£100k investment in borough’s health and social care
Published on Tuesday 31 March 2015 at 8:47 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has been awarded £100,000 by Health Education North West to become an Integrated Care Demonstrator Site.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
New road markings warn parents to park safely
Published on Friday 27 March 2015 at 3:47 pm
Double yellow lines and ‘Slow’ markings have been renewed to make the roads around St Francis’ CE Primary School safer for children.
Filed under: Councillor | Maureen Bateson | School | Stephanie Brookfield | yellow lines
Out-of-hours GP services coming to Blackburn with Darwen
Published on Friday 27 March 2015 at 2:47 pm
Health bosses have announced a Blackburn with Darwen bid to improve out-of-hours access to GP services has been given the go-ahead.
Filed under: Councillor
Day of action cracks down on metal thieves
Published on Friday 27 March 2015 at 2:45 pm
Police and Council teams targeted rogue businesses in a day of action to stop thefts of metal in Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: environment | Jim Smith | Metal
‘Sticky Hands’ are Safer Hands in Blackburn with Darwen
Published on Friday 27 March 2015 at 12:32 pm
A new campaign aims to ensure that the simplest road safety measure of all – holding hands – keeps more children safe on the streets of Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Councillor
Carl Fogarty opens Blackburn Foodbank’s new home
Published on Friday 27 March 2015 at 10:20 am
Four-times World Superbike champion and winner of ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’ Carl Fogarty has opened Blackburn Foodbank’s new home.
Project keeps more people warm and well
Published on Friday 27 March 2015 at 9:26 am
Blackburn with Darwen has been awarded £50,000 as a part of a pilot project to help keep more people warm and well in their homes.
Filed under: Councillor
Mayor calls on businesses to support The Mayor’s Ball
Published on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 3:59 pm
Businesses have been asked to support in anyway they can, the upcoming Mayor’s Ball which is fundraising for this years’ Mayor’s Charity Fund.
Community art project on track
Published on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 2:19 pm
A community art and horticultural project to transform a station in Blackburn on the East Lancashire line has been awarded £2,000.
Filed under: Blackburn College | Community Rail Lancashire | Councillor | Maureen Bateson | Pleasington | railway
Event to raise awareness of bowel cancer
Published on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 2:08 pm
An event is taking place in April to raise awareness of bowel cancer, and information on signs and symptoms.
Filed under: Blackburn | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme | Cancer Research UK | health | Roadshow
Cemetery road repairs
Published on Thursday 26 March 2015 at 1:02 pm
Repair works to cemetery road
Work is to commence from Monday 30th March, to repair the Potholes and improve the condition of the road within Pleasington Playing fields and the Cemetery at the Roundabout outside the Crematorium.
Filed under: Councillor | Jim Smith | Pleasington | roadworks
Good friends meet for top afternoon of entertainment
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
FALLSTOP Challenge Winner Collects Prize
Published on Wednesday 25 March 2015 at 7:21 pm
Barbora Biela was presented with £25 of shopping vouchers by Amy Greenhalgh after she was picked out of the hat as winner of the FALLSTOP Challenge which took place at the Mall in February
Launched earlier this year, the FALLSTOP campaign aims to raise awareness of simple steps people can take to stay on their feet and carry on doing the activities they enjoy as they get older.
Filed under: Councillor | fallstop | Health and Adult Social Care | Mohammed Khan | The Mall
Domestic Waste Collection in Darwen
Published on Wednesday 25 March 2015 at 6:37 pm
This weekend, Saturday March 28th, residents within Darwen will be able to freely dispose of items of domestic waste.
Filed under: Councillor | Darwen | Free Waste disposal | Jim Smith | Sound Cloud
New apprenticeship web page launched.
Published on Wednesday 25 March 2015 at 5:49 pm
As part of its growing commitment to supporting young people and tackling youth unemployment, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has launched a website that will act as an ever growing and constantly updated resource that will advertise all apprentice positions across the Council.
Filed under: Apprenticeship | young people | Young Workers