Published on Thursday 8 October 2020 at 5:40 pm
Councillor Mohammed Khan has issued an update on coronavirus testing.
As has been well documented, and the Government has acknowledged, there have been issues with the national testing system which have impacted on testing capacity and booking appointments.
Filed under: coronavirus | Mohammed Khan | testing
Published on Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 12:27 pm
Residents in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked to opt for reusable masks to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
Filed under: coronavirus | masks
Published on Thursday 1 October 2020 at 2:24 pm
Smokers in Blackburn with Darwen are being encouraged to put their lungs first, strengthen their immune system and breathe easier by taking part in Stoptober, which starts today (Thursday, October 1.)
Filed under: coronavirus | Stop Smoking | stoptober
Published on Friday 25 September 2020 at 11:18 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a major local drive to protect people from flu this winter.
Published on Tuesday 15 September 2020 at 10:22 am
The Council has issued a latest update on coronavirus testing in Blackburn with Darwen.
As the Government has acknowledged, there are still issues with the national system which is impacting on testing capacity and booking appointments.
Filed under: coronavirus testing | mobile testing
Published on Monday 7 September 2020 at 10:34 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council will mark this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday, September 10 with a week-long digital drive of awareness raising activity.
Filed under: Damian Talbot | world suicide prevention day
Published on Thursday 27 August 2020 at 4:29 pm
Everyone in Blackburn with Darwen is being encouraged to get tested, you don’t need to have symptoms of coronavirus.
Filed under: coronavirus testing | Mobile Testing Site | testing
Published on Wednesday 26 August 2020 at 6:23 pm
The Council has issued the following statement:
We’re aware of an issue with the national coronavirus testing booking processes which means people may not be able to book a test through the national system right now.
Filed under: booking system | coronavirus testing
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 1:23 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council will receive £385,000 from the Department for Transport’s ‘Emergency Active Travel Fund’, an initiative to help local authorities make roads safer for cyclists and walkers to use.
Filed under: cycling | funding | walking | zainab rawat
Published on Monday 6 July 2020 at 1:35 pm
A drive-through coronavirus testing facility in Blackburn is now part of the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history.
Filed under: Blackburn | coronavirus | Mohammed Khan | testing
Published on Wednesday 1 July 2020 at 6:00 pm
A Public Health England report published this afternoon named Blackburn with Darwen as one of the top areas currently for the 7 day rate of infections per 100,000.
Filed under: coronavirus | Dominic Harrison | lockdown | NHS | Pennine Lancashire
Published on Monday 8 June 2020 at 3:59 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council Leader, Cllr Mohammed Khan, has lent his support to the national celebration of carers taking place all this week.Filed under: carers week | Mohammed Khan
Published on Thursday 21 May 2020 at 12:22 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a call for people to ‘Quit for COVID’Filed under: COVID-19 | Damian Talbot | Stop Smoking
Published on Monday 18 May 2020 at 9:14 am
Over the past month we’ve been coming together apart to support mental health during the coronavirus crisis.
Filed under: coronavirus | mental health
Published on Thursday 7 May 2020 at 3:19 pm
Tonight as the nation prepares to clap for our carers again, we’re asking people to think especially about staff working in our adult social care teams.
Filed under: adult care | clap for carers | Mohammed Khan | Mustafa Desai
Published on Wednesday 6 May 2020 at 1:21 pm
A new review focussing on COVID-19 has found a markedly higher risk of death and vulnerability among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups.
Filed under: BAME | coronavirus | dominic harriso
Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 9:25 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s health bosses are backing Public Health England’s recommendation for people to consider taking daily vitamin D supplements as the coronavirus lockdown continues.
Filed under: coronavirus | Damian Talbot | Dominic Harrison | vitamin d
Published on Monday 20 April 2020 at 9:53 am
“Let’s put our heads together.” That’s the message from Blackburn with Darwen Council as it launches a new campaign today (Monday, April 20) to support the mental health and wellbeing of Blackburn with Darwen’s residents during the coronavirus crisis.
Filed under: let's put our heads together | mental health | wellbeing
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.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Dominic Harrison | Public Health England
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.
Filed under: coronavirus | Public Health England
Published on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at 3:11 pm
An app that makes it easier for residents to interact with their GP is now available across Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Darwen | Darwen library | mygp
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.
Filed under: coronavirus
Published on Friday 28 February 2020 at 1:54 pm
Secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen are all now specially accredited to provide healthy food options.
Filed under: cllr damian talbot | Recipe 4 Health
Published on Tuesday 25 February 2020 at 4:12 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council will this week host a workshop focussing on fuel poverty.
The event, taking place on Wednesday February 26 from 2-5pm in meeting room 3 at Blackburn Library, will look at the realities of fuel poverty and what’s being done to tackle the issue locally.
Published on Thursday 13 February 2020 at 3:18 pm
A campaign launching in schools in Blackburn with Darwen will see pupils, teachers and parents challenged to give up fizzy drinks for a month.
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.
Filed under: coronavirus | Public Health England
Published on Monday 3 February 2020 at 12:58 pm
The borough’s first digital health and wellbeing learning centre is now open in Blackburn Library.
Also known as a digital health hub, the centre is a place where staff and volunteers can help people to improve their digital skills and confidence, so they can use online health services more confidently.
Filed under: Damian Talbot | digital | health hub | library | quesir mahmood
Published on Monday 3 February 2020 at 11:00 am
Thursday, February 6 is Time to Talk Day – a day when everyone is encouraged to have a conversation about mental health.
Published on Wednesday 29 January 2020 at 12:00 pm
The Met Office has advice for keeping your home safe and secure no matter what the weather brings.
Filed under: met office | Winter | winter weather
Published on Tuesday 14 January 2020 at 2:23 pm
During winter we are all more likely to get ill but it’s not just illnesses like coughs, colds and flu we need to protect ourselves from.
Filed under: keep warm to keep well | preparing for winter
Published on Wednesday 8 January 2020 at 4:04 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has re-signed a deal that will see £250k invested in providing books for the children of Blackburn with Darwen over the next three years.
Filed under: bookstart | Dominic Harrison | library
Published on Monday 6 January 2020 at 3:08 pm
Whilst the UK enjoyed an unseasonably mild end to 2019, the winter is set to take a grip with weather forecasters warning a cold snap could be on its way during the first few weeks of the new year.
Published on Wednesday 18 December 2019 at 11:44 am
Christmas is just a week away – don’t forget to sort your repeat prescriptions.
People who are on repeat medication such as those with long term health condition, for instance asthma, diabetes, lung or heart disease, are being reminded not to leave it too late to get their repeat prescriptions.
Filed under: Christmas | GP | medications | New Year | Repeat Prescriptions
Published on Monday 9 December 2019 at 11:57 am
Over the holiday period your local pharmacist can provide confidential, expert advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and complaints, without having to wait for a GP appointment or having to go to hospital.
Filed under: GP | Opening Times | pharmacy | self-care
Published on Wednesday 4 December 2019 at 3:56 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Director of Public Health has expressed his delight at the news that Darwen Healthcare has scooped two prestigious awards.
Filed under: darwen healthcare | darwen pcn | Dominic Harrison
Published on Friday 29 November 2019 at 10:08 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is joining forces with local and national organisations to support Fuel Poverty Awareness Day taking place today, Friday November 29.
Filed under: Care Network | CHiL | fuel poverty
Published on Wednesday 27 November 2019 at 9:55 am
Members of the public will be able to get a glimpse of the Samaritans’ upgraded local facilities following the completion of a £141k renovation project, taking place during its 50th year of providing emotional support.
Filed under: Open Day | samaritans | wolfson foundation
Published on Tuesday 26 November 2019 at 11:10 am
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Filed under: Blackburn Leisure Centre | Darwen Leisure Centre | Invisible disabilities
Published on Monday 25 November 2019 at 3:03 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is urging residents to stay flood aware as winter approaches.
A page on the Council’s new website provides information on flooding emergencies including different types of flood warnings, what to do to prepare yourself and your family from floods and what to do when flooding happens.
Filed under: flood aware | flood hub | flood re
Published on Monday 25 November 2019 at 2:21 pm
A new section has been added to the site to keep you up-to-date with everything you need to know to get you prepared for winter.
Published on Wednesday 20 November 2019 at 10:45 am
A Darwen housing scheme designed to support people over 50 with care needs has won a building industry award.
Filed under: care | Darwen | Housing | older people | Riverside Heights | support
Published on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at 4:03 pm
Free online counselling and mental health support for children and young people is now available to access in Blackburn with Darwen’s libraries.
Filed under: Kooth | Libraries | mental health support | online counselling | peer-to-peer
Published on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at 10:51 am
Blackburn Library and Care Network Hub will be hosting a free health and wellbeing event on Wednesday, November 20.
Filed under: Blackburn Library | Care Network Hub | health | self-care | self-care week
Published on Monday 11 November 2019 at 10:44 am
An annual awareness event that promotes the benefit of self-care, will take place on November 18-24.
Filed under: Mustafa Desai | self-care | self-care week
Published on Friday 18 October 2019 at 1:49 pm
New stats show smoking rates in Blackburn with Darwen have fallen significantly since 2016.
Issued by Public Health England, the stats show the amount of adult smokers in Blackburn with Darwen dropped from 19.5 per cent (21,472) to 16.2 per cent (17,893) in 2018.
Published on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 9:21 am
Help keep vulnerable people warm this winter by donating an unwanted coat.
For the second year running Rotarians in Lancashire are collecting your old, unwanted coats and giving them to charities that support the homeless, refugees, children living in poverty and people fleeing domestic violence (to name a few).
Published on Thursday 10 October 2019 at 9:31 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is joining local NHS health partners in supporting World Mental Health Day on Thursday (October 10) which, this year, is themed around suicide prevention.
Filed under: GP | suicide prevention | time to change | world mental health day
Published on Tuesday 8 October 2019 at 11:12 am
As part of the Council’s recent activity around suicide prevention, including this week’s World Mental Health Day (Thursday, October 10), we are signposting to various partners, services and areas of support.
Filed under: world suicide prevention day
Published on Friday 27 September 2019 at 11:05 am
The Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn & Ribble Valley branch of the Samaritans is set to benefit from a £141k renovation after funding was successfully secured.
Filed under: Damian Talbot | samaritans | wolfson
Published on Monday 23 September 2019 at 2:29 pm
NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS East Lancashire CCG and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) are once again targeting families this year in a major drive to protect them from flu.
