am
Yesterday, we announced that we’d asked all schools, pre-schools and nurseries to delay wider opening until at least June 22.
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Published on Saturday 6 June 2020 at 11:43 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health has advised schools, pre-schools and nurseries in Blackburn with Darwen to delay their wider opening until at least 22 June in response to the regional rise in the Covid infection rate – known as the R rate.
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Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 4:09 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council Leader, Cllr Mohammed Khan, has offered his sincere thanks to all of the borough's hard working volunteers during a week of celebration for them.
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Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 12:34 pm
Daughter of a weaver and a labourer, Councillor Maureen Bateson MBE has worked hard for the town she was born in and has been on her party’s top team since the borough’s formation in 1998.
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Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 11:47 am
Many people have discovered the joy of cycling and walking during lockdown, for some it’s been a form of exercise, for others it’s been a safe, socially distanced way of travelling.
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Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 11:35 am
Councillor Iftakhar Hussain will serve as the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen for the Civic Year 2020/21.
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Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 10:07 am
A telephone befriender has made such a difference to an 84 year old Darwen man that he’s put pen to paper to write her a poem of thanks.
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Published on Thursday 4 June 2020 at 1:23 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Director of Public Health Professor Dominic Harrison has provided further guidance to all head teachers in the borough this week.
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Published on Thursday 4 June 2020 at 9:14 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: how the track, trace and isolate (TTI) system works.
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Published on Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 9:04 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s Annual Council meeting will be hosted remotely this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Published on Monday 1 June 2020 at 12:49 pm
New blue bins to help make recycling easier in Blackburn with Darwen will start being delivered to residents from next week.
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Published on Monday 1 June 2020 at 10:08 am
Businesses in Blackburn with Darwen are facing unprecedented challenges during this crisis, and we are doing all we can to help get them through.
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Published on Monday 1 June 2020 at 9:32 am
In a bid to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, the European Communicable Disease Centre and the UK Government are asking you to consider wearing a face covering when in enclosed public spaces.
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Published on Monday 1 June 2020 at 9:04 am
Eligible businesses are being urged to apply for a new grant, which has opened today (June 1).
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Published on Friday 29 May 2020 at 3:01 pm
Many businesses will be re-opening in June following closures introduced to help control the spread of coronavirus.
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Published on Thursday 28 May 2020 at 1:17 pm
Shops and retail have been told they can open their doors again from next month following closures due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Published on Thursday 28 May 2020 at 9:19 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph.
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Published on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 3:20 pm
An additional funding support will be available from early June to help businesses with recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
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Published on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 2:18 pm
Lancashire Fire and Rescue are currently dealing with a large outdoor fire off Stoney Bank Road, Belmont.
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Published on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 1:28 pm
Ambitious plans to transform the historic Blakey Moor Terrace in Blackburn town centre are finally set to get the go-ahead.
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Published on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 12:53 pm
As his journey comes to an end, have a read of our interview with Mayor Councillor Jim Shorrock on the year that has gone by.
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Published on Tuesday 26 May 2020 at 8:25 am
The Council’s Help Hub team is working closely with partners and local supermarkets to ensure no one goes hungry when its temporary food warehouse closes at the end of June.
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Published on Friday 22 May 2020 at 3:26 pm
People of all faiths have joined together to share a message of love and understanding as Eid-ul-Fitr approaches.
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Published on Friday 22 May 2020 at 2:01 pm
A new partnership that provides free meals to local people in need is seeking support from local businesses to keep it running.
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Published on Thursday 21 May 2020 at 12:45 pm
Councillor Mohammed Khan, Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, has shared a message of hope ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Published on Thursday 21 May 2020 at 12:22 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a call for people to ‘Quit for COVID’
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Published on Thursday 21 May 2020 at 9:25 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph.
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Published on Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 3:47 pm
A painting competition with a difference will be coming to Blackburn on Saturday 30 May.
Due to the Coronavirus, the Paint the Town event – usually an open air one-day art event capturing Blackburn town centre and its people – has been given a social distancing makeover.
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Published on Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 11:06 am
Plans for schools in the borough to extend their opening are being planned for June 8, 2020 to ensure a safe return.
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Published on Monday 18 May 2020 at 5:31 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has announced that there will be limited vehicle access to Pleasington cemetery between 8.30am and 12noon on Eid-ul-Fitr, which is expected to fall on Saturday 23, Sunday 24 or Monday 25 May.
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Published on Monday 18 May 2020 at 9:14 am
Over the past month we’ve been coming together apart to support mental health during the coronavirus crisis.
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Published on Friday 15 May 2020 at 8:46 am
A group of local voluntary and community organisations is working together to help people access food and keep their families fed during the Coronavirus crisis.
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Published on Thursday 14 May 2020 at 10:58 am
A film created to warn young people of image-sharing dangers is being shared to help educators and parents open up conversations about the issue during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Published on Thursday 14 May 2020 at 9:27 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘We’ll have to learn to live with coronavirus’.
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Published on Wednesday 13 May 2020 at 10:26 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council will be reopening its recycling centres on Monday 18 May, after they had to be closed in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Published on Wednesday 13 May 2020 at 10:19 am
Residents from across Blackburn with Darwen can now use the new household waste recycling centre (HWRC) booking system.
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Published on Wednesday 13 May 2020 at 10:02 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is set to reopen its household waste recycling centres on Monday 18th May – here’s all your questions answered!
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Published on Tuesday 12 May 2020 at 5:11 pm
A new Q&A session is being held to give advise to businesses in response to new Government guidance.
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Published on Tuesday 12 May 2020 at 1:32 pm
The Government has announced that certain business and workplaces are now able to open from Wednesday, May 13th.
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Published on Monday 11 May 2020 at 6:35 pm
We have all sacrificed a lot and as civic leaders we want to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped us respond to this terrible virus – by staying at home, by staying safe, by volunteering to help and by keeping an eye on vulnerable neighbours.
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Published on Monday 11 May 2020 at 9:55 am
Every day nearly 55,000 foster families across the UK are giving 65,000 fostered children and young people a loving, secure and stable home, and this commitment from foster families is ongoing during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Published on Monday 11 May 2020 at 9:44 am
While Muslim communities experience a Ramadan in lockdown, many local mosques are using technology to help their congregations stay connected online.
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Published on Thursday 7 May 2020 at 3:19 pm
Tonight as the nation prepares to clap for our carers again, we’re asking people to think especially about staff working in our adult social care teams.
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Published on Thursday 7 May 2020 at 2:58 pm
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has recorded a video message to thank all the staff and Council partners involved in the BwD Help Hub.
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Published on Thursday 7 May 2020 at 9:24 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘Is this how lockdown exit could happen in East Lancashire?’
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Published on Wednesday 6 May 2020 at 4:33 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is set to reopen its household waste recycling centres.
The Council has today announced it will reopen the sites in Blackburn and Darwen on Monday, May 18th – operating seven days a week to help cope with demand.
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