Businesses in Burnley town centre will vote shortly on whether to create a new partnership which would manage a £1 million investment over the next five years.

Proposals to create a Business Improvement District (BID) in the town centre will be put to a ballot of business owners between 24th October and 21st November, with the result being announced the following day.

Burnley Council’s new contact centre has been officially opened by the Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Anne Kelly.

Popular cinema chain Reel Cinema has signed as anchor tenant for the £26million Pioneer Place leisure and retail scheme in Burnley town centre.

Burnley Council, owners of Pioneer Place, has announced that the scheme has received a significant boost, having signed agreements with Reel to bring an eight-screen, 18,134 sq.ft. multi-screen cinema complex to the Pioneer Place development, which will also include a restaurant plaza, shops and 125-space car park.

The complex will also have space for seven restaurant units and two shops.

Burnley Council is set to invest more than £300,000 on providing new facilities for disabled residents and visitors in the borough.

Councillors are being asked to approve two social care schemes when they meet on Tuesday (Sept 17th), following funding from Lancashire County Council.

Just over £250,000 would be invested in extending Haddon House care home to provide a short break unit for adults with learning and physical disabilities, while £56,622 would be used to provide a sensory room and Changing Places facility in Burnley town centre.

Burnley Council is working with the local community and housing company The Calico Group to transform the former Woodtop School into high-quality housing following a successful bid for funding.

A bid by the two organisations to Homes England for £200,000 of funding was approved and on Tuesday (17th Sep) the council’s executive will be asked to agree that the money is used to progress the scheme which will see new homes built on the Accrington Road site.