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Blackburn with Darwen
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any BB, BL and PR postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Blackburn with Darwen
- 1planning applications this week
- 169.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 173.9p
- 14hygiene scores this month
- 4,164local businesses listed
- 1new food places this week
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Moorside Road (Openreach)
19 Oct to 23 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the verge. The road will be closed.
Moorside Road, Blackburn With Darwen, Edgworth -
New takeaway: Darwen Flamingos Ltd
Registered as a food business and waiting for its first hygiene inspection.
7 Bridge Street, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 2AA -
Extension at MacDonald's Restaurants Ltd, Burnley Road
Observation to Neighbouring LPA: Erection of single storey extension to accommodate replacement drive thru booths, alterations to elevations with the relocation of the entrance door, formation of new access door, installation of new window vinyl and the redecoration of shopfront, replacement of patio furniture and associated works
MacDonald's Restaurants Ltd, Burnley Road, BB1 3HR
Blackburn with Darwen in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
4,795crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£162kmiddle price, 353 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
5applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
14hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Fuel prices
169.9pcheapest unleadedat Rangehill Service Station · most around 173.9p · dearest 175.9p · 18 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
6events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
50street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
76schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
150GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
308charities based in Blackburn with DarwenEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory4,164 shops, trades and services across Blackburn with Darwen, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any BB, BL and PR postcode in Blackburn with Darwen, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Blackburn with Darwen too.