THE Royal Lancashire Show is returning to one of its traditional sites this summer after last year’s event was held in Blackburn. The organiser has announced the event will be returning to Salesbury Hall which has hosted a number of successful shows in the past, the most recent being in 2015.
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Historic former Blackburn church to host major beer festival
More than 30 ales will be on offer at Holy Trinity Church in Mount Pleasant, Blackburn, on April 22 and 23. The Grade II-listed gothic structure, built between 1837 and 1846, has been empty for more than 30 years since it closed as a place of worship in 1981. The festival, with free entrance, is the latest in a series of events designed bring life back to the church.
Boy, 13, took car for a joyride in Darwen
A 13-YEAR-OLD took a car without the owner’s consent and went on a joyride in Darwen, a court has heard. Blackburn magistrates heard how the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons but is from Darwen, took the Fiat Panda car on January 5. He pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
Family doctors looking to end perscriptions for minor illnesses to save money
PATIENTS are set to be told to pay for their own medication in a bid to save hundreds of thousands of pounds. Plans have been unveiled by Blackburn with Darwen CCG to recoup A 663,000 per year by refusing to prescribe everything from pain relief and indigestion medication to head lice treatments, anti-histamines and sun creams.
Service cuts number of ‘NEET’ teenagers in Blackburn with Darwen
THE number of teens classed as not in education, employment and training in Blackburn with Darwen is falling thanks to a new team, figures show. Council-run service New Directions, which launched earlier this year, offers programmes and careers advice to youngsters who are at risk of falling out of education or training when they finish their GCSEs.
Met Office issues yellow warning for snow and wind across Lancashire
It’s about to get very chilly and the Met Office has just confirmed it by issuing a yellow weather warning for the north-west of England today . The warning, which advises those affected to ‘be aware’, has been issued as snow showers are expected to develop from Wednesday evening lasting into Thursday.
Blackburn with Darwen Council to replace 52 ageing pay and display machines
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council will start replacing its 52 ageing pay and display car parking machines across the borough early next year. Cllr Kay said: “This is case of investing to save money in future from increased income and reduced maintenance costs.”