Addington Capital has received planning permission to redevelop and modernise the shopping centre and work is hoped to start in the spring to be completed in time for Christmas. The market square will be completely changed with the first floor balcony and staircases outside River Island, WH Smith, Superdrug Read more>>
One of Britain’s greatest artists will be the star of the show at Towneley Hall this week, as an exciting new exhibition opens featuring original JMW Turner watercolours. Turner is regarded as one of the masters of British watercolours, and the exhibition, featuring three of his original pieces, will delight Read more>>
Training provider, Training 2000, has announced it has secured £9.3m of Government capital funding to develop its University Technical College (UTC), Visions Learning Trust, at its preferred location, Victoria Mill in Burnley, subject to the final funding agreement being signed by the Secretary of State in April 2012. The historic Read more>>
An application for planning permission has been submitted for the redevelopment of Manchester Road Railway Station in Burnley. Burnley Council in partnership with Lancashire County Council, the East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership, Northern Rail and Network Rail is redeveloping the station in advance of the implementation of the Todmorden Curve Read more>>
ESHTON will start work in March on a bridge across the Leeds-Liverpool Canal which will link its £50m Burnley Bridge Business Parkdirectly to the M65 motorway. The Yorkshire-based developer received a European Regional Development Fund Grant of £3.85m at the end of 2011 to build the bridge, which will provide Read more>>
Staff and local dignitaries welcomed senior VIP’s from Japan on Monday this week, to a special presentation ceremony held at Burnley’s Futaba-Tenneco plant. Senior Executives travelled from Japan to see Mr Kevin Schofield take over from Yutaka Nagasaki, who is returning to Japan after 11 years heading up the Burnley Read more>>
A BURNLEY fitness centre is celebrating after it was crowned Health Club of the Year at a prestigious national awards ceremony reports the Burnley Express. Crow Wood Leisure beat off competition from more than 150 other clubs nationwide for the coveted prize at the National Fitness Awards which recognise excellence Read more>>
England cricket star James Anderson is to be granted the Freedom of his home town during a special Civic ceremony. The ‘Freedom of the Borough’ is the highest honour Burnley Council can bestow and is being awarded in recognition of James’ outstanding services to cricket. His achievements have also made Read more>>
Addington Capital has submitted a planning application for a £3m redevelopment of Charter Walk Shopping Centre in Burnley. The plans include a reconfiguration and refurbishment of the Market Square area of the shopping centre. The existing eastern side of the Square will be reconfigured to provide three double height retail Read more>>
Burnley-based Crow Wood Leisure plans to spend £2m extending its spa and ‘wellness centre’. The £10 million leisure complex, which already boasts an Olympic-standard equestrian centre, could receive two additional indoor pools and an outdoor salt water lagoon and pool with hot tubs and a beach hut/bar area. Andy Brown (pictured) Read more>>
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