From Pits to Parliament - Talk & Q&A with Lee Anderson MP & Deputy Party Chairman 3rd March 2023 Blackburn Conservative Association were pleased to welcome to Blackburn on March 3rd 2023, Mr Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield and recently appointed Deputy... Local News
Mark Russell Selected for Livesey with Pleasington 1st December 2020 Mark Russell has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Livesey with Pleasington 7 candidates threw their hat into the ring for the vacant seat and... Local News
Residents Purchase CCTV Camera to Combat Fly-Tipping 27th November 2020 Sunny Bower residents have purchased a CCTV camera to combat persistent fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in a layby off Whalley Old Road. The layby has... Local News
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