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Christmas
24 Nov 2022
Blackburn Life were lucky enough to be invited to the final dress rehearsal for this year's pantomime at Blackburn Empire Theatre of Cinderella. The…
Community
23 Nov 2022
Christmas really has come early for Youth Zone Darwen thanks to a £100K funding boost from the John Lewis Foundation Trust.
Business
23 Nov 2022
The Shh Bar, which announced last month it was not to relocate, but close its doors has now thanked customers as it closed for…
Community
10 Nov 2022
The Post Office are proposing to move the Blackburn Town Centre Post Office from its current base at 29-33 Ainsworth Street, Blackburn to the…
Christmas
5 Nov 2022
Blackburn's Christmas Lights switch on has been announced for Saturday 26th November 2022 with Strictly contestant AJ Odudu switching on the lights this year.…
Business
4 Nov 2022
Blackburn's latest Hotel has opened as Hotel 99 in the former Wheatsheaf pub on Mincing Lane in the Town Centre, under the Best Western…
Food & Drink
31 Oct 2022
Caribbean restaurant and bar Turtle Bay Blackburn has launched its Christmas offering and its sunkissed tropical escapism all the way.
Council
13 Oct 2022
Work to finish a new Darwen-themed play area at Blacksnape Playing Fields is due to be completed in the coming days and is the…
Community
13 Oct 2022
Blackburn's King George's Hall will again host a Remembrance Concert after two years' absence due to the pandemic.
Community
13 Oct 2022
The BBC have announced that their Christmas Services on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be broadcast from Blackburn Cathedral.
Family
5 Oct 2022
The Mall Blackburn has an out of this world line-up of free activities this half-term, which will culminate in a visit from Britain’s Got…
Music
30 Sep 2022
It’s been almost 50 years since Steeleye Span first performed at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall in September 1973!
Christmas
29 Sep 2022
The cast of the brand-new production of Cinderella at Blackburn Empire Theatre officially launched their Pantomime with a visit to Blackburn Town Centre this…
Dance
21 Sep 2022
With only three UK dates, dance sensation The Royal Family Dance Crew are bringing their European Tour to Blackburn on Sun 23 Oct 2022.
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