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Published on Friday 17 April 2020 at 3:03 pm
Issued by the Lancashire Resilience Forum
With Ramadan just days away, Muslim residents are being asked not to visit mosques but to continue to stay at home and pray.
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Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 2:48 pm
Although shows are being rescheduled due to coronavirus, the team at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall and Darwen Library Theatre are busy finding new opportunities so that people can continue to enjoy everything from comedy to opera.
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Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 11:33 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: Testing us out of coronavirus.
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Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 10:07 am
Local businesses are being asked to donate unwanted stocks of personal, protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS for frontline staff to use.
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Published on Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 4:39 pm
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is offering his thanks to all the volunteers working hard to support others through the current Coronavirus pandemic.
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Published on Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 4:12 pm
A Lancashire emergency Fund has been created to support those in most need across the county during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Published on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 4:28 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has invested in new technology to allow funeral services to be streamed live from Pleasington Crematorium.
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Published on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 10:50 am
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: No early end to coronavirus lockdown.
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Published on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 9:26 am
The Council is thanking businesses in Blackburn and Darwen which have followed new laws requiring some shops and firms to shut down during the coronavirus emergency.
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Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 5:51 pm
A former soldier has given a special salute of thanks to Council staff and volunteers working on the new BwD Help Hub.
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Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 1:12 pm
The Council is starting to send out Government grant payments to local businesses affected by the coronavirus.
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Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 12:44 pm
Organisations that deliver or enable sport or physical activity in Blackburn with Darwen can apply to a new fund set up by Sport England in response to the coronavirus emergency.
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Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 10:52 am
Schools across Lancashire including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool will continue to look after the children of key workers and pupils who are classed as vulnerable during the school Easter holiday.
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Published on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 10:08 am
The event was due to take place on Sunday 24th May 2020. It features a special service at Blackburn Cathedral and a short civic parade.
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Published on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 8:52 am
We need to highlight the outstanding contribution of our local heroes at the moment–
make sure you nominate yours to show your appreciation of the voluntary work they
do.
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Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 5:24 pm
The Government advice around Coronavirus is clear – stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.
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Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 12:45 pm
Senior leaders of the Blackburn with Darwen Local Integrated Care Partnership have urged residents to continue to do their bit to help fight the coronavirus by always following government advice.
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Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 12:34 pm
Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, Professor Dominic Harrison, has written another column for the Lancashire Telegraph: ‘Let’s keep behind the coronavirus curve’.
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Published on Monday 6 April 2020 at 11:41 am
The Council has taken the difficult decision to close all Council buildings to the public.
These are Blackburn Town Hall, Darwen Town Hall and Duke Street.
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Published on Friday 3 April 2020 at 2:37 pm
The first food parcels have been distributed today to people who contacted the Council’s new BwD Help Hub for support.
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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 Wednesday 1 April 2020 at 3:43 pm
Staff at Blackburn with Darwen Council are working tirelessly to ensure essential services for residents continue to be provided during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Published on Wednesday 1 April 2020 at 2:39 pm
Homeless people in Blackburn with Darwen are being given help to get off the streets during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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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 Friday 27 March 2020 at 11:54 am
The Council’s Early Help and Support team is providing a revised childcare support service to help parents who are keyworkers to find nursery places for their children during this crisis.
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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 11:27 am
Community organisations in Blackburn with Darwen are supporting the Council to set up a central hub to support residents through the Coronavirus outbreak.
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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 Wednesday 25 March 2020 at 4:26 pm
The Council Forum meeting due on Thursday, March 26, is now postponed in light of the latest national position regarding the COVID – 19 pandemic.
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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 2:31 pm
Anyone with a NoWcard pass in Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool can use it for free travel before 9.30am in the morning from Monday, 23 March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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 5:21 pm
Council leader Mohammed Khan said
“We thank the whole festival team for all of their efforts and fully support this difficult decision.
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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 13 March 2020 at 11:36 am
Events in and around Blackburn & Darwen.
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Published on Thursday 12 March 2020 at 3:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has received Government funding to help restore some bus links across the Borough.
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Published on Tuesday 10 March 2020 at 9:54 am
The borough’s biggest planning application in more than 20 years will take a step forward this week.
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Published on Monday 9 March 2020 at 11:09 am
Pioneering women are being celebrated at a new housing development.
Streets at the new The Hedgerows development off Whinney Lane in Blackburn are being named after brave and bold women who fought in the Suffragette movement to gain rights and votes for women.
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