The Full Council will meet on the 10th July 2008.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Monday 7th July 2008.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 26th June 2008.
THE new purpose-built Burnley Campus Community Library will open its doors to the public on Monday 8 September 2008, and with longer opening hours.
BURNLEY Central Library will host "Sacred on Location" in June – a national touring exhibition by the British Library to enable and encourage communities to explore different faiths and learn more about world religions.
RESIDENTS and parents from south west Burnley are being given the opportunity to view progress on the designs for the new Hameldon College.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 5th June 2008.
NEW plans for no-waiting restrictions on Irene Street, a one-way system on Moseley Road and road safety schemes for the next year are amongst the issued to be discussed at the next meeting of Lancashire Local Burnley on Monday 2 June.
The Full Council will meet on the 29th May 2008.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 22nd May 2008.
PARENTS and carers of children with special needs are invited to an information day in Burnley on Saturday 10 May.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 8th May 2008.
BURNLEY Library, together with local company A Good Read, is running a new reading group to encourage more adults to take up reading in efforts to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing.
I've been asked to become a reading hero by the library service. This is what I've written for them.
Lancashire County Council has secured an associate head to work at Hameldon Community College in Burnley.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 17th April 2008
A PROJECT to help tackle climate change has been given the green light by Lancashire Local Burnley.
OVER £32,000 has been approved to support voluntary activities across Burnley.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 3rd April 2008.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 13th March 2008.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held at the Town Hall, Burnley on Wednesday 5th March 2008 at 6.30 pm.
WORK on Padiham’s linear park will start next month, the town’s county councillor Marcus Johnstone has been promised.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 28th February 2008.
The Full Council will meet on the 14th February 2008.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Wednesday 23rd January 2008.
PLANS to improve road safety by making part of Ormerod Road one-way, grants to local groups and proposals for road-humps in Victoria Road, Padiham, will be discussed at the next meeting of Lancashire Local Burnley on Wednesday 16 January.
The Full Council will meet on the 13th December 2007
Plans to build a brand new primary school in Padiham with up-to-the-minute facilities have moved a stage closer.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 11th December 2007.
A PUBLIC exhibition of the latest exciting designs for a “greenway” along the former Great Harwood to Burnley railway is to be held at Padiham Town Hall on Monday 3rd December.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 6th December 2007.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 22nd November 2007
PEOPLE with disabilities and mobility problems and their carers across Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale are invited to an information open day to find out about the range of equipment and services available to support them safely in their home.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held in the Reception Room at the Town Hall, Burnley on Monday 12th November 2007 at 6.30 pm.
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on Friday 9th November 2007.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 8th November 2007.
VOLUNTARY and community groups from Padiham could be in line for a cash boost thanks to the town’s County Councillor Marcus Johnstone.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 25th October 2007.
FINGERS are crossed for Burnley Tourist Information Centre ahead of this year's regional tourism awards ceremony in Manchester next week.
Budding film-makers at a primary school in Burnley can start the camera rolling – thanks to an energy recycling scheme.
The Full Council will meet on the 4th October 2007
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 27th September 2007
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held in the Reception Room at the Town Hall, Burnley on Monday 17th September 2007 at 6.30 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 13th September 2007.
This is my recent letter to the Burnley Expess regarding the Towneley school site
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 23rd August 2007.
The Full Council will meet on the 26th July 2007
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 25th July 2007.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held in the Reception Room at the Town Hall, Burnley on Thursday 19th July 2007 at 7.00 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 12th July 2007.
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on the 29th June 2007.
BURNLEY residents have the chance to quiz some of the county's leading politicians later this month.
This is my article about Building Schools for the Future in Burnley and Pendle which has appeared in the Burnley Express and the Leader/Times series.
MARCUS Johnstone has been reappointed to Lancashire's ten-strong cabinet and will remain responsible for children and young people.
A REASSURING message to the parents of pupils at the troubled Hameldon Community College has been issued by County Coun. Marcus Johnstone.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held at the Stoneyholme and Daneshouse Youth & Community Centre, Danes House Road, Burnley on the 20th March 2007 at 6.30 pm.
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on the 20th March 2007.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on Thursday 15th March 2007.
A TEAM of football volunteers are top scorers at keeping young people fit and healthy.
BURNLEY’S Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) is to close temporarily while improvements are made to the site.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 28th February 2007.
LANCASHIRE County Council Youth and Community Service is offering two free training courses for young people across Burnley and Padiham.
In July 1967, Burnley library put itself at the centre of the debate for gay rights and caused a stir that reverberated throughout England.
The Full Council will meet on the 22nd February 2007
LANCASHIRE County Council is advising motorists of possible disruption that could be caused by resurfacing works in Burnley.
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on the 29th January 2007.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 25th January 2007.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 18th January 2007.
TWO projects under the same roof are helping people in Burnley back to work, thanks to Lancashire’s Grants for Growth programme.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held at The Digital Technology Centre, Bancroft Road, Burnley, on the 16th January 2007 at 6.30 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 8th January 2007.
YOUNG film-makers in Burnley are getting behind the camera to improve both their own confidence and community relations, thanks to a grant from Lancashire County Developments Ltd ( LCDL), Lancashire County Council’s economic development company.
NEW schools in Burnley and Pendle will receive a state-of-the-art £6m IT system as part of the Building Schools for the Future deal.
Christmas shoppers packing the streets of Burnley’s town centre had a festive treat on Saturday when Santa came to town.
The Full Council will meet on the 14th December 2006.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 13th December 2006.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Pendle will be held at Brierfield Community Centre, Colne Road, Brierfieldt, on Wednesday 6th December 2006 at 6.30 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 30th November 2006.
This article appears in the November edition of Lancashire governor magazine
YOUNG people who have battled with illness to pass their end-of-school exams are to be recognised at a ceremony in Burnley on 15 November.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 16th November 2006.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held at The Enterprise Centre, Rossendale Road, Burnley, on the 9th November 2006 at 6.30 pm.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 2nd November 2006.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 26th October 2006.
PLANS for a new library in Burnley will be outlined at the town’s next Lancashire Local meeting in November.
PLANS to turn the rubbish-strewn disused railway running through the middle of Padiham into a linear park have moved forward significantly.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 10th October 2006.
THE location of two new children’s centres, a number of environmental projects and cash help for schoolchildren were among topics discussed at this week’s Lancashire Local – Burnley.
The Full Council will meet on the 5th October 2006.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s Road Safety Group are staging an exhibition at Burnley’s ASDA store this weekend.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 21st September 2006
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on the 6th September 2006.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 5th September 2006.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 17th August 2006
Traffic calming measures will be introduced for the Cambridge Drive area of Padihamn soon, the first meeting of Burnley and Padiham's Lancashire Local has agreed.
THE first meeting of Burnley's Lancashire Local has agreed that the A679 through Hapton should have top priority for new road signs and traffic markings.
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Burnley will be held at the Vanguard Community Centre, Bevington Close, Burnley, on the 17th July 2006 at 6.30 pm.
PADIHAM’S County Councillor Marcus Johnstone has pledged to oppose any closure of the town’s fire station.
PADIHAM’S county councillor Marcus Johnstone has planted a tree at a local primary school to mark world environment day.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 13th July 2006.
A PIONEERING Burnley bus service is celebrating its first birthday this week.
The first birthday celebration for the Burnley Employment Shuttle Transit Service (BEST) takes place at 3pm at the Digital Technology Centre, Bancroft Road, Burnley.
The Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will meet on the 15th June 2006.
Padiham and Burnley West's county councillor Marcus Johnstone has been appointed to one of Lancashire's top jobs.
The next meeting of Development Control will take place on Wednesday 17th May.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 11th May 2006.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 6th April 2006.
The Development Control Committee deals with applications for planning permission for waste disposal and mineral eg. Quarries and for the developments proposed by the County Council such as extensions to schools.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 2nd March 2006.
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 1st March 2006.
The Full Council will meet on the 16th February 2006
SHIRDLEY Hill village green is set to be improved after plans were handed over to local residents.
ROSSENDALE residents have an exciting opportunity to quiz Lancashire County Council’s decision makers at a Question Time style evening.
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 31st January 2006.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 26th January 2006.
Woodies Snack Bar at Crook O'Lune, Lancaster, is one of my cabinet responsibilities. This is the current position.
Christmas Day is almost here, but what are you planning do do with the tree, cards and all that wrapping paper afterwards?
A special meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 5th January 2006.
FINSLEY Gate Canal Bridge in Burnley will be closed temporarily from Monday 9 January 2006 for essential maintenance works.
Young people in Burnley have been down to the woods today – but not for a picnic.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 1st December 2005.
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the Tuesday 29th November 2005.
A NEW information partnership scheme designed to help identify and support carers in Burnley has been officially launched at Burnley Library this week.
Padiham's County Councillor Marcus Johnstone has welcomed news that the town’s new super school Shuttleworth College is expected to open its doors in two years time.
As bonfire night approaches here are some handy tips to make sure you enjoy yourself safely
The Cabinet is due to meet on the 3rd November 2005.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 6th October 2005.
There will be a meeting of the Development Control Committee on the 5th October 2005.
YOBS have forced Padiham’s county councillor Marcus Johnstone to approve the removal of a bus shelter.
This is what I said when I reopened Crook O'Lune Bridge near Lancaster following its restoration
The next meeting of the Development Control Committee will be held on the 10th August 2005.
RESIDENTS will be given the chance to grill important local politicians face to face at Padiham Town Hall on Tuesday, 28 June.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 9th June 2005.
Many thanks to everyone in Padiham and Burnley West who voted Labour in both the county council and general elections on May 5.
OVER £2 million in extra benefits has been paid out to Burnley pensioners thanks to a Lancashire county council Welfare Rights Service and Burnley Borough Council partnership scheme.
OVER £1 million has been invested in primary schools in Padiham and Burnley West, figures obtained by the area’s county councillor reveal.
Tonight at 9.00pm on Channel 4 Chef Jamie Oliver will be serving up another helping of his new series
Find out the latest information from the Food Standards Agency.
Lancashire County Council are working with District Council’s to ensure shelves are cleared of foods containing Sudan 1.
Padiham’s county councillor Marcus Johnstone has received an assurance that the “boys from the black stuff” will not be visiting the town’s conservation area.
PADIHAM'S Labour Councillors are holding their regular monthly surgery this Saturday 26 February 2005.
A Lancashire County Council organised conference for teachers will focus on how today's pupils can be inspired to take care of tomorrow's environment.
The Full Council will meet on the 24th February 2005
On the 17th February 2005 Full Council will discuss the 2005/06 budget.
This month's councillors' surgery is on Saturday Januaruy 29
I am a member of the Cabinet which will meet on the 27th January 2005.
On Sunday Channel 4’s Time Team TV series featured an archaeological dig in Lancashire
Find out the latest weather information and flood warnings.
SPEEDING motorists have turned a narrow tunnel in Padiham into ‘an accident waiting to happen’, the town’s county councillor Marcus Johnstone is warning.
BOOK lovers joined Lancashire County Councillor Marcus Johnstone recently to celebrate the official reopening of Burnley's Colne Road Library following a major renovation project.
The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on the 5th January 2005.
The next meeting of the Full Council will be on the 16th December 2004
PLANS for a 20 mph speed limit in an accident plagued area of Padiham have moved a step forward.
PADIHAM'S Labour Councillors are holding their regular monthly surgery this Saturday (27 November 2004).
A Burnley library will be celebrating its 80th birthday and welcoming back visitors following a £100,000 facelift.Colne Road Library, which is due to re-open its doors on Thursday October 21, has received a major refurbishment thanks to funding from Lancashire County Council.
PADIHAM’S County Councillor Marcus Johnstone is pressing for long awaited improvement scheme at one of the town’s primary schools to start.
PARENTS are being warned about the UK's number one child killer as the summer holidays begin.
Lancashire residents are celebrating a windfall of more than £1 million thanks to County Council welfare rights experts.
LANCASHIRE County Council is getting in on the celebrations this weekend when its mobile information unit visits the May Day Festival at Towneley Hall, Burnley.
As Cultural Services portfolio holder, I am responsible for museums. On April 29, I decided that admission charges for local people visiting Queen Street Mill in Harle Syke should be lifted. Anyone who lives in Burnley or Padiham will now be able to visit the museum for free.
Time is about to be called on anti social motorists who park illegally in Burnley, Padiham and throughout the rest of Lancashire
I will be launching Local History Week at Burnley library on Tuesday May 4 as cabinet member responsible for museums. I am particularly pleased to do this because I have a History degree and used to teach History at Nelson and Colne College
I have been campaigning for road safety measures on Thompson Street and Victoria Road. Plans have now been drawn up and residents are being consulted. This is how the Padiham Express reported the good news.
THE latest state-of-the-art computer software will soon be available in Burnley’s libraries thanks to a scheme to allow local people access to the new computer technology.
PADIHAM residents have the chance to quiz their county councillors at a special town centre roadshow event at the White Horse Hotel on Saturday 20th March between 10am and 4pm.
The click of a computer mouse could be enough to end rush hour mayhem at a Padiham traffic blackspot
This is the text of my letter to my district council colleagues and Padiham Town Council explaining the latest position regarding the linear park planned for the former Rosegrove to Padiham railway
This is an article written for the left wing Labour weekly Tribune about education. It contains many references to Burnley and Padiham and challenges the Blairites to come up with a better way of funding schools improvements than their beloved Private Finance Initiative
Padiham's Labour councillors are holding their regular monthly surgery this Saturday, February 28, at Padiham Town Hall
Villagers in Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge have won their David and Goliath battle against United Utilities and plans for a massive wind farm have now finally been thrown out.
Padiham motorists face a summer of roads works frustration, Cllr Marcus Johnstone is warning
Plans to increase the speed limit on Manchester Road, Hapton, are being opposed by residents.
