Published on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 5:09 pm
Three groundbreaking new artist commissions have been announced as part of the National Festival of Making’s impressive line-up for 2025.
Published on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 11:37 am
Previously coined a Champion for promoting walking to tackle physical and mental health challenges, a Blackburn based Councillor has reached another milestone.
Filed under: Blackburn | council | Councillor | Councillor Mustafa Desai | Hiking | Lakeland Hikes | Wainwright walks | walking
Published on Monday 12 May 2025 at 1:43 pm
Head to Witton Park on a Tuesday lunchtime, and you’re likely to see a big group of cyclists having a whole lot of fun.
Filed under: active travel | Bike | cycling | s.a.s rights | SAS | SAS Rights | Witton Park
Published on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 1:00 pm
Plans to transform Blackburn’s already super successful Making Rooms into the UK’s leading makerspace have officially been given the green light.
Published on Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 4:32 pm
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, The Giant Wheel Company is offering free rides on its 50-metre wheel in Blackburn town centre for all veterans and serving Armed Forces personnel.
Published on Friday 25 April 2025 at 3:01 pm
The wheels are in motion to bring a giant, 50 metre observation wheel to Blackburn town centre… with the first rides being just a week away!
Published on Friday 25 April 2025 at 10:31 am
The refurbishment of another property in Blackburn’s £50m Cultural Quarter has taken a major step forward this week, with a new planning application submitted.
Published on Monday 31 March 2025 at 2:42 pm
A new planning application has been submitted setting out plans for major new investment in Darwen’s Library and Library Theatre.
Published on Friday 28 March 2025 at 10:53 am
Work to demolish the existing Darwen Youth Centre building to pave the way for a multi-million-pound transformation is set to get underway.
Published on Thursday 27 March 2025 at 5:42 pm
The main path through Darwen’s Sunnyhurst Woods is set to benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of new investment as part of the £100m Darwen Town Deal.
Published on Thursday 27 March 2025 at 11:59 am
When this giant wheel appeared in Darwen Market Square in February, it had us all in a spin!
Filed under: Darwen | Darwen Town Centre | wheel
Published on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 2:05 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Community History Librarian Mary Painter has been shortlisted for a prestigious Libraries Connected Award!
Filed under: Blackburn Central library | Libraries | library | staff
Published on Friday 14 March 2025 at 3:25 pm
With his 90th birthday just around the corner, Richard Croasdale is Blackburn Museum’s oldest and longest-serving volunteer – and he’s absolutely brilliant!
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | Richard Croasdale
Published on Friday 14 March 2025 at 2:07 pm
A new planning application has been submitted detailing plans to transform Darwen Market Hall as part of the £100m Town Deal.
Published on Thursday 13 March 2025 at 3:43 pm
A new planning application has been submitted for the final phase of the £9 million refurbishment of Blackburn’s King George’s Hall.
Filed under: KGH | King George's Hall
Published on Thursday 13 March 2025 at 9:00 am
As this edition of The Shuttle goes to print, Blackburn Rovers are sixth in the Championship – dare we say, the play-offs are in sight…
And while there’s excitement on the pitch, there’s lots to celebrate off it too.
Filed under: Blackburn Rovers | jack walker | Shuttle | The Shuttle
Published on Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 12:00 pm
Calling all Blackburn with Darwen cyclists! Sign up now to take part in Love to Ride’s ‘Ride Anywhere Week’ and you could be in with the chance of winning £1,000!
Published on Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 9:50 am
Blackburn Museum was one of the first purpose built free museums to open outside of London, in 1874.
Filed under: Art Gallery | Arts Council England | Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | British Library | council | Councillor | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Culture | funding | Gallery | Hart Gallery | museum
Published on Tuesday 4 March 2025 at 1:53 pm
Following its opening on Friday 20 March 2015, Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style this weekend.
Filed under: 10th Anniversary | Blackburn | Blackburn Leisure Centre | BwD Leisure | celebration | leisure | Leisure centre | Members | Rebecca Adlington | Sports | Ten years
Published on Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 11:31 am
A brand-new Repair Space has just launched at The Making Rooms in Blackburn, aiming to tackle e-waste and promote digital inclusion.
Published on Friday 17 January 2025 at 11:42 am
Students in Blackburn with Darwen are set to be the first in the whole country to benefit from a pioneering new scholarship scheme in cyber and e-sports.
Published on Monday 13 January 2025 at 12:06 pm
Plans that could transform Blackburn’s already super successful Making Rooms into the leading makerspace in the whole of the UK have been revealed.
Published on Friday 20 December 2024 at 12:12 pm
With a cool pop-up festive tavern, a winter wonderland tipi, a whole host of free live music, top places to eat and drink and so much more, here’s why Blackburn should be at the top of your Christmas list this year…
Published on Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 9:02 am
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery is excited to announce its annual Art Open exhibition for 2025.
Filed under: Art Gallery | Art Open | Art Open Exhibition | Artists | Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | Darwen | exhibition | museum
Published on Friday 6 December 2024 at 3:56 pm
How about this for a fabulous Christmas surprise… Blackburn is set to get its own pop-up festive tavern, and it opens next week!
Published on Thursday 5 December 2024 at 4:55 pm
The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on in Blackburn with the arrival of The Firepit’s festive tipi!
Published on Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 10:17 am
How about this for work experience! Impressively, a cohort of trainees from the Blackburn-based ‘Futures in Film Academy’ were invited to join the production team behind the brand-new and critically acclaimed, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light.
Published on Friday 22 November 2024 at 4:27 pm
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of the country throughout the day tomorrow with Storm Bert expected to bring high-speed winds of up to 60mph plus rain and the chance of snow.
Published on Monday 18 November 2024 at 11:58 am
Records were once again broken at Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on with thousands of people turning out for the hugely popular event.
Published on Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 12:26 pm
More than £70,000 of extra funding is set to help make Blackburn’s Christmas ‘out of this world’ with a brand new ‘Festival of the Moon’ running throughout November and December.
Published on Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 5:17 pm
Blackburn’s much-anticipated Christmas lights switch-on event is set to take place on Saturday, November 23rd and we have the full line-up for you!
Published on Monday 4 November 2024 at 1:37 pm
Blackburn born author Dorothy Whipple (1893 – 1966) was described in her lifetime as the “Jane Austen of the 20th Century” by no less a figure than J.B.
Filed under: author | Blackburn Library | events
Published on Friday 1 November 2024 at 3:35 pm
The full line-up for Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on event has just been revealed and it’s a Christmas cracker with more than 10 hours of festive fun!
Published on Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 10:54 am
A packed programme of brand-new live gigs has just been announced to help boost Blackburn’s nightlife.
Published on Friday 11 October 2024 at 5:02 pm
The ‘mystery’ headliner for Darwen’s super-popular Christmas lights switch on has just been revealed as 90s electro dance group, K-Klass.
Published on Friday 4 October 2024 at 1:59 pm
St John Ambulance is set to return to Darwen after the charity’s base was bought by a generous donor and gifted to them to use for free.
Published on Thursday 3 October 2024 at 11:25 am
Witton Country Park Green Gym has recently been awarded Highly Commended in the Making a Difference Awards, run by BBC Radio Lancashire.
Filed under: Blackburn | Green Gym | GreenGym | Make a difference awards | volunteer | Witton Park
Published on Thursday 26 September 2024 at 10:46 am
Masjide Noorul Islam, located on Audley Range is opening its doors and extending a warm invite to the local and wider community to deepen their understanding of Islam and visit their mosque.
Published on Friday 20 September 2024 at 1:44 pm
Ambitious plans have been passed for a Skills and Cyber Campus of national significance in Blackburn.
Published on Wednesday 4 September 2024 at 1:00 pm
In an ambitious move to bolster the film and television production landscape in Lancashire, the University of Central Lancashire has announced a strategic partnership with local industry stakeholders to establish a vibrant screen production hub in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Thursday 22 August 2024 at 4:33 pm
The Exchange has announced the next phase of its regeneration journey thanks to a £1.5m grant from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council – part of £20 million of new Government funding secured for the borough to support town centre priorities.
Published on Tuesday 13 August 2024 at 4:08 pm
Renovations are now complete for a Young Peoples Youth Hub at Wensley Fold Children’s Centre.
A Youth Investment Fund refurbishment grant of £142 thousand was awarded to Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Young Peoples Services to renovate the building and enhance the local youth service offer.
Filed under: Children and Young People | YIF | YIF funding | youth
Published on Thursday 8 August 2024 at 4:52 pm
Get ready for an unforgettable adventure this summer as the enchanting and magical world of Alice in Wonderland and LEGO® comes to Blackburn town centre!
Published on Tuesday 30 July 2024 at 3:27 pm
The children’s playgrounds in Bold Venture Park and Whitehall Park have received huge investment of £100,000 each.
Filed under: Bold Venture Park | Darwen | Park | playground | Whitehall Park
Published on Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 3:10 pm
Matthew Ramsden brought GOLD back to Blackburn after winning the 5000m at the National U23s Athletics Championships.
Published on Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 2:32 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Shop Darwen scheme, have launched a new campaign which is all about celebrating our independent retailers, supporting our local economy, having family time out of the house this summer and getting creative!
Filed under: Darwen | family fun
Published on Friday 19 July 2024 at 10:49 am
On the hunt for something fun to do during the summer holidays? Take a look at the fabulous what’s on guide for Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: activities | Free activities | summer | summer holidays
Published on Friday 12 July 2024 at 11:55 am
Residents are being asked to have their say on two potential options for a proposed development of a major housing site in North East Blackburn.
Published on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 11:19 am
A stretch of road in Darwen has been re-named Gary Aspden Way to celebrate the incredible contributions that the adidas designer and Spezial curator has made to the borough he’s so proud to call home.
Published on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 10:00 am
