Have your say on the £20million Town's Deal Friday, 29 March, 2024 Earlier this week I was speaking to a group of students from a university in the USA, about my passion for education and the role it plays in levelling up opportunity. And in explaining my role, I also told them a bit about Burnley. Most of them had, I’m pleased to say, heard of our part of the world thanks to Burnley FC, but they hadn’t appreciated the diversity of our borough. We’re an area made... Opinions
Long-term decisions laid out in the first King’s Speech in 70 years 7th November 2023 King Charles III set out the Government’s agenda for the next Parliamentary session in the first King’s Speech in 70 years today. Attended by both members of... Westminster News
Funding Boost for Burnley and Padiham’s Swimming Facilities 6th November 2023 Burnley Leisure has received just under £250,000 to improve the provision of swimming within Burnley and Padiham as part of a new Government fund to support... Local News
Expanding Transport Safety Officers: Lancashire County Council Joins Government's Anti-Social Behaviour Initiative 5th November 2023 The Department for Transport, as part of the Government's Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, has allocated £2.5 million over a span of two years to initiate the... Local News
16,200 Households in Burnley and Padiham to Receive the Government’s Second Cost of Living Payment worth £300 31st October 2023 16,200 vulnerable and low-income households in Burnley and Padiham will receive the Government’s second Cost of Living payment worth £300 starting today... Local News
£128,000 Government Boost to Fight Loneliness in Burnley 30th October 2023 Burnley is set to benefit from £128,000 in new funding from the Government to create volunteering opportunities and support those experiencing or at risk of... Local News
Apprenticeships, Downing Street and Levelling Up 27th October 2023 Every week I make it my mission to talk up our borough, as well as working to make it even better. This week I got to do that again, but this time alongside... Opinions
From Number 1 College in the Country to Number 10 Event. 26th October 2023 Burnley College have been recognised with an invitation to attend a special reception at 10 Downing Street this week. Invited by Burnley and Padiham’s Member of... Local News
MP Praises Reallocation of HS2 funding to Improve Bus Services in Lancashire 24th October 2023 Bus services across Lancashire are set to receive a funding boost of over £7 million for the next financial year to boost services across the county. It comes... Local News
£2 Single Ticket Price Extended until next Year 23rd October 2023 Bus fares in Burnley and Padiham will be capped at £2 for any single journey for another year, giving commenters access to cheaper travel until December 2024... Local News