Psychic Sally Morgan returns to Blackburn – Do you believe?

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Sally Morgan is one of Britain’s best know psychics and regularly filled large concert halls months in advance. Her show in Blackburn on Wednesday 2nd May 2012 still has tickets available (around 130 when last checked) so could still be a full house by Wednesday night. Sally was caught in the centre of allegations last year and … read more …..

Massive Supermarket on the way to Blackburn Town Centre? Will Local Traders Survive?

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According to reports in the Lancashire Telegraph today, Blackburn with Darwen Council want discussions with an unnamed proposed purchaser of the former Blackburn market site. The site, which closed last year when the market was relocated to a new development underneath The Mall shopping centre, has been empty whilst the council considers the options from … read more …..

Blackburn with Darwen Council – Do they want thriving businesses or not?

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Following the report in the LT about a dispute between the owner of El Greco’s cafe on Church Street, where he reports that Blackburn with Darwen Council have insisted that he remove a temporary gazebo that provides cover for some of the outdoor seating he has. Perhaps the council would be wise to consult their … read more …..

A Year in the Life of Blackburn – 2011 – Opinion

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What are your Blackburn highlights and low points of 2011? What are your hopes for 2012? Here are a couple from Blackburn Life. A major topic of discussion and debate amongst many this year has been the fortunes, or lack of them, of Blackburn Rovers. The purchase of the team by Venky’s has proved not to have … read more …..

Market Taxi Rank is hindering Traffic and Custom in Blackburn

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Following the opening of the new Blackburn Market, it appears to have been very much an afterthought to create a taxi rank outside on Church Street. The small area, which has valuable parking spaces for customers to nip into the market at the bottom of Church Street, has been made into a chaotic dead end, with … read more …..

Blackburn Out of Town Shopping Centres – Who Wins?

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With the announcement of Peel Holding’s plans to revitalise Whitebirk and apply to relax the planning rules imposed on the site, so that they can sell a wider range of goods and therefore attract more retail stores and Tesco’s proposal for the Hill Street store to be rebuilt as a massive Tesco Extra, is it … read more …..