A brand new state-of-the-art changing and toilet facility has been installed in Towneley Park, Burnley, to help make the popular visitor attraction even more accessible for all.

The new facilities are next to the Rotunda Café and just across the bridge from the disabled-inclusive Riverside play area. 

Burnley Council leader Councillor Charlie Briggs is holding the latest in a series of “out and about” surgeries so that local people can raise issues and questions with him directly.

Coun. Briggs will be in Curzon Street, Burnley (between M&S and Next) on Saturday 8th Feb between 10.30am and 12.30pm, and at Tesco supermarket, Padiham, on Thursday 13th Feb 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

Just drop by – there's no need to make an appointment.

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.