Blackburn with Darwen Awarded £2.25m Government Grant Monday, 8 March, 2021 Blackburn with Darwen has been awarded a £2.25m grant from the Government Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The Grant Scheme will offer a total of £1bn of grant funding which aligns with The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)’ new mission and priorities: fighting coronavirus, backing business, unleashing innovation, and tackling climate change. The scheme will also... Articles
LGA Finds Council Acted Unprofessionally 30th October 2020 The Local Government Association has found that BwD Council acted unprofessionally in its handling of the recent call-in over the Reel Cinema. The call-in was... Local News
Residents Reassured Over Public Open Space 27th October 2020 The Council has reassured residents on Old Gates Drive that a plot of Public Open Space will be returned to its original state once maintenance works on a... Local News
Extra Govt Support for BwD Revealed 27th October 2020 Blackburn with Darwen to benefit from extra £4.1m in funding announced by the Government Councils have received £6.4 billion in additional direct support since... Local News
BwD Council Gave Retiring Chief Exec £130,000 28th September 2020 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council gave former Chief Executive Harry Catherall a £130,000 pay-off when he ‘retired’ in April 2019. The massive pay-off is... Local News
Residents Petition Wins Traffic Calming for Lammack Road 2nd September 2020 Local resident and Conservative activist Tommy Temperley has secured traffic calming measures for Lammack Road after a petition he started was signed by over... Local News
New Bus Routes for BwD Thanks to Govt Grant 28th August 2020 The government has given the Council a grant of £56,788 to introduce 3 new bus routes for the Borough. One route will run between Darwen and Blackburn town... Local News
Govt Help For Vulnerable Children in BwD Revealed 27th August 2020 Figures reveal that the government provided 200,000 laptops to vulnerable children to help them access remote learning during the coronavirus lockdown. Another... Local News
Phil Riley Misled Council Forum Over Blackburn Bus Station 5th August 2020 Labour’s Exec Member for Regeneration Cllr Phil Riley misled July’s Council Forum over Blackburn Bus Station. Cllr Riley said at Council Forum of the £3.6m... Local News
Questions to Answer Over Council’s £64,000 Spend on Taxis 28th July 2020 Blackburn with Darwen Council are spending £64,000 paying for 1,120 taxi drivers to have polycarbonate screens fitted in their cars. The Council will be paying... Local News
Meet our Hartlepool Candidate, Jill Mortimer 28th April 2021 For our Campaign Spotlight on the Hartlepool By-Election, meet Jill Mortimer, the Conservative candidate for Member of Parliament in Hartlepool. National News
The Prime Minister's statement on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 9th April 2021 Read the Prime Minister's statement here in full. National News
Spring Forum 2021: The Party Co-Chairman’s Speech In Full 29th March 2021 Spring Forum 2021: Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling's Speech In Full National News
Spring Forum 2021: The Prime Minister's Speech In Full 27th March 2021 Watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Virtual Spring Forum 2021 speech in full National News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
