Published on Wednesday 30 September 2015 at 3:26 pm
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has unveiled plans to build an army of volunteers at a special event.
Filed under: Councillor | Mohammed Khan | Volunteers | Your Call
Published on Tuesday 29 September 2015 at 2:20 pm
Find out what service and activities are available for you and your family with the Blackburn with Darwen Local Offer – for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Filed under: Councillor | Local Offer | Maureen Bateson
Published on Tuesday 29 September 2015 at 2:11 pm
Graphic Design degree students from Blackburn College have won the chance for their innovative designs to be used in a new campaign to highlight the dangers of so-called ‘legal high’ drugs.
Filed under: Andy Kay | Blackburn College | Councillor | Harry Catherall | Legal Highs | public health
Published on Tuesday 29 September 2015 at 10:53 am
A schoolgirl’s winning design is helping to draw attention to road safety outside her school.
Pupil Laurie Black, age 8, has won a competition to design a poster to highlight problems with parking outside Lower Darwen Primary School.
Filed under: Lower Darwen Primary School | road safety
Published on Monday 28 September 2015 at 9:45 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council along with a local ex-smoker are highlighting the fact that secondhand smoke is extremely dangerous ahead of the ban on smoking in cars with under 18s present, which becomes law in England and Wales on 1 October.
Filed under: smokefree
Published on Friday 25 September 2015 at 10:52 am
Blackburn Rovers and Blackburn with Darwen Council are encouraging local smokers to ‘kick the habit’ for good during Stoptober.
Filed under: Blackburn Rovers | Brian Taylor | Stop Smoking | stoptober
Published on Friday 25 September 2015 at 10:28 am
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council will unveil plans to build an army of volunteers at a special conference next week.
Filed under: Councillor | King George's Hall | Mohammed Khan | Volunteers | Your Call
Published on Friday 25 September 2015 at 10:22 am
Events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 28th September 2015 to Sunday 4th October 2015
To avoid disappointment, please contact the venues to make sure that there are still tickets/places available if you are planning to attend any of the events below.
Published on Thursday 24 September 2015 at 11:51 am
This week the Mayor will be out and about once again fulfilling his official engagements.
The Mayor, who began his mayoral year in May, will next week attend the Cinnamon Faith Action Audit at King George’s Hall, also to attend the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, along side the Mayoress and the Deputy Mayor to attend the Citizenship Ceremony in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, both Mayor and Deputy Mayor to attend Council Briefing in the Mayor’s Parlour on Wednesday, will attend the Opening of the extended KQF Store and attend the council forum on Thursday and will also attend Regimental Sunday at Warrington along side the Mayoress on Sunday.
Published on Thursday 24 September 2015 at 8:26 am
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen hopes everyone taking part in this week’s Eid has a happy celebration.
Published on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at 1:29 pm
Nearly 20 bags of rubbish were collected by volunteers in a big Your Call clean-up in Mill Hill.
Published on Tuesday 22 September 2015 at 2:27 pm
Supporters of the Blackburn Heritage Festival event are being invited to have their say in how it goes forward as the organisers stage an impressive display of steam engines in the town centre on Sunday, October 18.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Blackburn Heritage Festival | Steam Sunday
Published on Tuesday 22 September 2015 at 2:05 pm
Green fingered staff from McDonald’s restaurant in Whitebirk helped spruce up an overgrown garden.
Six staff joined Councillor Mohammed Khan, leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, and council officers to do some work on the enclosed garden on Higson Street.
Filed under: clean-up | Councillor | McDonald's | Mohammed Khan
Published on Monday 21 September 2015 at 10:52 am
Staff from the local Macmillan Cancer Improvement Partnership will be hosting an event as part of Macmillan’s national ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’, this Wednesday September 23.
Filed under: mamcillan
Published on Monday 21 September 2015 at 9:19 am
The borough’s Hive business leaders network is inviting companies from across Blackburn with Darwen to join them at their next event on Thursday, October 8 with Creative Director and fashion designer Patrick Grant.
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 1:48 pm
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Faryad Hussain, met with keen gardeners from Turton Tower to congratulate them on a recent accolade.
Filed under: Councillor | Faryad Hussain | mayor | Turton Tower
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 12:52 pm
Costumed guides led visitors through the story of Blackburn’s hidden past on vintage buses at this year’s Blackburn Heritage Festival.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Blackburn Heritage Festival | guided tours
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 11:29 am
Bus passengers can now use a pay-as-you-go smart card for their journeys as part of a trial project which has now gone live in Blackburn with Darwen as part of the £40m Pennine Reach major transport project.
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 11:21 am
This week the Mayor will be out and about once again fulfilling his official engagements.
The Mayor, who began his mayoral year in May, will next week attend his civic tour of the borough, along with the Mayoress on Monday, to receive a visit from a group of people visiting from Pakistan and also to attend the ‘Celebration of Achievements of the Children We Look After’ in the Windsor Suite, King George’s Hall, along with the Mayoress on Tuesday to attend 3AAA Academy grand opening at St John’s Court, Ainsworth Street, along side the Mayoress on Friday, and finally to visit young people from ‘The Challenge’ at QEGS along with the Mayoress on Sunday.
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 9:45 am
Director of graphic art documentary, Anthony Peters, will be introducing his film, Made You Look at the next meeting of Blackburn creative businesses.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Creative Hive | Creative Lancashire | Source Creative
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 8:51 am
During October smokers in Blackburn with Darwen are being encouraged to quit together as this year’s Stoptober challenge launches.
Filed under: Mustafa Desai | Public Health England | smoking | stoptober
Published on Thursday 17 September 2015 at 3:59 pm
Pupils from St. Thomas’ school in Blackburn took centre stage at the Blackburn Heritage Festival last weekend (12 and 13 September) after completing their training as the town’s new clog dancing troupe.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Clog Dancers
Published on Thursday 17 September 2015 at 10:56 am
An opportunity for local business leaders to meet, enjoy a hearty breakfast, and discover new projects is taking place in September.
Published on Thursday 17 September 2015 at 9:16 am
Events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 21st September 2015 to Sunday, 27th September 2015
To avoid disappointment, please contact the venues to make sure that there are still tickets/places available if you are planning to attend any of the events below.
Published on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at 1:56 pm
Churches and faith groups across Blackburn and Darwen contribute over £4 million to the local economy, a new report shows.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen | Councillor | Faith groups | Mohammed Khan
Published on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at 11:45 am
A regular programme of town centre guided walkabouts for town centre staff, shoppers and visitors have been announced.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Blackburn Town Centre | walk the Walk
Published on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at 10:50 am
Fashion designer Patrick Grant was greeted by fans of the BBC Great British Sewing Bee programme at the Blackburn Heritage Festival when he was in town to open a museum of sewing machines at Hobkirk.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Hobkirks | Patrick Grant | Sewing
Published on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at 10:43 am
The Stepping Stones GP practice, based at the Audley Health Centre in Blackburn, has become the first practice in Blackburn with Darwen to work towards becoming dementia-friendly.
Filed under: Age UK | Alzheimer’s Society | dementia | GP
Published on Tuesday 15 September 2015 at 10:28 am
A carer’s event is being held in September to look at developing an integrated service offer for unpaid carers across Blackburn and Darwen – and would like to know what the service would look like for you.
Filed under: carers | Councillor | Mustafa Desai
Published on Monday 14 September 2015 at 10:53 am
The second Blackburn Heritage Festival has been hailed as another huge success for putting the town on the map.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Blackburn Heritage Festival | Cotton to Gold | Councillor | Phil Riley
Published on Friday 11 September 2015 at 1:03 pm
As the new Blackburn Premier Inn nears completion, the company are searching for staff for a range of roles within the new hotel based at the heart of the Cathedral Quarter.
Filed under: Blackburn Town Centre | Cathedral Quarter | Open Day | Premier Inn
Published on Thursday 10 September 2015 at 3:54 pm
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday 14th September 2015 to Sunday 20th September 2015.
Published on Thursday 10 September 2015 at 1:37 pm
During October, smokers in Blackburn with Darwen are being encouraged to quit together as this year’s Stoptober challenge launches.
Filed under: Mustafa Desai | Public Health England | stoptober
Published on Wednesday 9 September 2015 at 3:12 pm
There are just 20 places left on a series of free Grow Your Business master classes, which have already helped more than 450 businesses.
Published on Wednesday 9 September 2015 at 11:31 am
The Blackburn Heritage Festival returns this weekend with a packed schedule of history and fun.
Thousands of people are expected to enjoy the festival, including the iconic Victorian Fairground rides, vintage buses and a big wheel on September 12 and 13.
Published on Wednesday 9 September 2015 at 11:29 am
A festival farewell party is being planned for the close of the Blackburn Heritage Festival on Friday, 18 September.
Filed under: Blackburn Heritage Festival | King George's Hall
Published on Wednesday 9 September 2015 at 10:43 am
Blackburn Youth Zone is launching a brand new low cost childcare service for eight to 13 year olds.
Filed under: after school club | Blackburn Town Centre | Blackburn Youth Zone
Published on Tuesday 8 September 2015 at 3:03 pm
A former Blackburn University College student is giving entrepreneurs and makers the chance to pitch for funding to kickstart their creative ideas.
Filed under: Festival of Making
Published on Tuesday 8 September 2015 at 2:01 pm
A festival this weekend will give visitors the chance to learn more about Darwen’s fascinating past.
Published on Monday 7 September 2015 at 3:16 pm
This year will be one of the biggest and most important in Blackburn with Darwen’s history thanks to a series of innovative projects that will strengthen the borough’s position in the North West, says Tom Flanagan, the Council’s Executive Director Place.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | blackburn sports and leisure centre | Cathedral Quarter | Fab Lab | Tom Flanagan
Published on Monday 7 September 2015 at 9:33 am
United Utilities has lifted all boiled water advice for the whole of Lancashire and all customers can now use their water supply as normal.
Filed under: boiled water | United Utilities
Published on Friday 4 September 2015 at 10:51 am
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday 7th September 2015 to Sunday 13th September 2015
Don’t forget it’s the Blackburn Heritage Festival 12th -13th September & also, Heritage Open Days in Blackburn & Darwen 10th to 13th September.
Published on Friday 4 September 2015 at 10:33 am
A seven year old who goes out regularly to clean up his community was guest of honour when he was invited to meet the Mayor with Blackburn with Darwen and leader of the Council.
Filed under: Councillor | Faryad Hussain | litter picking | Mohammed Khan | Your Call
Published on Friday 4 September 2015 at 10:23 am
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Faryad Hussain, led a short ceremony to honour the brave men and women who kept the nation afloat during both World Wars.
Filed under: Councillor | Faryad Hussain | mayor | Merchant Navy Day | Mohammed Khan
Published on Thursday 3 September 2015 at 1:28 pm
The Community Living Room re-opens its doors at three libraries in Blackburn with Darwen this September.
Filed under: Community Living Rooms | Councillor | Damian Talbot | library
