A room has been created in Accrington Town Hall dedicated to the memory of the Accrington Pals, with the walls featuring famous images of the Pals, along with interpretation boards telling their poignant story and a range of artefacts on display.
Blackburn Town Centre:
United Utilities are advising customers in some of our area to boil their water for all drinking, food preparation and brushing teeth as a precaution until further notice.
Figures released by the Department for Health shows the Conservative Government is planning an almost £1 million cut to the public health budget in Blackburn with Darwen. The budget pays to help improve people's health so there is less pressure on the NHS.
Labour held the Mill Hill seat in the by-election held on 23 July 2015 due to the resignation of the previous Labour councillor. Labour increased their share of the vote as did the Liberal Democrats, UKIP and the Conservatives decreased.
The Conservative government have announced a range of cuts to working age benefits that will affect local residents.
