SNOW has caused significant disruption across the county overnight. Cars were stopped in their tracks on Bull Hill and Pickup Bank in Edgworth and Broadhead and head to be helped back on the road by council vehicles. However gritters also ran into problems. A Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council spokesperson said: Crazy Scenes for April 11! We had our fair share of issues last night for our planned gritting operations. Two of our gritters broke down, even they was shocked at what they was seeing! This caused some temporary issues at Bull Hill and Pickup Bank, Edgworth and Broadhead whilst we got the vehicles back on the road, however the teams have worked through the night to get these roads cleared.
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THE Coal Authority is investigating the sudden appearance of a hole blamed on an old mineshaft on the site of a controversial housing development. The statutory body s move has been welcomed by local councillors concerned about the safety of the planned 343 houses being built on Baileys Field in Darwen by Altham-based McDermott homes. West Pennine ward Conservative Cllr Julie Slater alerted it to the ground collapse on March 5 and said she was very pleased at the investigation. Darwen East Liberal Democrat Cllr Roy Davies, who first warned of the mineshaft problem in March 2018, said it was good news . Cllr Phil Riley, growth boss for Blackburn with Darwen Council which granted planning permission for the scheme near the new Ellison Fold Way, said: We will do whatever we are instructed by the authority to make sure the development is safe.
The Carus Mill site. A CAMPAIGNING councillor has welcomed a new blueprint to turn an ‘eyesore’ site into 79 homes as a dream come true . BXB Land Solutions Ltd has submitted a planning application to Blackburn with Darwen Council to redevelop the derelict Vernon Carus Mill near Hoddlesden village. The scheme will see the derelict building remains turned into one, two, and three-bedroomed houses and one and two-bedroomed flats. West Pennine ward s Cllr Julie Slater said: The application to redevelop the Carus Mill site, which has become an ‘eyesore’, is so welcomed Different planning applications have been on-going for at least 15 years.
GETTING the latest gear from County Sports or being taken for a walk up to Darwen Tower can only mean one thing you grew up in Darwen. Here we take a trip down memory lane (taking our minds off all things coronavirus) with a list of 19 things that only true a Darrener would understand. There are bound to be countless more so feel free to send in your own suggestions for the list of all things Darwen. 1. If you were born in Darwen you’re called a Darrener. 2. Gandhi visited Darwen in 1931 and was welcomed by the town s mill workers.