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Published on Wednesday 20 April 2016 at 11:56 am
Businesses across Blackburn and Darwen are celebrating after being named finalists in the second annual Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards.
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Published on Wednesday 20 April 2016 at 10:35 am
The next meeting of the Hive business network will welcome Edwin Booth from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) as its guest speaker.
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Published on Tuesday 19 April 2016 at 3:43 pm
We have been working to resolve the issue around people fly-tipping waste on the Council-owned car parks in Ewood and have been grateful to members of the public for also raising this problem with us.
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Published on Monday 18 April 2016 at 1:35 pm
Councillors in Blackburn with Darwen will be voting next week (Thursday, April 21) on whether to give their approval to set up a Combined Authority for Lancashire after residents and businesses were asked for their views.
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Published on Friday 15 April 2016 at 9:00 am
This week the Mayor will be out and about once again fulfilling his official engagements.
The Mayor, who began his mayoral year in May, will next week attend Briefing Meeting for Council Forum on Tuesday, to attend an ’Olympics in Rio’ themed community concert at King George’s Hall on Wednesday along with the Mayoress, to attend the Council Forum on Thursday, to attend the Royal Society of St George Celebrations in Blackburn Town Centre and to attend the Royal Society of St George Celebration Dinner at the Red Rose Suite, Ewood Park on Saturday and finally to attend the Blackburn District Scouts Council St George’s Day celebrations at Blackburn Central High School on Sunday.
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Published on Thursday 14 April 2016 at 12:02 pm
Don’t forget: St George’s Day on Saturday, 23rd April, when there will be lots of fun around Blackburn town centre with “Here be Dragons” & Darwen Market will be celebrating with entertainment & music.
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Published on Thursday 14 April 2016 at 10:59 am
Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service is joining a national scheme to support young people with mental health challenges.
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Published on Wednesday 13 April 2016 at 3:11 pm
Voters in Blackburn with Darwen have been urged to register in time for this year’s elections.
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Published on Friday 8 April 2016 at 9:13 am
Blackburn Rovers have teamed up with Age UK Blackburn with Darwen to ensure Ewood Park and the Rovers’ matchday experience is a secure and happy place for fans living with dementia.
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Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 5:46 pm
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 11th April to Sunday, 17th April 2016
To avoid disappointment, please contact the venues to make sure that there are still tickets/places available if you are planning to attend any of the events below.
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Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 12:56 pm
As 100 celebrations go, this one was brilliant.
The weather may not have perfect but it didn’t dampen the happy cheery mood I was in.
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Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 12:26 pm
A MAN who slaughtered two sheep for a family celebration has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the animals.
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Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 12:24 pm
We are aware of the issue around people fly-tipping waste on the Council-owned car parks in Ewood and are grateful to members of the public for also raising this problem with us.
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Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 12:03 pm
This week the Mayor will be out and about once again fulfilling his official engagements.
The Mayor, who began his mayoral year in May, will next week attend the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire Poppy Appeal Cadet Awards at Kimberley Barracks, along with the Mayoress on Monday, Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress to attend the Lancashire Health and Well-Being Centre AGM on Tuesday, Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress to attend the opening of the McDonalds Store of the Future at Ewood on Thursday, to host the Mayor’s Ball at King George’s Hall on Friday and finally Mayor and Mayoress to attend the Royal Society of St George Service at Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday.
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Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 11:50 am
Bus service Transdev is now making travelling in Blackburn easier and cheaper with their new local zone.
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Published on Wednesday 6 April 2016 at 11:18 am
More local restaurants and businesses have been given ‘Recipe 4 Health’ accreditation for offering healthy food options.
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Published on Tuesday 5 April 2016 at 4:56 pm
Residents are being warned that the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centres at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital are currently experiencing exceptionally high demand for services.
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Published on Tuesday 5 April 2016 at 10:49 am
The national charity which provides substance misuse treatment services in Blackburn with Darwen has changed its name.
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Published on Monday 4 April 2016 at 3:42 pm
There are still places left for the re:fresh Easter sports Camp.
From Football to Dodgeball and Athletics to Dance the Easter Sports Camp has everything to keep your young ones entertained and fit during Easter.
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Published on Monday 4 April 2016 at 2:22 pm
A group of volunteers who are behind a scheme to revamp community football pitches are aiming to set the standard for a reinvigorating grassroots football.
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Published on Monday 4 April 2016 at 2:14 pm
A pop up version of Blackburn’s creative, digital and technological facility called the Making Rooms is set to open in the town centre.
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Published on Friday 1 April 2016 at 1:18 pm
Below is a leaflet with all the sessions that will be delivered across the coming months, with weekly information of all the health walks that will be taking place and all of the cycle sessions that will be taking place in and around the borough.
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Published on Friday 1 April 2016 at 11:26 am
Here’s our list of events in and around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 4th April to Sunday, 10th April 2016.
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Published on Thursday 31 March 2016 at 9:01 am
It’s the final call for businesses based in Blackburn or Darwen to enter the Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards which will close for entries at midnight on 1 April 2016.
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Published on Wednesday 30 March 2016 at 1:33 pm
A new contract for providing sexual health services in Blackburn with Darwen has been awarded to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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Published on Tuesday 29 March 2016 at 4:16 pm
A Council physical activity instructor has been recognised for her dedication to helping others in the community.
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Published on Tuesday 29 March 2016 at 3:23 pm
The ‘Free after 3pm’ parking offer at Council-run car parks will end as of Friday, April 1 2016.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 1:22 pm
This week the Mayor will be out and about once again fulfilling his official engagements.
The Mayor, who began his mayoral year in May, will next week be attending the Mayor of Burnley Civic Ball at the James Hargreaves Suite, Burnley Football Club on Saturday.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 1:05 pm
Young people took to the polls to elect their new youth MP, Hamza Khan, this week.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 12:50 pm
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Easter Monday, 28th March to Sunday, 3rd April 2016
Don’t Forget: The Big Easter Egg Hunt around Blackburn Town Centre will run until 4th April.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 12:23 pm
Come along to Blackburn Library for Get Creative Day on Saturday, April 2.
The arts and craft extravaganza will give people of all ages a chance to learn new skills and find out more about arts and cultural activities in the borough.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 11:41 am
Patients and visitors to hospitals, most NHS buildings and many GP practices across Lancashire are benefitting from free wi-fi.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 7:54 am
A Darwen community group has been praised for the exceptional work they do to care for their park.
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Published on Wednesday 23 March 2016 at 3:55 pm
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Mohammed Khan, has expressed his thoughts and sympathies to those killed or injured in recent terror attacks.
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Published on Wednesday 23 March 2016 at 2:30 pm
The ceremony rooms at King George’s Hall have had a revamp.
The rooms in the Northgate Suite, Northgate, Blackburn, now cater to any size of wedding or civil partnership, big or small, and have been fully redecorated.
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Published on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 4:48 pm
Two winners have been selected in a school arts competition designed to highlight the benefits of quitting smoking.
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Published on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 12:00 pm
A new Ambassador programme has been launched in the borough to help promote it as a place to live, visit, study and work.
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Published on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 11:23 am
Two International exchange students joined local Councillors to help clean up a “Grot Spot”.
An area of Pearl Street Estate which has become a grot spot got a spring clean this weekend from the help of two international exchange students.
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Published on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 10:00 am
Business leaders have today welcomed a major initiative to help put Blackburn and Darwen firmly on the map as a place to work, visit, study and live.
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Published on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 7:00 am
A major initiative is launched today to throw a spotlight on all that is outstanding in Blackburn and Darwen – in a bid to attract more investors, visitors, tourists and residents.
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Published on Monday 21 March 2016 at 4:37 pm
A fun and easy video has been produced to show voters how to cast their ballot in this year’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
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Published on Monday 21 March 2016 at 4:13 pm
Entries for Blackburn with Darwen’s fourth annual Good Neighbours Awards look set to be a record, thanks to a surge in nominations for young people.
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Published on Monday 21 March 2016 at 1:53 pm
Staff and volunteers at Jubilee Tower Credit Union are celebrating again after winning a prestigious ‘Red Rose Award’.
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Published on Monday 21 March 2016 at 12:46 pm
A new animation has been produced to advise people on the steps to take to prepare in case of flooding.
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Published on Friday 18 March 2016 at 3:46 pm
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 21st March 2016 to Sunday, 27th March 2016.
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Published on Friday 18 March 2016 at 1:26 pm
As a major national advertising campaign is launched across England to encourage voter registration ahead of Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and Blackburn with Darwen Council elections, Returning Office Harry Catherall is encouraging local people to visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
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Published on Friday 18 March 2016 at 9:40 am
The team behind Northcote, the Michelin starred restaurant and luxury hotel, are to open a café in Blackburn Cathedral’s iconic £8.5m Cathedral Court Building which forms part of the new £30 million Cathedral Quarter development.
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Published on Thursday 17 March 2016 at 11:49 am
Young people will be going to the polls this week to choose the borough’s next Youth MP.
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Published on Wednesday 16 March 2016 at 9:00 am
One year on from gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington opening Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre, the state-of-art facility is set to celebrate its first birthday.
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Published on Tuesday 15 March 2016 at 5:00 pm
On Saturday, March 19 at 8.30pm Blackburn Town Centre will join millions across the world to celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour and switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about the future of our planet.
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