The UK Government-owned British Business Bank has issued its 75,000th loan through its Start Up Loans programme, marking more than £623 million invested in small businesses across the UK since its launch in 2012.

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 overspend on Blackburn Bus Station: “We were presented with a sizeable difficulty when the contractor who was delivering Blackburn Bus Station

Wash your hands, cover your face, make space. These are the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures.

We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019.

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 £64 per taxi to have protective screens fitted between drivers and passengers.

The Council have chosen to charge businesses the maximum possible amount to set up tables and chairs on the pavement. Businesses such as pubs and restaurants wanting to help the fight against Covid-19 and encourage social distancing by introducing outdoor seating will have to pay a £100 fee to

Labour have spent £1.5m introducing new blue bins to increase recycling rates by reducing confusion.