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Coun. Asjad Mahmood and Coun. Zafar Ali with Ward Coun. Mohammad Aslam (second left), Chris McKee, the Council's Green Spaces Assistant (fourth left) and Friends of Pendle Parks volunteers at Walverden Park in Nelson

Six Pendle parks to carry on flying Green Flag

Thompson Park, Burnley.

All six Burnley parks retain Green Flag status

Have some fun in the sun at the beach

9 of the best beaches in Lancashire - or less than an hour away by car

Burnley Borough Council collected an average of 370.3kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2020-21

Record level of household waste in Burnley

The walled garden at Worden Park, Leyland. The park is one of just four nationwide that have been awarded Green Flag status every year since the awards' inception in 1996.

Conservation group reveals the Lancashire parks which have won coveted Green Fla...

Aerial shot of Burnley

Burnley households recycling less than North West neighbours

A new survey has found that plastic bottles account for most of the litter dropped on Britains streets, parks and beaches

North west green group calls for deposit scheme on bottles and levy on plastic c...

Green flag: national scheme celebrating the best green spaces.

We should cherish our award-winning parks