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Asbestos work completed as refurbishment continues at Padiham Town Hall

Work to remove asbestos from Padiham Town Hall as part of a wider scheme to repair the historic building following last year’s floods has been completed.

The Boxing Day floods caused massive damage to the Grade II listed landmark as well as to businesses and homes across the town.

The town hall has been closed since the flooding which saw the building inundated with water from the neighbouring River Calder up to the height of the basement ceiling.

Plan to bring empty homes back to life

Councillors are set to agree a series of measures to bring long-term empty properties across Burnley and Padiham back into use.

As part of its Empty Homes Programme, Burnley Council’s executive, which meets on 1st November, is being asked to approve compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) on nine properties at various addresses in Burnley. The purchases will result in houses which have been empty for a number of years bought, refurbished and then put back on the open market. The money raised is put back into the programme to fund further purchases.

Proposed changes to council tax support put on hold

Burnley Council is set to postpone any proposed changes to the way it deals with council tax support payments until next year.

There were concerns among councilors that the proposals would not reflect the aims of the council and would particularly impact on young working families.

The council’s support scheme has not changed since April 2015 although since then the Government has made a number of changes to the housing benefits scheme. The council was due to look at ways of bringing the two schemes into line.

Taxi drivers’ positive response to CSE training

Taxi drivers in Burnley have responded positively to training that will help them take part in the fight against child abuse.

Burnley Council introduced the training to raise child sexual exploitation (CSE) awareness among taxi drivers, in line with advice and guidance from national experts, in the summer.

Since then 308 drivers have completed the course and a further 242 people are booked on for training (out of 657 clients).

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