Published on Thursday 16 July 2026 at 10:45 am
Three Blackburn landlords who left their tenants living in a home with damp, mould and no heating have been prosecuted and ordered to pay almost £2,000 each in court fines and compensation.
Published on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at 1:13 pm
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being encouraged to take a few simple steps to stay well and enjoy the warmer weather as an amber heat-health alert comes into effect across the North West.
Filed under: amber warning | extreme heat | heat health | heatwave | water safety
Published on Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 2:03 pm
Men living in Blackburn with Darwen will have free access to group and individual mental health sessions through a groundbreaking 30‑month partnership between Rugby League Cares and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Published on Tuesday 17 February 2026 at 10:15 am
An inspection into Special Educational Needs support highlights the work of ‘caring and understanding’ professionals who work with children and young people.
Filed under: OFSTED | SEND | SEND Area inspection
Published on Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 11:51 am
This month, BwD Leisure launches a brand-new fitness offer exclusively for 10–15-year-olds.
Following demand from parents to help keep their children and teenagers active in a safe and structured environment, Blackburn with Darwen borough council’s leisure team have designed a tailored programme specifically for those aged 10 and above, which will be available in all three leisure centres in the borough – Blackburn, Darwen and Witton, from Monday 12 January.
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 24 July 2025 at 9:14 am
Adults and Health services at Blackburn with Darwen Council are ‘good’ – that’s the judgement of regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following their inspection of the local authority.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Council | CQC | Damian Talbot | Proud to be good | report
Published on Monday 21 July 2025 at 2:01 pm
Three tennis courts at Blackburn’s Corporation Park are due to open shortly after an impressive £65,000 investment.
Filed under: Blackburn | Corporation Park | council | LTA | Park | tennis | Tennis Court | We Do Tennis
Published on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 10:14 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is calling on compassionate local people to consider becoming Shared Lives carers.
Filed under: Adults and Health | Shared Lives
Published on Thursday 30 January 2025 at 11:02 am
A free ‘WARM Matters’ event is set to be held in Blackburn to help residents with the impacts of the cost-of-living and energy crisis.
Published on Thursday 28 November 2024 at 1:30 pm
We are launching a new campaign to let residents who rent their homes know how they can get support if they have damp or mould.
Filed under: Councillor | Damian Talbot | Damp and Mould | help | Housing | public health | support
Published on Thursday 21 November 2024 at 9:38 am
The borough has renewed its commitment to improving the health of all residents.
Blackburn with Darwen Council has joined forces with local organisations to re-sign the Healthy Weight Declaration, to develop and bring in plans to promote healthy weight and improve the health and wellbeing of local people.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Councillor | Damian Talbot | Director of Public Health | health | Healthy Weight Declaration | public health
Published on Thursday 5 September 2024 at 1:03 pm
The government has confirmed all deaths in any health setting that are not investigated by a coroner will be reviewed by an independent senior doctor, known as a Medical Examiner.
Filed under: councillor Mahfooz Hussain | health | NHS Blackburn with Darwen
Published on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 9:35 am
Blackburn with Darwen borough council Trading Standards team have been busy putting put premises to the test when it comes to vapes, by undertaking two separate operations to tackle the sale of underage and illegal vapes.
Filed under: Blackburn | Darwen | health | public health | trading standards | vapes | Vaping
Published on Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 12:54 pm
Extra breastfeeding support is coming to new mums thanks to a £183,000 grant.
The funding comes from the Family Hub grant received from the Department for Education, and it will expand on the existing infant feeding support by providing ELHT with more infant feeding support workers on the postnatal ward at weekends and in the community in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: breastfeeding | East Lancashire Hospitals Trust | Family Hubs | funding | public health | support
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 10:53 am
Over 40,000 illegal vapes with a street value of £420,000 have been seized by the Council’s trading standards officers, supported by police.
Filed under: Blackburn | illegal | trading standards | vapes | Whitebirk
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 10:46 am
Changing Places toilet facilities are on the increase in Blackburn with Darwen.
Changing Places are toilets equipped with facilities that support people with mobility-limiting disabilities to use toilet facilities with dignity.
Published on Tuesday 19 March 2024 at 2:47 pm
In Blackburn with Darwen food waste continues to account for over 40% of the contents of the burgundy bin, with half of it still being edible or in date.
Filed under: Food | food waste | waste | waste collection
Published on Thursday 21 December 2023 at 9:49 am
Christmas and the festive holidays can be a tough time for many people – for many reasons.
Filed under: Christmas | help | mental health | New Year | support
Published on Tuesday 19 December 2023 at 9:36 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Public Health has joined forces with the University of Glasgow and the University of Sheffield to research and assess Gambling Related Harms (GRH).
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen | Councillor | Damian Talbot | gambling | Gambling Related Harms | Glasgow | Sheffield | support
Published on Friday 15 December 2023 at 11:54 am
Many of us need period products every month – girls, women and people who have periods – but they can be expensive if you’re struggling for money, especially with the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Darwen | Free period products | Julie Gunn | public health | sanitary
Published on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 3:10 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Public Health team has scooped the national Quality Improvement Award for its work on bringing down the rates of children’s tooth decay in the borough.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | ADPH Awards | Blackburn with Darwen | Councillor | Damian Talbot | dental health | Oral Health | public health | Quality
Published on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 11:53 am
With the festive season approaching, now is the time to make sure you are protected against flu and Covid.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Christmas | covid | flu | pop-up | public health | Stay Well | vaccine | Winter
Published on Friday 24 November 2023 at 9:28 am
As part of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, special roadshows are coming to Blackburn with Darwen to give people advice and support about fuel and energy costs this winter.
Filed under: Blackburn | cost of living | Councillor | Damian Talbot | Darwen | energy | Fuel Poverty Awareness Day | market
Published on Monday 13 November 2023 at 11:14 am
Funding of almost £2million will be issued to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to continue funding support for our most disadvantaged residents, and to co-ordinate similar work across the whole of Lancashire and Blackpool.
Filed under: Changing Futures | Chief Executive Denise Park | Councillor Damian Talbot
Published on Wednesday 8 November 2023 at 1:28 pm
A pop-up vaccination centre is coming to Blackburn Bus Station this week as part the NHS’s Winter campaign.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Blackburn Bus Station | covid | Director of Public Health | flu | vaccine
Published on Friday 29 September 2023 at 1:59 pm
‘When you stop smoking, good things start to happen’ – That’s the message of this year’s Stoptober campaign.
Filed under: Councillor | Damian Talbot | giving up | October | quit | Stop Smoking | stop smoking service | stoptober
Published on Friday 18 August 2023 at 4:56 pm
The cost of living crisis is still having an effect on all of us, and many of us are struggling to afford some of the most vital products we need.
Published on Thursday 6 July 2023 at 11:22 am
Changing Futures Lancashire has been awarded a further £2.027m in funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and The National Lottery Community Fund to continue its work supporting people with complex needs and multiple disadvantage.
Filed under: Changing Futures | Councillor | Damian Talbot | DLUHC | funding
Published on Thursday 23 March 2023 at 4:49 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Food Alliance recently hosted its first annual conference – Let’s Talk Food at Ewood Park.
Published on Wednesday 22 March 2023 at 1:34 pm
Almost 200 people who attended the Blackburn with Darwen Jobs and Skills Fair have been able to secure job offers or employment opportunities.
Published on Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 9:04 am
Smokers in Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to give quitting another go ahead of this year’s No Smoking Day on March 8.
Filed under: brain health | Councillor | Damian Talbot | giving up | mental health | no smoking day | public health | Stop Smoking
Published on Friday 3 February 2023 at 12:49 pm
The NHS is urging residents to come forward for their Covid boosters before the vaccination programme pauses temporarily next month.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Covid booster | Director of Public Health | JCVI | NHS
Published on Thursday 12 January 2023 at 3:39 pm
The passing of Audrey Wearing MBE, 88, has been met with sorrow and widespread tributes within the borough for her long-standing service as a foster carer.
Published on Friday 30 December 2022 at 1:00 pm
A children’s social care recruitment event has been organised to bring extra support to young people’s services across Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Children and Young People | Children’s Services | Director of Children's Services | Recruitment | TRACK Values
Published on Tuesday 20 December 2022 at 3:28 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Mass Covid vaccination site will close this week and residents are being reminded to get fully vaccinated before Christmas to keep loved ones safe.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | public health | vaccination
Published on Tuesday 20 December 2022 at 10:18 am
Christmas can be a difficult time for many people – if you, or someone you know, are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, are experiencing a low mood right now or are struggling to cope, there is support available.
Filed under: Christmas | help | mental health support | New Year | support
Published on Tuesday 13 December 2022 at 3:08 pm
People who need medical attention are being reminded to think about the right service to use to help reduce the amount time they spend waiting to be seen.
Published on Monday 12 December 2022 at 4:02 pm
As the cold weather takes its toll and temperatures drop dramatically, Blackburn with Darwen’s homeless pods are back up and running for those in need.
Filed under: Councillor Abdul Razaq | councillor phil riley | Homeless support
Published on Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 4:18 pm
Frontline staff members in Blackburn and Darwen are being reminded that the ‘You’re here for us.
Filed under: Better Health | covid support | Wellbeing Support
Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 11:13 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has launched an urgent appeal for more people to find out about becoming a specialist foster carer.
Filed under: child protection | Councillor Julie Gunn | foster care | foster carer | Foster carer appeal
Published on Monday 24 October 2022 at 2:12 pm
Residents who have been affected by Long Covid are being invited to get help as support sessions are being re-introduced across the borough.
Filed under: Councillor Damian Talbot | covid | covid support | long covid clinic
Published on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 3:11 pm
Stoptober is nearly here and now is the time to give stopping smoking a go.
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing the annual stop smoking campaign, Stoptober, which starts on Saturday, October 1.
Filed under: Active Lancashire | cigarettes | Councillor | Damian Talbot | quitting | stoptober | wellbeing
Published on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 12:48 pm
The Director of Public Health annual report outlining the health and wellbeing of Blackburn with Darwen’s residents has been published.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Climate | Councillor | Damian Talbot | Director of Public Health | growth | pandemic | public health annual report
Published on Thursday 1 September 2022 at 11:39 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, in partnership with the Pennine Community Safety Partnership, have been successful in their bid to the Government for Safer Streets funding.
Published on Wednesday 17 August 2022 at 5:23 pm
A programme to help vulnerable adults in Blackburn with Darwen and across Lancashire has been visited by the interim Minister for Levelling Up Housing and Communities, Paul Scully MP.
Published on Tuesday 16 August 2022 at 2:34 pm
Move Festival is the unmissable family event of the summer – be a part of it at Witton County Park on the 21st of August.
Published on Thursday 9 June 2022 at 12:00 pm
A Volunteer celebration was held at King George’s Hall to give thanks to all the unsung heroes in the borough who dedicate their lives to their communities.
Published on Wednesday 1 June 2022 at 12:58 pm
As Volunteers’ Week starts today, we’re saying a huge thank you to all the people in Blackburn with Darwen who give their time freely to help out others.
Published on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at 1:00 pm
A new oral health strategy has been launched in Blackburn with Darwen to help boost children’s teeth health in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor | health | Julie Gunn | Oral Health Strategy | public health | teeth
