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Last Pub of the Revidge Run Closes: Hare & Hounds, Lammack shuts this weekend

Tue 30 Sep, 2025

The Hare & Hounds in Lammack—long a friendly off-route stop from Blackburn’s old Revidge Run—will call last orders for the final time on Sunday 5 October, closing due to the retirement of owner Ian Robertson MBE. As the last pub linked to the Revidge Run, its goodbye marks the end of a familiar chapter in the town’s pub history.

Richmond Terrace: Blackburn’s Impressive Georgian Street Left to Rot

Fri 29 Aug, 2025

Richmond Terrace is one of Blackburn’s most impressive streets — a Grade II listed Georgian terrace that once stood as a proud symbol of the town’s professional class. Just steps from the Town Hall, it was home to solicitors, accountants and other leading figures in the nineteenth century. Today, the same terrace tells a very different story.

Uncovered pressed steel tiles and stairs from original cinema entrance at The Exchange Blackburn

Builders Uncover Forgotten Cinema History Beneath The Exchange in Blackburn

Fri 15 Aug, 2025

A new piece of Blackburn’s cinematic past has come to light during the ongoing £1.5 million renovation project at The Exchange.

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Last Pub of the Revidge Run Closes: Hare & Hounds, Lammack shuts this weekend

Richmond Terrace: Blackburn’s Impressive Georgian Street Left to Rot

Builders Uncover Forgotten Cinema History Beneath The Exchange in Blackburn

Council and police carry out late-night taxi and private hire checks in Blackburn with Darwen