Blackburn Life
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Blackburn Pride Festival returns on Saturday 20 June for its fifth year, with a parade from Cathedral Square, live performances, community stalls…
New figures show 78% of school trips in Blackburn with Darwen are now made actively, with walking making up more than half…
The first phase of overnight closures at Junction 5 of the M65 has finished almost six weeks ahead of schedule, after favourable…
Blackburn with Darwen residents living with a terminal illness and already getting Council Tax Support because they are on a low income…
Flags will be raised at Blackburn and Darwen Town Halls next Monday as Blackburn with Darwen joins more than 400 councils nationwide…
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being invited to have their say in six annual surveys covering everything from road and footpath…
Hundreds of schoolchildren gave author and poet Michael Rosen a rapturous welcome at Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Literature Festival, as he appeared…
A Blackburn couple who became Shared Lives carers in their twenties say people are often surprised to learn carers can be young,…
People across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to put forward the volunteers who go above and beyond, with the Community Volunteer…
Unpaid carers across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to make time for themselves next week, with a packed programme of free…
Attendees, performers and organisers have described this year’s Mill Hill Family Festival as their ‘best ever’ after record crowds turned out at…
A Blackburn with Darwen scheme supporting families of children with SEND has been recognised nationally for the second year running, with Bethany…
