Phase Two of Padiham's Flood Defences To Be Built In Full Thursday, 12 September, 2024 Confirmation has now been received that Phase Two of the Padiham Flood Defence Scheme is to be constructed in full, and with planning permission in place and Phase One complete, work will start imminently. Commenting on the news, Jamie McGowan who is Deputy Leader of Burnley Conservatives on Burnley Borough Council said: "Whilst we all had serious concerns about the increased cost of the Padiham... Local News
Have your say on the £20million Town's Deal 29th 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... Opinions
Antony Visits Local Upland Farmers with Party Chairman 28th March 2024 MP Antony Higginbotham welcomed the Conservative Party Chairman this week to speak with and listen to the needs of farmers from across Burnley and Padiham... Local News
Antony Higginbotham Facebook Live March 28th 2024 28th March 2024 On Thursday evening Antony held a Facebook Live where he took a whole range of questions on topics such as local policing, adult social care, SSB Law and... Local News
£19.2 Million of Additional Funding for SEND School Places 26th March 2024 Extra resources are being put into SEND school places as the Government announces an additional £19.2 million for LCC to boost places for children with special... Local News
Waitrose and Co-op become latest supermarkets to launch ‘Best of British’ sections online following campaign backed by Burnley’s MP 25th March 2024 Waitrose and Co-op have become the latest supermarkets to launched ‘Best of British’ sections on their websites in the ongoing cross-Party campaign supported by... Local News
Burnley Council has Received over £1.6 million to Eradicate Homelessness since 2021 25th March 2024 Burnley and Padiham’s MP Antony Higginbotham has spoken about the need to end homelessness after raising the issue in Parliament. Mr Higginbotham wrote to the... Local News
Padiham Baths to get £187,549 25th March 2024 Padiham swimming baths has received another tranche of funding worth £187,549 to support swimming in the community. Following a grant to Burnley Leisure of just... Local News
Antony Visits Project Search 22nd March 2024 Project sees young adults with SEN supported in order to gain eployment A project based in Burnley which helps young people with learning disabilities and/or... Local News
A look at the state of the Economy 22nd March 2024 It’s hard to believe that Wednesday marked the day when, four years ago with Covid-19 an unknown to us all, the then Chancellor and now Prime Minister unveiled... Opinions
