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News
30 May 2026
Blackburn fuel prices today: local unleaded ranges from 153.9p to 173.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive…
Council
29 May 2026
Blackburn author and educator Christina Gabbitas has picked up a national special achievement award after using books, poetry and school workshops to help young…
Council
29 May 2026
Volunteers from across Blackburn with Darwen will be recognised next week at a drop-in event outside Blackburn Town Hall, with certificates, refreshments and a…
Council
29 May 2026
Blackburn with Darwen Council is joining a national coalition calling for tighter controls on gambling advertising, saying the move is part of its work…
Council
28 May 2026
An outreach van is being used to bring vaccinations, health checks and prostate cancer screening conversations to people across Blackburn with Darwen and East…
Council
28 May 2026
Families in Blackburn with Darwen are being offered a new toilet training toolkit, after the Louie Says… approach was officially launched following a pilot…
Council
28 May 2026
Michael Rosen, the author of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, will headline Blackburn with Darwen’s Children & Young People’s Literature Festival when it…
News
27 May 2026
Blackburn fuel prices today: local unleaded ranges from 153.9p to 173.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive…
News
27 May 2026
Blackburn fuel prices today: local unleaded ranges from 153.9p to 173.9p within 7 miles of Blackburn town centre. See the cheapest and most expensive…
Council
22 May 2026
People in Darwen are being urged to have their say on how £20m of Government Pride in Place funding should be spent over the…
Council
22 May 2026
Dame Rachel De Souza visited Little Harwood Family Hub on 21 May as part of a Blackburn trip that also included Blackburn Youth Zone,…
Council
22 May 2026
Blackburn with Darwen Council has set out its new political balance for 2026/27 after the Annual Council meeting, with Labour continuing in charge as…
Council
22 May 2026
People across Lancashire, including in Blackburn with Darwen, are being asked to help shape a new transport plan setting out how travel could be…
Council
22 May 2026
Councillor Mahfooz Hussain has become Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, with his mayor-making ceremony held at Blackburn Town Hall and his Civic Sunday postponed…
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