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News, updates and conversations from across Blackburn and Darwen.
Charity
4 Dec 2020
Actual Music are delighted to announce the release of a new Christmas song and music video - written, produced & performed by musicians representing…
News
3 Dec 2020
Blackburn Market is pleased to announce the re-opening of pop-up craft & gift markets just in time for Christmas.
Business
30 Nov 2020
Euro Garages is now recruiting for its latest venture, the famous US brand Cinnabon.
Business
26 Nov 2020
As Blackburn with Darwen are confirmed as heading into Tier 3 from 2nd December 2020, now, more than ever we need to support small…
Coronavirus
26 Nov 2020
The government have now published a postcode lookup facility to discover which Tier you will be in from 2nd December and it has been…
Coronavirus
25 Nov 2020
The Mall Blackburn is extending its opening hours to support retailers and give shoppers more time to get everything they need for Christmas.
Coronavirus
24 Nov 2020
The government yesterday announced the new rules for when the area comes out of "LockDown 2" and assuming Blackburn and Darwen will remain in…
Coronavirus
17 Nov 2020
Blackburn Police have posted an update to the work they have been doing recently and highlighted two breaches of the current lockdown restrictions
Entertainment
17 Oct 2020
Blackburn Empire Theatre has today received the news that it has been awarded £108,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund…
Coronavirus
16 Oct 2020
Blackburn with Darwen is being placed into the ‘very high’ alert level of the Government’s new three-tier system of interventions to tackle the spread…
Entertainment
12 Oct 2020
King George’s Hall and Darwen Library Theatre have been awarded £364,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help…
News
11 Oct 2020
The UK’s third-largest cinema chain Vue will reduce its opening hours to four days a week
Coronavirus
8 Oct 2020
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have announced that COVID-19 testing capacity in the borough has improved.
Council
7 Oct 2020
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have delayed the planned unveiling of a statue to former Blackburn MP Barbara Castle until 2021. The unveiling was…
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