Sweet future for Victorian mill as bakery plans to move in
A thriving Blackburn bakery firm is planning to move into a 171-year-old mill building so it can expand and create new jobs.
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.
A thriving Blackburn bakery firm is planning to move into a 171-year-old mill building so it can expand and create new jobs.
Supermarket giant Asda - owned by Blackburn's billionaire Issa brothers - is investing £70m in cutting its prices for 126 essential household items.
New research has suggested less than one in 100 'on the spot' fines from North-West local authorities for fly-tipping are actually paid.
A team of specialist investigators is looking into complaints of a ‘burning smell’ in Great Harwood, blamed by some on scrapyards.
A historic town centre pub in Burnley is to get three sets of bedsit accommodation on its upper floors.
A social housing provider is set to knock down two more properties on a former council estate in Blackburn as part of a £20m makeover.
A vacant Blackburn car showroom is to become a children's play centre with a café for parents and guardians.
THE leader of a group of Independent councillors on a local authority has objected to Labour local election leaflets claiming that they have 'no influence'.
Irfan Hussain has applied for planning permission for the upgrade to 228 Blackburn Road in Accrington.
Ribble Valley's First Citizen for 2022/24, Cllr Mark Hindle, put the final touches to his civic year by presenting nearly £7,000 to his chosen charities.
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