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A tall stone tower with arched openings at its base stands on a grassy hill under a cloudy sky.

📍 Local News

The People's Victory: How Blackburn's Jubilee Tower Was Born from an 18-Year Battle for the Right to Roam

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A group of suffragettes, including a man and three women, are gathered around a table in an office setting, with posters of 'The Suffragette' newspaper with large 'RAIDED!' text displayed on the wall behind them.

🏛️ History

Suffragettes at Ewood Park: The 1913 Arson Attempt on Blackburn Rovers' Stadium

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

Cookies with slivered almonds are placed in a dark bowl next to sliced lemons, a scattering of almond slivers, and a bouquet of yellow and white daffodils on a dark surface.

🍽️ Food & Drink

Thwaites Brewery: Two Centuries of Shire Horses and Ale in Blackburn

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A large, two-story house with red brick walls, multiple windows, a prominent bay window, and a blue front door, surrounded by a stone wall and metal fence with green lawn.

🏛️ History

The 1948 Mass Fingerprinting: How a Blackburn Murder Changed British Policing Forever

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A tall, ornate stone church tower with a clock and arched windows stands against a clear blue sky, with a bare tree partially obscuring the left side of the building.

🏛️ History

Blackburn Cathedral: A Century of Spiritual and Civic Life in the Town Centre

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A tall, modern building with a large street light at its top, stands behind a classic stone building next to a curved road where a person walks.

📍 Local News

Welcome to Blackburn Magazine: A New Voice for Our Town

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

Rooftops of buildings covered in snow with a cityscape and cloudy blue sky in the background.

🏛️ History

Blackburn Cathedral: A Millennium of Faith in the Cotton Town

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026