Published on Friday 31 July 2020 at 5:26 pm
Blackburn with Darwen is doing more testing for Coronavirus than almost any other area in England but its Director of Public Health, Dominic Harrison, says it’s more important than even that more local people come forward – particularly younger people.
Filed under: coronavirus | test
Published on Friday 31 July 2020 at 4:11 pm
The borough’s civic leaders are urging residents to continue to follow the rules after the government announced legally enforceable measures on household visits.
Published on Friday 31 July 2020 at 3:46 pm
British stand-up comedian Tez Ilyas has recorded two short videos to help residents celebrate Eid safely and encourage everyone in the borough to get a Coronavirus test.
Published on Friday 31 July 2020 at 9:27 am
More than 60,000 new blue bins and reusable bags have been delivered right across the borough to help improve recycling rates.
Published on Thursday 30 July 2020 at 9:59 pm
New lockdown measures announced.
Government have announced that from midnight, Thursday July 30, 2020, people from different households will not be allowed to meet each other indoors.
Published on Thursday 30 July 2020 at 4:10 pm
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Published on Thursday 30 July 2020 at 9:57 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph.
Published on Wednesday 29 July 2020 at 11:46 am
Certain businesses will not be able to re-open as planned due to further lockdown easing measures being postponed in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: August 1st | business | coronavirus | Councillor | lockdown easing | Phil Riley
Published on Wednesday 29 July 2020 at 11:03 am
The new blue bins for recycling paper and cardboard are now being delivered across the borough with collections starting next week.
Filed under: Blue Bins | Councillor | Jim Smith | juice cartons | Recycling
Published on Tuesday 28 July 2020 at 1:38 pm
Clinically extremely vulnerable patients in Blackburn with Darwen who are currently on the Shielded Patient List are being sent letters and text messages by the Government to advise them that they need to continue staying at home until further notice.
Published on Tuesday 28 July 2020 at 1:00 pm
Tributes have been paid to Blackburn’s bestselling author and patron of Blackburn Library, Josephine Cox, following her recent sad passing.
Published on Monday 27 July 2020 at 7:44 pm
With Eid al Adha coming up later this week, Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health is sharing advice to our Muslim communities on how to celebrate safely.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | COVID-19 | Eid | Mosque
Published on Monday 27 July 2020 at 5:55 pm
The work to establish the facts following the reporting of a member of The Jamia Ghosia mosque in Blackburn testing positive for coronavirus are now complete.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Dominic Harrison | Mosque | public health
Published on Monday 27 July 2020 at 4:03 pm
As part of the Council’s Worker Bee campaign, staff working across different departments are sharing their stories on adapting their roles during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published on Friday 24 July 2020 at 7:47 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Director of public health and well being, Professor Dominic Harrison advises that we are on the ‘right tracks’ as the positivity rate for new tests has fallen.
Published on Friday 24 July 2020 at 5:10 pm
The Darwen Town Deal Board has committed £25,000 to looking at the feasibility of creating an elite cricket academy in the town.
Published on Thursday 23 July 2020 at 6:22 pm
The Government has announced that further lockdown easing measures are being postponed in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Government announcement | Leader | Mohammed Khan
Published on Thursday 23 July 2020 at 4:10 pm
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Published on Thursday 23 July 2020 at 4:01 pm
Shoppers across the country will be required to wear a face covering when they go shopping from Friday.
Filed under: coronavirus | Dominic Harrison | face coverings | public health | shops | supermarkets
Published on Thursday 23 July 2020 at 9:23 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph.
Published on Wednesday 22 July 2020 at 11:17 am
As part of the Council’s Worker Bee campaign, staff working across different departments are sharing their stories on adapting their roles during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published on Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 7:36 pm
The Council’s Chief Executive Denise Park has recorded a video outlining the proactive measures that have been taken to help reduce the numbers of confirmed Coronavirus cases.
Filed under: Blackburn | Chief Executive | coronavirus update | Darwen | Denise Park | public health
Published on Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 10:18 am
Work is starting up again to improve traffic around Haslingden Road and Roman Road.
Construction around the road widening scheme was put on hold in March at the start of theCovid-19 pandemic, as restrictions were put in place, but work has now restarted.
Filed under: Blackamoor Road | Casey Group | construction | Councillor | Haslingden Road | Lancashire Enterprise Partnership | Phil Riley | road widening | Roman Road
Published on Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 9:57 am
An exhibition will bring people together to “Kick Down the Barriers” and challenge the misconceptions that surround Blackburn communities.
Published on Monday 20 July 2020 at 5:00 pm
A programme of targeted communications and engagement activity with communities in Blackburn with Darwen on the borough’s response to coronavirus is underway.Filed under: Cllr Mohammed Khan | community partners | coronavirus | engagement
Published on Friday 17 July 2020 at 4:47 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has joined up with a range of other organisations in Lancashire to create the #noexcuseforabuse campaign.
Published on Friday 17 July 2020 at 2:36 pm
As Councils across Lancashire have been told how much they will get from the latest round of government funding to help cover the financial cost of the coronavirus crisis, Blackburn with Darwen Council’s leader has called for more help.
Published on Friday 17 July 2020 at 1:35 pm
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Published on Friday 17 July 2020 at 1:00 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has announced it will look to open its leisure and community centres in August.
Published on Thursday 16 July 2020 at 1:32 pm
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph.
Published on Thursday 16 July 2020 at 9:42 am
Wedding venues across Blackburn and Darwen are being reminded not to breach Government guidelines when holding wedding celebrations as marriages and civil partnerships start up again.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Government guidance | Jim Smith | public protection | receptions | safety | social distancing | Wedding venues
Published on Wednesday 15 July 2020 at 5:59 pm
Local additional precautionary workplace guidance has been issued to reduce the potential for community transmission.
In our shops, in advance of the Governments mandatory introduction of face coverings on 24th July, it is now the Council’s guidance that everyone visiting our shops should wear face coverings and it is advised that face coverings be worn in all other enclosed spaces such as libraries, museums, health centres, hair and beauty salons etc.
Filed under: business | coronavirus | face coverings | office | shop | workplace
Published on Wednesday 15 July 2020 at 11:27 am
Further measures are being put in place in Blackburn town centre to make sure people can keep a safe distance while out and about.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Darwen Street | pavement | Phil Riley | safety
Published on Wednesday 15 July 2020 at 10:12 am
“We’re here to help” is the message from the council and its partners as part of a new campaign to support the financial wellbeing of the borough’s residents in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Published on Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 5:08 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health has today announced new local measures to help control the spread of Coronavirus.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Director of Public Health | public health
Published on Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 12:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is urging residents to stick to road safety rules.
Throughout lockdown, the council’s Highways Department has been working closely with residents, the Lancashire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP) and Lancashire Police on the national campaign “Operation MantaRay.”
Published on Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 12:19 pm
An exhibition that will put a spotlight on the efforts of key workers during the coronavirus pandemic will come to Blackburn next year.
Published on Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 9:33 am
The Darwen Town Deal has been given a £750,000 boost for ‘quick win’ projects.
The Government announced last week that it would make the extra funds available to help accelerate schemes to regenerate towns across the country.
Published on Monday 13 July 2020 at 1:50 pm
As part of the Council’s Worker Bee campaign, staff working across different departments are sharing their stories on adapting their roles during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published on Sunday 12 July 2020 at 12:48 pm
It has come to our attention that a false Twitter account has been set up using the Council’s name and logo.
Published on Friday 10 July 2020 at 5:54 pm
As cases of Coronavirus show a moderate rise in Blackburn with Darwen, community leaders are working together to remind local people of the importance of sticking to the government’s rules – or risk facing a situation such as in Leicester.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | public health
Published on Friday 10 July 2020 at 2:13 pm
Residents in Blackburn with Darwen are being warned not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up-to-date.
Published on Friday 10 July 2020 at 8:59 am
Council staff have been praised for going above and beyond during the Coronavirus outbreak as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s ‘Worker Bee’ campaign.
Published on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 5:57 pm
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Published on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 12:48 pm
Darwen Market has recently re-opened and is delighted to be welcoming well known business owner Steve Willis and his store, Teleman, to Darwen Market.
Published on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 9:19 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘East Lancashire warning of terraced home coronavirus spread’.
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 4:07 pm
Like many of us, Kate Coop has been shocked by the high profile campaigns highlighting the huge effect single-use plastic is having on our environment.
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 1:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s new blue bins for clean cardboard and paper will start to be emptied within weeks.
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 1:23 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council will receive £385,000 from the Department for Transport’s ‘Emergency Active Travel Fund’, an initiative to help local authorities make roads safer for cyclists and walkers to use.
Filed under: cycling | funding | walking | zainab rawat
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 12:43 pm
Virtual social care recruitment sessions are taking place this week from Monday, July 13, 2020.
The online sessions aim to give social workers, from newly qualified to managerial level, the chance to speak to the team and find out more about the roles available.
