The Full Council will meet on the 10th July 2008.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Monday 7th July 2008.
FAMILIES in Lancashire are being urged to ‘Make a change. Make a difference’ as part of Child Safety week, starting on Monday 23 June.
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.
PEOPLE in Lancashire are being urged to get on their bikes this summer as part of national Bike Week 2008.
PARENTS and carers of children with special educational needs are full of praise for an information day held by Lancashire Care and Share Group, together with East Lancashire Primary Care Trust, at the St Peter’s Centre in Burnley.
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.
THERE'S a chance for cyclists in Lancashire to take a ride back in time to learn more about East Lancashire's railway history.
LANCASHIRE County Council has scooped a national honour for introducing printers which are better for the environment.
A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change and the Environment will be held on the 10th June.
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.
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.
Lancashire County Council has secured an associate head to work at Hameldon Community College in Burnley.
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.
SENIOR members of Lancashire County Council have slammed proposed post office closures claiming the moves will lead to the "slow death of rural communities".
LANCASHIRE County Council has appointed a new chief executive.
Ged Fitzgerald has been named as the new head of the fourth largest local authority in the country. He is currently chief executive at four-star rated Sunderland City Council.
BURNLEY highway bosses are appealing for the public to be vigilant following a spate of 'metal thefts' in the town.
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.
PEOPLE in Hyndburn will have the chance to quiz some of the county’s top decision makers at a special event next week.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 28th February 2008.
The Full Council will meet on the 14th February 2008.
A fresh vision for the future of Hameldon Community College in Burnley is being revealed today by Lancashire County Council.
MEET the youngest Lancashire resident joining the fight against waste - little George Patrick Colley.
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.
Trading Standards officers throughout the North West have conducted a survey of a number of toys and gadgets and have found that packaging constituted between 32% and 83% of the items purchased. In 75% of the toys sampled, more than 50% of the entire product weight was packaging.
IT'S safe to buy toys for kids this Christmas according to recent tests by Lancashire Trading Standards.
LANCASHIRE County Council has produced a revised version of its popular information booklet '60+...benefits for you'.
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.
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.
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.
A SERIES of interactive music concert dates for babies in Burnley have been unveiled for November and December.
FINGERS are crossed for Burnley Tourist Information Centre ahead of this year's regional tourism awards ceremony in Manchester next week.
LANCASHIRE and the surrounding area has been classified as a low risk area for foot and mouth controls. The declaration, effective Tuesday 25 September, means that farmers can now move livestock farm to farm in addition to the existing permitted movements, such as moves direct to slaughter and to slaughter markets.
The Full Council will meet on the 4th October 2007
WORK will begin on a major overhaul of Bacup’s South Street bridge on 24th September.
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.
ANOTHER innovative recycling service is being piloted in Lancashire thanks to a partnership between the county council and a major packaging manufacturer.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on Thursday 13th September 2007.
RESTRICTIONS imposed following the recent Foot and Mouth outbreak are beginning to ease with some animal movements being allowed between farms and to slaughter.
LANCASHIRE’S motorists are being asked to think about their driving habits as a survey brands North Westerners the worst drivers in the country.
TRADING Standards officers are repeating their warning about fake toothpaste after visits to businesses in Lancashire revealed the dangerous product could still be on sale.
A watchdog committee in Lancashire has set up a task group to make sure children and young people who experience mental health problems get a good service, wherever they live in the county.
Young people from across Lancashire have been putting their heads together to find ways to help prevent climate change.
PARENTS who think their children may be entitled to an education Travelpass for school journeys need to check they have received their forms and sent them in.
Parents whose children currently receive free school meals should by now have received a re-issue application form for meals from September.
The Full Council will meet on the 26th 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.
COUNCILLORS and other interested people from Burnley and other parts of Lancashire will be meeting in Chorley on Monday to discuss issues relating to probity in public life, on how local authorities can work together to do so and also to agree questions that need sending in an upward direction to people who understand the issues that may recur elsewhere in the country.
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.
DRIVERS in Lancashire are being urged to share a car, share the costs and perhaps make new friends by sharing their journey to work this week.
Since the introduction of the new NHS Dentist contract in April 2006 how has accessibility to an NHS dentist changed?
YOUNG artists, musicians and poets are being invited to produce their own creative piece to promote road safety in Lancashire.
From Friday 6 April 2007, the annual income threshold for qualification rises from £14,155 to £14,495.
PARENTS and carers of children with disabilities and special needs are invited to a local information and fun day on Saturday 28th April at St Peter's Centre, Church Street in Burnley (11am -3pm).
LANCASHIRE County Council has welcomed a government decision to hold a public inquiry into plans to buy land for the building of the new Unity College in Burnley.
LANCASHIRE County Council are set to relocate their Burnley highways base in a multi-million pound development.
EIGHTY school leavers from Burnley and Pendle who want to try their hand in the construction...
LANCASHIRE County Council are set to relocate their Burnley highways base in a multi-million pound development.
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.
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 people have benefited to the sum of £250m thanks to the County Council’s Welfare Rights Service – which is celebrating 20 years of providing advice and support to the county’s residents.
NEW figures show that Lancashire is recycling more than any other council in the North of England.
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.
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.
LANCASHIRE County Council is holding an information evening for people across East Lancashire considering fostering children and young people in care. The event will be held at Accrington Town Hall on Wednesday, 31 January 2007, from 7- 9pm.
THE job description of a Trading Standards officer doesn’t usually include “performing in the dramatic arts” – but county council officers have been taking to the boards to impress the safety message on the county’s older residents.
TWO projects under the same roof are helping people in Burnley back to work, thanks to Lancashire’s Grants for Growth programme. A women’s group – Leading Ladies – is providing educational workshops as a stepping stone to employment, while the Little Acorns community nursery is removing the barriers to getting back to work by providing free childcare.
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.
FOSTER carers who support children and young people in care across Burnley and East Lancashire will be celebrating the festive season at a special Christmas party.
A SPECIAL seasonal guest will be handing out treats for the children of Burnley when Lancashire County Council’s roadshow visits the town.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s proposal for an “enhanced two-tier” model for local government in Lancashire would preserve local identities and be cost-effective, according to the county council’s leader.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s Social Care Services for adults and older people have been awarded three out of a possible three stars in the annual national performance star-ratings.
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.
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 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.
PLANS for a new library in Burnley will be outlined at the town’s next Lancashire Local meeting in November.
LANCASHIRE County Council has welcomed the Government’s new national advertising and recruitment campaign to encourage more people to pursue a career in social work.
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on the 10th October 2006.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 10th October 2006.
The latest council website survey from the Society of IT Management shows that the use of council sites grew by 29%.
From this week all public bodies will have to take issues of biodiversity into account in all the work that they do. The new duty comes into effect under Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act, which sets out to raise the profile of biodiversity in England and Wales.
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 largest population of one of Lancashires rarest species of plants, the Wood Crane's-Bill is threatened with the illegal tipping of wood bark chip.
A NEW campaign from Lancashire County Council is advising residents where to stuff their junk mail - in their recycling box!
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.
CELEBRITIES from the North West and beyond are backing Lancashire County Council’s latest road safety drive.
Angling Clubs Match ACA’s £1,000 reward to catch polluters
A GREEN campaign by BBC TV presenter Philippa Forrester has proved popular with Lancashire residents.
School bus fares will rise in a bid to safeguard subsidised services across Lancashire.
Just a quick note to inform you that the works on the westbound carriageway of the M65 between Junction 12 at Brierfield and Junction 10 at Burnley are now complete.
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.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 13th July 2006.
Lancashire Childcare Information Service provides quality, accessible and impartial information and guidance on the full range of childcare services, resources and issues led by the needs of children and their families, carers, employers, professionals, local government and other agencies.
Thre County Council can now confirm that a contract has been awarded to Aggregate Industries Ltd. to resurface the westbound carriageway between junctions 12 and 10.
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.
COUNTY councillors are ensuring Lancashire’s voice is heard in Europe after receiving a briefing on how the county can influence EU decision makers.
With the World Cup just around the corner, football fans are warned about fake goods in the run up to the finals in Germany.
Burnley mother of four Sobia Nawaz has been able to get back to work ten years after starting her family thanks to Lancashire’s Grants For Growth scheme.
A FORMER Burnley aerospace worker is flying high after being chosen as the Chairman of Lancashire County Council for 2006/07.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 11th May 2006.
The M65, Burnley's motorway will be operating a contra-flow from 16th June for 6 to 8 weeks for major resurfacing of the westbound lanes
PEOPLE are being urged to “think green” this Easter by not adding to the county’s waste mountain.
The government has announced that from 6 April 2006 it will raise the annual income limit for free school meals qualification to £14,155, up from £13,910 previously.
Young people from across the county will be learning about how Lancashire County Council employees use chemistry during their working day at a special event in Burnley next week.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 6th April 2006.
MOTORISTS can be confident they’re getting a Fair Measure on the Forecourt thanks to a new scheme being launched by Lancashire Trading Standards.
The Burnley and Pendle district heat of this year’s Lancashire Maths Challenge took place this week at Walshaw High School in Burnley.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 2nd March 2006.
HELP is at hand for bus users who need help getting about their area.
The Full Council will meet on the 16th February 2006
TEENAGE drivers are being targeted in a road safety campaign to reduce casualties on Lancashire roads.
The North West’s Regional Skills Partnership Board, has praised the facilities at the Lancashire Digital Technology Centre in Burnley.
ROSSENDALE residents have an exciting opportunity to quiz Lancashire County Council’s decision makers at a Question Time style evening.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 26th January 2006
The next meeting of the above Committee will be on 17th January 2006.
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.
LANCASHIRE County Council has achieved another top rating from the Audit Commission.
FINSLEY Gate Canal Bridge in Burnley will be closed temporarily from Monday 9 January 2006 for essential maintenance works.
PUPILS in Burnley passed a tough travel test with flying colours this week after a sweep was carried out to seek out fraudulent travellers.
The Full Council will meet on the 15th December 2005
Young people in Burnley have been down to the woods today – but not for a picnic.
Strangers prowling the corridors of County Hall, blood being drained from Councillors - what’s going on?
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 1st December 2005.
A NEW information partnership scheme designed to help identify and support carers in Burnley has been officially launched at Burnley Library this week.
In 2002 the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched ‘Consumer Direct’ (CD), a strategy for the implementation of a single national telephone helpline for consumer complaints throughout the UK. Funded directly by central government, the Consumer Direct initiative is rolling out a single low-cost telephone number for all consumer problems throughout the UK (similar to NHS Direct).
People living in Lancashire who were born on 21st April 1926 and wish to apply to attend should contact the Lancashire Lieutenancy Office at County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ (telephone 01772-533364) for an application form.
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.
SHOPPERS are being urged to ‘use their loaf’ this autumn and make sure they can be seen on the roads.
Lancashire County Council’s Road Safety Group have linked up with ASDA supermarkets in supporting the latest Department for Transport ‘be safe, be seen’ initiative.
A meeting of the Cabinet will take place on the 6th October 2005.
A NEW pioneering service aimed at supporting grandparents who are the primary carers and legal guardians of their grandchildren living across Burnley and East Lancashire has been launched.
PUPILS in Burnley are taking road safety step by step with the help of an award-winning child pedestrian training programme.
LANCASHIRE'S school meals service has served up a treat to be shortlisted for a national award. Lancashire County Commercial Services (LCCS) has been shortlisted for the prestigious APSE Service Awards 2005. The APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards recognise strong provision, quality leadership and plans for the future.
WITH companies like Argos and Index about to issue their new autumn/winter catalogues, Lancashire County Council’s Waste Minimisation team are calling on people to recycle their old ones.
LANCASHIRE Trading Standards believe the overwhelming majority of customers who used credit facilities of the Time Group will be able to get redress or compensation from the finance providers if they have problems with computers, plasma screens or warranties.
People as far afield as Australia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Norway and Gibraltar logged on to Lancashire County Council's election website to see the recent power battle unfold.
TWO fantastic new bus services for the Burnley and Pendle areas are to be officially launched on Monday.
SHOPPERS at Burnley’s Charter Walk shopping centre will be urged to repent their sins and become road safety saints on Saturday 4 June. Lancashire County Council’s Road Safety Group will be aiming to reduce casualties as part of its Saint or Sinner? tour from 10am onwards.
THE happiest and saddest moments in family life are to become simpler when Lancashire becomes one single Registration Service district from 23 May. Weddings, births, deaths – the Lancashire County Council-run service is involved in them all.
The first meeting of the Full Council after the local election will be held at County Hall, Preston on the 26th May 2005.
Your local county councillor is back on the web!
A LICENSEE from Burnley faces a bill of £250 after pleading guilty to selling alcohol to a 14-year-old girl.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s ambitious Building Schools for the Future project has been given the green light by the School Organisation Committee (SOC).
Tonight at 9.00pm on Channel 4 Chef Jamie Oliver will be serving up another helping of his new series
Lancashire County Council's Council Chamber echoed with unfamiliar sights and sounds when young people from across Lancashire met to celebrate their success as the first LCDL sponsored apprentices.
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.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s Building Schools for the Future Initiative in Burnley and Pendle has received a major boost after securing funding totalling £231million.
A CLEAR commitment to race harmony is to be made by Burnley schools when civic and school leaders gather to launch the area’s Race Equality Charter. Copies of the printed Charter, committing schools to guaranteeing racial equality, will be framed and displayed in Burnley schools.
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
I am a member of the Committee dealing with the above matter. The next meeting of the Committee is on the 22nd February 2005.
On the 17th February 2005 Fuull Council will discuss the 2005/06 budget.
Lord Shuttleworth, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire and County Councillor Nora Ward, Chairman of Lancashire County Council were just two of the distinguished guests at the launch of the Micro Enterprise Loan Scheme in Burnley.
Lancashire County Council Trading Standards is holding an informal seminar with Asian food businesses to educate and inform them about current food legislation.
STAFF and pupils at two Burnley schools are among those celebrating after their establishments were awarded specialist status.
LANCASHIRE County Council has given the green light to establish four new special schools for pupils with learning difficulties in Burnley and Pendle.
LANCASHIRE County Council’s ambitious Building Schools for the Future has taken another step forward following a decision taken by the Cabinet Member for Education.
I am a member of the Cabinet which will meet on the 27th January 2005.
Channel 4’s Time Team TV series featured an archaeological dig in Lancashire
Find out the latest weather information and flood warnings.
The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on the 5th January 2005.
Lancashire’s Home Composting Scheme has scooped two prestigious national awards. The rubbish reduction scheme triumphed at the Composting Association Awards, 2004, in the category of "The Partnership Award" and were awarded the title of "Best Waste Minimisation Project" at the National Recycling Awards only a month earlier.
LANCASHIRE County Council is celebrating success after receiving an ‘excellent’ rating in its Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA). The CPA is carried out by the Audit Commission inspectors who were impressed by the recent performance of the county council. Lancashire’s ‘excellent’ rating puts it amongst the best councils in the country.
The next meeting of the Full Council will be on the 16th December 2004
EIGHT former county council care home sites across the county have been given the green light to develop new purpose built extra care housing schemes for older people.
Social Services has joined with partner agencies and voluntary organisations to recognise and raise awareness of the support available for carers for this year’s Carer’s Rights Day.
BURNLEY FC stars Danny Coyne and Matty O’Neill met local youngsters after they took part in a scheme to learn about anti-racism and sport.
The directorate has been awarded an encouraging ‘two stars’ out of a possible three by the new Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). Star ratings are a summary of each council's performance across social services and are part of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) of local councils.
