Conservatives - Economic Update – indisputable facts. Sunday, 25 February, 2024 Conservatives - Economic Update – indisputable facts. Like every country, the UK economy has faced its challenges following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. That is why over the past year we have been working on our five priorities, to: halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists, and stop the boats. A year later, there has been some good progress. Inflation has fallen... Westminster News
Baffling Praise for 'Exemplar' Councillors 22nd July 2020 At the Standards Committee meeting on 20th July, there was some baffling praise for Councillors. Toward the end of the meeting, one of the participants said:... Local News
Leader of Council Pledges No Borough-Wide Lockdown 18th July 2020 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... Local News
Labour U-Turn on Newfield ASD Overspend 17th July 2020 Cllr Vicky McGurk has made an embarrassing U-turn on her explanations about Labour’s overspending on the Newfield ASD project. A report by Labour’s Exec Member... Local News
Huge Govt Support for Blackburn with Darwen Revealed 11th July 2020 Government support made available to residents of BwD via the Council or to the Council itself to help deal with Covid-19 is a huge £79.732m. The figures were... Local News
Council Acknowledges Error Over Newfield ASD Overspend 10th July 2020 The Council have acknowledged errors in its budgeting after forgetting to include demolition costs in the budget for a building project. A report by Labour’s... Local News
Blackburn Bus Station £3.6m Over Budget 10th July 2020 Blackburn bus station actually cost £8.3m, not the £5m that had been thought. This is £3.6m more than the original £4.7m budget. Labour’s Exec Member for... Local News
Blackburn's New £5m Bus Station Could Be Subsiding 21st May 2020 There are fears that Blackburn's new £5m bus station could be subsiding after a large crack appeared in its floor. The appearance of the large crack, along with... Local News
Sad News of Cllr John Pearson 17th May 2020 With a heavy heart, Blackburn Conservatives announce the passing of Councillor John Pearson,who passed away on Saturday following a very brief illness. John had... Local News
Travellers Ordered to Leave Pleasington Playing Fields 15th May 2020 A group of travellers who set up camp on Pleasington Playing Fields have been ordered to leave following complaints of ant-social behaviour. Livesey with... Local 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
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News