A New Focus: Living with Covid 18th February 2022 Having endured two years of a global pandemic, where the chief focus of the Government has been supporting and protecting residents from a deadly virus, it’s... Opinions
Antony Higginbotham MP - Celebrating Apprenticeships 11th February 2022 This week is National Apprenticeship Week where we celebrate all the achievements of those involved in learning trades within our borough. From the young... Opinions
Levelling Up the Main Mission 4th February 2022 From day one of being elected as the Member of Parliament for Burnley and Padiham my overarching mission has been to level up our borough, making sure that... Opinions
The Situation in Ukraine 28th January 2022 It’s always a difficult task choosing what to write in this column, with more than enough going on every week to fill it multiple times. From events in... Opinions
Plan B has certainly paid dividends 21st January 2022 Back in November when reports were emerging of a new, highly transmissible variant of Covid, the most sensible thing to do was to be cautious. That did not mean... Opinions
There must be consequences says Antony 14th January 2022 It’s only right that I start this week’s column by addressing what has been on our television screens since Monday. It’s something I need to comment on as I... Opinions
Optimism for 2022 7th January 2022 The Christmas period always seems to come just as quick as it goes. And here we now are in the first week of January wondering if we all blinked too fast. I do... Opinions
Nothing will stop me delivering on the promises I have made says Antony 31st December 2021 It has now been just over two years since I had the enormous honour of being elected your Member of Parliament for Burnley and Padiham, and as we leave 2021 and... Opinions
It's important for us to be together this year 24th December 2021 Christmas last year was so difficult for many of us, and I know that families across Burnley and Padiham have been looking forward to spending time together... Opinions
