blackburn

Blackburn College ranked among best in the country

2026-04-03 08:30:00 UTC

Blackburn College has been ranked among the UK’s top further education providers, placing third nationally and second in Lancashire for student achievement

Two arrested after man dies following row outside shop

2026-04-03 08:30:00 UTC

Police issue update after man dies following ’altercation’ outside Home Bargains

2026-04-03 08:30:00 UTC

Two men, aged 43 and 44, from Blackburn, were arrested on suspicion of murder

Blackburn (/ˈblækbɜːrn/ ) is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, 8 mi (13 km) east of Preston and 21 mi (34 km) north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire.

At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030; 30.8% of the population of town were people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British.