Published on Monday 31 December 2018 at 9:00 am
Have you considered how to help protect yourself, your family and home in the case of an emergency such as flooding, severe weather, snow, power outages or evacuations?
Filed under: be prepared | Winter
Published on Friday 28 December 2018 at 12:02 pm
Darwen Tower has been crowned a top ten great place to walk as recognised by readers of a national newspaper.
Published on Monday 24 December 2018 at 11:23 am
Darwen’s Junior Library has got a new look for the New Year!
The children’s area has been given a lick of paint to brighten the area and add to the renovations kindly undertaken by the Friends of Darwen Library.
Filed under: Darwen library
Published on Monday 24 December 2018 at 10:27 am
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has joined with the council’s leader in wishing all residents a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Filed under: Christmas | Cllr Mohammed Khan | Leader | The Mayor
Published on Friday 21 December 2018 at 11:29 am
These are the opening times for some of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s main services across the borough over Christmas and New Year.
Filed under: Christmas opening times | New Year opening times
Published on Thursday 20 December 2018 at 2:25 pm
Council leader Mohammed Khan has welcomed the launch of this year’s leader’s award.
The Mohammed Khan Leader’s Award will acknowledge and reward an individual or an organisation that has promoted community cohesion through leadership in Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: awards | Mohammed Khan | One Voice | One Voice Award
Published on Tuesday 18 December 2018 at 11:55 am
Blackburn People’s Choir is inviting everyone to a Christmas carol concert.
The event takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Mount Pleasnt, Blackburn on Wednesday, December 19th, at 7.30pm.
Filed under: Blackburn People's Choir | carols | Christmas Concert
Published on Tuesday 18 December 2018 at 11:04 am
Young people from seven different Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools posed big questions at a Question Time style event held in Blackburn Town Hall last week.
Filed under: Integration | Schools and Education | Schools Working Together | social integration
Published on Monday 17 December 2018 at 9:43 am
Hundreds of people turned out at the weekend to enjoy Blackburn’s Festival of Light.
The crowds braved torrential rain to watch the 7th annual Festival of Light – which included a parade from Ainsworth Street to the Town Hall Square – where there were fire performances, light installations and a spectacular fireworks display.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Festival of Light | Mayor of Blackburn
Published on Monday 17 December 2018 at 9:00 am
With just over a week to go until Christmas, people with long term health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, lung and heart disease are being reminded not to leave it too late to get their repeat prescriptions.
Published on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 11:41 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Councillor Saima Afzal has lent her support to a project that highlights how the local Muslim community appreciate the festive season.
Filed under: Christmas | community | Festive | Integration
Published on Wednesday 12 December 2018 at 2:13 pm
Over the holiday period your local pharmacist can provide confidential, expert advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and complaints, without having to wait for a GP appointment or having to go to hospital.
Filed under: pharmacy
Published on Tuesday 11 December 2018 at 11:43 am
The Royal Voluntary Service is looking for drivers to join its Community Transport Team.
Formerly known as the WRVS, they help older people by driving them to health appointments, lunch or social clubs, hairdresser appointments or to visit their friends and family.
Filed under: Cllr Khan | community transport | transport | volunteer | volunteering
Published on Monday 10 December 2018 at 2:08 pm
Health bosses from NHS East Lancashire and NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are reminding those who are eligible for their free winter flu vaccines and boosters to visit their doctor or local pharmacy if they haven’t already done so.
Filed under: flu | NHS | vaccination
Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 5:00 pm
Councillor Phil Riley Executive Member for Regeneration and Growth said:
This is a remarkable accolade for the town and for all involved.
Filed under: Councillor | Festival of Making | Phil Riley
Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 3:02 pm
The Council Tax Support Scheme in Blackburn with Darwen will change for 2019/2020.
Following a wide-ranging review of the scheme, which included extensive consultation with residents and voluntary sector organisations, the Council is simplifying the way it works.
Filed under: Andy Kay | council tax | Councillor | Policy Council | support scheme
Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 2:39 pm
Parents dropping off children at Lammack Primary School now have a brand new car park close by.
Filed under: car park | Councillor | jackie floyd | Lammack Community Primary School | Shaukat Hussain
Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 11:29 am
An outline planning application to transform a vacant site near Junction 4 of the M65 has been submitted by developers Barnfield Blackburn Ltd.
Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 5:02 pm
Exciting plans to boost the borough’s economic prosperity and build stronger, more integrated communities have been launched.
Filed under: Integrated Communities | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 2:12 pm
A group of youngsters from Blackburn with Darwen have been praised for undertaking a five mile walk to highlight the issue of child food poverty.
Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 2:03 pm
A campaign has been launched to highlight the desperate and unsafe coping strategies being adopted across the UK by people living in fuel poverty, with those affected in Blackburn with Darwen urged to seek help.
Filed under: bwd winter | Care Network | councillor brian taylor | fuel poverty | James Hadleigh | Winter
Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 11:14 am
It’s ho ho hoped that hundreds of fundraisers will take up the challenge of running Blackburn town centre’s first ever Santa Dash.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Blackburn Cathedral Square | Christmas | Harry Catherall | Santa Dash
Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 11:13 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s loyal army of litter-pickers have been thanked at a special celebration event.
More than 80 of the avid volunteers turned out to the event at King George’s Hall, in Blackburn.
Filed under: Cllr Jim Smith | Cllr Phil Riley | Volunteers | Your Call
Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 10:29 am
A safety spot check on taxis in Darwen found all of them in a safe condition.
Filed under: Christmas | Councillor | Darwen | Jim Smith | Taxi safety checks
Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 9:56 am
The UK Faculty of Public Health launched a photo competition during summer asking the wider public health community and photographers to bring to life what ‘public health looks like’.
Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 1:18 pm
GPs in East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen are urging people to keep medicine cabinets fully stocked – and don’t leave themselves at the mercy of the fast-changing winter weather.
Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 9:47 am
More than 60 youngsters have staged a ‘takeover’ at Blackburn with Darwen Council.
The group filled the Windsor Suite at King George’s Hall for the special Youth Takeover Challenge – tackling the issues of food poverty and period poverty in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor Maureen Bateson | Director of Children's Services | King George's Hall | Takeover Day | Youth MP
Published on Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 9:30 am
Nothing could dampen the Christmas sparkle that came to Blackburn on Saturday 1 December 2018, when a magical Christmas Parade took to the streets.
Published on Monday 3 December 2018 at 2:02 pm
A charity boxing event has been organised to help the family of a Blackburn man who was fatally stabbed.
