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23rd October 6:30 pm

House of Fusion – Equinox – Dance Showcase

24th October 7:30 pm

King of Pop – NAVI

24th October 7:45 pm

Paddy McGuinness

25th October 7:30 pm

The Opera Boys – A Night at the Musicals

26th October 7:30 pm

STAX of SOUL – The Legacy Tour 2024.

26th October 7:30 pm

Simon Reeve

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    • Lancashire Telegraph Blackburn
    • Lancashire Telegraph Darwen
    • Lancs Live
    • The Shuttle BwD Council
    • BBC News - Top Stories
    Urgent appeal by Blackburn bonfire organisers for more wood
    An appeal has been issued to ensure one of Blackburn's most popular bonfires goes with a bang.
    Waves being built on Blakey Moor in Blackburn was mass of girders
    This skeleton of steel girders would become one of Blackburn’s most popular leisure facilities in the Eighties and Nineties
    Hospital responds after man 'placed in Covid ward' despite respiratory infection
    A woman whose father was admitted to Royal Blackburn Hospital with a respiratory infection said she was shocked when he was placed on what she believed was a ‘Covid ward.’
    John Eustace highlights Blackburn Rovers' unnoticed weapon
    The head coach has stressed the importance of adaptability in a world where most clubs are wedded to one style of football
    Urgent appeal by Blackburn bonfire organisers for more wood
    An appeal has been issued to ensure one of Blackburn's most popular bonfires goes with a bang.
    ‘My baby was stillborn and these special rocks are keeping her memory alive’
    Special painted rocks have been left around East Lancashire and there is a special message behind them.
    'Our son was stabbed to death in 1 minute 42 seconds and we don't know why'
    "He left to go to the pub with his girlfriend, in the best mood ever, he was going on holiday the following week. He didn’t come home and we don’t know why this happened."
    Darwen social services base to be turned into family home
    A plan to use it for young people leaving care has been scrapped

    People in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked to consider what family means to them as National Adoption Week highlights that ‘the journey to a family is not always a traditional one’.  

    We have been made aware of a new scam text message being sent out to people to claim a new living allowance to replace the Winter Fuel Allowance.

    A group of Palestine teenagers received a warm welcome by the borough’s Mayor when they visited Blackburn Town Hall on Monday.

    More prisoners to be freed early to ease overcrowding
    Some 1,100 prisoners will be released, excluding those convicted of murder, sex crimes and terrorism.
    Man dies and 15 injured after two trains collide
    The crash happened near the village of Llanbrynmair, in Powys, at around 19:30 BST on Monday.
    'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assault
    From being asked what they were wearing to having their bodies critiqued, rape victims are still subjected to old-fashioned myths.