Published on Thursday 18 February 2016 at 4:34 pm
School children across Blackburn with Darwen are invited to take part in a special arts competition to celebrate and honour mums across the borough.
Filed under: Faryad Hussain | Kate Hollern | Mohammed Khan
Published on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 9:41 am
Performances of classic pop hits and lively games of bingo brought older people in Darwen together.
Filed under: Brian Taylor | Councillor | Darwen | Eileen Entwistle | Just Good Friends | Kate Hollern | Mohammed Khan | The Mayor
Published on Friday 20 March 2015 at 4:29 pm
Double Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington OBE praised the new Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre during the official opening ceremony today, saying she hoped it inspired future athletes.
Filed under: Alan Cottam | Blackburn | Blackburn College | blackburn sports and leisure centre | Councillor | Jack Straw MP | Kate Hollern | Leader | leisure | mayor | Opening | Rebecca Adlington
Published on Thursday 19 March 2015 at 5:22 pm
Cllr Kate Hollern, Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, has presented a cheque of £500 to Friends of Holy Trinity.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Holy Trinity | Kate Hollern | Leader | Phil Riley | Volunteers | Your Call
Published on Tuesday 17 March 2015 at 5:21 pm
The new youth MP for Blackburn with Darwen has been elected.
After polling almost half the total votes casts Jessica Henderson who attends St Bedes Roman Catholic High School was named as the new Youth MP.
Filed under: Councillor | Harry Kay | Jessica Henderson | Kate Hollern | Young peoples Services | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 10 March 2015 at 12:26 pm
As the General Election approaches, students in Blackburn with Darwen are preparing for an election of their own.
Filed under: Councillor | Damian Talbot | Executive Member for Culture Leisure and Young People | Kate Hollern | Leader | young people | Young Peoples Service | Youth MP | YPS
Published on Friday 6 March 2015 at 5:03 pm
A Local volunteer that took it upon herself to bring community news and advice to her local area has received a Your Call grant for her “amazing” efforts.
Filed under: Councillor | Ivy Street Community Centre | Kate Hollern
Published on Thursday 26 February 2015 at 5:46 pm
There was dancing, good food and good company at an event held for older people
The ‘Just Good Friends’ event held in the Concert Hall in King Georges Hall saw almost 300 people entertained by live music, and also taking part in a free raffle with prizes donated by local businesses.
Filed under: Alan Cottam | community | Councillor | event | Just Good Friends | Kate Hollern | King George's Hall | Leader | mayor | older people
Published on Monday 23 February 2015 at 4:02 pm
Up to 80 new jobs could be created after Security firm Chubb announced a multi-million pound plan to redevelop its Blackburn site.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Kate Hollern
Published on Tuesday 17 February 2015 at 5:21 pm
A Blackburn Primary school is celebrating following the grand opening of their new buildings.
Intack Primary School welcomed local dignitaries including the Rt.
Filed under: Councillor | Dave Harling | Inatck | Intack Primary School | Jack Straw MP | Jim Shorrock | Kate Hollern | Linda Clegg | Ron O’Keeffe | Schools and Education | Shadsworth with Whitebirk | Sylvia Liddle | Tony Humphrys
Published on Friday 13 February 2015 at 11:19 am
Young people looking for employment in 2015 are being invited to one of the largest “Jobs Fair” in the borough.
Filed under: Blackburn College | blackburn sports and leisure centre | Councillor | employment | jobs | Kate Hollern
Published on Thursday 12 February 2015 at 1:26 pm
Olympic freestyle swimmer Rebecca Adlington is set to open Blackburn’s new £13.5m Sports and Leisure Centre in March.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn College | blackburn sports and leisure centre | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Leader
Published on Wednesday 28 January 2015 at 1:48 pm
Blackburn with Darwen residents came out in force, with around 120 people gathering to remember all the victims of genocide for Holocaust Memorial Day.
Filed under: Alan Cottam | Councillor | HMD | Holocaust Memorial Day | Interfaith Forum | Kate Hollern | Leader | mayor | remembrance
Published on Friday 23 January 2015 at 3:32 pm
Music, bingo and a hearty meal got the thumbs-up at an event for older people.
The ‘Just Good Friends’ event at Derwent Hall in Darwen saw more than a hundred people entertained by a singer and battle for prizes in bingo.
Filed under: Brian Taylor | community | Councillor | Darwen | Just Good Friends | Kate Hollern | Leader | Older People's Champion
Published on Monday 12 January 2015 at 4:04 pm
The 2015 Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards has been officially launched in association with Blackburn College and Capita with the aim of celebrating the best of business in the Borough.
Filed under: Blackburn College | business | Capita | Councillor | Hive | HIVE network | Kate Hollern | regeneration
Published on Monday 15 December 2014 at 4:36 pm
The Council leader Councillor Kate Hollern and Councillor Jim Smith welcomed dozens of Your Call volunteers to a special event at the Council’s depot at Davy Field industrial estate last week (Friday December 12th 2014).
Filed under: Councillor | Jim Smith | Kate Hollern | Sound Cloud | Your Call
Published on Monday 15 December 2014 at 1:52 pm
Generous Council staff have got into the Christmas spirit, donating toys to Children’s Storehouse, as part of their Christmas Toy Store which helps families who would otherwise be unable to give their child a present this Christmas.
Filed under: charity | Children's Storehouse | collection | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Leader
Published on Tuesday 2 December 2014 at 12:54 pm
Creating more jobs, supporting business growth and improving housing are set to remain key priorities for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | Leader | Policy Council | prior
Published on Friday 28 November 2014 at 4:58 pm
Hundreds of people gathered together for good food, dancing and song at a huge fun –and free – event for older people in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor | Just Good Friends | Kate Hollern | King George's Hall | Leader
Published on Monday 24 November 2014 at 5:06 pm
Over 70 young people “took over” Blackburn with Darwen Council on Friday, November 21, as part of Takeover Day 2014.
Filed under: Councillor | Harry Kay | Kate Hollern | Leader | Young peoples Services | Youth MP
Published on Monday 24 November 2014 at 3:18 pm
People enjoying Blackburn’s love affair with running can now sign up for the town’s biggest annual road race.
Filed under: Blackburn Road Runners | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Leader | sport | Witton Country Park
Published on Monday 17 November 2014 at 6:04 pm
Young people will be “taking over” Blackburn with Darwen Council on Friday, November 21, as part of Takeover Day 2014.
Filed under: Children's Commissioner | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Leader | Takeover Day
Published on Monday 17 November 2014 at 8:53 am
A blueprint to make Blackburn with Darwen a more prosperous place to be has been unveiled.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor | Joe Slater | Kate Hollern | Local strategic partnership | Maureen Bateson | Mo Isap | Soundcloud
Published on Friday 7 November 2014 at 1:45 pm
Older people in the borough are in need of free transport to get them to a special afternoon tea event – to help them make new friends and get out and about.
Filed under: community | Councillor | Just Good Friends | Kate Hollern | King George's Hall | Leader
Published on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 4:08 pm
Tea, cake and entertainment will be on offer for older people next month at a special event bring older people in the borough together.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | King George's Hall | Your Call
Published on Wednesday 15 October 2014 at 12:24 pm
Blackburn West Shared Neighbourhood Team are working with Witton Park Academy to mark this year’s Remembrance day by creating Blackburn’s biggest poppy.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | Leader | Witton Park school | World War One Commemorations
Published on Monday 13 October 2014 at 9:31 am
A plaque remembering those who died in the First World War has been unveiled at Bank Top Community Centre.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | Wensley and French Road Friends | World War One Commemorations
Published on Friday 10 October 2014 at 9:53 am
Cllr Kate Hollern, Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, talks about Blackburn being named ‘youngest town in Europe’, according to a recent survey.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Kate Hollern | survey
Published on Friday 19 September 2014 at 8:54 am
Latest estimates show that at least a quarter of Blackburn with Darwen Council services are being hit by the latest funding cuts coming in three years.
Filed under: budget | Councillor | Kate Hollern
Published on Thursday 11 September 2014 at 10:29 am
Hive, the borough’s Business Leaders Network, has been commended for the role it plays in improving the town’s prosperity as part of the 2014 Enterprising Britain Awards.
Filed under: business | Councillor | HIVE network | Kate Hollern | regeneration
Published on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 3:26 pm
A road safety champion for Blackburn with Darwen has been appointed.
Councillor Stephanie Brookfield, member for Earcroft, will champion road safety issues in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | Maureen Bateson | road safety | Roads | Stephanie Brookfield
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2014 at 12:45 pm
Glasgow isn’t the only place the sporting action is taking place this summer – Blackburn with Darwen is full of Commonwealth Games fever.
Filed under: Commonwealth Games | Councillor | Exercise | health | Kate Hollern | Rick Wilson | Soundcloud | sport | Witton Park
Published on Monday 14 July 2014 at 1:45 pm
Blackburn with Darwen will take part in the national ‘Lights Out’ event, where lights across Britain will be turned out, to mark the centenary of Great Britain entering the First World War.
Filed under: Bold Venture Park | Corporation Park | Councillor | Darwen | Darwen Town Hall | Kate Hollern | Lights Out | Trevor Maxfield | World War One Commemorations
Published on Wednesday 9 July 2014 at 3:59 pm
Any community or volunteer group who are holding an event to commemorate the centenary of the First World War are encouraged to get in touch with Blackburn with Darwen Council so they can be added to the list of events.
Filed under: Alan Cottam | commemoration | community | Councillor | events | Kate Hollern | Leader | mayor | World War One Commemorations
Published on Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 4:41 pm
Earlier this year the Council’s Your Call scheme made small grants of up to £200 available to groups to help them remember the sacrifices made by their communities 100 years ago.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | World War One Commemorations | ww1 | Your Call
Published on Friday 27 June 2014 at 4:23 pm
A running group, which has surged in popularity with hundreds of people now regularly turning out, has been awarded a Your Call grant in recognition of its success.
Filed under: Couch to 5K | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Sylvia Liddle
Published on Friday 20 June 2014 at 2:15 pm
Improved rail services between Blackburn and Manchester moved a step closer today as the Council leader and local MPs lent their support to an agreement between Network Rail and Blackburn with Darwen Council to construct a new section of track which will allow more trains to use the route.
Filed under: Councillor | Jack Straw | Jake Berry | Kate Hollern | Network Rail | Nigel Evans | public transport | railway | Soundcloud | transport
Published on Friday 6 June 2014 at 10:32 am
A play park which had been hit by vandals on numerous occasions has been transformed into a new track for youngsters to learn how to cycle safely.
Filed under: Councillor | cycle way | Jim Smith | Kate Hollern | Mill Hill | road safety
Published on Thursday 5 June 2014 at 4:17 pm
Pat on the Back Awards have been presented to winners and runners-up from across Blackburn and Darwen at a special ceremony.
Filed under: Kate Hollern | Local Public Sevice Board | Mum’s the Word | Pat on the Back Awards
Published on Friday 11 April 2014 at 4:43 pm
The name for the new BMX and skatepark in Blackburn with Darwen has been revealed – and it has been chosen by young people.
Filed under: bmx | Councillor | Kate Hollern | skate park | Trevor Maxfield | young people
Published on Friday 28 March 2014 at 2:05 pm
Over the last few months, schools in the borough have taken part in a project which saw pupils come up with radio jingles to educate both drivers and children about the importance of road safety.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | road safety
Published on Wednesday 19 March 2014 at 3:36 pm
2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War. To commemorate this, the leader of the Council is launching a campaign to get residents across Blackburn and Darwen planting poppy seeds in across the borough.
Filed under: Councillor | Kate Hollern | poppy | World War One Commemorations
Published on Wednesday 12 March 2014 at 5:35 pm
Brave WW1 soldiers from Blackburn with Darwen who died in the conflict could be honoured with a new memorial – with your help.
Filed under: Corporation Park | Councillor | Kate Hollern | war | World War One Commemorations
Published on Tuesday 11 March 2014 at 5:29 pm
Election fever is building as young voters go to the polls to vote for their new youth MP.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Kate Hollern | Youth MP
