A temporary cut in VAT from 20% to 5% comes into force today allowing businesses in the food, drink and hospitality sectors to cut prices.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, recently announced the “Eat Out to Help Out” and local restaurants and cafes can register now.
The Government have announced a whole range of businesses and leisure facilities that can reopen in phases from next week.
A new chapter at Ainsworth Jewellers on Darwen Street in Blackburn in their 150th year.
Staff and retailers are hailing a successful week after watching the centre come back to life after lockdown.
The majority of non-essential retail will be allowed to reopen from 15th June, with outdoor markets and car showrooms, that are COVID-Safe allowed to open from 1st June.
As part of our support for small local businesses, we’ve launched Local Lockdown Lowdown!
Morrisons Blackburn are recruiting. Anyone interested in a role will need to be over 18 and bring the following into the store, go to the Customer Service Desk and ask
Blackburn Market’s food traders received hundreds of orders in less than 24 hours, when a new online ordering system was launched in record time.
The Arches is the first winner of a Blackburn Life Award, the new initiative support businesses in the borough. The popular Sandwich and Breakfast Bar topped the public votes in the Best Café or Coffee Shop category!
Blackburn Life has today launched the Blackburn Life Awards, as part of our support for businesses in the borough.
The awards will be open to all businesses and the winners will be chosen by the public in a web-based vote.
The Blackburn branch of Nationwide has begun its transformation into a new style fit for the future.
A driver training course which allows 10-year olds to get behind the wheel in a bid to create a safer next generation of drivers, is to launch at Ewood Park.
As we head towards the festive season again, Blackburn Life and What’s On Blackburn bring you the definitive guide to opening times for Christmas 2019 and the New Year.
The HEADLINE sponsor for the Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival, which returns in 2020, has been announced.
Family company and nationally respected home furnishing specialists, Plumbs, will be the lead sponsor for the Festival which takes place from 17th to 21st June 2020.
The Mall Blackburn is promising an unforgettable experience for children this Christmas and the elves are already busy behind the scenes.
A surge in new stalls opening in Blackburn Market and an increase in new trader enquiries is giving the town’s market extra choice and value for local shoppers.
It looks like The Grapes pub is set to make a return to Blackburn Town Centre as new signage goes up on the building recently vacated by Liz’n’Lils cafe.
Local companies in Blackburn, Darwen and Lancashire are being encouraged to support the BBC Radio Lancashire Community Heroes Awards.
It’s a big welcome to The Cheese Stall in Blackburn Market this week.
The rain did not deter a group of fundraisers from The Mall Blackburn raising vital cash for a local charity.
Town Hall Street is home to some of Blackburn’s newest and longest established businesses and also Blackburn’s restored majestic central library building.
Darwen Town Centre has missed out on a share of the government’s £675m Future High Street Fund after the government released a list of the locations that are moving to the second stage of the process.
Award-winning Peter Jackson the Jeweller has hosted another one of its hugely popular Design Days in its recently launched store in The Mall Blackburn.
Founded in 1903 by William Hobkirk, the Hobkirk family refer to their store as an ‘Aladdin’s cave of sewing inspiration’.
Serving & supporting the local community for over 10 years.
