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• £3.7m Blackburn crisis fund will ‘teach a man to fish’

  A new borough-wide debt and benefits advice service will be created as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s £3.7m plan to help residents struggling with the cost of living crisis.

• Bus service improvements to boost connections across East Lancashire

  Bus passengers across Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle are set to benefit from new routes, more frequent services and better connections across the network.

• Rawtenstall Library restoration project to continue into early 2027

  Major refurbishment work at Rawtenstall Library is continuing, with the building now expected to reopen in early 2027.

• Essential rockfall safety works to begin on A681 Bacup Road

  Essential safety works to reduce the risk of rockfall are set to take place on the A681 Bacup Road at The Glen, between Bacup and Stacksteads, starting tomorrow.

• More than 500 knives disposed of in knife bin based at Waterfoot Police Station

  534 knives have been disposed of in the knife bin based at Waterfoot Police Station in the past three months.

• £2.1m of canal towpath improvements to create safer transport links in East Lancashire

  Residents across East Lancashire are set to benefit from £2.1m of canal towpath improvements that will create safer, more accessible links between Whitebirk, Rishton and Accrington.

• New youth hub launches in Rossendale

  Young people in Rossendale are set to get further support with employment, training and wellbeing with the launch of a new Department for Work and Pensions Youth Hub.

• £10m High 5 for Heritage programme launches to drive regeneration of Burnley’s Civic Quarter

  Burnley residents will have new opportunities to discover, celebrate and get involved in the town’s heritage following the official launch of High 5 for Heritage.