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Latest news listings for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Friday 11 November 2022 at 11:11 am
Know someone who deserves recognition for how they help bring our local communities together? Nominate them for the Leader’s Award in the 2023 1V Awards.
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Published on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 5:25 pm
Moving on to the second key theme, this week the People’s Jury looked at Transport in Blackburn with Darwen, alongside other examples from across Europe, before creating their own aspirational transport maps.
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Published on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 8:00 am
Islamophobia Awareness Month takes place this November and aims to highlight the positive contributions of Muslims as well as raise awareness of Islamophobia in society.
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Published on Friday 4 November 2022 at 3:27 pm
Dance fever is set to sweep through Blackburn when Strictly’s AJ Odudu turns on the Christmas lights in her hometown.
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Published on Friday 4 November 2022 at 11:55 am
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has today welcomed a £2m boost for the boroughs arts, culture and creative industries.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 1:50 pm
The annual Youth Takeover Challenge helped shine a spotlight on the issues that matter most to young people across Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 1:40 pm
Residents in Blackburn and Darwen have been fined for dumping their rubbish.
These unacceptable waste offences were issued to 20 residents who have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £10,000.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 11:13 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has launched an urgent appeal for more people to find out about becoming a specialist foster carer.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 10:00 am
Do you work with children or young people?
We know what amazing work happens in our local communities to support children, young people and families to achieve amazing things.
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Published on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 10:24 am
Today marks the start of Road Safety Awareness Month and leaders across the borough are reminding pedestrians and motorists to stay safe.
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Published on Monday 31 October 2022 at 3:58 pm
‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
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Published on Friday 28 October 2022 at 4:00 pm
The Poppy Appeal has officially been launched in Blackburn town centre today.
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, together with Council Leader Coun Phil Riley and Chief Executive Denise Park, accompanied members of the Blackburn branch of the Royal British Legion to open this year’s official Poppy Shop
Located in The Mall Blackburn, close to Sports Direct on King William Street, the Poppy Shop sells a variety of official Royal British Legion merchandise, as well as the instantly recognisable paper poppies.
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Published on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 3:23 pm
To celebrate National Care Leavers Week, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council launched a new event for young people who have grown up in care.
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Published on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 2:39 pm
Jury members have selected communication and education, transport and buildings as the topics for future sessions, helping to shape their final recommendations of what can be done across Blackburn with Darwen to tackle the climate change crisis.
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Published on Wednesday 26 October 2022 at 11:15 am
Successful projects which have brought people from diverse backgrounds together through shared interests were the focus of a visit from government officials last week.
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Published on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 1:42 pm
A new health campaign has been launched by Blackburn with Darwen Council, featuring a number of local people, including local football star Ben Brereton Diaz, in a bid to keep Covid and flu rates low this winter.
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Published on Monday 24 October 2022 at 2:12 pm
Residents who have been affected by Long Covid are being invited to get help as support sessions are being re-introduced across the borough.
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Published on Monday 24 October 2022 at 9:15 am
People all over Blackburn with Darwen have nominated hundreds of their local heroes for this year’s Community Volunteer Awards.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 5:23 pm
17 brand new benches are being installed across Blackburn with Darwen, engraved with lines of poetry inspired by the Covid lockdowns.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 4:51 pm
Blackburn is celebrating after winning “Gold” at the Royal Horticultural Society’s North West in Bloom Awards, which honour the region’s greenest and most beautiful locations.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 3:30 pm
Sunbird Records is calling on the community to rally behind it as it bids to be part of a new £3.5m grassroots music venue initiative.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Proud Darreners, James Readfern and Nathan Banks are set to become the new ‘guardians’ of Darwen Tower.
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Published on Thursday 20 October 2022 at 11:14 am
Plans to transform two playgrounds at Blackburn’s flagship Witton Park have been revealed.
The £350,000 proposals include a large activity play area on the current site of The Wits and a full re-vamp of the younger children’s playground.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 4:47 pm
The Post Office have written to the Council asking us to share news about a re-location from it’s currently Blackburn Town Centre premises.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 2:20 pm
Gary Shaw, who works in the Open Spaces Team at Blackburn with Darwen Council, along with his partially sighted friend Paul, who also used to work for the Council, have completed over 40 triathlons together and are set to run the Blackburn 10k this December at Ewood Park.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 1:13 pm
The first homes at the landmark Brookfield Vale development in Blackburn have been completed.
Countryside and its partners, Together Housing Group and Sigma Capital are leading on the development and were joined by representatives from Blackburn with Darwen Council, to celebrate the first milestone.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 9:58 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is once again supporting local charity One Voice Blackburn in their search for local heroes.
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Published on Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 2:34 pm
A Blackburn luxury car specialist is set to expand after being named the preferred bidder for a prominent development site.
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Published on Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 11:26 am
Here in Blackburn with Darwen we are delighted that we have received funding to develop four family hubs.
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Published on Monday 17 October 2022 at 5:37 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has today welcomed a high court judgement.
The Council has successfully defended a claim brought by Thomas Barnes and Sons plc (in administration) regarding the construction of Blackburn Bus Station.
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Published on Friday 14 October 2022 at 2:12 pm
This year Get Online Week is taking place from 17-23 October 2022.
Free and friendly support is being offered at venues right across the borough and includes one-to-one tuition, drop in support sessions, tablet training, I.T.
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Published on Wednesday 12 October 2022 at 4:26 pm
A Darwen playground is set to open after undergoing a £100,000 transformation.
Blackburn with Darwen Council commissioned work to renovate the playground last month at Blacksnape Playing Fields.
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Published on Tuesday 11 October 2022 at 2:56 pm
People in Blackburn and Darwen are being asked for their views on the priorities of a new local health partnership.
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Published on Sunday 9 October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Members of the Blackburn with Darwen People’s Jury on the Climate Change Crisis met for their second session this week, hearing from a group of experts on the impacts of climate change at both a local and national level.
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Published on Friday 7 October 2022 at 4:27 pm
32 residents from the Blackburn with Darwen People’s Jury on Climate Change met in Blackburn last week, kicking off the first of eight sessions.
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Published on Friday 7 October 2022 at 12:20 pm
Olympians are set to descend on Darwen next week to train at a skate park which has gone from being one of the smallest in the country to one of the very best.
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Published on Thursday 6 October 2022 at 4:42 pm
A new phase of the Household Support Scheme will launch on Monday, October 10 – with some changes to who can apply.
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Published on Thursday 6 October 2022 at 3:28 pm
Due to the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the difficult decision was taken to postpone the World Suicide Prevention Day vigils in September in line with other local and national events, as the nation entered a period of mourning.
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Published on Wednesday 5 October 2022 at 5:53 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s latest group of apprentices are one month into their journey, with the ‘Class of 2022’ being the eleventh cohort since the successful apprenticeship programme launched in 2011.
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Published on Tuesday 4 October 2022 at 1:42 pm
New plans have been revealed to build back Blackburn’s Blakey Moor Terrace – a gem in the town’s new Cultural Quarter – even better.
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Published on Monday 3 October 2022 at 10:18 am
With the weather taking an autumnal turn, Blackburn with Darwen Council health chiefs are advising people to get vaccinated now to protect themselves from winter viruses.
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Published on Friday 30 September 2022 at 3:10 pm
We all know Barbara Castle as an influential trailblazer for women everywhere.
As a town, Blackburn is hugely proud of its former MP.
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Published on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 3:11 pm
Stoptober is nearly here and now is the time to give stopping smoking a go.
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing the annual stop smoking campaign, Stoptober, which starts on Saturday, October 1.
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Published on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 12:48 pm
The Director of Public Health annual report outlining the health and wellbeing of Blackburn with Darwen’s residents has been published.
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Published on Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 4:23 pm
A new campaign is being launched across Blackburn with Darwen to tackle dog fouling, reminding dog owners to pick up after their pooch.
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Published on Tuesday 27 September 2022 at 6:57 pm
Dorothy Whipple was perhaps Blackburn’s greatest writer.
In fact, J.B. Priestley once described her as ‘the Jane Austen of the twentieth century.’
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Published on Tuesday 27 September 2022 at 2:58 pm
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has set out his £1bn vision for the future of the borough.
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Published on Friday 23 September 2022 at 6:16 pm
The 2022 Blackburn is Hiring event took place at King George’s Hall on the 21st of September.
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Published on Friday 23 September 2022 at 2:09 pm
A Blackburn car dealer has been convicted of breaching a noise abatement notice and fined a total of £8500.
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Published on Friday 23 September 2022 at 11:17 am
Residents and Council staff have come together to transform a back alley in the Blackburn Infirmary area, making it a safe and friendly space for local residents to enjoy.
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