Arrangements have now been made for the annual Holocaust memorial service to be held at the Peace Garden, Croft Street, Burnley starting at 12.30 pm on Sunday 26th January 2020.

The service will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp, and to honour all the victims of the Holocaust and assert a commitment to oppose racism, anti-Semitism, victimisation and genocide.

Burnley Council is urging residents to make it a cracker of a Christmas when it comes to recycling.

With Christmas just around the corner it’s more important than ever for people to start thinking about recycling over the festive period. By doing this people can help protect the environment and cut down on the amount of waste going into their general household waste bin, preventing it from filling up too quickly.

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.

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.