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Published on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 11:41 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Councillor Saima Afzal has lent her support to a project that highlights how the local Muslim community appreciate the festive season.
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Published on Wednesday 12 December 2018 at 2:13 pm
Over the holiday period your local pharmacist can provide confidential, expert advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and complaints, without having to wait for a GP appointment or having to go to hospital.
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Published on Tuesday 11 December 2018 at 11:43 am
The Royal Voluntary Service is looking for drivers to join its Community Transport Team.
Formerly known as the WRVS, they help older people by driving them to health appointments, lunch or social clubs, hairdresser appointments or to visit their friends and family.
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Published on Monday 10 December 2018 at 2:08 pm
Health bosses from NHS East Lancashire and NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are reminding those who are eligible for their free winter flu vaccines and boosters to visit their doctor or local pharmacy if they haven’t already done so.
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Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 5:00 pm
Councillor Phil Riley Executive Member for Regeneration and Growth said:
This is a remarkable accolade for the town and for all involved.
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Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 3:02 pm
The Council Tax Support Scheme in Blackburn with Darwen will change for 2019/2020.
Following a wide-ranging review of the scheme, which included extensive consultation with residents and voluntary sector organisations, the Council is simplifying the way it works.
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Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 2:39 pm
Parents dropping off children at Lammack Primary School now have a brand new car park close by.
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Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 11:29 am
An outline planning application to transform a vacant site near Junction 4 of the M65 has been submitted by developers Barnfield Blackburn Ltd.
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Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 5:02 pm
Exciting plans to boost the borough’s economic prosperity and build stronger, more integrated communities have been launched.
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Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 2:12 pm
A group of youngsters from Blackburn with Darwen have been praised for undertaking a five mile walk to highlight the issue of child food poverty.
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Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 2:03 pm
A campaign has been launched to highlight the desperate and unsafe coping strategies being adopted across the UK by people living in fuel poverty, with those affected in Blackburn with Darwen urged to seek help.
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Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 11:14 am
It’s ho ho hoped that hundreds of fundraisers will take up the challenge of running Blackburn town centre’s first ever Santa Dash.
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Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 11:13 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s loyal army of litter-pickers have been thanked at a special celebration event.
More than 80 of the avid volunteers turned out to the event at King George’s Hall, in Blackburn.
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Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 10:29 am
A safety spot check on taxis in Darwen found all of them in a safe condition.
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Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 9:56 am
The UK Faculty of Public Health launched a photo competition during summer asking the wider public health community and photographers to bring to life what ‘public health looks like’.
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Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 1:18 pm
GPs in East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen are urging people to keep medicine cabinets fully stocked – and don’t leave themselves at the mercy of the fast-changing winter weather.
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Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 9:47 am
More than 60 youngsters have staged a ‘takeover’ at Blackburn with Darwen Council.
The group filled the Windsor Suite at King George’s Hall for the special Youth Takeover Challenge – tackling the issues of food poverty and period poverty in the borough.
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Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 9:30 am
Nothing could dampen the Christmas sparkle that came to Blackburn on Saturday 1 December 2018, when a magical Christmas Parade took to the streets.
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Published on Monday 3 December 2018 at 2:02 pm
A charity boxing event has been organised to help the family of a Blackburn man who was fatally stabbed.
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Published on Friday 30 November 2018 at 3:38 pm
Motorists are being reminded that a scheme to improve traffic flow around the St Peter Street and Darwen Street areas of Blackburn will go live on Monday.
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Published on Friday 30 November 2018 at 9:10 am
Female Blackburn with Darwen councillors supported a recent local community event that aimed to inspire young women and girls to get involved in local politics while celebrating the achievements of the suffragette movement.
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Published on Thursday 29 November 2018 at 1:26 pm
Plans have been revealed to renovate Darwen Leisure Centre’s gym in time for the New Year.
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Published on Thursday 29 November 2018 at 10:46 am
Tributes have been paid to a popular former councillor and JP described as a ‘true gentleman’ and affectionately known as ‘a man of the people who got things done’.
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Published on Wednesday 28 November 2018 at 5:06 pm
The Council Tax support scheme in Blackburn with Darwen is set to change.
Following a wide-ranging review of the scheme, which included extensive consultation with residents and voluntary sector organisations, the Council is now looking to simplify it.
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Published on Wednesday 28 November 2018 at 4:01 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s Chief Executive Harry Catherall, the unitary authority’s longest serving chief officer, will retire next Easter after a successful 40 year career in local government.
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Published on Tuesday 27 November 2018 at 9:08 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is celebrating Lancashire Day with news that the National Festival of Making is set to return for a third year.
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Published on Monday 26 November 2018 at 1:35 pm
A new website called The Flood Hub has been launched to provide local flood advice and information to help householders, businesses, communities and landowners across the North West become more flood resilient.
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Published on Monday 26 November 2018 at 12:53 pm
A new section has been added to the site to keep you up to date with everything you need to know to get you prepared for winter.
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Published on Monday 26 November 2018 at 11:31 am
Thousands of people turned out to watch ‘amazing’ Grace Davies switch-on Blackburn’s Christmas lights.
Local girl Grace provided the ‘X Factor’ on the night as the crowds braced the cold to kick off the town’s bumper festive countdown.
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Published on Friday 23 November 2018 at 1:23 pm
Do you want to help make the borough greener and join a team planting hundreds of trees?
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Published on Thursday 22 November 2018 at 1:09 pm
A community centre in Blackburn has been given a £30,000 makeover after it was nominated to benefit from a major revamp to help improve facilities for the local neighbourhood.
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Published on Wednesday 21 November 2018 at 4:01 pm
Local man Mr James Shorrock is delighted with his move to Riverside Heights housing with care scheme in the Shorey Bank area of Darwen.
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Published on Tuesday 20 November 2018 at 11:38 am
Hold the front page! Graduate Ben Eccles is hitting the headlines after becoming one of the first residents to move into a new apartment block in the heart of Blackburn.
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Published on Monday 19 November 2018 at 11:45 am
Thousands of people turned out in Darwen at the weekend for the annual Christmas Lights switch-on.
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Published on Monday 19 November 2018 at 10:47 am
Volunteers from Edgworth and Higher Croft are needed to help with a new research project which could help potentially vulnerable people stay safe and well in their homes.
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Published on Friday 16 November 2018 at 12:24 pm
Road Safety Week 2018 takes place from Monday 19 November and we are shouting out about the safety of those on two wheels.
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Published on Friday 16 November 2018 at 10:49 am
Retailers across Blackburn helped celebrate Purple Tuesday, the UK’s first accessible shopping day, on Tuesday 13 November.
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Published on Wednesday 14 November 2018 at 12:55 pm
British rock music phenomena, The Sweet, have announced their 50th-anniversary world tour, including a stop at King George’s Hall this December.
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Published on Wednesday 14 November 2018 at 12:00 pm
The Macmillan Solutions team are looking for volunteers from across Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire to support people affected by cancer.
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Published on Wednesday 14 November 2018 at 9:35 am
Saturday 24 November, King William Street, 4.30pm to 6.30pm
Blackburn’s Christmas lights will be switched on this year by the town’s very own singing sensation, Grace Davies.
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Published on Tuesday 13 November 2018 at 1:42 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is welcoming a visit of a mobile digital classroom to the borough.
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Published on Tuesday 13 November 2018 at 1:00 pm
Local history researcher Christine Parkinson will be giving a talk on the life of Joseph Harrison.
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Published on Monday 12 November 2018 at 2:48 pm
A wartime story of love and sacrifice told through powerful dance theatre is coming to Blackburn Cathedral on Monday 19 November.
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Published on Monday 12 November 2018 at 10:45 am
Blackburn with Darwen has today become officially ‘breastfeeding friendly’, meaning mums who want to breastfeed out and about in the borough can do so with full confidence.
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Published on Sunday 11 November 2018 at 2:19 pm
Hundreds remembered the fallen 100 years after end of World War One at two special Remembrance Services in the borough.
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Published on Friday 9 November 2018 at 3:17 pm
Calling all residents, landowners, developers and agents!
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is preparing its new Local Plan and is asking you to put forward suggestions for land suitable for future development.
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Published on Friday 9 November 2018 at 3:08 pm
Blackburn came out a shining star in this year’s Lancashire Tourism Awards – picking up two prestigious awards for its National Festival of Making and its Cathedral as a cultural hub.
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Published on Friday 9 November 2018 at 10:13 am
Pop superstar and Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle will be lighting up Darwen’s Christmas event this year.
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Published on Thursday 8 November 2018 at 5:53 pm
A scheme to improve traffic flow around the St Peter Street and Darwen Street areas of Blackburn will go live on 2 December.
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Published on Thursday 8 November 2018 at 3:34 pm
Special services and events are being held to commemorate the historic 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.
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