Blackburn Conservatives Need You Tuesday, 11 May, 2021 Dear Friends, At the recent Conservative Party online spring Forum the Party announced that Conservative Party membership has soared by 60%. The message is clear, a strong and dynamic Conservative Government, investing in public services, alongside a vast and creative private sector, which jab by jab and job by job will see us on the road to recovery. And a Party that in spite of the pandemic... Local News
Democracy Under Siege 5th November 2020 By Rick Moore. It’s hard sometimes to look at the events over the last 5 years and not worry that trust in the democratic process is strained. It seems that... Opinions
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
Boris Johnson’s Keynote Speech – We’re getting on with the job | CPC21 Speeches 6th October 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021. National News
Taking the tough decisions to cut crime | CPC21 Speeches 5th October 2021 This Conservative Government is taking the tough decisions needed to cut crime and make our streets safer. National News
We will make sure every victim sees justice done | CPC21 Speeches 5th October 2021 Dominic Raab, the Justice Secretary and Deputy PM, reassured Conservative Party Conference 2021 that every victim of crime will see justice done. National News
The network of liberty | CPC21 Speeches 3rd October 2021 Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary, addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021 about how we will build a network of liberty across the globe. National News
