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Latest news listings for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Monday 5 August 2019 at 11:19 am
Families are invited to an amazing world premiere event taking place in Blackburn town centre this month…
Blackburn is hosting the world’s first PAW Patrol brick trail, built and presented by BRICKLIVE.
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Published on Friday 2 August 2019 at 3:40 pm
Got an idea for a project that will bring people in Blackburn with Darwen together?
A new grants fund is available for local groups and organisations that want to deliver projects to help make a stronger borough.
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Published on Thursday 1 August 2019 at 1:10 pm
Council Leader, Cllr Mohammed Khan was a visitor to the HARRI truck, the NHS’s health and wellbeing engagement vehicle this morning (Thursday, August 1.)
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Published on Thursday 1 August 2019 at 1:09 pm
Young people from Blackburn who are helping to care for family members are to be featured in an ITV documentary with former Eastender’s star Ross Kemp.
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Published on Thursday 1 August 2019 at 10:13 am
World Breastfeeding Week gets underway this week with Witton Country Park hosting a special event on Saturday, August 3 as part of the celebrations.
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Published on Wednesday 31 July 2019 at 11:38 am
For some it would be a hair-raising experience, but Becky Barton and her daughter Katy Barton, both from Darwen, are not daunted at the prospect of losing their hair to raise funds for charity.
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Published on Thursday 25 July 2019 at 2:45 pm
Organisers of Blackburn in Bloom are keeping their green fingers crossed that they have impressed judges enough to scoop a fourth gold in the Britain In Bloom horticultural competition.
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Published on Thursday 25 July 2019 at 10:43 am
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust is playing host to an exciting new course designed to help Blackburn with Darwen residents make a difference to where they live.
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Published on Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 10:04 am
More electric car chargers have been introduced across Council car parks in the borough.
People with electric or hybrid vehicles can now charge up in five different car parks in Blackburn and Darwen.
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Published on Friday 19 July 2019 at 11:39 am
A new team of community development workers is setting out to help make Blackburn with Darwen a stronger borough.
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Published on Friday 19 July 2019 at 10:32 am
An app that makes it easier for residents to interact with their GP is now available across Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Thursday 18 July 2019 at 4:12 pm
Pupils from a number of Blackburn with Darwen schools have been celebrating taking part in a project that has brought them together to think about their identity and learn about one another’s culture.
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Published on Thursday 18 July 2019 at 10:46 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is part of a North West consortium who will share £9m for action research on health inequalities, it has been announced.
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Published on Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 2:34 pm
It’s time to clear out your attic and empty your cupboards!
Dickinson’s Real Deal is heading to Blackburn and the hit ITV show is looking for people to cash in their antiques and valuables.
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Published on Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 2:40 pm
Come along and join in with six weeks of summer fun for all the family at our markets in Blackburn and Darwen.
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Published on Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 1:50 pm
Celebrate National Picnic Month by taking part in a free community trip – a walk along the canal followed by a picnic, with free transport provided on Tuesday, 30 July.
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Published on Monday 15 July 2019 at 2:04 pm
Blackburn’s Brian Fogarty was crowned Ironman victor in yesterday’s ultra-triathlon – which came through Darwen this year.
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Published on Monday 15 July 2019 at 11:10 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has responded to the fantastic news that children in the borough will get support for mental health concerns in schools as part of an NHS Trailblazer programme.
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Published on Thursday 11 July 2019 at 3:54 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has today congratulated the authority’s previous Chief Executive on his appointment as East Lancashire Hospital’s Trust’s newest Associate Non-Executive Director.
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Published on Wednesday 10 July 2019 at 10:56 am
Signing up to online Council Tax services has certainly paid off for one lucky Blackburn with Darwen resident after he won a brand new iPad!
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Published on Wednesday 10 July 2019 at 9:26 am
More than two thousand competitors are gearing up for this weekend’s gruelling Ironman – swim, cycle and running race – but what are the practicalities for residents and businesses?
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Published on Tuesday 9 July 2019 at 4:18 pm
A MAYOR has today launched an appeal for information regarding the theft of his charity gin from a Blackburn bar.
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Published on Monday 8 July 2019 at 9:23 am
Victims of the Srebrenica genocide will be remembered at a special service hosted by Blackburn Cathedral on Thursday 11 July.
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Published on Friday 5 July 2019 at 11:58 am
New work to improve cervical cancer screening rates in the north of Blackburn with Darwen is already proving a success.
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Published on Friday 5 July 2019 at 10:36 am
Home is where the heart is and that’s certainly true for former England International distance runner Matt Wood.
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Published on Friday 5 July 2019 at 10:17 am
SOME of the world’s most influential bands and artists of the 20th century to have ever played at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall – right from the Beatles to Bowie – will be celebrated in a permanent feature thanks to an exciting new public art commission.
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Published on Friday 5 July 2019 at 9:40 am
A programme to empower under 16s to work with others on projects to improve their neighbourhoods has launched in Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Thursday 4 July 2019 at 3:50 pm
Residents and landlords who caused a ‘stink’ by leaving rubbish to pile up outside their properties in Blackburn with Darwen have been ordered to pay more than £2,000 in court fines and charges.
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Published on Thursday 4 July 2019 at 12:05 pm
A new campaign has been launched to inspire parents to boost their child’s language and learning.
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Published on Thursday 4 July 2019 at 10:55 am
Re:fresh BwD will be running a free functional fitness MOT and advice session for the over 60s at Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre on Thursday, 11 July 11 – 4pm.
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Published on Wednesday 3 July 2019 at 10:23 am
New cinema comes to life
This Computer Generated Image (CGI) shows a first glimpse of what the area will look like when the works are complete by April next year.
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Published on Tuesday 2 July 2019 at 2:24 pm
A renewed appeal is being launched this week to highlight the issue of private fostering – a little known informal arrangement where a child lives with somebody else other than their parents or immediate family.
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Published on Monday 1 July 2019 at 3:37 pm
Plans for an affordable modern ‘modular’ housing scheme have been given the go-ahead for the borough.
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Published on Monday 1 July 2019 at 11:25 am
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being invited to speak out on key issues for the borough.
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Published on Friday 28 June 2019 at 10:56 am
The borough’s ‘artists of tomorrow’ are set to showcase their works in a brand new exhibition at the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery after being inspired by art from the V&A in London.
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Published on Thursday 27 June 2019 at 3:16 pm
Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a large scale benefit scam following dawn raids across Blackburn yesterday morning (Wednesday, June 26th).
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Published on Wednesday 26 June 2019 at 3:44 pm
Property renovation show DIY SOS will head to Blackburn with Darwen later this year to take on an ambitious build to benefit a local charity which offers help to vulnerable young people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.
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Published on Wednesday 26 June 2019 at 3:38 pm
Carl Fogarty made sure a new road named in his honour was opened in style.
The superbike legend unveiled the new Carl Fogarty Way in his own distinctive way, setting off on his custom-made CM Foggy Edition Spitfire to be the first to ride along the road.
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Published on Wednesday 26 June 2019 at 10:23 am
Residents of Riverside Heights and the adjacent bungalows joined with guests from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Together Housing and other partners to celebrate the grand opening of this specialised housing with care development in Darwen.
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Published on Tuesday 25 June 2019 at 1:49 pm
Last weekend hundreds of people came together at neighbourhood events to celebrate everything they have in common as part of the Great Get Together.
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Published on Tuesday 25 June 2019 at 9:26 am
Pennine Lancashire has been selected to receive more funding as part of a national programme to tackle childhood obesity.
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Published on Monday 24 June 2019 at 9:32 am
Two of the area’s major providers of children and family services are jubilant after once again being accredited as ‘baby friendly’ organisations by UNICEF UK.
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Published on Thursday 20 June 2019 at 11:31 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has welcomed news that the Blackburn Bus Company has chosen Clean Air Day (June 20) to announce it will be bringing even cleaner buses to the area.
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Published on Thursday 20 June 2019 at 9:28 am
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being encouraged to tackle air pollution in their communities as part of the national Clean Air Day initiative, which takes places today (June 20).
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Published on Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 1:21 pm
A Great Get Together event organised by a team of young people from across the borough will bring families together through a love of music and food.
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Published on Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 12:01 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Youth Justice Service (YJS) has been given a top award to recognise its work with young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
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Published on Monday 17 June 2019 at 4:45 pm
People flocked to Blackburn’s Festival of Making this weekend despite the damp weather – including visitors from sunny Miami and Australia!
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Published on Friday 14 June 2019 at 3:26 pm
An innovative Blackburn with Darwen service has been praised following an inspection.
Home First Service is a community-based service that provides support for adults in their own home.
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Published on Friday 14 June 2019 at 12:34 pm
Wensley Fold C of E Primary Academy pupil Sara Hussain gave a very special performance of her moving speech about challenging the Manchester Arena bomber when she visited the Mayor’s parlour this week.
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Published on Thursday 13 June 2019 at 4:49 pm
Sam Holland, who has been commissioned to create the Baroness Castle statue, will be at the Festival of Making all weekend (15 – 16 June) holding workshops for the public.
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