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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 149.9p to 177.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive petrol and diesel prices near you.
Hundreds cheer Michael Rosen at Blackburn children’s literature festival
Hundreds of schoolchildren gave author and poet Michael Rosen a rapturous welcome at Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Literature Festival, as he appeared at a special event in the recently reopened Cotton Exchange.

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 149.9p to 177.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive petrol and diesel prices near you.
Hundreds cheer Michael Rosen at Blackburn children’s literature festival
Hundreds of schoolchildren gave author and poet Michael Rosen a rapturous welcome at Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Literature Festival, as he appeared at a special event in the recently reopened Cotton Exchange.
A Blackburn couple who became Shared Lives carers in their twenties say people are often surprised to learn carers can be young, as they help a young man leaving foster care build an independent life.
Linden Homes and Bovis Homes – both part of Vistry – welcomed Blackburn with Darwen Council to their official show home launches on 4th June
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Nominations open for Blackburn with Darwen’s Community Volunteer Awards
People across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to put forward the volunteers who go above and beyond, with the Community Volunteer Awards now open for nominations. The celebration returns to King George’s Hall in November.
Blackburn with Darwen carers invited to a week of free events and support
Unpaid carers across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to make time for themselves next week, with a packed programme of free events, wellbeing sessions and a celebration day during Carers Week.
Record crowds hail Mill Hill Family Festival as ‘best ever’
Attendees, performers and organisers have described this year’s Mill Hill Family Festival as their ‘best ever’ after record crowds turned out at Mill Hill Park in Blackburn.
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