Coronavirus
The roadmap out of lockdown starts with schools on 8 March
The government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021’ setting out the roadmap out of the current lockdown for England. This…
Blackburn Life
News
Charity
Local Community Theatre Thanks Supporters as they Look Forward to Raising the Curtain Again
The Blackburn Empire Theatre has thanked over 100 supporters who have helped to raise over £6,000 to enable the theatre to make…
Business
Market partnership brings praise from Marcus Rashford
Two markets in Lancashire have joined forces to support struggling families with children eligible for free school meals. Blackburn Market and Darwen…
Entertainment
MIDGE URE ANNOUNCES THE VOICE & VISION TOUR IS COMING TO BLACKBURN
Following the overwhelming response to 2019’s ‘The 1980 Tour’, Midge Ure & Band Electronica are delighted to return to the road in…
Coronavirus
Blackburn with Darwen Primary Schools will not face blanket closure
Councillor Julie Gunn, Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education and Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health from Blackburn Council have…
Leisure
Christmas Opening Times 2020 for Blackburn & Darwen – Shops, Supermarkets, Markets, Pharmacies & more
Here we are again with our BIG guide of all the opening times for Blackburn & Darwen - Shops, Supermarkets, Markets, Leisure…
Charity
Charity single “Come Home For Christmas” produced in Blackburn Town Centre Studio
Actual Music are delighted to announce the release of a new Christmas song and music video - written, produced & performed by…
News
Festive Cheer from Blackburn Market with the return of Pop-up Markets this Saturday
Blackburn Market is pleased to announce the re-opening of pop-up craft & gift markets just in time for Christmas.
Business
Cinnabon opening date confirmed for Blackburn as local firm expands into new food store brand
Euro Garages is now recruiting for its latest venture, the famous US brand Cinnabon.
Business
Supporting Small Independent Businesses – Let’s do it together now!
As Blackburn with Darwen are confirmed as heading into Tier 3 from 2nd December 2020, now, more than ever we need to…
Coronavirus
Blackburn with Darwen will be in Tier 3, the Government Confirm
The government have now published a postcode lookup facility to discover which Tier you will be in from 2nd December and it…
Coronavirus
The Mall to open 12 hours a day in the run up to Christmas
The Mall Blackburn is extending its opening hours to support retailers and give shoppers more time to get everything they need for…
Coronavirus
The new rules that are likely in Blackburn and Darwen – Pubs, Cafes, Cinemas & Indoor Fitness Classes all affected
The government yesterday announced the new rules for when the area comes out of "LockDown 2" and assuming Blackburn and Darwen will…
Coronavirus
Fines for pop-up wedding in a factory. Gym found breaking the rules.
Blackburn Police have posted an update to the work they have been doing recently and highlighted two breaches of the current lockdown…
Entertainment
Blackburn’s Empire Theatre receives lifeline funding from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
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…
Coronavirus
Blackburn with Darwen Tier 3 alert level, but Gyms and Leisure Centres escape restrictions
Blackburn with Darwen is being placed into the ‘very high’ alert level of the Government’s new three-tier system of interventions to tackle…
Entertainment
Blackburn and Darwen venues receive lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
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)…
News
Vue will shut in Blackburn & Accrington three days a week to save costs
The UK’s third-largest cinema chain Vue will reduce its opening hours to four days a week
Coronavirus
Testing capacity improves in Blackburn with Darwen with walk-in sites available
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have announced that COVID-19 testing capacity in the borough has improved.
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…
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.
Entertainment
Drive-In Movies return to Witton Park this weekend!
Drive-In Movies return to Witton Park this weekend, with shows on Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September.
Leisure
Football all set to kick off in Blackburn & Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen Council have confirmed that official football club training and matches can go ahead as part of the "organised team…
Business
Local Venues are at the forefront of national campaign to “Save Our Theatres”
Blackburn and Darwen are at the forefront of a national fundraising campaign that has been launched by the Theatres Trust in partnership…
Comedy
John Bishop will be Right Here, Right Now in Blackburn
Comedy superstar John Bishop is coming to King George’s Hall, Blackburn on Thursday 25 November 2021 & Saturday 15th January 2022 with…
Entertainment
A Celebration of the Songs and Music of George Michael by the Artist that Turns a Different Corner
Rob Lamberti is a familiar face, so to speak, having forged a very successful singing career impersonating the pop star George Michael…