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Council
3 Sep 2026
People in Blackburn and Darwen are being invited to mark World Suicide Prevention Day next week with a walk, vigil and marketplace aimed at…
Council
3 Sep 2026
Blackburn with Darwen Council says it is tightening its grip on rogue landlords, using new Government powers to act faster and hit harder when…
Council
3 Sep 2026
A rare 1535 edition of William Tyndale’s English New Testament, on loan from the British Library, is now on display at Blackburn Cathedral as…
Council
26 Aug 2026
A new Discover Darwen website has gone live, bringing together what’s on, where to eat, where to shop and other key information about the…
Council
25 Aug 2026
Blackburn College is bringing its Animal Care and Animal Management training to Witton Park from September, after work by Blackburn with Darwen Council to…
Council
21 Aug 2026
More than £20,000 has been raised in under three months for the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen’s chosen charities, Nightsafe and Derian House Children’s…
Council
20 Aug 2026
Young people across Blackburn with Darwen are getting their GCSE results today, with schools and colleges praising their hard work as many prepare for…
Council
20 Aug 2026
Thousands of people in Blackburn with Darwen already rely on adult social care – and residents now have until Sunday 20 September to help…
Council
19 Aug 2026
A protection order aimed at cutting the risk of wildfires on the West Pennine Moors has been renewed for another three years, after recent…
Council
19 Aug 2026
More frequent buses, longer operating hours and new links to places not currently served are among the changes being proposed for Blackburn with Darwen’s…
Council
18 Aug 2026
Chief executives from Lancashire’s 15 councils have responded to government on the next stage of local government reorganisation, with four new unitary councils now…
Council
14 Aug 2026
Blackburn with Darwen Council has commissioned ARUP to draw up a new long-term vision for Blackburn Railway Station and the area around it, alongside…
Council
14 Aug 2026
A new affordable housing scheme for NHS workers has been formally opened in Blackburn — the first of its kind in the borough —…
Council
13 Aug 2026
A travelling museum carrying pieces from the Government Art Collection is heading to Darwen this summer, with the Art Explora Mobile Museum due to…
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