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Darwen Live is a week away as The Ordinary Boys and Ferocious Dog top the bill
Darwen Live returns in a week with The Ordinary Boys, Ferocious Dog, Janet Devlin and more spread across three stages and more than 20 venues in the town centre.
Blackburn fuel prices today – cheapest and most expensive unleaded and diesel within 7 miles of the town centre
Blackburn fuel prices today: local unleaded ranges from 151.9p to 169.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive petrol and diesel prices near you.
Darwen Live is a week away as The Ordinary Boys and Ferocious Dog top the bill
Darwen Live returns in a week with The Ordinary Boys, Ferocious Dog, Janet Devlin and more spread across three stages and more than 20 venues in the town centre.
Blackburn fuel prices today – cheapest and most expensive unleaded and diesel within 7 miles of the town centre
Blackburn fuel prices today: local unleaded ranges from 151.9p to 169.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive petrol and diesel prices near you.
Blackburn Cathedral Choir was invited to sing at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of the 371st Festival of Clergy Support Trust, performing alongside choirs from St Albans and St Paul’s in front of 1,500 guests.
Blackburn fuel prices today: local unleaded ranges from 151.9p to 167.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive petrol and diesel prices near you.
Older Blackburn News
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Weekly overnight M65 Junction 5 closures set to start in May
Weekly overnight closures at M65 Junction 5 are due to begin on 11 May and are expected to run until September as part of the ongoing improvement scheme.
Renters in England face major law change from 1 May
Private renting in England is set for its biggest shake-up in more than 30 years, with the new Renters’ Rights Act starting on 1 May 2026.
Blackburn council’s longest-serving employee retires after almost 55 years
Val Ormerod has finished work at Blackburn with Darwen Council after nearly 55 years — a career that began when she walked into the Old Town Hall straight from school in 1971 and asked for a job.
Blackburn News Archive
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Blackburn with Darwen Council have today issued five measures, that will be in place for a month, aimed at avoiding a local lockdown and “getting a grip on the rise in cases of the virus”.
Following a moderate rise in cornonavirus cases, Blackburn with Darwen Council has warned that local people must remember the importance of sticking to the government’s rules – or risk facing a situation such as in Leicester.
The Government have announced a whole range of businesses and leisure facilities that can reopen in phases from next week.
Drive-in movies begin in Blackburn’s Witton Park starting on Friday 17th July. Here’s everything you need to know
A new chapter at Ainsworth Jewellers on Darwen Street in Blackburn in their 150th year.
Blackburn and Darwen Council have today published details of the reopening of some of their key services, including Town Halls and Libraries.
The latest reports from Springboard, the leading provider of data and intelligence on customer activity in stores and destinations, show that High Streets are still suffering the biggest reduction on footfall year on year.
Blackburn Empire Theatre is a charity and volunteer-led community theatre in the heart of Lancashire.
Blackburn Market is to add an extra half hour to their shopping day from this Wednesday.
The first public act of worship since March 2020, led by the Bishop of Blackburn and including the installation of two Canons, took place at Blackburn Cathedral this morning.
A Public Health England report published this afternoon named Blackburn with Darwen as one of the top areas currently for the 7 day rate of infections per 100,000.
Staff and retailers are hailing a successful week after watching the centre come back to life after lockdown.
The Mall in Blackburn have urged shoppers to visit their website before visiting the shopping centre.
The Mall Blackburn is looking forward to welcoming shoppers as more of its shops begin to open, starting from Monday June 15th.
The markets in Blackburn and Darwen will reopen to the public on Monday 15th June 2020 but there will be changes. Although the markets have been closed since the end
The successful “Lock Down Live” Sunday night virtual gigs are taking on a whole new style this weekend, with a live half hour of swing!
Bus firm adds more capacity to protect customers and colleagues as they travel
Pooch Perfect’ is BBC One’s new primetime TV series that celebrates our Nation’s love of dogs and will be hosted by multi awarding-winning actress and multi dog-owning star, Sheridan Smith OBE.
King George’s Hall has recently been overwhelmed by the memories shared on their social media channels of concerts people have enjoyed in Blackburn in years gone by.
As the Prime Minister announced a phased re-opening of non-essential retail, beginning with outdoor markets and car showrooms, from the 1st June, followed by others, including indoor markets and shopping centres from 15th June, this is far from going back to normal.
The majority of non-essential retail will be allowed to reopen from 15th June, with outdoor markets and car showrooms, that are COVID-Safe allowed to open from 1st June.
Boyzlife return to Blackburn in 2021 with their show that brings together Boyzone and Westlife with a full band production show featuring Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy.
Two local theatres are keeping us entertained, even while the doors are closed.
As part of our support for small local businesses, we’ve launched Local Lockdown Lowdown!
When Ryan Groom’s fiancé, Tara-Louise Spencer woke at around 1am this morning, she realised that the latest addition to their family was going to arrive about a week early and quite quickly.
Although shows are being rescheduled due to coronavirus, the team at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall and Darwen Library Theatre are busy finding new opportunities so that people can continue to enjoy everything from comedy to opera.
Morrisons Blackburn are recruiting. Anyone interested in a role will need to be over 18 and bring the following into the store, go to the Customer Service Desk and ask
Blackburn Market’s food traders received hundreds of orders in less than 24 hours, when a new online ordering system was launched in record time.
Our latest update about the latest cancelled and postponed events in Blackburn & Darwen.
Our latest update of all closures and changes for venues, locations and businesses.
Based on the book by Raymond Briggs and adapted for the stage by Pins and Needles Productions, The Bear, brings dazzling puppetry, delicious music, dreamy storytelling, and dozens of laughs to Darwen Library Theatre for two performances on Sunday 29th & Monday 30th March.
Inspired by the most creative decade in music, The Counterfeit Sixties bring the whole decade to life with a show featuring music from over thirty bands and performers including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks and The Monkees.
Packed with big gags, hilarious stories and poignant reflections about an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times; Arthur, accompanied by the mellifluous Kirsty Newton tells the story of his own father.