Blackburn with Darwen Council has joined forces with a national alliance that is aiming to eradicate suicide in the UK as part of its drive on suicide prevention.
Published on Wednesday 5 September 2018 at 12:59 pm
Blackburn Business Improvement District (BID) is proud to announce the Blackburn Vintage Carnival. Coming to town on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September 2018.
A new project investing £2.6m to improve a key gateway to the Borough at Brownhill Roundabout and nearby junctions is getting underway and proposals are ready to view.
Have you got what it takes to be part of Darwen’s Got Talent?
To celebrate the success of the Six Weeks of Summer holiday activity, Darwen Market is hosting Darwen’s Got Talent with award winning partners Crafty Vintage.
One of the North West’s biggest football festivals kicks off in Blackburn this weekend.
Around 70 teams will take part in the annual Blackburn with Darwen Football Festival at Pleasington Playing Fields on Saturday and Sunday (August 25 and 26).
Flying Scotsman and the Golden Steam of Steam – an evening at Darwen Library Theatre this September celebrating the achievements of the people who rescued steam railways.
This September at Darwen Library Theatre, film-maker David Parker will introduce the lost recordings of one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, Laurie Lee.
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has praised volunteers for their efforts to make the borough a cleaner and greener place and pledged to continue to support them.
Join comedy double act Joe Fiffen and Jerry Faffen this September at Blackburn Empire for No More Fiffing and Faffing and their last night in show business!
Blackburn’s inspirational boxing coach Yaqoob Hussain, MBE, has been asked to represent the borough at The Aiba 2018 Youth Women’s and Men’s World Boxing Championships in Budapest.
FooR have been announced as the special guest headliners at this year’s Restricted Forrest festival.
FooR, a group of musicians and DJs from the South coast, have had tracks featured on Radio One, 1xtra, and Kiss FM as well as a huge social media following.
Laura Dixon, 32, from Blackburn, and her late mum Liz, started fundraising for East Lancashire Hospice after Liz was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2014.
The school summer holidays are a chance to relax, sleep in, and enjoy a break from homework, but it’s best to maintain some routines to stay healthy and avoid a ‘shock to the system’ come September.
Long-standing Darwen Market stall, Rushton’s The Bacon specialists has had a make-over.
Rushton’s The Bacon Stall has been a fixture on Darwen Market for more than 50 years – and a new era has begun with a fully renovated, modern stall in the same location as part of improvements and modernisation at the market.
Following reports of cold callers operating in the area, the Council is asking residents to be careful when dealing with businesses selling goods or services on the doorstep.
An exciting digital programme for schools combining health apps with the national curriculum has found even more success in Blackburn with Darwen with a second school successfully taking part.
Congratulations to Zack Kerr who has helped to secure £2 million of Government funding to provide vital facilities for disabled people at motorway service stations.
Members of the public now have 24-hour access to a defibrillator in Roe Lee Park thanks to local groups and a charity set up in memory of a keen sportsman from Blackburn.
Jayne Ivory has started as new Director of Children’s Services at Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Jayne started her career 31 years ago as an assistant social worker at Lancashire County Council, before being given the chance to undertake a postgraduate diploma in social work at Lancaster University.