Health minister visits Royal Blackburn Hospital with MPs
HEALTH and social care Helen Whateley has visited the Royal Blackburn Hospital to discuss the challenges it faces.
Local Democracy Reporter
The Lancashire Telegraph's veteran Local Democracy Reporter, Bill Jacobs covers all the goings-on across Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, and Hyndburn borough councils, plus other public services in East Lancashire. Bill has spent his career in political journalism, from town halls to the wood-panelled corridors of Westminster.
The Lancashire Telegraph's veteran Local Democracy Reporter, Bill Jacobs covers all the goings-on across Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, and Hyndburn borough councils, plus other public services in East Lancashire. Bill has spent his career in political journalism, from town halls to the wood-panelled corridors of Westminster.
HEALTH and social care Helen Whateley has visited the Royal Blackburn Hospital to discuss the challenges it faces.
BUS passengers across Lancashire will be able to travel across the county for just £1 from the end of this month.
EAST Lancashire rail passengers will need to check their train times next month as a new timetable is introduced which includes the return of the 'DalesRail' service from Blackburn and Clitheroe.
NEW plans have been submitted to extend a residential property in Clayton-le-Moors and convert it into a small children's home.
A FORMER Blackburn nurse who has also worked in Africa is being celebrated by the NHS in the North-West to mark the forthcoming International Nurses' Day 2024 on May 12.
DETAILED plans to boost walking and cycling in Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale and Ribble Valley have been discussed by senior councillors.
Retrospective approval has been granted for the £80,000 conversion of an empty building into a hotel in Blackburn town centre.
At the end of this month visitors to Darwen market can see for themselves the work of a textile firm in the town which works with a huge high street name.
The alliance of ex-Labour Gaza rebels, Greens and Lib Dems which ran Burnley Council before last week's local elections is to stay in charge.
A fresh reminder has been issued to motorists that Clitheroe town centre is closed to traffic until the end of July for major work.
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