Winter Gritting Update: Keeping Blackburn with Darwen Moving
Published on Friday 9 January 2026 at 3:08 pm
The Council’s Highways teams have been operating at peak capacity to keep roads safe and moving during the cold weather.
Gritting
Winter is on its way!
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 4:33 pm
As temperatures have dropped, it’s important you know what we can do to help you this winter, and how you can help yourself.
Winter maintenance team in full force
Published on Wednesday 8 January 2025 at 4:41 pm
Our staff have had cold hands but warm hearts this week as they’ve been putting in the graft day and night to ensure residents can travel as safely as possible around the borough.
Filed under: Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Grit | Grit bins | Gritter | Gritting | ice | snow | Winter Maintenance
Heavy snow warning
Published on Thursday 28 December 2017 at 2:42 pm
Heavy snow is expected to start to fall between 4am and 5am on Friday, December 29th and is due to last for 4-5 hours.
Filed under: Gritting | snow | travel delays
Sign up to our winter Facebook page
Published on Monday 8 December 2014 at 11:14 am
If you want to keep updated with weather reports, sign up to our BwD Winter Facebook page that keeps residents informed if the temperatures plummet. The page is kept updated with all news and information relating to the weather including up to date forecasts, gritting, any school closures and bin collection arrangements throughout the winter months.