Coronavirus news updates
Latest advice, guidance and updates on coronavirus.
Published on Thursday 2 April 2020 at 4:16 pm
Council staff are working hard in administering the business rate grants announced by the Government to help some of our small and medium sized firms during this unprecedented situation.
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Published on Tuesday 31 March 2020 at 4:26 pm
Our Customer Services Team is busier than ever answering your questions about how Council services have been affected by the Government guidance around coronavirus.
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Published on Monday 30 March 2020 at 4:30 pm
Businesses open during the coronavirus emergency are being warned they must protect their staff.
The Council’s Public Protection team has received a number of complaints that a small number of premises may not be following social distancing guidelines and could be putting people at risk.
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Published on Monday 30 March 2020 at 2:24 pm
We’re all being asked to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives, but what does this mean for exercise?
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Published on Friday 27 March 2020 at 4:07 pm
In response to the latest Government guidelines around Coronavirus, there have been changes to how residents can attend funerals, burials and cemeteries in Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Friday 27 March 2020 at 1:58 pm
The Council is committed to supporting all businesses and the wider economy of Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Thursday 26 March 2020 at 3:56 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is committed to supporting our local businesses through these challenging times.
Following the Government’s announcement of extra support for business that have had to close, the Council has now received more information on the delivery of local grants to businesses.
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Published on Thursday 26 March 2020 at 3:56 pm
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: Covid-19, you may have got it.
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Published on Thursday 26 March 2020 at 1:41 pm
The Government has launched a new free service on WhatApp to provide up to date information on coronavirus.
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Published on Thursday 26 March 2020 at 8:21 am
We want to make sure your bin collections can run as normal during the Coronavirus crisis while also keeping you and our crews safe.
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Published on Tuesday 24 March 2020 at 6:43 pm
You will have seen the Government has now announced extra measures to try and curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Published on Tuesday 24 March 2020 at 12:17 pm
People are being warned about a series of scams related to the coronavirus.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has issued the warnings after reports that scammers are targeted people both in person and through technology and through price rises in shops.
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Published on Monday 23 March 2020 at 5:23 pm
We are continuing to work with partners right across the borough, county as well as nationally in response to the coronavirus crisis.
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Published on Monday 23 March 2020 at 3:34 pm
We know this is a very worrying time for businesses and their employees.
Blackburn with Darwen is home to 6,000 thriving and vibrant businesses.
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Published on Friday 20 March 2020 at 4:49 pm
Government have now issued a list of‘key workers’.
The Council, which is the Local Education Authority, has been working with Blackpool and Lancashire County Council to clarify school provision for children who have parents classed as ‘key workers’.
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Published on Thursday 19 March 2020 at 6:04 pm
The Council continues to work with its partners as well as Public Health England and the government as we tackle the unprecedented challenges caused by coronavirus.
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Published on Wednesday 18 March 2020 at 2:36 pm
Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health at Blackburn with Darwen Council, said:
I can confirm that Blackburn with Darwen now has its first confirmed case of coronavirus/COVID-19.
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Published on Tuesday 17 March 2020 at 5:38 pm
Coronavirus is the greatest public health crisis this country and our borough has faced in generations.
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Published on Monday 16 March 2020 at 7:31 pm
Following the latest update from Government on Coronavirus, we are fully reviewing all affected services.
As always, our priority is to support the borough’s most vulnerable.
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Published on Monday 16 March 2020 at 3:55 pm
Councillor Mohammed Khan, Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, has today issued a statement about Coronavirus and the steps the Council is taking.
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Published on Friday 6 March 2020 at 3:05 pm
We are continuing to work closely with Public Health England to monitor the developing situation around the coronavirus infection.
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Published on Friday 28 February 2020 at 3:29 pm
We are working closely with Public Health England to monitor the developing situation around the coronavirus infection.
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Published on Thursday 6 February 2020 at 10:51 am
You will have heard a lot about the coronavirus infection which has been detected in Wuhan, China.
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