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New figures from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have revealed that just over 500 home buyers in Burnley and Pendle have taken advantage of the Help to Buy scheme since it was launched four years ago.

Debt worries in North West have reached a five-year high, with almost half of all adults in the region worried about their current level of debt according to insolvency trade body R3.

The North West has some of the worst job prospects in the country as companies delay hiring while they wait to see what happens with Brexit, according to the latest Employment Outlook Survey from ManpowerGroup.

Properties in Burnley are worth just £5,000 more than they were over five years ago while London properties in that time have increased in value by over £120,000, with top urban policy research think-tank Centre for Cities blaming planning policy for widened the already-gaping North-South wealth divide.

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East Lancashire households have £2,000 less spending money than the average for the North West, figures show.

Staff from a financial planning firm in Barnoldswick have completed a charity walk in the Lake District, raising over £2,000 for Bosom Friends, a local charity support group for people with cancer.

A Burnley estate agents' have announced that they are participating in a nationwide push to collect 10,000 items of food and other essentials for local food banks.

Lancashire Victim Services, a county-wide charity service, has launched a new programme to accredit business in Lancashire as Victim Friendly Organisations, training staff to better help those impacted by crime.

In an effort to inspire their current students to go on to achieve academic and career success, a Burnley college has asked former pupils to return to the classroom as part of a national education charity initiative.

With university winding down once more, students returning to Burnley for the summer could be entitled to a £50 refund from TV Licensing as a result of moving back to a licensed address.

A Pendle school's football team have fulfilled what for many would be an all-time dream by winning a tournament at Turf Moor held as part of the Burnley Football Club in the Community-affiliated Danny Ings Sports Project.

Burnley FC have been ranked as the 32rd-most valuable brand in football by Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy, with their £139m valuation putting them ahead of the likes of Olympique De Marseille, Sevilla, Celtic, Benfica, and Lazio.

A pair of local manufacturing pioneers have become two of the first companies in the UK to enrol on a new, £20m government-backed business support programme to boost productivity and growth.