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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…
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Blackburn with Darwen pushes on with trauma-informed borough plan after first conference
More than 100 people from health, local government and the voluntary sector gathered in Blackburn last week as the borough stepped up…
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Darwen Live is a week away as The Ordinary Boys and Ferocious Dog top the bill
Darwen Live returns in a week with The Ordinary Boys, Ferocious Dog, Janet Devlin and more spread across three stages and more…