Published on Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 11:18 am
A community is coming together to celebrate two much loved and valued local GPs who celebrate over 50 years of service to the NHS this year.
Published on Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 10:44 am
The UK’s number one triathlon is taking place this weekend as Supersapiens IRONMAN UK comes to town.
Published on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 2:15 pm
An imposing 27 feet tall sculpture will be on display in Blackburn during November, bringing with it a month-long education programme around knife crime.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | community safety | Knife Angel | knife crime | Police & Crime Commissioner | violent crime
Published on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 11:18 am
Working with all bus operators and Lancashire County Council, the Council aims to support the Government’s Bus Back Better initiative, working together to create a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for the borough and the wider region.
Published on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 9:32 am
A new rainbow crossing has been installed in Blackburn town centre to coincide with Pride Month.
Published on Monday 28 June 2021 at 4:41 pm
Darwen Day will be celebrated in style this weekend as the annual event is hosted on Darwen Market Square on Saturday 3rd July.
Published on Monday 28 June 2021 at 11:03 am
Measures are being put in place to ensure next month’s IRONMAN UK event is COVID-secure and safe for everyone to enjoy.
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 2:50 pm
Students from McNally Music Tuition have joined forces with One Voice Blackburn to form ‘BANNED Cohesion’ – a diverse and inclusive ensemble.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | COVID-19 | Integration | Our Community Our Future | Picture This | social integration
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 11:45 am
The 5 Ways to Wellbeing was put front and centre of a successful campaign recently highlighting health and wellbeing opportunities in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: 5 ways to wellbeing | Brian Taylor | campaign | covid | health
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 11:44 am
As part of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s recent 5 Ways to Wellbeing campaign, five animations were produced to explain each of the 5 Ways and how people can get involved.
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 11:20 am
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after play equipment at Witton Country Park was set on fire causing around £2,000 worth of damage.
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 10:26 am
As part of Breastfeeding Celebration Week, Blackburn with Darwen Councillors, residents and staff have met to mark the occasion and support breastfeeding mothers across our borough.
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 9:00 am
If you haven’t already voted for your volunteer hero – now’s your chance.
Nominations are open for this year’s Community Volunteer Awards to celebrate the often heroic work and achievements of our borough’s volunteers.
Filed under: Community Volunteer Awards | local heroes | nominations | Volunteers
Published on Wednesday 23 June 2021 at 12:32 pm
A Blackburn resident has been ordered to pay £731 in court fines after his waste was fly-tipped on nearby land.
Published on Tuesday 22 June 2021 at 10:01 am
RESIDENTS of Mellor Brook are being urged to have their say on their preferred type of housing in the area.
Published on Monday 21 June 2021 at 3:26 pm
Surge testing and vaccination is helping to drive down the borough’s virus rates, claim Blackburn with Darwen Council leaders.
Filed under: coronavirus | covid testing | COVID-19 | surge testing
Published on Monday 21 June 2021 at 2:44 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is urging residents to #TestAndGo before meeting up with friends and family from other households to enjoy games from the European Championships.
Published on Monday 21 June 2021 at 1:41 pm
Blackburn Museum and Gallery has joined Art UK – the online home for every public art collection in the UK.
Published on Monday 21 June 2021 at 12:30 pm
Today Blackburn with Darwen join many councils across the country in the annual raising of flags to show our support for the Armed Forces.
Published on Friday 18 June 2021 at 1:00 pm
Blackburn with Darwen has been chosen as one of the areas to take part in a new Government pilot to help people who have to self-isolate and stay at home.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen | Government | Lancashire | local authorities | Self-isolation pilot
Published on Friday 18 June 2021 at 11:17 am
It’s Men’s Health Week and our Wellbeing team have shared a variety of information this week.
Published on Friday 18 June 2021 at 9:30 am
Young Carers, Blaine Cunningham, 14 and Hasti Jahanghiri, 16, have been shortlisted in this year’s BBC Make a Difference Awards, recognising the inspiring work they are doing to support their loved ones each and every day.
Published on Thursday 17 June 2021 at 2:35 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has introduced an additional new Test and Trace discretionary support payment to help people who have to self isolate following a positive covid test.
Filed under: discretionary payments | Dominic Harrison | eligibility | self-isolation | Self-isolation support payments
Published on Thursday 17 June 2021 at 1:21 pm
It’s Men’s Health Week and our Wellbeing team are sharing information on a variety of topics.
Published on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 3:53 pm
First time mum Claire Metcalf said the pandemic has made her feel very isolated – but says postnatal classes promoted by Blackburn with Darwen Council have been a lifeline.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Picture This | post natal support
Published on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 3:00 pm
It’s week four of Five Ways to Wellbeing – a proven, simple set of actions that anyone can take to positively impact their day-to-day wellbeing.
Published on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 12:54 pm
It’s Men’s Health Week and the BwD Wellbeing team are sharing information on a variety of topics this week.
Published on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 3:15 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council have launched a new campaign encouraging people to join the thousands across the borough who have already had their Coronavirus vaccinations.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | vaccination | vaccine
Published on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 9:46 am
It’s Men’s Health Week and Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Wellbeing team have information to share on a variety of topics this week.
Published on Monday 14 June 2021 at 7:09 pm
Following the government’s announcement of its decision to delay the move to Step 4 of its roadmap out of lockdown, Blackburn with Darwen Council urges residents to pull together over the next few weeks to drive Coronavirus rates down.
Filed under: coronavirus | coronavirus update | COVID-19 | lockdown easing | surge testing | vaccination
Published on Monday 14 June 2021 at 3:04 pm
Schools across Blackburn with Darwen have pledged their support to the current surge testing that’s underway across the borough.
Filed under: coronavirus | coronavirus testing | COVID-19 | Schools and Education | surge testing
Published on Monday 14 June 2021 at 2:47 pm
It’s Men’s Health Week 2021 and the Blackburn with Darwen Council Wellbeing team have information to share on a variety of topics every day this week to support you and the men in all our lives.
Published on Friday 11 June 2021 at 9:32 am
A Community Ambassador is supporting Blackburn with Darwen’s surge testing with videos in her native Polish.
Filed under: Community Ambassadors | coronavirus | coronavirus testing | covid testing | COVID-19 | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 5:11 pm
On Monday 7th June, Blackburn with Darwen Council leaders and officers joined the boroughs amazing volunteers to celebrate and thank them for their hard work during the pandemic.
Published on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 5:10 pm
As confirmed Covid cases rise in Darwen, Council engagement teams will take surge testing to the town from Friday 11 June.
Filed under: coronavirus | covid testing | COVID-19 | surge testing
Published on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 2:52 pm
Our Director of Public Health, Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph.
This week’s focuses on what our local data is telling us about the risks from the Delta variant of concern.
Filed under: covid | delta variant | Dominic Harrison
Published on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 11:30 am
Blackburn with Darwen borough Council have successfully tendered a key housing site at Haslingden Road to bring forward a quality scheme of family housing which will also incorporate much needed Keyworker accommodation for staff working at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Published on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 9:49 am
ELAN Homes has been named as the preferred developer to deliver new homes in Lower Darwen, Blackburn.
Published on Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 5:03 pm
Works to restore 14 and 20 Lord Street West have finally completed, bringing the two Victorian properties back into use as Prism Studios and Prism Contemporary Gallery.
Published on Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 1:44 pm
It’s week four of Five Ways to Wellbeing – a proven, simple set of actions that anyone can take to positively impact their day-to-day wellbeing.
Published on Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 4:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s local cycling and walking plan (LCWP) is now online for residents to review.
Published on Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 2:01 pm
Many happy returns to volunteer litter picker Nan Smith who celebrates her 90th birthday this week.
Filed under: environment | keep it tidy | litter | red bag | volunteer
Published on Monday 7 June 2021 at 2:03 pm
Mental health leaders across Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging people to become ‘suicide aware’ in a bid to save the lives of young men.
Published on Monday 7 June 2021 at 1:08 pm
Residents who have failed to properly dispose of unsightly and inconsiderate waste have been ordered to pay £1176 in court fines and charges.
Published on Monday 7 June 2021 at 11:48 am
Due to electricity supply issues at KGH this weekend, all covid lateral flow testing has been moved to the ground floor of Blackburn Library on Monday, June 7th.
Filed under: Blackburn Library | King George's Hall | lateral flow test | power outage
Published on Friday 4 June 2021 at 3:17 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is strongly recommending a rapid Covid-19 test is taken by all secondary school-aged children – and those attending college – this weekend ahead of their return to education next week after half-term.
Filed under: covid | Dominic Harrison | schools | testing
Published on Friday 4 June 2021 at 10:35 am
The borough’s Youth MPs are supporting a reminder from Blackburn with Darwen Council to all residents to ‘Test and Go’ by taking up the local offer of free, regular, rapid coronavirus testing.
Published on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 11:55 am
The Five Ways to Wellbeing are a proven, simple set of actions that anyone can take to positively impact their day-to-day wellbeing.
Published on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 11:13 am
There has never been a better time to celebrate the amazing work of our local volunteer heroes.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Council | celebrate | Community CVS | Community Volunteer Awards | Councillor | Garth Hodgkinson | Mohammed Khan | volunteer
Published on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 11:03 am
As rates of Covid cases rise across Blackburn with Darwen, everyone who lives, works or studies in areas with BB1 and BB2 postcodes are strongly encouraged to take a COVID-19 PCR test, whether they are showing symptoms or not, to help track the spread of the latest Variant of Concern.
Filed under: coronavirus | coronavirus testing | covid testing | COVID-19 | surge testing
