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The Fun of the Commonwealth Games comes to Witton.

Published at: Friday 25 July 2014 at 8:30 am

Witton Country Park will be jam-packed with Commonwealth Games-themed activities this summer

Free fun days are on offer at the Countryside Services Activity Room based at the Pavilion on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 between 1pm-4pm with a Glasgow Commonwealth Games themed activity.

Beach Fun Comes To Blackburn

Published at: Thursday 24 July 2014 at 4:00 pm

It is the summer holidays and the popular Blackburn Beach is back. Blackburn town centre is set to be the place to be this summer as the seaside comes to King William Street. It opens to the public this Saturday, July 26, and the beach is free to the public.

New Pictures of Blackburn Leisure Centre Revealed

Published at: Thursday 24 July 2014 at 11:46 am

As Commonwealth Games fever hits Britain, Blackburn today has revealed new images of the new multi million pound Leisure centre development.

Runners catch Commonwealth Games fever

Published at: Wednesday 23 July 2014 at 12:45 pm

Glasgow isn’t the only place the sporting action is taking place this summer – Blackburn with Darwen is full of Commonwealth Games fever.

Get ‘on board’ at new skatepark!

Published at: Wednesday 23 July 2014 at 11:40 am

The state-of-the-art indoor BMX and skatepark is set to open in the borough next month. The £60,000 park will be the first in the borough, based at Junction 4 off the M65, and it aims to become a regional centre for the sports. To mark its location, the skatepark will be called Junction4.

State of the Art Care Home to be Discussed

Published at: Monday 21 July 2014 at 3:57 pm

Plans for a state of the art care home specialising in dementia are to be discussed at Planning and Highways Committee this Thursday.

Health bosses welcome car smoking consultation

Published at: Monday 21 July 2014 at 1:45 pm

Blackburn with Darwen Health bosses have welcomed the launch of a Government consultation which brings a ban on smoking in cars carrying children a step closer.

Road closure for urgent works Monday, July 21 and Tuesday, July 22

Published at: Friday 18 July 2014 at 12:19 pm

Barton Street, between King Street and Cardwell Place in Blackburn, will be closed on Monday, July 21 and Tuesday, July 22 so urgent works can be carried out following damage caused by buses.

Pennine Reach improvements

Published at: Thursday 17 July 2014 at 3:39 pm

Work to install new pedestrian facilities at the junction of Branch Road and Bolton Road is due to start on Monday, July 21.

Borough leading way with new accident prevention strategy

Published at: Thursday 17 July 2014 at 3:28 pm

A new multi-agency strategy for Blackburn with Darwen is currently being developed to prevent the harms caused by accidents in the borough and provide better support when they do happen – and we’re seeking your views on it!

Council prosecutes statutory nuisance

Published at: Thursday 17 July 2014 at 10:14 am

A Blackburn resident has been ordered to pay a total of £656 after failing to dispose of his household waste correctly.

Mayor gives special thanks to team behind gold-medal winning sculpture

Published at: Thursday 17 July 2014 at 8:56 am

A local business, designers and sponsors of a new sculpture in Blackburn with Darwen have been given a reception by the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen to thank them for returning the prize-winning artwork to the borough.

Netball Madness! Teams needed for charity tournament.

Published at: Tuesday 15 July 2014 at 1:52 pm

Get ready to defend and attack – teams are needed for a netball tournament to raise funds for the Mayor’s Charities.

‘Lights Out’ events in Blackburn with Darwen commemorate First World War

Published at: Monday 14 July 2014 at 1:45 pm

Blackburn with Darwen will take part in the national ‘Lights Out’ event, where lights across Britain will be turned out, to mark the centenary of Great Britain entering the First World War.

Teamwork will improve access to funded care

Published at: Friday 11 July 2014 at 9:50 am

Blackburn with Darwen social care and NHS staff have joined forces to help more people receive the funded care they are entitled to.

Send us your World War One commemoration events

Published at: Wednesday 9 July 2014 at 3:59 pm

Any community or volunteer group who are holding an event to commemorate the centenary of the First World War are encouraged to get in touch with Blackburn with Darwen Council so they can be added to the list of events.

Neighbourhoods come together to remember the Great War

Published at: Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 4:41 pm

Earlier this year the Council’s Your Call scheme made small grants of up to £200 available to groups to help them remember the sacrifices made by their communities 100 years ago.

Pioneering school meals team praised at national awards

Published at: Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 3:31 pm

The catering team at Turton and Edgworth CE/Methodist Primary School have reached the finals of a nationwide local catering competition thanks to their healthy and tasty meals.

Blackburn with Darwen celebrates family life in Private Fostering Awareness Week

Published at: Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 3:07 pm

Events that celebrate family life are set to take place across Blackburn with Darwen to help raise awareness of the support available for families who are looking after someone else’s child.

Council successfully prosecutes unlicensed Landlord

Published at: Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 2:07 pm

Last Wednesday a Landlord of a property in Darwen was ordered to pay fines and costs of £1960 after pleading guilty at Blackburn magistrate’s court.

Council prosecutes Blackburn Fly-tipper

Published at: Friday 4 July 2014 at 1:14 pm

A Blackburn woman on Wednesday was ordered to pay £570 after failing to dispose of house hold waste correctly.

Success in 2014 Enterprising Britain Awards

Published at: Thursday 3 July 2014 at 2:07 pm

A powerful network of 193 local businesses which is committed to improving Blackburn and Darwen was singled out for national praise today (Thursday, July 3).

New emergency service for carers in Blackburn

Published at: Wednesday 2 July 2014 at 4:47 pm

Carers in Blackburn can have real peace of mind thanks to a new service from the Red Cross. The Red Cross Carer’s Emergency Card is a new way for people who care for others to be identified and for their dependents to be looked after in case of illness or accident.

Running group benefit from Your Call grant

Published at: Friday 27 June 2014 at 4:23 pm

A running group, which has surged in popularity with hundreds of people now regularly turning out, has been awarded a Your Call grant in recognition of its success.