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Council to buy derelict Blackburn site to make way for affordable homes
Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to buy the abandoned Scotland Bank Mill site, clearing the way for new affordable homes after…
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Council to set out vaping stance at executive meeting
Blackburn with Darwen Council will formally set out its position on vaping next week, with councillors expected to back a statement saying…
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Lancashire launches survey on future of waste collections and recycling
Residents in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked for their views as Lancashire’s waste partnership draws up a new 10-year strategy for…
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Blackburn Cathedral says safeguarding reform is under way after ‘profound and painful’ year
Blackburn Cathedral’s Interim Dean has said the church is still dealing with the fallout from a difficult 2025, with safeguarding failures, financial…
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Blackburn’s National Festival of Making adds brand-new film festival
The National Festival of Making is returning to Blackburn next weekend with a packed 2026 line-up — and a new Film Festival…
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Blackburn with Darwen launches biggest-ever HAF programme with free activities and meals
Blackburn with Darwen has launched its biggest-ever Holiday Activities & Food programme, with free activities and meals for eligible children and young…
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Blackburn with Darwen Council warns again over parking fine scam texts
Blackburn with Darwen Council has urged residents to stay alert after Parking Services received a number of calls from people sent fake…
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Begin2Sing auditions open for soloists on second Darwen single
Auditions are being held in Darwen for local soloists to take the lead on Shake Off The Rain, the second single from…
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Amber heat-health alert issued as Blackburn with Darwen told to stay cool
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to take simple precautions as an amber heat-health alert comes into force across the…
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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,…
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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…
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Blackburn with Darwen carers invited to a week of free events and support
Unpaid carers across Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to make time for themselves next week, with a packed programme of free…
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Record crowds hail Mill Hill Family Festival as ‘best ever’
Attendees, performers and organisers have described this year’s Mill Hill Family Festival as their ‘best ever’ after record crowds turned out at…
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Blackburn with Darwen SEND parent champion scheme wins national award again
A Blackburn with Darwen scheme supporting families of children with SEND has been recognised nationally for the second year running, with Bethany…
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Apple Trees gets 11th straight Outstanding from Ofsted
Apple Trees children’s home in Blackburn has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted for the 11th year running, with inspectors praising the warmth,…
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Blackburn author Christina Gabbitas wins national award for work on county lines and knife crime
Blackburn author and educator Christina Gabbitas has picked up a national special achievement award after using books, poetry and school workshops to…
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Blackburn with Darwen volunteers set for Big Thank You event
Volunteers from across Blackburn with Darwen will be recognised next week at a drop-in event outside Blackburn Town Hall, with certificates, refreshments…
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Blackburn with Darwen Council joins national campaign to curb gambling ads
Blackburn with Darwen Council is joining a national coalition calling for tighter controls on gambling advertising, saying the move is part of…
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Healthcare van takes NHS services into Blackburn with Darwen communities
An outreach van is being used to bring vaccinations, health checks and prostate cancer screening conversations to people across Blackburn with Darwen…
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Blackburn with Darwen launches Louie Says toilet training toolkit
Families in Blackburn with Darwen are being offered a new toilet training toolkit, after the Louie Says… approach was officially launched following…
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Michael Rosen to head Blackburn with Darwen’s Children & Young People’s Literature Festival
Michael Rosen, the author of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, will headline Blackburn with Darwen’s Children & Young People’s Literature Festival…
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Darwen residents asked to shape £20m funding plan for the town
People in Darwen are being urged to have their say on how £20m of Government Pride in Place funding should be spent…
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Children’s Commissioner visits Blackburn Family Hub as new survey is launched
Dame Rachel De Souza visited Little Harwood Family Hub on 21 May as part of a Blackburn trip that also included Blackburn…
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Blackburn with Darwen Council confirms 2026/27 political make-up and committee appointments
Blackburn with Darwen Council has set out its new political balance for 2026/27 after the Annual Council meeting, with Labour continuing in…
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Lancashire residents asked for views on transport plan that runs to 2030
People across Lancashire, including in Blackburn with Darwen, are being asked to help shape a new transport plan setting out how travel…
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Mahfooz Hussain appointed Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen for 2026/27
Councillor Mahfooz Hussain has become Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, with his mayor-making ceremony held at Blackburn Town Hall and his Civic…
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Blackburn town centre to host National Festival of Making again this July
The National Festival of Making is back in Blackburn on 4 and 5 July, with more than 300 artists and makers, 100-plus…