This week Burnley and Padiham’s MP Antony Higginbotham signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust sur
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 year, the local council is set to receive an additional £22,500 as part of the Rough Sleeping Initiative.
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 referendum results, using their expenses to benefit them personally, talking our area down, and generally ignoring Burnley and Padiham.
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 employees of VEKA who will benefit from the National Insurance cut that came into effect last weekend as he took a tour of the site.