Local residents are being urged to book a covid test, even if they do not have any symptoms.

Leader of the council, Mark Townsend, said: “The UK’s chief medical officers issued a statement saying that the NHS risks being overwhelmed in January and we are now in national lockdown.”

Part of Burnley town centre is to be given an artistic make-over thanks to an imaginative arts project.

The project, called Raise The Curtain, will take place in lower St James Street which has recently been earmarked a High Street Heritage Action Zone (HAZ).

It aims to tell the story of the area through street-level shutter artworks, combining art and heritage to engage a new audience.

Burnley residents on low incomes who need to self-isolate and are unable to work from home can now apply for the Government's self-isolation payment scheme, worth £500. To learn more about the eligibility criteria, and to apply for the payment, please visit the following site:

APPLY FOR A SELF-ISOLATION PAYMENT (external site to council's northgate benefits system will open in a new window).

We want to hear direct from you about what it’s like to live in your area, so we can be certain that we are dealing with the issues that matter to you most.

The new recycling and waste collection calendar is being delivered.

Also for those moving to wheeled bins, delivery is underway– blue for glass, cans and plastic; dark grey for paper/cardboard. BUT PLEASE REMEMBER– these should not be used until October when the first of the new collections start. Please use the old recycling boxes etc., until then. Thank you!

https://www.burnley.gov.uk/recyclenow/