A MASSIVE £4.1 million cash boost was announced to clear up and improve run-down areas of Blackburn and Darwen.
Major projects included improvements in the Duckworth Street area of Darwen and the Brookhouse and Bastwell area of Blackburn. The schemes were part of Blackburn Council's inner area programme funded by a Government grant.
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