Published on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 6:16 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is set to recruit 18 new apprentices.
The council is offering roles right across its services – everything from an apprentice roadworker to systems data analyst.
Published on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 5:00 pm
Tonight, as the nation prepares to clap for our carers again, education and social care leaders across Lancashire are sending a direct message to all teaching staff, children’s social workers, care workers and other support staff working on the frontline in the county.
Published on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 4:09 pm
This insight outlines a range of funding opportunities open to the public sector, businesses, community groups etc.
Published on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 9:25 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘Coronavirus testing will be ‘part of life”.
Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 4:52 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is developing a new booking system to help support the re-opening of its household waste recycling centres.
Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 3:49 pm
Lancashire colleges and universities are using the latest technology to help young people and adults to make the right choice about their future education and training ahead of the start of the new academic year in September.
Filed under: Apprenticeship | college | education | university
Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 3:35 pm
With some Council facilities closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and some services reduced, many staff are taking on new roles to contribute to the Bwd Help Hub.
Filed under: BwD Help Hub | community | coronavirus | COVID-19
Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 9:25 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s health bosses are backing Public Health England’s recommendation for people to consider taking daily vitamin D supplements as the coronavirus lockdown continues.
Filed under: coronavirus | Damian Talbot | Dominic Harrison | vitamin d
Published on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 3:05 pm
A number of Blackburn with Darwen businesses have demonstrated their kindness and compassion to the local community through donations to the BwD Help Hub.
Filed under: business | BwD Help Hub | community | coronavirus | COVID-19
Published on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 12:02 pm
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Published on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 9:22 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council will pay tribute to key workers who have lost their lives to coronavirus by holding a minute’s silence today.
Published on Friday 24 April 2020 at 4:35 pm
A message thanking the NHS, carers and all key workers spanning the size of a football pitch has been unveiled by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Friday 24 April 2020 at 12:26 pm
Thank you NHS!
That’s the message that will greet hard working hospital staff as they arrive to work at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Published on Thursday 23 April 2020 at 2:29 pm
A Blackburn resident who receives support from the new BwD Help Hub has thanked the Council team from the bottom of his heart.
Filed under: BwD Help Hub | community | coronavirus | COVID-19
Published on Thursday 23 April 2020 at 10:41 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting a national campaign to honour the country’s ‘Highways Heroes.’
Essential work is continuing right across the borough to keep the roads and pathways safe – especially for key workers and emergency vehicles.
Published on Thursday 23 April 2020 at 9:55 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is marking St George’s Day with a special message on its digital advertising screen.
Published on Thursday 23 April 2020 at 9:25 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘NHS still open for business’.
Published on Thursday 23 April 2020 at 9:13 am
Cllr Mohammed Khan has extended his congratulations on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Council to a local firm who’ve been honoured in an awards scheme backed by The Queen.
Filed under: Mohammed Khan | Queen's Award | Simply Doughnuts
Published on Wednesday 22 April 2020 at 5:54 pm
We promised to update our residents as soon as we could re-open our cemeteries in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Wednesday 22 April 2020 at 3:39 pm
Muslim families across the borough are preparing for a different kind of Ramadan this year.
The holy month of Ramadan, a very special time in the Muslim calendar, begins later this week.
Filed under: coronavirus | health | Ramadan
Published on Tuesday 21 April 2020 at 4:54 pm
Market traders in Blackburn and Darwen are now offering a local home delivery services to help residents access fresh supplies.
Published on Tuesday 21 April 2020 at 1:10 pm
The IRONMAN UK competition which had its gruelling bike course through parts of the Darwen area has been postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Darwen | IRONMAN UK | Mohammed Khan | postponed
Published on Tuesday 21 April 2020 at 10:55 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has re-started its Bulky Waste Collection Service.
The service offers residents the chance to dispose of unwanted household items and garden waste from as little as just £7.50.
Published on Monday 20 April 2020 at 5:29 pm
Over the weekend the Government asked councils to re-open parks and cemeteries.
Our parks have remained open for residents to enjoy for their daily exercise throughout the lockdown, with the exception of playgrounds and associated car parks.
Published on Monday 20 April 2020 at 9:53 am
“Let’s put our heads together.” That’s the message from Blackburn with Darwen Council as it launches a new campaign today (Monday, April 20) to support the mental health and wellbeing of Blackburn with Darwen’s residents during the coronavirus crisis.
Filed under: let's put our heads together | mental health | wellbeing
Published on Friday 17 April 2020 at 5:18 pm
Finance teams at the Council are working around the clock to send the Government’s business grants to eligible firms in the borough.
Filed under: business support | coronavirus | Councillor | Government grants | Phil Riley
Published on Friday 17 April 2020 at 4:50 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is still running town planning and building control services during this time – but with some changes.
Filed under: coronavirus | Planning | planning and highways committee
Published on Friday 17 April 2020 at 3:03 pm
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With Ramadan just days away, Muslim residents are being asked not to visit mosques but to continue to stay at home and pray.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | Ramadan | religion
Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 2:48 pm
Although shows are being rescheduled due to coronavirus, the team at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall and Darwen Library Theatre are busy finding new opportunities so that people can continue to enjoy everything from comedy to opera.
Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 11:33 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: Testing us out of coronavirus.
Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 10:07 am
Local businesses are being asked to donate unwanted stocks of personal, protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS for frontline staff to use.
Filed under: Adult Social Care | coronavirus | COVID-19 | NHS | NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group
Published on Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 6:55 pm
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Published on Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 4:39 pm
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is offering his thanks to all the volunteers working hard to support others through the current Coronavirus pandemic.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | Volunteers
Published on Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 4:12 pm
A Lancashire emergency Fund has been created to support those in most need across the county during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 4:28 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has invested in new technology to allow funeral services to be streamed live from Pleasington Crematorium.
Published on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 10:50 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: No early end to coronavirus lockdown.
Published on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 9:26 am
The Council is thanking businesses in Blackburn and Darwen which have followed new laws requiring some shops and firms to shut down during the coronavirus emergency.
Filed under: Business thanks | coronavirus | Councillor | Jim Smith | public protection
Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 5:51 pm
A former soldier has given a special salute of thanks to Council staff and volunteers working on the new BwD Help Hub.
Filed under: BwD Help Hub | community | coronavirus | COVID-19
Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 4:21 pm
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Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 1:12 pm
The Council is starting to send out Government grant payments to local businesses affected by the coronavirus.
Filed under: business support | coronavirus | Councillor | funds | Government grants | Phil Riley
Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 12:44 pm
Organisations that deliver or enable sport or physical activity in Blackburn with Darwen can apply to a new fund set up by Sport England in response to the coronavirus emergency.
Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 10:52 am
Schools across Lancashire including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool will continue to look after the children of key workers and pupils who are classed as vulnerable during the school Easter holiday.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Easter | education | LRF | Maureen Bateson | schools
Published on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 10:08 am
The event was due to take place on Sunday 24th May 2020. It features a special service at Blackburn Cathedral and a short civic parade.
Published on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 8:52 am
We need to highlight the outstanding contribution of our local heroes at the moment–
make sure you nominate yours to show your appreciation of the voluntary work they
do.
Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 5:24 pm
The Government advice around Coronavirus is clear – stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.
Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 3:38 pm
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Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 12:45 pm
Senior leaders of the Blackburn with Darwen Local Integrated Care Partnership have urged residents to continue to do their bit to help fight the coronavirus by always following government advice.
Filed under: BwD Help Hub | Councillor Mohammed Khan | Dr Umer
Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 12:34 pm
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘Let’s keep behind the coronavirus curve’.
Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 11:41 am
The Council has taken the difficult decision to close all Council buildings to the public.
These are Blackburn Town Hall, Darwen Town Hall and Duke Street.
Published on Friday 3 April 2020 at 2:37 pm
The first food parcels have been distributed today to people who contacted the Council’s new BwD Help Hub for support.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | COVID-19
