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Published on Wednesday 3 September 2014 at 3:52 pm
A fun filled festival, with live music, arts, stall’s and much more for all the family to enjoy takes place on Saturday, September 6 as Blackburn Festival returns.
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Published on Tuesday 2 September 2014 at 1:55 pm
The Mayor of Blackburn, Cllr Alan Cottam, will be opening his doors today 10am – 4pm as part of the Blackburn Heritage Festival.
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Published on Tuesday 2 September 2014 at 10:03 am
This month’s Lancashire Health Expo is set to be the biggest conversation of the year between the third sector and professionals working in the NHS and local government.
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Published on Monday 1 September 2014 at 3:56 pm
Blackburn Town Centre:
2nd Sept: Until 30th September “Many Moods of Corporation Park” Blackburn Central Library
4th Sept: Blackburn is Open First Thursday – Blackburn Festival Preview Party, 4 – 8pm
Photography Exhibition – amazing images taken at last year’s Blackburn festival.
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Published on Monday 1 September 2014 at 2:29 pm
These images show the first view inside the new £13.5million sports and swimming complex in Blackburn town centre.
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Published on Friday 29 August 2014 at 1:53 pm
The number of people accessing Blackburn with Darwen Council services online has seen a dramatic increase over the past year.
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Published on Thursday 28 August 2014 at 12:46 pm
B&Q on Bolton Road, Blackburn was the latest venue in the borough to host Free NHS Health Checks.
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Published on Wednesday 27 August 2014 at 3:33 pm
Cllr Mohammed Khan, Executive Member for Health and Adult Social Care, talks about the housing with care development at Shorey Bank, close to Darwen town centre.
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Published on Tuesday 26 August 2014 at 9:50 am
Older people in Darwen are to benefit from a major new housing with care development.
Plans for an extra care scheme with adjacent bungalows are being developed which will improve housing choices for older people who want to continue living independently, together with care and support services to help them to do so.
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Published on Friday 22 August 2014 at 3:34 pm
A new pop-up shop showcasing the work of local artists is due to open in Blackburn town centre.
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Published on Friday 22 August 2014 at 9:27 am
Over the next few months the streets and roads of the borough will shine a little brighter, as new LED lanterns are installed.
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Published on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 3:29 pm
Local residents in Blackburn and surrounding areas are invited to attend a drop-in session being held by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust to find out about a proposed new inpatient facility.
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Published on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 3:26 pm
A road safety champion for Blackburn with Darwen has been appointed.
Councillor Stephanie Brookfield, member for Earcroft, will champion road safety issues in the borough.
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Published on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 10:03 am
Public Health England is calling on students beginning university in September to ensure they are immunised against meningococcal C infections before enrolling.
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Published on Wednesday 20 August 2014 at 2:16 pm
People are being invited to take advantage of new lower bus fares after 7pm.
Transdev Lancashire United is bringing in prices harking back to the 1990s, when people could get around for as little as a pound.
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Published on Wednesday 20 August 2014 at 1:02 pm
People across Blackburn and Darwen are being encouraged to get a personalised travel plan and be in with a chance of winning lots of great prizes.
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Published on Wednesday 20 August 2014 at 12:19 pm
The Blackburn Beat festival, which is happening this August bank holiday (Saturday 23rd), announced its full programming line-up this week.
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Published on Wednesday 20 August 2014 at 11:24 am
A new £2million housing development scheme has been unveiled in Little Harwood.
The 20-home development, around the Gretna Road area in Blackburn, replaces the former Brookside Nursing Home and derelict garage site.
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Published on Wednesday 20 August 2014 at 9:35 am
A partnership of local health organisations have announced a one million pound investment to radically transform cancer care in the area.
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Published on Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 4:25 pm
The community of East Rural braved the bad weather, and over the course of a two day Your Call event collected over 20 bags of rubbish.
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Published on Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 1:06 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Trading Standards Officers are teaming up with a national task force to tackle illegal Hajj tour operators.
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Published on Friday 15 August 2014 at 10:11 am
The first amazing steel loop sections, which will form a central part of the new Blackburn bus station, have arrived on site.
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Published on Thursday 14 August 2014 at 2:58 pm
Blackburn Beat, a new one day festival aims to celebrate Blackburn and all it has to offer.
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Published on Wednesday 13 August 2014 at 3:12 pm
If you’re aiming to round off your summer with a barbecue in the garden or park, Blackburn with Darwen Council and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have served up some advice to help make it a success.
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Published on Wednesday 13 August 2014 at 12:08 pm
Residents gathered together to learn about what life was like during the First World War, with talks, music and memorabilia, after receiving First World War Your Call grant funding.
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Published on Tuesday 12 August 2014 at 3:19 pm
A Blackburn born artist and her partner will showcase their works in Blackburn town Centre this Thursday, all the way from the USA.
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Published on Tuesday 12 August 2014 at 1:40 pm
On August 19th we celebrate World Photo Day and for this year, businesses, organisations and social groups across the globe are being encouraged to engage their communities with the power of photography.
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Published on Monday 11 August 2014 at 4:19 pm
A £9,000 grant from Blackburn with Darwen Council has been awarded to a company that has relocated to Darwen.
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Published on Friday 8 August 2014 at 3:21 pm
We have been informed by the National Grid that, due to ongoing works Aqueduct Road is to remain closed today, and unable to reopen in time for the Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City game tonight.
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Published on Friday 8 August 2014 at 3:12 pm
At the beginning of the First World War, there was a large influx of refugees leaving the fighting in Belgium, and the borough played a large role, taking in many refugees fleeing the battlefields in Belgium.
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Published on Thursday 7 August 2014 at 5:03 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service celebrates £10,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Serivce has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘First World War: Then and Now’ grant.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 4:23 pm
Dozens of residents joined with the friends of French Road community group to remember the sacrifices their community made 100 years ago.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 3:58 pm
Residents’ views are being sought on a Masterplan for the Gib Lane area in Blackburn.
A consultation is being launched on Monday, August 11, on a Masterplan for the land between Gib Lane, Broken Stone Road and Livesey Branch Road, to become a distinctive and high quality housing development site in the draft new Local Plan for Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 3:00 pm
Called Communities of Blackburn, the group is working in partnership with Your Support Your Choice to celebrate belonging and diversity in Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 1:44 pm
A hundred years ago this week Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary in 1914, returned to his chambers in the Foreign Office and lamented “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life”.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 11:37 am
Free health and Social Care training is available for volunteers, as part of the ‘Your Neighbour your Call’ scheme.
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Published on Tuesday 5 August 2014 at 3:58 pm
A letter written by a professional soldier, George Newsholme from Darwen, at the outbreak of the First World War, gives a real insight into the mood at the time, and the mood as Britain entered the conflict.
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Published on Tuesday 5 August 2014 at 1:36 pm
Looking for some great activities for all the family during the summer holidays? Then check out Witton Country Park, as Countryside Services invites you to join us during August.
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Published on Tuesday 5 August 2014 at 12:17 pm
The state-of-the-art indoor BMX and skatepark is set to open in the borough next month.
The £60,000 park will be the first in the borough, based at Junction 4 off the M65, and it aims to become a regional centre for the sports.
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Published on Tuesday 5 August 2014 at 9:40 am
A public consultation is still running on the borough’s new accident prevention draft strategy, with people invited to air their views before 5pm on Wednesday August 13.
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Published on Monday 4 August 2014 at 4:05 pm
Friends of Blackburn Old Cemetery held a ceremony, commemorating the First World War, on Sunday August 3.
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Published on Monday 4 August 2014 at 3:46 pm
Over the next month part of Railway Road could face temporary closure as work continues to progress on the forthcoming Cathedral Quarter.
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Published on Monday 4 August 2014 at 2:03 pm
On the centenary of Britain entering the First World War on August 4 1914, a new podcast looks back at the experiences within the borough as war was declared.
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Published on Friday 1 August 2014 at 3:34 pm
Ewood Park’s Blues Bar hosted a community day of events, to commemorate the First World War, bringing together residents and community groups in a themed event to mark the centenary of the conflict.
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Published on Thursday 31 July 2014 at 1:47 pm
Next week, sees the start of the borough’s four year programme of events to commemorate the centenary on the First World War.
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Published on Thursday 31 July 2014 at 9:56 am
The importance of what, when and how we eat, and why it matters is the theme of a production as part of next month’s First Thursday event.
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Published on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 2:16 pm
Over the past month the Borough’s businesses and Blackburn with Darwen Council have been affirming their national and international credentials.
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Published on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 12:46 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has submitted its new Local Plan to the Government for examination.
A planning inspector will now examine the document over the few months with hearing sessions taking place in Autumn.
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Published on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 12:00 pm
As the piling and foundations for the three new buildings on the Cathedral Quarter development commence on site, new images have been unveiled showing more detail on how the ground floor retail and restaurant units on the office and hotel sit and interact around the new Square and Gardens.
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Published on Monday 28 July 2014 at 4:48 pm
The Friends of Blackburn Old Cemetery invite all residents to join with them to commemorate the First World War.
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