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Published on Tuesday 29 November 2022 at 10:18 am
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Council services, partners and businesses from across the borough have provided the daily prizes for the Spend Christmas in Blackburn with Darwen campaign.
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Published on Monday 28 November 2022 at 3:26 pm
Christmas is set to be a real cracker in Blackburn with Darwen with the launch of a brand new campaign bursting with free events and giveaways!
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Published on Monday 28 November 2022 at 11:12 am
Blackburn TV presenter AJ Odudu wowed record crowds at the Blackburn Christmas Lights switch on.
Television presenter AJ, who was born in the town and whose family still live here, was the special guest at the Blackburn Glitter Ball Christmas Lights Switch On in Blackburn town centre on Saturday.
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Published on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 11:28 am
A Covid Memorial bench has been installed in Corporation Park, with poetry inscribed by award-winning children’s author and poet, Christina Gabbitas.
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Published on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 9:32 am
Christmas really has come early for Youth Zone Darwen thanks to a £100K funding boost from the John Lewis Foundation Trust.
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Published on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 2:52 pm
Record crowds gathered in Darwen Market Square for the Christmas Lights Switch On this weekend.
90s hit makers, D:Ream were the headline act, joined on stage by the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Suleman Khonat, and the Deputy Leader of the Town Council, Councillor Kevin Connor, for the big countdown.
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Published on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 8:51 am
Inspirational children and young people who are in care within Blackburn with Darwen were celebrated last week at a special event held at Ewood Park.
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Published on Friday 18 November 2022 at 3:28 pm
Darwen’s landmark Tower is set to be lit this weekend as part of the town’s ever-popular Christmas lights switch on event.
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Published on Friday 18 November 2022 at 2:14 pm
Blackburn’s flagship park is set for a £550,000 transformation with playground upgrades and a brand new Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Course.
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Published on Wednesday 16 November 2022 at 4:28 pm
A number of Primary Schools in Blackburn with Darwen have been accredited with the newly branded Recipe 4 Health Awards.
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Published on Wednesday 16 November 2022 at 10:08 am
Red Rose Recovery combined with Spark BWD in organising the inaugural Roots Community clean-up.
It was a day of positive community actions and relationship building as the staff of the Spark Substance Misuse worked with its Roots Community Members and volunteers from the Thomas Project in a one-day waste collection and clean up within the Galligreaves area of Blackburn, near the St Lukes Church.
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Published on Wednesday 16 November 2022 at 9:37 am
A further nine recent successful waste prosecutions were made by the environmental crime team at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
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Published on Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 4:18 pm
Frontline staff members in Blackburn and Darwen are being reminded that the ‘You’re here for us.
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Published on Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 9:30 am
Children in Blackburn were given a lesson in road safety and council leaders praised the programme being delivered this Road Safety Awareness Week.
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Published on Monday 14 November 2022 at 3:36 pm
This weekend Blackburn with Darwen paused to pay tribute and show respect to all those people who serve and have served in our armed forces.
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Published on Monday 14 November 2022 at 9:00 am
Chubb, a UK leader of fire safety and security solutions, is one of the first local businesses to sign up for the Stay Well Pledge, a new Blackburn with Darwen Council initiative to promote healthy working environments that keep staff and customers safe.
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Published on Friday 11 November 2022 at 2:19 pm
The Government has now brought in new England-wide measures following a rise in avian flu cases – and people are being warned not to touch or pick up birds.
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Published on Friday 11 November 2022 at 11:11 am
Know someone who deserves recognition for how they help bring our local communities together? Nominate them for the Leader’s Award in the 2023 1V Awards.
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Published on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 5:25 pm
Moving on to the second key theme, this week the People’s Jury looked at Transport in Blackburn with Darwen, alongside other examples from across Europe, before creating their own aspirational transport maps.
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Published on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 8:00 am
Islamophobia Awareness Month takes place this November and aims to highlight the positive contributions of Muslims as well as raise awareness of Islamophobia in society.
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Published on Friday 4 November 2022 at 3:27 pm
Dance fever is set to sweep through Blackburn when Strictly’s AJ Odudu turns on the Christmas lights in her hometown.
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Published on Friday 4 November 2022 at 11:55 am
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has today welcomed a £2m boost for the boroughs arts, culture and creative industries.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 1:50 pm
The annual Youth Takeover Challenge helped shine a spotlight on the issues that matter most to young people across Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 1:40 pm
Residents in Blackburn and Darwen have been fined for dumping their rubbish.
These unacceptable waste offences were issued to 20 residents who have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £10,000.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 11:13 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has launched an urgent appeal for more people to find out about becoming a specialist foster carer.
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Published on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 10:00 am
Do you work with children or young people?
We know what amazing work happens in our local communities to support children, young people and families to achieve amazing things.
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Published on Tuesday 1 November 2022 at 10:24 am
Today marks the start of Road Safety Awareness Month and leaders across the borough are reminding pedestrians and motorists to stay safe.
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Published on Monday 31 October 2022 at 3:58 pm
‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
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Published on Friday 28 October 2022 at 4:00 pm
The Poppy Appeal has officially been launched in Blackburn town centre today.
The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, together with Council Leader Coun Phil Riley and Chief Executive Denise Park, accompanied members of the Blackburn branch of the Royal British Legion to open this year’s official Poppy Shop
Located in The Mall Blackburn, close to Sports Direct on King William Street, the Poppy Shop sells a variety of official Royal British Legion merchandise, as well as the instantly recognisable paper poppies.
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Published on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 3:23 pm
To celebrate National Care Leavers Week, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council launched a new event for young people who have grown up in care.
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Published on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 2:39 pm
Jury members have selected communication and education, transport and buildings as the topics for future sessions, helping to shape their final recommendations of what can be done across Blackburn with Darwen to tackle the climate change crisis.
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Published on Wednesday 26 October 2022 at 11:15 am
Successful projects which have brought people from diverse backgrounds together through shared interests were the focus of a visit from government officials last week.
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Published on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 1:42 pm
A new health campaign has been launched by Blackburn with Darwen Council, featuring a number of local people, including local football star Ben Brereton Diaz, in a bid to keep Covid and flu rates low this winter.
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Published on Monday 24 October 2022 at 2:12 pm
Residents who have been affected by Long Covid are being invited to get help as support sessions are being re-introduced across the borough.
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Published on Monday 24 October 2022 at 9:15 am
People all over Blackburn with Darwen have nominated hundreds of their local heroes for this year’s Community Volunteer Awards.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 5:23 pm
17 brand new benches are being installed across Blackburn with Darwen, engraved with lines of poetry inspired by the Covid lockdowns.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 4:51 pm
Blackburn is celebrating after winning “Gold” at the Royal Horticultural Society’s North West in Bloom Awards, which honour the region’s greenest and most beautiful locations.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 3:30 pm
Sunbird Records is calling on the community to rally behind it as it bids to be part of a new £3.5m grassroots music venue initiative.
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Published on Friday 21 October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Proud Darreners, James Readfern and Nathan Banks are set to become the new ‘guardians’ of Darwen Tower.
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Published on Thursday 20 October 2022 at 11:14 am
Plans to transform two playgrounds at Blackburn’s flagship Witton Park have been revealed.
The £350,000 proposals include a large activity play area on the current site of The Wits and a full re-vamp of the younger children’s playground.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 4:47 pm
The Post Office have written to the Council asking us to share news about a re-location from it’s currently Blackburn Town Centre premises.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 2:20 pm
Gary Shaw, who works in the Open Spaces Team at Blackburn with Darwen Council, along with his partially sighted friend Paul, who also used to work for the Council, have completed over 40 triathlons together and are set to run the Blackburn 10k this December at Ewood Park.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 1:13 pm
The first homes at the landmark Brookfield Vale development in Blackburn have been completed.
Countryside and its partners, Together Housing Group and Sigma Capital are leading on the development and were joined by representatives from Blackburn with Darwen Council, to celebrate the first milestone.
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Published on Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 9:58 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is once again supporting local charity One Voice Blackburn in their search for local heroes.
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Published on Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 2:34 pm
A Blackburn luxury car specialist is set to expand after being named the preferred bidder for a prominent development site.
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Published on Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 11:26 am
Here in Blackburn with Darwen we are delighted that we have received funding to develop four family hubs.
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Published on Monday 17 October 2022 at 5:37 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has today welcomed a high court judgement.
The Council has successfully defended a claim brought by Thomas Barnes and Sons plc (in administration) regarding the construction of Blackburn Bus Station.
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Published on Friday 14 October 2022 at 2:12 pm
This year Get Online Week is taking place from 17-23 October 2022.
Free and friendly support is being offered at venues right across the borough and includes one-to-one tuition, drop in support sessions, tablet training, I.T.
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Published on Wednesday 12 October 2022 at 4:26 pm
A Darwen playground is set to open after undergoing a £100,000 transformation.
Blackburn with Darwen Council commissioned work to renovate the playground last month at Blacksnape Playing Fields.
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Published on Tuesday 11 October 2022 at 2:56 pm
People in Blackburn and Darwen are being asked for their views on the priorities of a new local health partnership.
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