Latest news listings for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Wednesday 7 January 2015 at 12:36 pm
A family and the adults they help care for through Blackburn with Darwen Councils Shared Lives programme have talked about their experiences, and how Shared Lives benefits all their lives in a really positive way.
Filed under: Adult Social Care | Councillor | Executive Member for Health and Adult Social Care | health | Mohammed Khan | Shared Lives
Published on Wednesday 7 January 2015 at 10:20 am
Patients in Blackburn with Darwen will be able to visit their GP over the weekend of Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th January.
Filed under: blackburn with darwen ccg | Chris Clayton | Clinical Chief Officer | doctor | health and well being | surgery
Published on Wednesday 31 December 2014 at 11:37 am
Here’s our weekly list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 5th January to Sunday, 11th January 2015.
Published on Monday 29 December 2014 at 4:30 pm
At a time when many people will be thinking about their New Year’s resolutions, Blackburn with Darwen Council health bosses are urging smokers who are considering quitting this January to take advantage of free support to improve their health and save money.
Filed under: Councillor | Mohammed Khan | Stop Smoking
Published on Monday 29 December 2014 at 12:06 pm
A health event hosted by Blackburn with Darwen’s Health and Wellbeing Board last month saw over 100 people – including residents and health professionals – gather together to talk about health and wellbeing in the borough.
Filed under: health and wellbeing | Health and Wellbeing Board | health talk | video
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2014 at 1:29 pm
Patients with urgent health problems to be offered weekend GP appointments over the Christmas and New Year Bank holiday period in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Monday 22 December 2014 at 2:41 pm
Here are the opening times for some of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s main services across the borough over Christmas and New Year.
Filed under: Blackburn | Christmas | Darwen | New Year 2015 | Opening Times
Published on Monday 22 December 2014 at 10:54 am
The Week commencing December 22 will remain the same except for Christmas Day collection. This will move to Saturday 27th December.
Filed under: Christmas
Published on Friday 19 December 2014 at 1:17 pm
Two areas of Blackburn have seen new improvements following investment of section 106 monies.
Approved by the Council six months ago, local communities have this month taken delivery of new improvements that have been funded from larger local developments in both Shear Brow and Bastwell respectively.
Filed under: Bastwell | Councillor | hanif Khonat | Hussain Ahktar | Iftakar Hussain | Maureen Bateson | Parwaiz Ahktar | section 106 monies | Shaukat Hussain | Shear Brow | Suleman Khonat
Published on Friday 19 December 2014 at 12:28 pm
Belmont Primary School has marked the centenary of the First World War, recording a song which commemorates the Christmas Day truce of 1914.
Filed under: Belmont | Belmont Primary School | schools | Soundcloud | World War One Commemorations
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 4:40 pm
As Blackburn Foodbank approaches their third Christmas since being formed just over two years ago, Blackburn with Darwen Council are again supporting their drive for food donations, with winter being a busy time for the Foodbank’s volunteers.
Filed under: Councillor | Foodbank | Phil Riley
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 1:37 pm
Volunteers are visiting residents at both the Hospital and the Hospice on Christmas Day to give presents and spend some time with people who may not have anyone able to visit them at this special time of year.
Filed under: Christmas | Councillor | Salim Sidat | Soundcloud | Volunteers
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 11:42 am
A Lancashire manufacturer and supplier of garden products is set to create 10 jobs with grant support from Regenerate Pennine Lancashire.
Filed under: jobs | Regenerate Pennine Lancashire | regeneration | Steven Cochrane
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 11:37 am
All UK children are offered Meningococcal C (Men C) vaccine to protect against MenC infection but, as the protection offered by the vaccine in pre-school children can wane, a booster for teenagers at school was introduced and also offered to students from August this year.
Filed under: Director of Public Health | Dominic Harrison | health | MenC | Meningitis | Meningococcal C | septicaemia | students | vaccination
Published on Thursday 18 December 2014 at 10:58 am
Vital services for children and young people in Blackburn and Darwen have been handed prestigious awards for their work.
Filed under: Accreditation | Children’s Services | Councillor | Executive Member for Children’s Services | Frank Connor | young people
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