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Published on Monday 20 November 2017 at 9:17 am
Plans for Euro Garages new head office facilities have been approved and agreed by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
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Published on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 3:00 pm
Haslingden Road General store in Blackburn has lost its licence to sell alcohol following a string of offences for selling alcohol and tobacco to children.
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Published on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 2:34 pm
A series of fun festive events have been lined up to take place in Darwen in the run up to Christmas.
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Published on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 1:25 pm
Blackburn manufacturer MGS Technical Plastics has thrown its weight behind a campaign to celebrate the unsung heroes of its local community.
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Published on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 1:22 pm
Lancashire Police are appealing for information following a fourth fire at a Blackburn plastics factory in ten weeks.
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Published on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 1:22 pm
Finding Mr Hart is a new play about the life of the Blackburn-based collector Robert Edward Hart.
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Published on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 10:12 am
By Graham Burgess, chair of the Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group
Winter is a traditionally a very busy period for the NHS and for some people, Christmas is the most difficult time of the year.
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Published on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 3:06 pm
The leader of the Council, Councillor Mohammed Khan, has welcomed news that JobCentre Plus will be running a service in Darwen every week.
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Published on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 2:29 pm
Services of remembrance commemorating those who have served their country in wars past and present were e held across the borough.
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Published on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 2:00 pm
Alcohol Awareness Week is taking place this week with various events around Blackburn with Darwen happening to encourage people to think more about their alcohol intake.
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Published on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 11:42 am
Residents living close to the site of a major fire which broke out in Blackburn yesterday are being advised to keep windows and doors closed until clean-up operations have concluded.
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Published on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 11:05 am
By Councillor Mohammed Khan, Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council
The Good Neighbours Awards is now in its sixth year and over the years it has showcased the best of Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Monday 13 November 2017 at 4:54 pm
Residents are being allowed back into their homes following another large fire at a former waste recycling site in Blackburn.
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Published on Monday 13 November 2017 at 11:39 am
Everyone in Blackburn with Darwen is being encouraged to spread a little bit of kindness as part of a national event.
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Published on Monday 13 November 2017 at 10:10 am
Firefighters are continuing to tackle a major fire at a former waste plastics site in Blackburn, which is now under control.
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Published on Friday 10 November 2017 at 2:16 pm
The Council’s promise to clamp down on dog fouling is producing results as the first fixed penalty notices have been handed out.
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Published on Friday 10 November 2017 at 11:14 am
Lancashire Mind, Blackburn with Darwen Council and One Voice are joining forces on a new initiative which aims to end mental health discrimination.
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Published on Friday 10 November 2017 at 11:07 am
With fabulous events & great shopping for all the family – you’ll want to keep coming back!
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Published on Friday 10 November 2017 at 10:04 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has been named finalist in the Driving Growth category for the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) awards, which showcase excellence across the sector.
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Published on Thursday 9 November 2017 at 12:35 pm
Community groups across Blackburn and Darwen are appealing for people to vote for them to help win funding for their groups.
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Published on Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 4:09 pm
There are two pantomimes to look forward to this Christmas.
Don’t miss Beauty and the Beast at King George’s Hall from Sunday, December 10 until Sunday, December 31.
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Published on Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 11:39 am
Blackburn has struck gold again after collecting yet another trophy for the town’s stunning horticultural displays.
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Published on Tuesday 7 November 2017 at 1:40 pm
Darwen resident Eileen Helliwell has donated three early photographs of Blackburn Rovers to Blackburn Library.
Eileen was clearing out whilst moving house and found the photos in her loft.
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Published on Friday 3 November 2017 at 4:56 pm
A new campaign to help beggars off the town centre streets has provided help, support, food and accommodation to vulnerable people in Blackburn.
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Published on Friday 3 November 2017 at 2:22 pm
Super Slow Way, a major arts commissioning programme in which Blackburn with Darwen are a partner, has been awarded a £1 million grant from the Arts Council England.
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Published on Tuesday 31 October 2017 at 10:31 am
Services of remembrance commemorating those who have served their country in wars past and present will be held across the borough.
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Published on Monday 30 October 2017 at 2:13 pm
Blackburn’s lantern parade will be bigger and brighter than ever this year, thanks to successful £25,000 additional funding, a fresh new timetable and new team members.
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Published on Monday 30 October 2017 at 11:12 am
Blackburn Town Centre is celebrating after scooping a Gold Award in this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) national Britain in Bloom competition.
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Published on Friday 27 October 2017 at 11:24 am
A light maintenance depot has opened in Blackburn as part of the ‘Great North Rail Project’ and has created 26 new jobs.
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Published on Wednesday 25 October 2017 at 2:18 pm
Blackburn Rovers are joining forces with Burnley FC to show that some things are more important than football – by teaming up to promote prostate cancer screening.
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Published on Wednesday 25 October 2017 at 11:06 am
Work to draw up plans for a major new £2.9million road scheme in Blackburn Town centre to ease traffic flow is set to start next year.
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Published on Monday 23 October 2017 at 3:10 pm
Blackburn with Darwen has become the first borough to see its Council and Clinical Commissioning Group join forces to sign a joint healthy weight declaration in the country.
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Published on Monday 23 October 2017 at 11:11 am
Congratulations to Blackburn’s Grace Davies who is through to the X-Factor’s live shows. Grace made it through after a nerve-wracking audition at the judge’s houses on Saturday’s TV show.
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Published on Monday 23 October 2017 at 10:07 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has received a special commendation for its work around energy efficiency for residents in the borough.
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Published on Sunday 22 October 2017 at 2:14 pm
A clean-up operation is taking place following severe weather on Saturday which caused flooding and other disruption.
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Published on Friday 20 October 2017 at 3:02 pm
One Voice Blackburn have launched the 1V Cricket Academy with the help of Council leader, Councillor Mohammed Khan.
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Published on Friday 20 October 2017 at 2:25 pm
A new study space that will give the public greater access to the collections at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is set to open with a special launch event and international conference.
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Published on Friday 20 October 2017 at 12:19 pm
The green light has been given for a new car park at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
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Published on Friday 20 October 2017 at 10:57 am
A consultation is running on possible changes to Darwen and Blackburn’s parliamentary boundaries under proposals from the Boundary Commission for England.
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Published on Friday 20 October 2017 at 8:36 am
Ice skating rink also coming to town
X Factor winner Ben Haenow is to switch-on this year’s Christmas lights in Darwen.
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Published on Thursday 19 October 2017 at 12:17 pm
A new restaurant is set to open in Blackburn at the end of November, to add to the growing choice of places to eat, drink and meet in the town.
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Published on Thursday 19 October 2017 at 10:21 am
Blackburn Hindu Centre is wishing everyone a Happy Diwali and inviting people to take part in its celebrations.
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Published on Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 12:08 pm
Ambitions. Dreams. Determination. Loving and supportive foster families can help children and young people unlock all of these things.
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Published on Tuesday 17 October 2017 at 11:22 am
Community group One Voice have launched a Delay Dementia leaflet.
The initiative is part of phase 5 of the award winning Baiter Sehat project, which is in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
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Published on Tuesday 17 October 2017 at 11:17 am
One Voice has teamed up with CGL Inspire and GO2 to produce a video to highlight drug and alcohol misuse.
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Published on Friday 13 October 2017 at 4:10 pm
A specialist demolition company has been instructed to demolish the rest of the building at the fire damaged V10 Polymers site in Blackburn, following three fires at the same site.
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Published on Friday 13 October 2017 at 3:39 pm
A man has been jailed following a collision which killed a nine year old Blackburn boy
Atif Dayaji , 27, of St Stephens Avenue, Blackburn, was sentenced to four years in prison for causing the death of Adam Imfal-Limbada by dangerous driving.
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Published on Friday 13 October 2017 at 10:54 am
A week of action is taking place to raise awareness of all hate crimes.
National Hate Crime Awareness Week runs from Saturday, October 14th until Saturday, October 21st, with events taking place all week.
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Published on Friday 13 October 2017 at 10:20 am
The Council is set to take back the borough’s streets from thoughtless dog owners and litter louts who blight our streets.
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Published on Thursday 12 October 2017 at 5:12 pm
X Factor rising star Grace Davies is coming home to showcase Blackburn for the hit TV show.
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