Published on Friday 26 February 2021 at 10:30 am
Healthier streets are coming to Blackburn with Darwen (BwD). Walking , wheeling and cycling infrastructure changes and better planning will enable all road users to better share our streets and roads.
Published on Thursday 25 February 2021 at 4:08 pm
A landlord has been ordered to pay £400 in legal costs after failing to remove rubbish from the gardens of two different properties in Blackburn.
Published on Thursday 25 February 2021 at 11:26 am
An information pack is available to help businesses that have Covid-19 cases in the workplace.
The Covid-19 Workplace Resource Pack for Workplaces is available on the Council’s website with all information on how to manage cases, report to the correct bodies and also manage contacts and staff who may be affected.
Filed under: business support | Councillor | Covid-19 Workplace Resource Pack | Phil Riley | SMART lateral flow testing
Published on Thursday 25 February 2021 at 10:08 am
The Chair of Blackburn with Darwen’s Hive Business Leaders’ Network is backing a new coronavirus testing drive aimed at businesses.
Filed under: Hive | lateral flow | Mohammed Khan | SMART testing
Published on Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 2:50 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council, in partnership with the Thomas Franks Foundation and Westholme School, and supported by Community Business Partners, have delivered over 250 ‘Winter Food Boxes’ during February half term.
Published on Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 1:30 pm
Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT) Myplace is working with Blackburn with Darwen Council and Sport England to bring back to life four large greenhouses currently empty and unused in Witton Park.
Published on Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 10:03 am
A second Darwen venue offering residents access to rapid coronavirus tests has opened up from this week.
Filed under: coronavirus | lateral flow | Mohammed Khan | rapid testing | SMART testing
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 2:48 pm
People in Blackburn with Darwen are 90% more likely to volunteer when compared with people from other areas of England, and this is helping them to stay positive about the future.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Our Community Our Future | social integration | volunteering
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 2:09 pm
As part of the Let’s Do It for Lancashire public health campaign, BwD Councillors and health leaders have shared their own ways of staying active to inspire you to work out at home or outdoors, safely and within the current daily exercise rules.
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 2:07 pm
Residents with dementia at one Blackburn care home have taken part in their first virtual class, by getting crafty with Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Adult Learning team.
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 11:37 am
Nearly a hundred and fifty families in Blackburn with Darwen (BwD) have downloaded new activity apps since the lockdown started last year.
Published on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 10:40 am
Council Tax in Blackburn and Darwen is set to rise but Blackburn with Darwen Council has announced new investment in waste services.
Filed under: council tax | finance | Mohammed Khan | Vicky McGurk
Published on Monday 22 February 2021 at 7:11 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Leader has responded to today’s Government’s announcement on the roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions.
Published on Friday 19 February 2021 at 3:17 pm
Plans have been passed for a striking new urban sports village to be created in Darwen.
Published on Thursday 18 February 2021 at 4:45 pm
This week the installation of one piece speed cushions at Lammack Road was completed, just one of a number of minor road safety schemes being rolled out across the borough this spring.
Published on Thursday 18 February 2021 at 3:23 pm
Darwen School of Music has partnered with Darwen Town Centre and Blackburn with Darwen Council this half term to run a competition looking to find The Voice of Darwen.
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 7:15 pm
Chefs and restaurateurs Mark Taylor and Jamie Evans are looking forward to welcoming guests to The Bank, Darwen when the government gives the green light for hospitality to reopen.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | hospitality | Picture This
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 2:45 pm
More people in Blackburn with Darwen are being advised to shield, following a change to the model the government uses to calculate vulnerability to Coronavirus.
Filed under: Clinically Extremely Vulnerable | coronavirus | coronavirus update | COVID-19 | Shielding
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 2:22 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a new Government coronavirus testing drive aimed at businesses.
The Government is aiming to increase workplace testing in sectors still permitted to open during lockdown, to detect Covid-19 in staff who are not currently showing symptoms
The Council has already launched a successful SMART programme for rapid testing aimed at residents without symptoms who have to leave home to work or live near the various testing hubs that have been set up.
Filed under: lateral flow | Mohammed Khan | rapid | SMART | testing
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 2:08 pm
A family in Belgium has reached out to residents of BwD to help with a family history project.
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 1:06 pm
Success during National Empty Homes Week 2021 for Blackburn with Darwen.
The Council have recently taken possession of two long-term empty homes that are both in serious disrepair.
Published on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 12:53 pm
As the over 65s and people with underlying health conditions start to receive invitations for jabs, Prof Dominic Harrison says the Coronavirus vaccination programme is having a positive effect on case rates and hospitalisations in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | vaccine
Published on Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 5:15 pm
With the snow and icy conditions set to last for several days, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and the Wildlife Trust are urging people to stay safe by staying off frozen water.
Published on Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 4:04 pm
Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Councillor Iftakhar Hussain has stepped down from the role following a breach of coronavirus regulations this weekend which resulted in a police fine.
Filed under: Councillor | Derek Hardman | Iftakhar Hussain | mayor | Mohammed Khan | Resignation
Published on Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 11:24 am
Due to the pandemic Blackburn with Darwen Council can’t engage with residents in the usual ways.
Published on Monday 15 February 2021 at 10:01 am
Blackburn with Darwen Libraries have received a £10,000 boost from The Reading Agency to use the proven power of reading to tackle loneliness and support mental health, as part of the borough’s Covid-19 recovery.
Filed under: Libraries | loneliness | mental health | reading | support
Published on Friday 12 February 2021 at 4:15 pm
Residents are being asked for their views on a new strategy which outlines plans to reduce the risk of local flooding across Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool.
Published on Friday 12 February 2021 at 12:22 pm
The local elections are going ahead in May this year and you can already apply for a postal vote.
Filed under: Local Elections | May 2021 | postal vote | register | vote
Published on Thursday 11 February 2021 at 2:56 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a national campaign to encourage residents to apply for both short-term and long-term opportunities working in adult social care.
Filed under: adults social care | cllr desai | Councillor | Mustafa Desai | Sayyed Osman
Published on Thursday 11 February 2021 at 2:32 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council are again joining up with the Health and Safety Executive to carry out Covid spot checks on local businesses.
Filed under: businesses | Councillor | Covid secure | HSE | Phil Riley | workplace checks
Published on Thursday 11 February 2021 at 11:39 am
If you love a bike ride to blow away the cobwebs, or just to get from home to the shops and back, we have an essential Zoom call for your diary!
Published on Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 3:56 pm
Free school meal vouchers will be available for eligible Blackburn with Darwen children for the February half term.
Filed under: Blackburn Food Resilience Alliance | Blackburn Market | Covid Winter Grant | Darwen Market | free school meals | vouchers
Published on Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 1:10 pm
A landlord has been fined after waste accumulated in the rear yard of a tenanted property on Infirmary Street in Blackburn.
Filed under: environment | prosecution | waste
Published on Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 3:12 pm
Two of the area’s major providers of children and family services are jubilant after once again being accredited as the gold standard of ‘baby friendly’ organisations.
Filed under: baby friendly | breastfeeding | unicef
Published on Monday 8 February 2021 at 12:04 pm
More community venues offering residents access to rapid coronavirus tests are opening up this week.
The extension to Blackburn with Darwen Council’s SMART testing programme – aimed at people without coronavirus symptoms – sees new temporary community venues joining the list of other sites offering rapid lateral flow tests across the borough.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | lateral flow | Mohammed Khan | testing
Published on Friday 5 February 2021 at 2:33 pm
A new Covid-19 mutation – originally found in Liverpool – has spread to Lancashire with one case found in Preston and four cases in West Lancashire so far, it has been announced.
Filed under: coronavirus | mutation | strain
Published on Friday 5 February 2021 at 2:27 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is to invest in a new joint venture company to acquire and secure a major brownfield redevelopment site in Blackburn Town Centre, once occupied by Thwaites Brewery.
Published on Friday 5 February 2021 at 2:14 pm
People are being encouraged to get a coronavirus test if they have any symptoms – and financial help could be available if you test positive and need to self-isolate.
Filed under: Councillor | eligilble | Self-isolation grants | symptoms | testing | Vicky McGurk
Published on Thursday 4 February 2021 at 3:15 pm
Support is on offer for people who need help with their heating bills throughout the winter.
Filed under: Councillor | Covid Winter Grant | heating | Help Hub | Julie Gunn | utility bills
Published on Thursday 4 February 2021 at 11:08 am
More residents will be able to access rapid coronavirus tests as further community venues open up across the borough.
Filed under: coronavirus | Darwen | Earcroft | rapid testing | SMART tests
Published on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 2:31 pm
A Shared Lives carer shares their home and family life with a young person or adult who needs support to live everyday life.
Filed under: Shared Lives
Published on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 12:24 pm
Flags are flying at half-mast in Blackburn and Darwen today to honour the life of Captain Sir Tom Moore.
Published on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 11:20 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is pledging support for ‘Uniting the Movement’, a new Sport England strategy.
Published on Tuesday 2 February 2021 at 1:55 pm
Two new weather stations, one in Blackburn and one in Darwen have been installed to help the Council better prepare for severe weather in the borough.
Published on Monday 1 February 2021 at 10:24 am
