Council
Barbara statue stays under wraps until 2021
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have delayed the planned unveiling of a statue to former Blackburn MP Barbara Castle until 2021. The…
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Entertainment
Darwen Library Theatre celebrates breaking Fundraising Target
The team at Darwen Library Theatre are thanking the whole community after they reached their fundraising target to keep live theatre in…
News
Over 2,700 empty properties in Blackburn with Darwen
A recent analysis of figures by property company Coulters shows that Blackburn with Darwen had 2,717 vacant dwellings in the borough, with…
Business
Call out for traders for Pop-up markets in Blackburn
Blackburn Market has announced the re-opening of pop-up craft & gift markets just in time for Christmas.
Coronavirus
“Weeks away from a full county-wide lockdown” warning from Public Health bosses
Lancashire’s top Public Health bosses are urging communities to work together to avoid further local lockdown measures.
Business
Jimmy’s Killer Prawns opens in Blackburn this Monday
A restaurant which boasts “the best tasting prawns in the world” is set to debut Blackburn this Monday 28th September 2020 at…
Entertainment
Panto fun will go ahead at Blackburn Empire
The Blackburn Empire Theatre has announced that its production of Dick Whittington and his Cat will go ahead this Christmas.
News
New restrictions in England as country reaches “perilous turning point”
The prime minister has announced a new raft of measures to avoid "hundreds of daily deaths".
Council
It’s Christmas…but not as we know it for Blackburn & Darwen
Blackburn & Darwen Council has revealed the borough's plans for events up to and including Christmas but it will be very different…
Coronavirus
What are the new rules from Tuesday 22 September in Blackburn & Darwen?
The government have issued the latest update to the new restrictions that apply to the whole of Blackburn & Darwen and most…
Coronavirus
New Restrictions for Lancashire from Tuesday – Restrictions on socialising with other households & leisure curfew
New tougher restrictions come into force in Lancashire (with the exception of Blackpool) this Tuesday as the government tries to reduce the…
News
No truth in acid attack rumours in Blackburn Town Centre
Blackburn Police have squashed rumours that a man had been subject to an acid attack in Blackburn Town Centre.