Lunchtime walks help re-energise people in the borough
Published on Monday 12 February 2018 at 12:17 pm
Lunchtime walks have been re-launched to help encourage people in the borough to exercise and socialise with colleagues.
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Published on Monday 12 February 2018 at 12:17 pm
Lunchtime walks have been re-launched to help encourage people in the borough to exercise and socialise with colleagues.
Published on Friday 9 February 2018 at 12:48 pm
Blackburn Library are showing Peter Pan this half term for an amazing offer!
Peter Pan is produced by Pendle Productions, Storytellers Theatre Co.
Published on Thursday 8 February 2018 at 11:23 am
The HIVE Blackburn & Darwen Business Awards 2018 celebrate the outstanding work of businesses from different sectors and inspirational individuals from across Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: Business awards | Hive | Hive Business Awards
Published on Thursday 8 February 2018 at 10:10 am
People in Lancashire are being urged to be antibiotics aware this winter – and understand that they are unlikely to be the remedy for their coughs, colds and sore throats.
Published on Monday 5 February 2018 at 2:18 pm
The public are invited to attend four Blackburn Mosques on Sunday February 18 for Visit My Mosque day.
Published on Thursday 1 February 2018 at 11:48 am
An empty home has been brought back in to use by Blackburn with Darwen council’s campaign to buy and renovate long-term vacant properties.
Published on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at 3:08 pm
Anyone wishing to have their garden waste collected in a clean and convenient way can subscribe to Blackburn with Darwen Council’s 2018 service.
Published on Tuesday 30 January 2018 at 2:32 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has welcomed the launch of the new Green Hills development in Blackburn designed by Gerardine Hemingway MBE and Wayne Hemingway MBE.
Published on Monday 29 January 2018 at 3:40 pm
Do you know anyone that would like to attend the ‘Veterans Breakfast Showcase Event’ at Blackburn Youth Zone?
Published on Friday 26 January 2018 at 3:43 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is investing £1.5 million in the future of Darwen Town Centre by creating a fantastic public space right in the heart of the town.
Published on Friday 26 January 2018 at 11:14 am
An exciting new development could be coming to the Blakey’s site at King George’s Hall.
Restaurant chain EastZEast is in discussion with the Council to open a 200-seat restaurant operating 7 days a week plus a gelato offer with coffee, light meals and desserts during the day.
Filed under: Blakeys | Councillor | EastZEast | King George's Hall | Phil Riley | Restaurant
Published on Wednesday 24 January 2018 at 4:43 pm
Further plans for Blackburn town centre’s exciting new independent cinema and leisure facility were revealed when the scheme was submitted for planning permission.
Published on Tuesday 23 January 2018 at 10:07 am
A moving ceremony to remember all victims of genocide, oppression and torture will be held in January.
Filed under: Colin Rigby | Councillor | Derek Estill | Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 | Interfaith Forum | Mayor of Blackburn | Mohammed Khan
Published on Tuesday 23 January 2018 at 8:07 am
Four textile panels by some of the 20th Century’s greatest textile designers have gone on show at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.
Published on Monday 22 January 2018 at 9:22 pm
People across Blackburn and Darwen have spoken out following a BBC documentary focusing on racial segregation.
Published on Friday 19 January 2018 at 1:32 pm
DEFRA has introduced an avian flu prevention zone across the whole of England following the disease being found in wild flocks in the south of the country.
Published on Friday 19 January 2018 at 10:59 am
Blackburn Road Runners are once again hosting their annual 10k run starting and finishing on the athletics track at Witton Park Arena, Blackburn.
Published on Thursday 18 January 2018 at 1:17 pm
Your experiences and perceptions of crime and anti-social behaviour in Blackburn with Darwen are being sought by Pennine Lancashire Community Safety Partnership.
Published on Tuesday 16 January 2018 at 2:15 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is launching a new Contractor and Development Framework aimed at streamlining development in the borough.
Published on Tuesday 16 January 2018 at 8:42 am
Residents in Blackburn and Darwen are being encouraged to get their garden waste annual subscription and take advantage of the early bird £5 discount.
Published on Monday 15 January 2018 at 9:45 am
Nominations are now closed but we have received over 100 nominations.
Now in its fifth year, Blackburn with Darwen Council has teamed up with the Lancashire Telegraph to find for the people who go out of their way to help others or who just want to make their neighbourhoods better places to live.
Filed under: Good Neighbours Awards 2018 | nominations
Published on Friday 12 January 2018 at 12:22 pm
Pleasington Crematorium will be unavailable for cremation services due to maintenance on the following dates:
Monday, February 5th all day
Tuesday, February 6th all day
Wednesday, February 7th, morning slots between 10.00-12:15 can be booked.
Filed under: Pleasington Crematorium
Published on Thursday 11 January 2018 at 1:28 pm
A ROGUE builder has been sentenced to 19 months imprisonment following a successful prosecution by Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Trading Standards.
Published on Thursday 11 January 2018 at 8:58 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing an eight-week campaign to tackle inactivity in the workplace.
Statistics released by Public Health England show that Brits sit down for an average 8.9 hours every day and 40 per cent do not exercise enough.
Filed under: active workplace | activity | Blackburn with Darwen Council | fitness | Recipe 4 Health
Published on Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 3:32 pm
Members of Creative Support’s Social Inclusion Service have participated in a healthy eating course called ‘Be the Chef’.
Published on Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 2:18 pm
Two new courses are starting soon for people with dementia in Blackburn with Darwen.
A free six week ‘Living well with dementia’ training programme starts on Tuesday 16th January 2018 at Audley and Queen’s Park Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Pringle Street, Blackburn, BB1 1SF at 1.30pm.
Published on Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 9:55 am
A Change of Heart follows the story of how stress changed the life of motivational speaker Gill Smith.
Published on Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 9:42 am
Nominate unsung heroes who make a real difference to the lives of those around them for the Good Neighbour Awards!
Published on Monday 8 January 2018 at 4:43 pm
Special tribute will be made to women past and present who have contributed to the success of Blackburn and Darwen as part of International Women’s Day in March.
Published on Friday 5 January 2018 at 4:01 pm
A Director of a former Blackburn waste plastics recycling business has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work.
Filed under: fire | Harry Catherall | waste
Published on Tuesday 2 January 2018 at 3:06 pm
The Hallé, with a reputation for artistic excellence, will bring a touch of Vienna’s New Year to King George’s Hall on Friday 12th January 2018.
Published on Thursday 28 December 2017 at 2:42 pm
Heavy snow is expected to start to fall between 4am and 5am on Friday, December 29th and is due to last for 4-5 hours.
Filed under: Gritting | snow | travel delays
Published on Thursday 21 December 2017 at 3:50 pm
A public meeting was held last night to share plans for the former V10 Polymers plastics recycling site in Blackburn.
Published on Thursday 21 December 2017 at 1:53 pm
The Mall Blackburn has teamed up with Blackburn with Darwen Council, We Stand Together and local community groups to host a get together for people who feel lonely or isolated this festive season.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Council | Christmas | Mince Pie Moments | The Mall
Published on Thursday 21 December 2017 at 11:15 am
Information about some of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s main services and building opening times over Christmas and New Year have been published on the Council website including information about leisure centres, libraries and visitor centres.
Published on Thursday 21 December 2017 at 11:08 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting a Lancashire-wide drink and drug campaign over the festive season.
Published on Thursday 21 December 2017 at 9:15 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has been re-awarded the Department of Work and Pensions Disability Confident badge to reflect the support it offers to its employees and also candidates applying for a job.
Filed under: cllr Andy Kay
Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 1:08 pm
Courses run at a variety of venues with the aim of helping adults improve their work prospects and wellbeing.
Filed under: Adult learning
Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 1:06 pm
With under a week to go until Christmas, people with long term health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, lung and heart disease are being reminded not to leave it too late to get their repeat prescriptions.
Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 12:35 pm
The Council is aware there is a travellers encampment on Olive Lane. We have been liaising with the travellers, police and our legal department.
Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 11:12 am
An exciting new digital programme for schools combining health apps with the national curriculum has launched at a Blackburn school this month.
Filed under: Cllr Mohammed Khan | Orcha
Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 9:37 am
Rather than visit the doctor, NHS East Lancashire and NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are encouraging people with a bad cough, a cold or sore throat, to pop down to their local pharmacy for quick health advice.
Published on Tuesday 19 December 2017 at 2:55 pm
Northern has opened a new train care depot in Blackburn to complement its wider modernisation programme.
Filed under: Cathedral Quarter
Published on Tuesday 19 December 2017 at 2:53 pm
More than 60,000 households in Blackburn with Darwen now have the opportunity to reap the benefits of a local energy offering with ‘Fairerpower Red Rose’.
Filed under: Councillor | energy bills | Fairerpower | Mohammed Khan
Published on Monday 18 December 2017 at 4:33 pm
The Community Carol Service and Festival of Light proved a huge hit with residents and visitors to the town.
Published on Friday 15 December 2017 at 11:05 am
Talented local photographer and Blackburn Road Runner Shafiq Khan has shared a collection of his best work to create a unique calendar to raise money for the East Lancashire Hospice.
Published on Thursday 14 December 2017 at 11:58 am
A public meeting is being held next week to share plans for the former V10 Polymers plastics recycling site in Blackburn.
Published on Wednesday 13 December 2017 at 11:13 am
Capita’s partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Council has started infrastructure work to support an exciting new project for 700 new homes.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Council | Capita | Councillor | Gib Lane | Phil Riley
Published on Tuesday 12 December 2017 at 2:22 pm
Blackburn’s Community Carol Service and Festival of Light will take place on Saturday, December 16th.
There will be festive delights for everyone topped off by a spectacular fireworks display in Blackburn town centre.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Community CarolService | Festival of Light
Published on Tuesday 12 December 2017 at 1:45 pm
A public consultation has launched on the current provision of community pharmacy services across Lancashire, including Blackburn with Darwen.