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New Discover Darwen website launched to showcase town’s events, shops and attractions
A new Discover Darwen website has gone live, bringing together what’s on, where to eat, where to shop and other key information…
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Blackburn College expands animal care courses to Witton Park
Blackburn College is bringing its Animal Care and Animal Management training to Witton Park from September, after work by Blackburn with Darwen…
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Mayor’s charity appeal passes £20,000 for Nightsafe and Derian House
More than £20,000 has been raised in under three months for the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen’s chosen charities, Nightsafe and Derian…
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Blackburn with Darwen GCSE students celebrate results day
Young people across Blackburn with Darwen are getting their GCSE results today, with schools and colleges praising their hard work as many…
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Blackburn with Darwen residents asked to have their say on the future of adult social care
Thousands of people in Blackburn with Darwen already rely on adult social care – and residents now have until Sunday 20 September…
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Moor fire ban renewed for another three years across West Pennine Moors
A protection order aimed at cutting the risk of wildfires on the West Pennine Moors has been renewed for another three years,…
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Have your say on proposed bus service changes in Blackburn with Darwen
More frequent buses, longer operating hours and new links to places not currently served are among the changes being proposed for Blackburn…
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Lancashire councils set out next step in reorganisation plan
Chief executives from Lancashire’s 15 councils have responded to government on the next stage of local government reorganisation, with four new unitary…
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New plan to shape future of Blackburn Railway Station
Blackburn with Darwen Council has commissioned ARUP to draw up a new long-term vision for Blackburn Railway Station and the area around…
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Ribbon cut on Blackburn scheme built to house NHS workers near the hospital
A new affordable housing scheme for NHS workers has been formally opened in Blackburn — the first of its kind in the…
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Rare Government Art Collection works coming to Darwen in mobile museum visit
A travelling museum carrying pieces from the Government Art Collection is heading to Darwen this summer, with the Art Explora Mobile Museum…
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Blackburn Cathedral flower exhibition to bring parishes from across Lancashire under one roof
Blackburn Cathedral is set to fill with floral displays later this month as churches from across Lancashire take part in a four-day…