Last year’s inaugural event was such a success organisers have decided to hold another Summer Garden Party in Burnley town centre - and everyone is invited.

The event will see the town centre transformed with music, dance, food, drink and craft stalls, gardening workshops, Wizard of Oz themed costume characters/street theatre, sand sculpture workshops, circus skills workshop, giant panda meet and greet, giant outdoor games and much, much more for all ages to enjoy.

Burnley Council is set to establish two cross-party task force groups to investigate how the authority can better tackle dog fouling and climate change.

Part of the groups’ work will be to investigate best practice elsewhere in the country as well as coming up with innovative ideas of their own.

The task forces were announced in a report that will go to a meeting of the full council on 10th July.

They are among initiatives announced by the new administration which came in after the local elections in May and reflect the new cross-party approach being taken.

Contractors have started work on site to build a new wheeled sports area at Hargher Clough Park, Burnley.

The concrete ramps and bowls will provide a challenge for skate boarders, small wheeled scooters, BMX bikers as well as in-line skaters.

The scheme is the result of several years of fundraising by the Stoops and Hargher Clough community centre who were supported by local fundraising experts Proffits CIC and is costing £130,000.

The popular Riverside play area at Towneley Park, Burnley, has been completely refurbished in time for the busy summer school holidays.

The new-look play area includes a state-of-the-art interactive sonic arch that offers a range of interactive games and is one of only six of its kind in the whole country.

It also features equipment specifically adapted for disabled users, including a wheelchair swing, additional sand and water play items and refurbished musical equipment.

Burnley Council is launching a review of polling stations across the borough to make sure they meet the needs of residents.

The review, which begins on 1st July, will also look at the polling districts – how the borough is split into voting areas (or districts) and polling places.

The borough’s returning officer, Mick Cartledge, said: “We want to hear the views of all residents who are eligible to vote, that is aged 18 years and over, particularly those who are disabled or organisations that work with people with any type of disability.