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Council leader opens new Darwen show homes as first buyers move in
Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Phil Riley has officially opened new show homes at two Darwen developments, where buyers are already showing…
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Blackburn leaders back Lancashire Mind’s Summer Solstice walk
The Council Leader and Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen will join support for Lancashire Mind’s Summer Solstice Walking Challenge at Witton Park…
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Blackburn Pride marks five years with parade, stage show and town centre celebration
Blackburn Pride Festival returns on Saturday 20 June for its fifth year, with a parade from Cathedral Square, live performances, community stalls…
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Blackburn pupils keep walking and wheeling to school in growing council scheme
New figures show 78% of school trips in Blackburn with Darwen are now made actively, with walking making up more than half…
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Blackburn M65 overnight closures on first phase end almost six weeks early
The first phase of overnight closures at Junction 5 of the M65 has finished almost six weeks ahead of schedule, after favourable…
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Terminally ill Blackburn with Darwen residents on low incomes may qualify for council tax help
Blackburn with Darwen residents living with a terminal illness and already getting Council Tax Support because they are on a low income…
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Blackburn and Darwen Town Halls to mark Armed Forces Day with flag-raising ceremony
Flags will be raised at Blackburn and Darwen Town Halls next Monday as Blackburn with Darwen joins more than 400 councils nationwide…
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Blackburn with Darwen residents asked to give views on roads, paths and transport
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being invited to have their say in six annual surveys covering everything from road and footpath…
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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…
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Blackburn couple, both 27, challenge assumptions about carers in Shared Lives Week story
A Blackburn couple who became Shared Lives carers in their twenties say people are often surprised to learn carers can be young,…
Home & Garden
New Darwen show homes receive a civic welcome
Linden Homes and Bovis Homes - both part of Vistry - welcomed Blackburn with Darwen Council to their official show home launches…
Council
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…