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Census report in East Lancashire (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Census report in East Lancashire
4:00pm Thursday 13th December 2012 in News
By Bill Jacobs, Local government reporter
•BLACKBURN with Darwen is a young, growing and ethnically diverse borough, analysis of the latest figures from the 2011 census shows.
It contributed 9,000 of the 11,000 total East Lancashire population growth since the last national headcount a decade ago. While its growth of 6.5 per cent was matched by Ribble Valley, the good news is its booming population of under fives and teenagers was the reason for the rise.
While Blackburn with Darwen’s rich rural neighbour, is predominantly white, married, ageing, middle class and possessed of at least one car, it also has the highest number of pensioners, especially over-90s.
With a mean age of 39, Blackburn with Darwen appears to be a model of multi-cultural Britain with a wider range of ethnic minorities than the rest of East Lancashire, as its steady growth in the last ten years bucks the trend of falling populations in neighbouring Burnley and Hyndburn.
One result is a thriving religious life where the 27 per cent of Muslims add to the half of the community professing Christianity to give one of the lowest percentages of atheists in England and Wales. Hyndburn and Burnley are also religious towns – although there Christianity remains the dominant force.
The only borough with the standard quarter of the population following no religion is Rossendale. Burnley boasts a thriving Bangladeshi community – one of the nation’s biggest in percentage terms – and Pendle has a large, devout Pakistani Muslim population.
Across East Lancashire the high number of households without a car – over 25 per cent in Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle – indicates problems of poverty and deprivation still need to be tackled, as do low numbers of residents over 65 compared to much of the nation.
Singles looking for love are best heading to the urban centres of Blackburn with Darwen and Burnley although divorce rates across East Lancashire are generally higher than the national average.
- WHILE Burnley’s depopulation problems seem to have eased in the last ten years, it remains in the shadow of its growing neighbour Blackburn with Darwen.
This is what analysis of the latest figures from the 2011 census shows. The borough saw a drop in residents from 89,500 to 87,000 since the last national headcount a decade ago, but at just 2,8 per cent is was significantly lower than the government’s projection that it would fall to 85,153 by last year. This and a growing number of under-fives and teenagers, above the national average, give Burnley council leader Julie Cooper heart for the future.
Neighbour Hyndburn also saw a population drop of one per cent while Pendle at the other side of the borough increased by 0.2 per cent. Rossendale saw a 5.5 per cent increase in numbers from 54,1000 to 57,100 but that is still dwarfed by Blackburn with Darwen’s 6.5 per cent increase which contributed 9.000 of the 11,000 total East Lancashire population growth since 2001.
While Ribble Valley’s population grew by 6.5 per cent it remains predominantly white, married, ageing, and middle class with the highest number of pensioners, especially over-90s. Burnley remains a religious town with Christianity the dominant force. Sixty-three per cent of the population follow the traditional faith.
Just under ten per cent register as Muslims and 19.7 per cent profess to be atheists. The only local borough with the standard quarter of the population following no religion is Rossendale.
Burnley boasts a thriving Bangladeshi community – one of the nation’s biggest in percentage terms – and Pendle has a large, devout Pakistani Muslim population. More than half its residents claim to be Christians.
The high number of households without a car – over 25 per cent in Burnley, and Pendle – indicate that problems of poverty and deprivation still need to be tackled, as do low numbers of residents over 65 compared to much of the nation.
Singles looking for love are best heading to Burnley where a third of borough residents are single although divorce rates locally are generally higher than nationally.
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Comments (65)
4:31pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Plasticbertrand says...
4:52pm Thu 13 Dec 12
lostforwords says...
5:02pm Thu 13 Dec 12
useyourhead says...
6:10pm Thu 13 Dec 12
happycyclist says...
6:15pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Steve4x4 says...
This country is the way it is because of folk with attitudes like yours.
6:33pm Thu 13 Dec 12
LittleMissKc says...
7:06pm Thu 13 Dec 12
sean_brfc says...
7:43pm Thu 13 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
8:26pm Thu 13 Dec 12
M.DANNY says...
8:31pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Sajdin says...
8:33pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Venomp says...
But soon in a few years it would be.
8:33pm Thu 13 Dec 12
M.DANNY says...
8:38pm Thu 13 Dec 12
liddle 'un says...
8:39pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Venomp says...
Poverty cannot be shown with that figure!
10:03pm Thu 13 Dec 12
DEO VOLENTE says...
Deus Vobiscum
10:05pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Sajdin says...
10:17pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Good call says...
10:29pm Thu 13 Dec 12
sean_brfc says...
11:50pm Thu 13 Dec 12
Reality50 says...
6:54am Fri 14 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
Blackburn is sinking under the weight of all it's unhealthy,poverty stricken immigrants and it's dragging Darwen with it...
9:12am Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
I bet you collect stamps and spot trains too.
9:16am Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
9:27am Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
No surprise that comments aren't allowed on the story but How ugly are they? All the shoplifted beauty products in the world couldn't help them out there. I bet when they're having sex THEY pretend they're somebody else.
I'm gonna put a picture of them on my mantle piece to keep my kids away from the fire.
11:31am Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Suppose it's acceptable by the native invaders since no comments have been posted!
11:38am Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
To be honest good riddence, and who gives a ****.
12:57pm Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
1:45pm Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
2:00pm Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
2:33pm Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
3:10pm Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
I don't know, what a disgrace, whatever next?
4:54pm Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Now tell me george black bread is it because the indigenous culprits are acceptable and OK to proceed with their typical lifestyle and allowed by the mass white supporters.
Well there you have it, dirty stinking justice!
5:14pm Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
You need to calm down and review how you conduct yourself in this multicultural society that we allegedly co-exist in.
5:21pm Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Now you behave and don't do the same.
7:07pm Fri 14 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
8:06pm Fri 14 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Invaders!
8:50pm Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
Put that crack pipe down.
9:41pm Fri 14 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
These same invaders are now our European allies and we all share many similarities in lives; especially our music, art and social activities - unlike our current visitors who are denied these choices through their strict religious practices
9:47pm Fri 14 Dec 12
George White Bread says...
10:37pm Fri 14 Dec 12
Rimbus says...
11:49am Sat 15 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Whilst you order others to do their research, I on the other hand state facts having seen it and witnessed it, and because you are relating to history only and fantasising and regretting you are no longer a dominant force and 'IF' only you were still the ruling empire, you are the Great twonk and a super-troll.
Now invading settler, tell me when you're emigrating?
12:11pm Sat 15 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
hilst we're on the subject of curry inhalers, actually they have contributed more to Great Britain and the Sovereignty then what you will do, even if you spent 24/7 shooting uncontrollably from your needle hole for the rest of your boring life.
What a coincidence you had to be 'white bread'!
12:51pm Sat 15 Dec 12
Rimbus says...
I've tried it and the spelling, grammar and quite frankly incomprehensible results come out just the same as the shyte you post on here you helmet.
2:35pm Sat 15 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Rimpu55 you've done it again. The post was not intended at you, but because you've pick it up, your an 455 scrapin dude, and confirms you're a super-super-troll. Like always got nothing positive to contribute to anything.
GR2BR Rimpu55.
P.S. Consider yourself a piece of 'white bread'. Ha Ha Ha
6:48am Sun 16 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
No commenter expressing an concern actually brought this issue up. Maybe it was because we are already aware of our mixed heritage in the UK, especially in Lancashire, with the settling of the Irish canal builders, Polish war refugees and Italian POW's that decided to make a new life in Darwen.
What we do know is that all these people had numerous similarities as us Lanky folk and this helped us all get together and intergrate through culture and even marriage - something that will never happen with the Asian community that insists on a self imposed isolation.
I bet some people actually thought they'd won this one........
;-)
2:28pm Sun 16 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Thr reluctance to understand other cultures, not necessarily practice, but to understand as they would understand and appreciate the former, leads to divisions and segregation.
Regardless whether one approves or not, it's not a choice, but the well educated have realised for peace to prosper this is the only way forward and by doing so hatred and racism would be eliminated. However there may be cases from a few narrow-minded who fail to see any benefit and misunderstand the impact of a sole one culture dominant inhabtants in a country. This would lead to selfishness, and the lack of interest to others. In this modern day and age multiculturalism is the only way forward and for those who disagree, realise that your forefathers and mothers were once themselves foreigners when they also decided to settle in a country that you claim to be yours exclusively!
6:37pm Sun 16 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
These are one of the disadvantages of multiculturalism. The newly and existing asians will excercise and practice the evil example set by the indigenous, and only to be exagerated by certain media publishers and yet failing to bring any incident into the attention of the public when it is not asian related.
7:08am Mon 17 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
A woman is raped every 22minutes and a child every 76minutes.
It seems that this vile act is something the Asian community knows only too well.
It also raises the question of why said Asians would want to live in this godless place. Welfare state springs to mind.....
7:34pm Mon 17 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Why do certain retarded 455 wipe always provide statistics of incidents of an asian country, when infact the very same crimes are committed nearer to their stone-eyed solid nut. Is it not that they approve whole heartedly of cirmes committed by their type and that they are also the culprits themselves!
8411 5uk3r.
11:49pm Mon 17 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
You also know you've won the argument when the other person begins to swear
6:26pm Tue 18 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Not swearing, complimenting!
9:07pm Tue 18 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
It matters not whether google was involved in showing up the ignorant and foolish - facts are facts and if racist commenters choose to make up arguments where none existed, then clearly there are concerns about the type of low mentality people we have let into the country.
Still, this low mentality explains the high levels of unemployment and crime. In the Asian community.
8:44pm Wed 19 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
No member of any community allowed immigration especially from those who belong to the punk gang., and when I arrived those criticising me were swimming tadpoles in their dad's pants!A cretin who is contradicting from one news article to the other, commenting on the Sophie Lancaster article where, and I quote, ' don't stop speaking out though (I'm an ageing punk) and nothing should stop us being who we want to be', and yet in their other countless articles are first to resort to flawed reasons to win a point, simply because they are mentally unstable and clearly evident that they are desperate to prove how stupidly superior they are compared to the asian community as a whole. Never do we see them speaking out against their own retarded club!
On the subject of punks, I clearly remember how punks in the mid 70's use to congregate on a spare piece of derelict land and urinate in milk a bottle and supping it till their bellies were full and how they were driving fear into the asian community in certain areas, until one silly group with hairstyle as if a sweeping brush had been rammed up their backhole and the broom protruding piercing from their skulls decided regrettably to confront my wife who was minding her own business tidying the garden.
That was the last I saw of them and until recently I had a 'collection' of brightly coloured dyed hair which I use to show to the other members of the asian community and when asked how I came in possession ot the unusual items, I use to reply ' they were ripped out'!
10:11pm Wed 19 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
Still, a few veiled threats and swear words will surely win the day.
9:24am Thu 20 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
I must protest quite strongly regarding the actions of one particular commenter who insists on using this website for his own sickening personal s3xual gratification.
This particular individual makes numerous references to @nuses and/or other mens @nal passages at the following times -
4.54pm 14-12-12
5.21pm 14-12-12
2.35pm 15-12-12
7.34pm 17-12-12
8.44pm 19-12-12
‘climaxing’ with his most recent comment which can only be described as his deepest darkest s3xual fantasies involving his sister/wife; and is sickening to anybody who is unaccustomed to these barbaric and truly twisted sadistic practices.
I can only imagine that these are some of the ‘traditional customs and practices’ that are abundant within the Asian community and repulsed by many people in this great country of ours.
Regards,
J Daniels.
1:51pm Thu 20 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
As you are well aware the position I hold in the asian commnunity and my service to Queen and country, and ny previous correspondence to you with regards to abusive matrial posted on the LT, I must ask you kindly to intervene and take action as necessary in response to several post commentators who frequently use LT and it's website to inconviently post opinions not only to myself, but to other readers due to our ethniticity and culture background. The information forwarded are abusive and most are simply to undermine the individual concerned being specifically targeted, and other members of the asian community as a whole.
I would urge you to restrict the user from further use of your website and prevent them from accessing your LT.
Regards
Master Sen P****
5:58pm Fri 21 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Further to my post I wish to add that this pervert has also on countless occasions made mention that we should all cupp each others 84115, and I would ask you to recollect the Tauhhedul school article in which all posts were removed as a result. This confirms the intention of this animal, it brings me shame to compare this abuser to animals, however my point is that he uses such asian news articles to express his true intentions by posting irrelevant and abusive comments for his self satisfaction. The sooner the cret' is barred the better for all readers to enjoy reading a truely great newspaper.
Thanks and Kind Regards
Master Sen P****
8:57am Sat 22 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
Good to see you know your place.
;-)
6:16pm Sat 22 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Grand Master :- A person of the highest ability and competance in a specific field or talent. A legend. ( Deadly)
Master :- A person of high skill in certain techniques and may progress to a Grand Master. ( Lethal )
Silly morons should think twice before continuing to engaging their brains to open their garbage passage in the presence of Masters!
Idiot.
8:02pm Sat 22 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
2:15pm Sun 23 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
9o8.
2:39pm Sun 23 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
7:51pm Sun 23 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
Is this the culture you aspire to?
Is this what you are a master of?
7:07pm Mon 24 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Just go and sup your own juice like your punk daddy did way back in the 70's.
9:00pm Mon 24 Dec 12
jack daniels says...
There are good and bad throughout the world and I hope the poor woman recovers and that the people protesting get what they want. Ghandi showed them the way, something our low caste village idiot has forgotten with his foul language and veiled threats.
5:51pm Tue 25 Dec 12
sen c ble says...
Anyway get to church you godless creature. Your parents and grandparents were first cousin married and look at the ouitcome, YOU!