Antony questions Post Office CEO on Horizon scandal 18th January 2024 Burnley and Padiham’s MP Antony Higginbotham this week questioned the CEO of the Post Office. The company boss was brought into Parliament by the Business and... Westminster News
St Catherine's Crafting Group Receives £5,650 National Lottery Grant 18th January 2024 A Burnley group that seeks to bring people together through crafting say they are “over the moon” to have been awarded £5,650 from a lottery grant. The crafting... Local News
Funding Stream to End Homelessness Continues 17th January 2024 A further funding boost is coming to Burnley Council in the ongoing battle to end homelessness within the borough. Following an announcement of £218,000 last... Local News
Getting Politics to Focus on Us 12th January 2024 For decades before 2019 politics in Burnley and Padiham wasn’t what it should have been. We had MPs more interested in their careers in London, ignoring... Opinions
Prime Minister Connect Brings Together Burnley Business Leaders 8th January 2024 Business leaders from across East Lancashire were able to question Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a Q&A session held at Accrington Stanley this week. Following a... Local News
Third PM Visit in Under 12 months. 8th January 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in town this week as he visited one of Burnley’s biggest local employers. Accompanied by MP Antony Higginbotham Mr Sunak spoke to... Local News
An A-Z of the Last 12 Months 5th January 2024 My first column of 2024 contains an A-Z of the last 12 months, and what this year is set to bring too! A is for Action and taking up issues on behalf of... Opinions
Burnley and Padiham Schools See Record Funding Boost of over £2 million 3rd January 2024 Schools in Burnley and Padiham are set to benefit from record funding as England’s core school budget will reach almost £60 billion over the next 12 months... Local News
A Video snapshot of 2023 1st January 2024 With 2023 coming to a close Antony looked back over the past 12 months at what has been achieved. He said: I really want to thank each and every one of you for... Local News