Get your health in check (Blackburn with Darwen)

People being urged to come along for a free health check in Blackburn with Darwen.

They are being offered at community venues by the Blackburn with Darwen Care Trust Plus.

Health checks include assessments of high cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

The checks are open to people who have a GP in Blackburn with Darwen and have not already been diagnosed with a heart disease, kidney disease or diabetes.

They can help pick up on any risks associated with conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease, which can sometimes be prevented by improvements or alterations to lifestyles.

Anyone interested in having a health check should attend on the following dates or call 0800 917 6072 to book an appointment.

Blackburn College: Friday, September 30 (9am-4pm)

Blackburn Central Library: Friday, September 30 (9.30am-3pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Monday, October 3 (2pm-6pm)

Blakeys café/lounge: Tuesday, October 4 (10am-2pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Thursday, October 6 (2pm-5pm)

Darwen Leisure Centre: Friday, October 7 (4pm-8pm)

The BRIC/Blackburn Rovers: Sunday, October 9 (12pm-3pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Monday, October 10 (2pm-6pm)

Audley Sports Centre: Tuesday, October 11 (11am-3pm)

DW Sports: Wednesday, October 12 (9.30am-2.30pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Thursday, October 13 (2pm-5pm)

Waves Water Centre: Saturday, October 15 (10am-3pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Monday, October 17 (2pm-6pm)

DW Sports: Tuesday, October 18 (9.30am-2.30pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Thursday, October 20 (2pm-5pm)

Cares Services: Friday, October 21 (9.30am-4pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Monday, October 24 (2pm-6pm)

Darwen Leisure Centre: Tuesday, October 25 (4pm-8pm)

Waves Water Centre: Wednesday, October 26 (4pm-8pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Thursday, October 27 (2pm-5pm)

Waves Water Centre: Thursday, October 27 (4pm-8pm)

King George’s Hall: Friday, October 28 (9am-1pm)

Darwen Health Centre: Monday, October 31 (2pm-6pm)

Ovenwright Oven Cleaning in Darwen, Lancashire

‘It’s a tough old job to clean your oven and hob,

So let us do the chore that’s easy to ignore’

Hi, I’m Paul Wright and I’d like to introduce you to a newly formed company based in Darwen, Lancashire called Ovenwright Oven Cleaning:

Ovenwright has been set up to provide an oven cleaning service of the highest standard to the local area. We also carry out oven cleaning in the Blackburn, Bolton, Tyldesley, Astley and Boothstown areas.

It’s a difficult and time consuming job to thoroughly clean your oven using off the shelf products. It’s also difficult to remove those unsightly stains and runs that sometimes get between the panes of glass on the oven door. Over time all ovens naturally accumulate burnt on carbon and grease, both in the oven shell and also on the racks, grill pans and hob supports. This usually ends up looking unsightly and in extreme cases can become a fire hazard.

 
Here at Ovenwright Oven Cleaning we use a van-mounted de-carbonising tank and Eco-friendly non-caustic products. We aim to restore any oven to near showroom condition within a couple of hours.

We work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as we know you may be out at work during daytime hours.

After booking and appointment we’ll arrive on time in our specially equipped vehicle. We’ll lay sheeting to protect the area around your oven and ensure no mess. All removable items such as racks, side and back panels, shelves, grill pans, hob stands, fans and fan plates are taken from the oven and placed in our heated dip tank.

We then get down to the hard work of cleaning the shell. When that’s done we return all the removable parts, which by now will look shiny and new.

Where necessary and where possible we’ll split the oven door and thoroughly clean all glass on both inner and outer panels.

Then we’ll give the oven an all over final polish before asking you to inspect it.

Don’t buy a new oven, 
let us return your old one to its former glory!

Prepare to be amazed and give us a call on 01254 271097 or 07825 633421 or visit our web site for more information on our oven cleaning service.

A666 Road Improvement works in Darwen, Lancashire

Improvement works to the A666 Blackburn Road will start on Monday, September 12 2011.

The work, to replace the worn out surfacing between Earcroft Way and Hawkshaw Avenue, will take around six weeks to complete.

Temporary traffic lights will be in force and there will be some disruption. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.

In order to minimise disruption when laying the final surface it will be necessary to close the road between Hollins Grove Street and Earcroft Way on the following Sundays: September 25, October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23 (provisional.)

When the road is closed a diversion route will be in place using Hollins Grove Street, Lower Eccleshill Road, Paul Rink Way and Earcroft Way.

Two Council employees will be cycling to work – on their day off

Kathryn Robinson and Rebecca Ashton will be cycling from Elswick to the Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Exchange building on Bank Holiday Monday, August 29.

Their 60 mile ride will cross the Fylde then through Longridge and Ribchester before arriving in Blackburn.

Kathryn and Rebecca are both educational psychologists and their sponsored cycle is in aid of Derian House, a hospice for children with terminal illness and life-limiting conditions.

Rebecca said: “We chose Derian House to raise money for as they support many of the children we work with in Blackburn with Darwen.

“Children's hospices receive very little Government funding, so Derian House relies on donations to keep them going.”

Kathryn and Rebecca both cycle for fun but this ride will be their biggest challenge yet as neither of them have cycled this far before.

Councillor Maureen Bateson, executive member for children’s services said: “It is always nice to hear of employees doing something positive for charity, especially for such a worthy cause.

“I wish Kathryn and Rebecca good luck and hope they reach their sponsorship target.”

If you would like to sponsor Kathryn and Rebecca then please visit:
http://www.justgiving.com/blackburncycletowork/

Scootlife, Darwen - Scooter Sales, Parts, Service & Repair

Scootlife, Darwen, Lancashire

Scooter sales, parts, service & repair, clothing & more.
Scootlife, based in Darwen, Lancashire, provide products & services from our shop in Darwen - scooter sales, parts, services & clothing etc



Address
157 Duckworth St
Darwen, Lancashire BB3 1AT

Information
Phone: 01254 447946
Mobile Number: 07918025928
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'Fantastic' GCSE results in Blackburn with Darwen

Students across Blackburn with Darwen are celebrating their GCSE results.

Early indications show that results have improved again in the borough - with several schools showing a big boost compared to previous years.

Blakewater College saw an amazing 11% rise in its results compared to 2010, and Pleckgate Mathematics and Computing College's GCSE results jumped by 10%.

Councillor Maureen Bateson, Blackburn with Darwen Council's executive member for children’s services, said the results were worth celebrating.

Cllr Bateson added: “These results are testament to the hard work and determination of our young people and their teachers in this borough and they have a right to be proud of themselves.
“Our schools have risen to the challenge of continuing improvement and in some cases exceptional improvement and that is something that really needs to be celebrated.
"The reputation of young people across the country has been damaged due to recent events - however, today has shown our young people have what it takes to fulfil their future hopes and aspirations."

Alan Chambers, head teacher at Blakewater College, said everyone at the school was "completely thrilled" with the results: "We are absolutely delighted with the results and I think it is a tribute to the hard work the staff and students have put in, and the support of the parents, governors and the local authority.

"I am thrilled that the students are really starting to believe they can achieve wonderful things and we have some particularly outstanding individual results. The maths results in particular were absolutely outstanding and we have really turned the results around in this area. We have far more of the higher grades this year than we have ever had in the past and this is a great stimulus for when we move into our fantastic new BSF school in 2012."

Robin Campbell, head teacher at Pleckgate, added that the GCSE results were a great start to a new era, as students and staff prepare to move into the very first BSF school in the borough next month: "I am both delighted and proud of this outstanding level of achievement as it demonstrates the commitment of both staff and pupils during an exceptionally busy year as we prepared for the new school," Mr Campbell said.

"Our aim has always been to ensure that the education of our pupils did not suffer during the BSF process and these results are testament to that. Within these results are some exceptional individual pupil results but the key message is one of overall pleasure that we have set such a superb foundation on which to build as we enter the new school."

Hollins Grove Con Club, Blackburn Rovers Bus

HOLLINS GROVE CON CLUB MATCHDAY BLUES

Rovers v Wolves Sat 13th Aug K.O. 3pm Ewood Park

A bus down to Rovers will leave Hollins Grove Conservative Club, Blackburn Road, Darwen an hour before kick of.

EVERYONE WELCOME

£3.50 return

Residents warned on Council tax scam

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is warning residents about a new telephone scam involving Council tax refunds.

The Council has received a report from a resident saying they had received a call from a man with a foreign accent.

The resident was told as she had been a good council tax payer, she was entitled to a £2,000 refund.

Fortunately, she put the phone down after realising it was not a legitimate call and contacted the Police.

The Council is concerned that some ratepayers may be tempted to pass on their bank details if requested - this would risk their account being accessed and money removed by the scammers.

Councillor Andy Kay, Executive Member for Resources said: “This was a worrying exchange for the resident. I urge people to be vigilant. You should never give out your bank details not even your own bank will ask you for your pin number.”

“If you were entitled to a refund, you would receive an official letter from any proper organisation. You would not receive a phone call out of the blue. Please remember that If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.”