Liberal Democrats in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Rossendale

Darwen Town Centre was in chaos on Saturday evening following the afternoon snowfall. At 7:00 pm traffic in the centre was barely moving as cars struggled to get up Bolton Rd. Some cars did not move for almost 20 minutes as traffic ground to a standstill. A number of cars suffered minor collisions during the chaos as they struggled to cope with the dangerous conditions.

Your application for a new Postal Vote (or the be pu onto the electoral register to vote on May 3) has to be in at the Electoral Registration Office by 5:00 pm.

For details of how to apply contact: Electoral Registration, Town Hall, Blackburn BB1 7DY

There will be elections for councillors in the vast majority of wards in Blackburn with Darwen

This if for residents of Whitehall Ward to come and raise any issues with their local councillors and local police will also be present.

The Mayor's Ball is one of the highlights of the social season in Blackburn. Come and have a great night out with a 3 course meal, lots of live entertainment with a mixture of Eastern and Western music.

Tickets are £5 and can be obtained from the Mayor's Office at Balckburn Town Hall mayorsparlour@blackburn.gov.uk

Come along and test how much you know about the Borough.

The quiz is only £5 per person and includes supper.

Enter a team of up to 6 people (contact davidfosterld@btinternet.com to book a place)

Good news for the residents of Bull Hill, Darwen. They have had to put up with their road being in darkness for a long time now. At last there is some "light at the end of the tunnel". Following up complaints from local residents Cllrs David & Karimeh Foster have been urging the Council to act. The Council has said that work will start at the end of next week. The problem appears to be deterioration of some of the old lighting cables.

The Mayors of both Blackburn with Darwen and Darwen Town Council officially opened the recently refurbished Darwen Tower. The tower was opened in 1898 but in 2010 the dome blew off in galeforce winds. Thanks to local company WEC Engineering the dome was rebuilt by their apprentices and was winched into place by helicopter last month.

The Agenda is available here and the reports can be accessed here.

The meetings are opne to the public and the public can ask questions of any of the Execuitve Board by submitting the question, in writing, 24 hours in advance to: Chief Executive, Town Hall, Blackburn BB1 7DY.

The Council are now working to tackle the problem of water draining across the road at Bull Hill.

They are clearing the existing drains and doing some short term work to alleviate the problem and then looking at a longer term solution to stop the water from reaching the road in the first place.

The picture shows working being done today, 2 Feb to try and improve the situation