Antony Higginbotham MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment

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

Passing the Safety of Rwanda Bill

Anyone following the news this week will have seen the debates over the Rwanda Partnership and our scheme to stop small boat crossings.  

St Catherine's Crafting Group Receives £5,650 National Lottery Grant

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 group who meet at St Catherine’s Church on Todmorden Road each week secured the funding to buy more equipment.

Funding Stream to End Homelessness Continues

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.

Getting Politics to Focus on Us

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.  

Third PM Visit in Under 12 months.

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.