Published on Friday 29 August 2025 at 3:08 pm
From start-ups to scale-ups, businesses across Blackburn with Darwen can take advantage of everything from free workshops and webinars to drop-in clinics and more this September.
Published on Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 2:50 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has donated IT equipment to volunteers and staff at Blackburn Foodbank, marking a pioneering step in digitally supporting a local charity.
Filed under: Blackburn | donation | food bank | social value
Published on Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 12:12 pm
A survey launched to gather ideas from the community regarding possible options for the Conservatory, has gained over 1,500 responses.
Filed under: Blackburn | Buttress | conservatory | Coporation Park Supporters Group | Corporation Park | Councillor Jim Smith | Historic England | Supporters
Published on Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 10:25 am
We’re thrilled to announce that Herbert Parkinson, Darwen’s own renowned textile manufacturer and part of the prestigious John Lewis Partnership, will be joining us at Darwen Market again for an exclusive Pop-Up Shop on Saturday 30th August 2025 from 8am to 4pm.
Filed under: Darwen Market | Herbert Parkinson's
Published on Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:22 am
People in Blackburn and Darwen are invited to come together next month to share hope, raise awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding suicide.
Published on Friday 22 August 2025 at 10:28 am
A Blackburn businessman has been sentenced following a major operation that uncovered almost 40,000 illegal vapes and thousands of counterfeit products.
Filed under: Adams Global Ltd | Ayub Adam | Blackburn | council | Councillor Jim Smith | Counterfeit goods | Glenfield Business Park | Illegal vapes | Illicit | Police | trading standards | vapes
Published on Thursday 21 August 2025 at 3:21 pm
The country’s top BMX riders are set to descend on Darwen this weekend with hosting Round 2 of the British Cycling BMX Freestyle National Series.
Published on Thursday 21 August 2025 at 2:42 pm
554 traffic bollards are being changed from illuminated to reflective as part of wider investment into the borough.
Filed under: Blackburn | Bollards | council | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Darwen | highway | Infrastructure | Network | Roads | Saving money | traffic | Traffic Bollards
Published on Thursday 21 August 2025 at 10:54 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is issuing a fresh warning to residents after receiving increasing reports of a parking scam text message circulating locally.
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2025 at 10:59 am
The council’s environmental crime team have secured another nine waste prosecutions for eight people, totalling almost £5,000.
Filed under: Councillor Jim Smith | environment | environmental crime | fly tipping | litter | prosecution | Recycling | waste
Published on Thursday 14 August 2025 at 5:00 pm
The Council has issued this update following the sad death of a member of our community at Witton Country Park, Blackburn, on Monday 11 August 2025.
Published on Thursday 14 August 2025 at 3:38 pm
Primary school children in the borough have attended swimming lessons over 27,000 times in the past 12 months, with a huge focus given on water safety.
Filed under: Blackburn | children | Councillor Jim Smith | Councillor Julie Gunn | Darwen | leisure | Leisure centre | Pool | swimming | Swimming Lessons
Published on Monday 11 August 2025 at 3:49 pm
Cosy Homes in Lancashire is offering free, friendly, mobile support designed to make improvements to cold homes.
Published on Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 3:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council would like to thank all parents, carers, children and young people who took part in the recent consultation on the future delivery of our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inclusion provision.
Filed under: childrens | Executive board
Published on Friday 1 August 2025 at 12:30 pm
Blackburn’s Holy Trinity Church will host a two-day music and arts event as the Confessional returns for its 10th anniversary this September.
Filed under: confessional festival | events | tenth anniversary | things to do | what's on
