A GOVERNMENT minister praised the "tremendous" achievements of Blackburn's £37 million City Challenge.
Alistair Burt was on his first visit to Blackburn as the minister with special responsibility for the town's five year City Challenge transformation.
A whistle stop tour of projects in the town culminated in the official opening of the new £1 million Blackburn Technology Management Centre.
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