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Claire’s Accessories to Close Blackburn Store as National Chain Shuts 145 Shops
The future of Claire’s Accessories in Blackburn has now been confirmed – and it’s not good news for fans of the high street fashion brand.
Ready to warm up your winter with one of Blackburn’s most iconic runs? The Winter Warmer 10k is back for 2026 – and it’s bringing the heat (and the hills)!
Blackburn’s literary roots will be celebrated this month as local-born author Iqbal Hussain returns to town for a special event at Blackburn Central Library.
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Blackburn-Based EG Group Sells Iconic Yorkshire Bakery Back to Management Team
One of the UK’s oldest bakery brands, Cooplands, has returned to local hands following its sale by Blackburn-headquartered EG Group, bringing to an end a four-year chapter of corporate ownership.
Last Pub of the Revidge Run Closes: Hare & Hounds, Lammack shuts this weekend
The Hare & Hounds in Lammack—long a friendly off-route stop from Blackburn’s old Revidge Run—will call last orders for the final time on Sunday 5 October, closing due to the retirement of owner Ian Robertson MBE. As the last pub linked to the Revidge Run, its goodbye marks the end of a familiar chapter in the town’s pub history.
Future of Claire’s in Blackburn Uncertain as Rescue Deal Leaves Some Stores in Limbo
Claire’s Accessories has been rescued from the brink of collapse – but the future of the Blackburn branch remains unclear as it was not named among the 156 stores saved in the deal.
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Blackburn Community Interest Company, is a finalist in the Persimmon Homes 2021 Building Futures award.
As the dust settles and we emerge blinking into the dawn of a new year, the men and women of this great country will need answers.
We are back with Blackburn & Darwen’s biggest and best Christmas Opening Times for 2021.
A new BBC documentary with the choirmaster Gareth Malone is due to be filmed in Blackburn this autumn.
George’s Hall in Blackburn welcome not one, but two leading ladies of the West End for the Stars of the West End Symphonic Tour – presenting a musical extravaganza of popular West End and Movie hits.
A large scale event is due to take place at Cherry Tree Cricket Club, Blackburn this Sunday 19th September with the aim of raising vital funds for the Miles for Mitchie campaign.
ast forward 100 years, we are celebrating the centenary of what came to be known as King George’s Hall – comprising of the Concert Hall, the Windsor Hall and the Regency Theatre.
Shone Productions Ltd presents Blackburn’s Biggest Ever Pantomime. Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at King George’s Hall. From 6th until 31st December 2021.
With a long weekend ahead for many, we’ve picked some of our favourite events taking place in and around Blackburn over the Bank Holiday Weekend.
Courteeners celebrate a decade and a half of gigging this November with a series of UK live dates. The Whites of Their Eyes Tour marks fifteen years since the band played their first ever live show at Manchester Roadhouse.
The Mall Blackburn is on the hunt for an exciting business to take a free retail unit for six months.
Turtle Bay Blackburn is getting ready to welcome guests back from the 24th September and they are on the hunt for a whole team of front and back of house superstars to join the team!
A BLACKBURN home shaped by designer Wayne Hemingway is being given away to raise funds for a Lancashire children’s charity.
SIXTEEN-year-old Jacob Reddy from Blackburn is touring the country with his acoustic guitar to raise money for the children’s hospice where his brother was cared for.
Following a period of closure during the pandemic, the Caribbean and restaurant and bar on Cathedral Square is getting ready to welcome Caribbean good times back to Blackburn
This August, the National Festival of Making is bringing the Dodecalis Luminarium, created by Architects of Air, to Blackburn’s Corporation Park!
BLACKBURN shoppers flocked to grab a bargain yesterday (Tues) at the official opening of Derian House Children’s Hospice’s brand new charity shop.
A stall on Blackburn Market is becoming a popular destination to pick up lunch. JW Chilli Salt has been becoming more and more popular over the last 18 months and so we went to see what the fuss was all about.
The opening of German Doner Kebab in Blackburn was greeted with much anticipation on social media, so we thought we’d give it a try to see what the fuss was all about.
The Mall Blackburn is excited to announce the grand opening of their new Bubble CiTea kiosk
Reel Cinema is excited to announce that they will be opening their latest cinema in Blackburn on 17th May.
German Doner Kebab has opened its doors in Blackburn, bringing a new fast-casual dining experience to the town.
Masters of Martial Arts Academy in Blackburn town centre have been awarded a Sports England ‘Return To Play’ grant.
As school and college students prepare to return to full-time education across east and central Lancashire, the area’s leading bus operator The Blackburn Bus Company is to step up services on several of its most popular services.
Tensar is a world-leading manufacturer and provider of ground stabilisation and soil reinforcement solutions, with international offices across the globe – including their head office in Blackburn.
Boris Johnson has announced a “roadmap” for easing Covid restrictions in England. What will the first steps be?
The government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response – Spring 2021’ setting out the roadmap out of the current lockdown for England. This explains how the restrictions included in this guidance will be lifted over time.
The Blackburn Empire Theatre has thanked over 100 supporters who have helped to raise over £6,000 to enable the theatre to make vital improvements before it opens again later this year.
Two markets in Lancashire have joined forces to support struggling families with children eligible for free school meals. Blackburn Market and Darwen Market have been at the forefront of the initiative which has seen hundreds of vouchers issued to local families to buy high quality fresh foods direct from the markets.
Following the overwhelming response to 2019’s ‘The 1980 Tour’, Midge Ure & Band Electronica are delighted to return to the road in 2022 with the ‘Voice & Visions’ tour, celebrating 40 years since the release of Ultravox’s Rage In Eden and Quartet albums.
Councillor Julie Gunn, Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education and Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health from Blackburn Council have said that Primary Schools in the area will not face a blanket closure, but individual schools can make their own decisions.
Here we are again with our BIG guide of all the opening times for Blackburn & Darwen – Shops, Supermarkets, Markets, Leisure & more for Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021.
Actual Music are delighted to announce the release of a new Christmas song and music video – written, produced & performed by musicians representing Musique Agency, from across Lancashire and the North-West.
Blackburn Market is pleased to announce the re-opening of pop-up craft & gift markets just in time for Christmas.