Blackburn with Darwen Council are spending £64,000 paying for 1,120 taxi drivers to have polycarbonate screens fitted in their cars.

The Council have chosen to charge businesses the maximum possible amount to set up tables and chairs on the pavement.

Labour have spent £1.5m introducing new blue bins to increase recycling rates by reducing confusion. However, they have increased confusion by delivering bins with the wrong lids.

At the Standards Committee meeting on 20th July, there was some baffling praise for Councillors.

Leader of the Council Mohammed Khan has pledged to avoid a Borough-wide lockdown if further measures are necessary to bring the spread of Covid-19 under control.

Conservative campaigner Martin Kerry asked the following question of Cllr Khan at the Council Forum:

Cllr Vicky McGurk has made an embarrassing U-turn on her explanations about Labour’s overspending on the Newfield ASD project.

The Council have acknowledged errors in its budgeting after forgetting to include demolition costs in the budget for a building project.

There are fears that Blackburn's new £5m bus station could be subsiding after a large crack appeared in its floor.

With a heavy heart, Blackburn Conservatives announce the passing of Councillor John Pearson,who passed away on Saturday following a very brief illness.

A group of travellers who set up camp on Pleasington Playing Fields have been ordered to leave following complaints of ant-social behaviour.