News stories tagged as "coronavirus update"

Time for second jabs

Published at: Friday 9 July 2021 at 3:26 pm

People who received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during an accelerated vaccination push in Blackburn with Darwen are now being called back for their second jab.

Lancashire Resilience Forum leaders urge caution ahead of 19 July

Published at: Tuesday 6 July 2021 at 6:44 pm

Senior figures leading Lancashire’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic have urged the public to continue to use their common sense and look out for each other when legal restrictions lift on July 19.

Council recognises ‘difficult balancing act’ as Step 4 delayed

Published at: Monday 14 June 2021 at 7:09 pm

Following the government’s announcement of its decision to delay the move to Step 4 of its roadmap out of lockdown, Blackburn with Darwen Council urges residents to pull together over the next few weeks to drive Coronavirus rates down.

Visiting places of worship safely

Published at: Thursday 4 March 2021 at 5:35 pm

As more places of worship prepare to open for congregational prayers and services from 8 March, it’s important that everyone follows the basic advice around keeping safe.

More BwD residents advised to shield

Published at: Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 2:45 pm

More people in Blackburn with Darwen are being advised to shield, following a change to the model the government uses to calculate vulnerability to Coronavirus.

Council services affected by Tier 4 restrictions

Published at: Thursday 31 December 2020 at 12:42 pm

The Tier 4 restrictions for Blackburn with Darwen have an impact on some Council services.

Government moves whole of Lancashire to Tier 4

Published at: Wednesday 30 December 2020 at 3:54 pm

The government has confirmed that the whole of Lancashire, including Blackburn with Darwen, will move to Tier 4 of the Coronavirus restrictions from Thursday 31 December.

Advice for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable people

Published at: Wednesday 4 November 2020 at 6:45 pm

The government has issued new advice to people who were previously told to ‘shield’ as the second national lockdown starts tomorrow, Thursday 5 November.

New advice for people previously shielding

Published at: Friday 16 October 2020 at 6:28 pm

As the whole of Lancashire becomes a Tier 3 area from Saturday 17 October, the advice for people who were previously shielding has been updated.

Help us avoid greater restrictions

Published at: Friday 11 September 2020 at 4:00 pm

Everyone in Blackburn with Darwen must comply with the government’s restrictions to help avoid stricter measures being introduced for the whole borough next week.

Blackburn with Darwen working together to prevent a further lockdown

Published at: Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 7:36 pm

The Council’s Chief Executive Denise Park has recorded a video outlining the proactive measures that have been   taken to help reduce the numbers of confirmed Coronavirus cases.