Mayor officially opens brand new Paw Patrol trail!
Published on Friday 23 August 2019 at 12:55 pm
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has cut the ribbon on the world’s first Paw Patrol brick trail in ‘Brickburn.’
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Published on Friday 23 August 2019 at 12:55 pm
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has cut the ribbon on the world’s first Paw Patrol brick trail in ‘Brickburn.’
Published on Thursday 22 August 2019 at 2:49 pm
Students across the borough were celebrating their exam results today.
Overall GCSE results have improved in the borough for the third year running.
Filed under: Councillor | exam results | GCSE's | Maureen Bateson
Published on Thursday 22 August 2019 at 9:01 am
There’s just over two weeks left for local groups to apply for funding for projects that will help to break down barriers between people from different backgrounds.
Filed under: community group | grants | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 4:30 pm
A group of young people who are taking part in the Youth Ambassador programme have begun to plan their next steps – planning two community events that will support young people at risk of getting involved in crime.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
Published on Monday 19 August 2019 at 1:55 pm
Two Blackburn community centres will now be able to offer hundreds of residents better access to the digital world thanks to a partnership between 6G Internet, Blackburn Rovers Community Trust and CVS.
Published on Thursday 15 August 2019 at 2:26 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has joined calls with other councils to demand the government deliver on commitments to boost spending on infrastructure in the North.
Published on Wednesday 14 August 2019 at 4:10 pm
Two longstanding empty properties that have been a blight on the community are to be brought back into use after Blackburn with Darwen Council took legal action.
Published on Wednesday 14 August 2019 at 3:48 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is to host its second annual public vigil outside Blackburn Town Hall to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, September 10.
Filed under: Damian Talbot | suicide | world suicide prevention day
Published on Wednesday 14 August 2019 at 2:51 pm
When it comes to keeping the borough tidy, Blackburn with Darwen’s volunteers have bags of enthusiasm!
Published on Friday 9 August 2019 at 3:23 pm
A Blackburn man who offered a waste removal service on social media has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after pleading guilty to fly-tipping.
Published on Thursday 8 August 2019 at 10:38 am
An app that makes it easier for residents to interact with their GP is now available across Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Wednesday 7 August 2019 at 2:00 pm
Plans are well underway at Darwen Market for the forthcoming 1940’s Day celebrations.
The annual event is taking place on Saturday, 10 August 8:30am – 5pm, with entertainment provided 11am – 3pm.
Published on Wednesday 7 August 2019 at 10:04 am
Inspection highlights positive outlook for services supporting children and young people with special educational needs
Local leaders in Blackburn and Darwen are committed to improving the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).
Published on Tuesday 6 August 2019 at 10:46 am
Teams of teenagers from across Blackburn and Darwen were faced with the ‘Dragons Den’ last week as part of a month long National Citizenship Service programme.
Published on Monday 5 August 2019 at 12:31 pm
Community Voices events are giving local people opportunities to share their views on living in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
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.
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.
Filed under: grants | Integration | Neighbourhoods | Our Community Our Future | social integration
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.)
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.
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.
Filed under: breastfeeding week | Witton Park
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.
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.
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.
Filed under: community | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
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.
Filed under: car parks | climate change | Councillor | electric car chargers | Phil Riley
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.
Filed under: community | Integration | Neighbourhoods | Our Community Our Future | social integration
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.
Filed under: Brian Taylor | mygp
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.
Filed under: children | Integration | Our Community Our Future | Schools and Education | Schools Linking
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.
Filed under: Damian Talbot | health | research
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Filed under: children | Maureen Bateson | mental health | support
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.
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!
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?
Filed under: Councillor | Darwen and Rural | Ironman | Mohammed Khan | road closures
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.
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.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | memorial | Srebrenica genocide
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.
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.
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.
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.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
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.
Filed under: Cllr Jim Smith | environment | waste
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.
Filed under: campaign | Councillor | Department for Education | Hungry Little Minds | Maureen Bateson
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.
Published on Wednesday 3 July 2019 at 10:23 am
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.
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.
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.
Filed under: Alaska Street | Blackburn | Councillor | modular homes | Phil Riley
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.
Filed under: community | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
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.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | Cllr Mohammed Khan