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Burnley Council drops gang grooming from child sex inquiry call

Pendle Liberal Democrats have launched a petition to stop the closure of Colne's Santander branch

Petition launched to stop closure of town's last bank

Santander has announced it is to close its Colne branch

Santander closure means town will be left with no banks

Coun. Tom Ormerod represents Vivary Bridge in Colne on Pendle Borough Council

Councillor who owes thousands of pounds in council tax urged to resign

Flooding on New Year's Eve, 2024, at the A56 Earby Punch Bowl due to blocked culvert

Pictures and advice as several areas hit by flooding

Lancashire flag

Live General Election 2024 Lancs: The results and reaction as Labour wins

Gordon Birtwistle is running to be the next Burnley MP for the Liberal Democrats. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Gordon Birtwistle: Burnley Lib-Dem candidate's manifesto for the GE 2024

Munira Wilson MP says schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’.

Watch: Schoolchildren are so hungry they are ‘eating rubbers’

Labour has won six seats in the Burnley Council elections following party turmoil over Gaza last year.

Here is the full list of results from this year's Burnley Council elections

Polling stations open today for the Burnley Council elections.

Here are the Burnley Council elections candidates as polling stations open today

Heavy traffic on Rossendale Road, Burnley, on April 29th, 2024

'Saturation of new houses is unsustainable' - councillor says

Ballot box.

Burnley Council elections: Here are this year's candidates

Nelson Town Hall. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Council tax to go up in Pendle

Former Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle is standing again for the Liberal Democrats at the general election

Former Burnley MP hoping for a second shot at parliament

Burnley Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate and former MP Gordon Birtwistle

'Fighting fit' Gordon (80) bidding to become Burnley MP a second time

Burnley has been named as the number one target seat for the Labour Party at the next general election following constituency changes enacted by the Boundary Commission

Labour 'number one target' for Labour at general election

Stock image of two rats eating a slice of tomato. (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Burnley town centre becoming over-run with rats, councillors warn

Burnley Town Hall

Plea for help over Burnley neighbourhood plagued by anti-social behaviour

Lib Dem women’s group claims party has banned promotion of event over trans views. (Photo: Getty Images)

Lib Dem women’s group banned from promoting event over trans views

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Coun. Charlie Briggs (centre) with Coun. Afrasiab Anwar, Labour Leader of Burnley Council, to his right.

Former mayor standing to become county councillor after joining the Labour Party

Keith Iddon pictured after donning the chains of office in his new role as Lancashire County Councill's chairman just last month

Councillor remembered after sudden passing as a "gentleman" politician

Labour now has 21 councillors on Burnley Council, two short of the 23 needed for a majority

Burnley Council coalition collapses

Nelson Town Hall. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Labour and Lib Dems set out ambitious 'Plan for Pendle'

The Lib Dems had a good day in the Pendle Council elections

Cost of living and flood alleviation dominate Lib Dem agenda

Debates at the Pendle Council budget setting meeting

Political row as council tax goes up in Pendle

The property in Tarleton Street, Burnley.

Controversial plans to turn Burnley house into bedsits approved

Straight Mile on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Burnley. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Burnley canal works imminent

Liz Truss will be able to claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money after resigning as Prime Minister

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money

Nelson Town Hall. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Chaos as huge argument erupts at council meeting

The number of people seeing an NHS dentist in Lancashire in the past two years has fallen sharply - from just under two thirds to just over a third

Drop in Lancashire NHS dental visits means check-ups not done often enough

The mothballed Preston New Road fracking site in Little Plumpton (image: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Lancashire politicians blast reversal of fracking ban

A number of councils have said they want to end contracts with Russian energy firm Gazprom

Pendle Council urged to cut ties with Russian energy giant Gazprom

Former Burnley MP Peter Pike on his beloved Turf Moor with his daughters Carol (left) and Jane

Funeral cortege of former long serving Burnley MP and devoted Claret will pass T...

The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been permanently cancelled

Colne Labour call on town council to reverse controversial decision to cancel Bl...

Reel Cinema in Manchester Road, Burnley

Burnley cinema to be turned into discount food store

Clitheroe goes to the polls next week

Candidates announced for next month's Clitheroe by-elections

More than 100 'outstanding' Lancashire schools will face inspectors under new rules

Lancashire's 'outstanding' schools face new tests

County Cllr David Whipp, Liberal Democrat group leader on Lancashire County Council, was seen depositing a Lib Dem leaflet before removing a Conservative one - he has since returned it

Lancashire county Lib Dem leader responds after being spotted lifting Tory leafl...

Ribble Valley goes to the polls in local elections on Thursday, May 6th

Ribble Valley local elections 2021: All the candidates looking for your vote on ...

Colne

Pendle peer calls for more support for parish and town councils

The leaked plans suggests an overhaul for NHS England (Photo: Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

A leaked document suggests an overhaul for NHS England - here’s what it says

Market Street in Colne

Small East Lancashire towns facing 'disastrous situation' unless more help given

Engineers working in Barnoldswick on the fibre rollout

Time to end Pendle's 'digital divide' councillors say

Burnley Crematorium

Cemetery and cremation charges in Burnley to be frozen to ease impact of coronav...

Lancashire County Council officers have been given greater powers during the pandemic

Call for scrutiny of Lancashire County Council's Covid decision-making powers