Latest news listings for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Monday 25 April 2022 at 10:48 am
BwD Chief Executive joins council staff fasting today to support an annual community cohesion campaign.
Teams of staff from across Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council are set to observe a day of fasting, in a show of solidarity with their Muslim colleagues during Ramadan.
Published on Friday 22 April 2022 at 2:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is inviting residents to nominate a worthy candidate to light a Jubilee beacon at Darwen Tower.
Published on Friday 22 April 2022 at 12:56 pm
Huge floats are set to parade into Blackburn town centre as part of a free national festival.
Published on Wednesday 20 April 2022 at 12:30 pm
Warning – scammers claiming to be from Councils are calling people for bank details for the £150 Council Tax Energy Rebate.
Filed under: Council Tax Energy Rebate | fraud | Scam | warning
Published on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at 11:35 am
Liam Gallagher is set to play an intimate gig in Blackburn to promote a Spezial trainer partnership with adidas – and raise money for local homeless charity Nightsafe.
Published on Thursday 14 April 2022 at 4:59 pm
Millions of people across the UK make a difference to their community daily, by volunteering.
The annual Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) shines a light on the fantastic work of voluntary groups and outstanding examples of this work are celebrated.
Filed under: Queen | The Queen's Award | volunteer | volunteering
Published on Thursday 14 April 2022 at 8:36 am
With rising numbers of older patients being treated for Covid in Royal Blackburn Hospital, the over 75s are being reminded to have their spring booster dose.
Filed under: coronavirus | Covid booster vaccine | COVID-19 | Covid-19 vaccination programme | Spring booster jabs | vaccination
Published on Wednesday 13 April 2022 at 4:16 pm
The Local Elections are nearly here and will take place on Thursday, May 5 – and the deadline to register to vote is the end of tomorrow (Thursday, April 14).
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen | Chief Executive | Denise Park | Local Elections | Returning Officer
Published on Wednesday 13 April 2022 at 2:22 pm
Payments of the Council Tax Energy Rebate of £150 have started to arrive in the bank accounts of residents who pay their Council Tax via Direct Debit.
Filed under: council tax | Council Tax Energy Rebate | Direct Debit | payment
Published on Tuesday 12 April 2022 at 11:45 am
There are just days left for people to register to vote in this year’s local elections.
Filed under: deadline | Local Elections | Register to vote | vote
Published on Monday 11 April 2022 at 4:50 pm
If you need to report a hazard or damage, the Council provides easy online reporting to help fix the problem.
Filed under: council | Council services | report it | report it to sort it | report problem
Published on Friday 8 April 2022 at 2:20 pm
First time voters are being urged to make sure they are registered to vote before the April 14th deadline in a short new film featuring the voices of local college students.
Published on Wednesday 6 April 2022 at 5:19 pm
The details of all candidates standing for the local elections in Blackburn with Darwen have now been published.
Published on Wednesday 6 April 2022 at 3:36 pm
The parents and carers of more than 17,800 children aged five to 11 living in Blackburn with Darwen can now book a COVID-19 vaccination, with appointments now available.
Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 at 4:46 pm
As the NHS expands the list of Covid symptoms, Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health offers advice on what to do if you suspect you may have the virus.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19
Published on Monday 4 April 2022 at 9:07 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s new Director of Public Health is looking forward to working with local communities and partners to address health inequalities and enhance residents’ quality of life.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Director of Public Health | public health
Published on Thursday 31 March 2022 at 4:17 pm
| To celebrate the amazing work of individuals and groups across Blackburn with Darwen, the Sports Council is calling all volunteer led sports clubs and organisations who promote health and wellbeing to send in their nominations for our 2022 annual Sports Awards. |
Published on Thursday 31 March 2022 at 10:37 am
Blackburn BID is inviting you to meet Alice and her friends for an amazing Easter Wonderland Adventure!
Published on Thursday 31 March 2022 at 9:52 am
In his final coronavirus column as he retires today, our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison reflects on Blackburn with Darwen’s pandemic experience.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Professor Dominic Harrison
Published on Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 4:24 pm
Free holiday club places are being offered to children who qualify for free school meals during the Easter holidays
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) scheme will be running again over 2 weeks during the school holidays.
Filed under: Blackburn | Darwen | Easter | free school meals | HAF | Holiday Activities and Food | Holiday clubs
Published on Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 1:40 pm
As we approach the school holidays, Ramadan and Easter, many people are keen to ‘get back to normal’.
Published on Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 10:19 am
Blackburn with Darwen businesses who have taken part in the borough’s social integration programme have celebrated their ongoing work to make their workplaces more diverse and inclusive.
Filed under: Blackburn College | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Monday 28 March 2022 at 4:08 pm
An autism friendly walk-through film about Blackburn train station, commissioned by Community Rail Lancashire, is being celebrated during World Autism Acceptance Week.
Published on Monday 28 March 2022 at 7:56 am
The Director of Public Health who has been at the helm of Blackburn with Darwen’s course through the Covid pandemic is retiring this week.
Filed under: Director of Public Health | Dominic Harrison | Professor Dominic Harrison | public health | retirement
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 7:26 pm
The first four patrons of a new Youth Zone project in Darwen have been revealed.
Between them, the businesses have pledged £50,000 to support the Youth Zone Darwen scheme.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 7:25 pm
The ribbon has been officially cut on a new housing development in Blackburn – part of a £19m housing regeneration scheme in the town.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 7:24 pm
A Blackburn schoolboy is on a mission to tackle climate change – knocking on one car window at a time!
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 5:32 pm
Our community centre volunteers have been recognised for all their incredible work at the Community Volunteer awards in the Lindsay Dunn category.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 4:31 pm
In December 2021, Blackburn officially submitted its bid to become a city through the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Filed under: city bid | Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 2:50 pm
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Primary School in Blackburn have worked with the Council to install a dog-poo bag dispenser near their school.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 1:42 pm
Voters are set to go to the polls to elect their local councillors in May.
The timetable for the local elections has been announced and on Thursday May 5th, residents will elect Councillors to Blackburn with Darwen Council in 17 wards.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen | local election | May 5th | postal vote | proxy vote | Register to vote
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 1:17 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s annual apprenticeship recruitment drive is back – and this year we’re set to recruit up to 26 new apprentices.
Filed under: Apprentice | Apprentices | Apprenticeships | Careers and jobs | jobs
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 12:38 pm
With Department for Transport’s capability funding, Blackburn with Darwen Council are encouraging and enabling local businesses within the borough to support more walking and cycling.
Filed under: Business grants | cycling | Engine idling campaign | fitness | health and fitness | health and wellbeing | Safer roads strategy | walking
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 12:14 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is calling for volunteers to help with two final tree planting sessions next week.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 12:04 pm
The Council have successfully brought another empty and neglected property back into use as residential accommodation.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 11:27 am
In his penultimate column ahead of his retirement, our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison gives an update on the rise in Covid cases and hospitalisations, and reflects on the additional risks to people with preventable conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Filed under: coronavirus | COVID-19 | Dominic Harrison | Professor Dominic Harrison
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 9:47 am
The unveiling of Barbara Castle’s bronze statue in Blackburn has inspired the next generation to find out more about the formidable character.
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 9:26 am
The promoter is: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council with the organisers behind Restricted Rocks Festival. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating their agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
Published on Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 12:29 pm
The proud family of an English footballing hero from Blackburn have officially unveiled a new street named after him.
Published on Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 10:04 am
Work is underway on transforming an important part of Blackburn’s ‘cultural quarter’ – Blakey Moor Terrace.
Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 4:15 pm
The roll out of new blue bins in Blackburn with Darwen has sparked a £900,000 turnaround.
Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 3:27 pm
After months of meeting ‘virtually’ via Teams, Blackburn with Darwen’s Long Covid group are starting back their face- to- face sessions this week!
Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 9:42 am
Spring booster vaccines will begin in Blackburn with Darwen and across Lancashire and South Cumbria this week as the vaccination programme moves to the next phase.
Filed under: COVID-19 | Dominic Harrison | eligible | Jane Scattergood | public health | Spring booster jabs | vaccination
Published on Monday 21 March 2022 at 4:31 pm
As the second anniversary of the first Covid lockdown approaches, Blackburn with Darwen leaders are looking to the future.
Filed under: Blackburn Bid | Councillor | covid | Day of Reflection | Denise Park | lockdown | Mohammed Khan | The Mall
Published on Monday 21 March 2022 at 3:49 pm
Here is the full list of places you can pick up a 2022 Shuttle magazine next time you are in town:
Published on Monday 21 March 2022 at 11:29 am
Blackburn has pledged to become Lancashire’s first Sugar Smart town by campaigning to cut the amount of sugar residents consume.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Rovers Community Trust | Councillor | Food Resilience Alliance | Gary Robinson | jackie floyd | Sugar Smart
Published on Friday 18 March 2022 at 3:54 pm
The Boundary Commission for England is undertaking an independent and impartial review of all constituencies in England.
Filed under: constituency | constituency boundary proposals
Published on Friday 18 March 2022 at 11:00 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council accelerated its improvement plans after partnership working and leaving care arrangements were judged to have declined.
Published on Friday 18 March 2022 at 8:53 am
Blackburn with Darwen residents are being reminded of the free Covid testing that’s available to them until 31 March.
Filed under: coronavirus | coronavirus testing | COVID-19
Published on Thursday 17 March 2022 at 1:47 pm
Dominic Harrison: Director of Public health and Wellbeing Blackburn with Darwen
This week we are starting to see a sharp upturn in reported Covid case rates across the UK.
