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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...

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...

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...

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...

Pupils at Stoneyholme Primary got a taste of political life as they welcomed Burnley and Padiham’s MP Antony Higginbotham to see the unique establishment of a...

It’s no secret that over the past 12 months businesses right across Lancashire have battled against negative headwinds. High energy prices hitting our energy...

Improvements to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath through Burnley have been completed. The work included widening and resurfacing a 1.2 mile stretch of the...

After receiving well over one and half thousand entries from local schoolchildren in his yearly Christmas card design competition, Burnley and Padiham MP Antony...

Antony Higginbotham MP spoke with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets about the importance of Burnley and Padiham's small...