Gordon Birtwistle & Burnley Liberal Democrats

 Local MP Gordon Birtwistle has expressed his delight at the announcement of a trio of successes for the Burnley area.

 The £4 million European grant that will fund the development of the Burnley Bridge Industrial Estate and bring 1500 jobs to the area was the first in a series of achievements for the district. But more good news was soon to follow for the prospects of the local economy.

The state of the art 800 place Burnley Visions Trust University Technical College, the first to be built in Lancashire and only one of fifteen in the country, will arrive at Weaver’s Triangle under a pioneering new scheme. The Victoria Mill site has been chosen to kick-start the regeneration of Burnley’s historic mills and the college will train young people aged between 14 and 19 in construction and engineering as well as more traditional subjects such as Maths and English. The college is expected to open in September 2012.

Within the last few days Burnley has received a further boost with the news that £9 million has been allocated by the Government to restore the Todmorden Curve which has been awarded funding through the second round of the Regional Growth Fund. Mr Birtwistle hailed the announcement that the service would cut the times of train journeys between Burnley and Manchester by half as “fantastic”. “This will open the town up for major investment” he said, adding that “it will create hundreds of jobs and link Burnley to the economic powerhouse of Manchester”.

The Liberal Democrat was keen to display his admiration for the work of Burnley Council in securing these key investments and praised their “dedication and commitment to building a better Burnley. I believe that we should all be proud of the progress that has been made and I am certain that these wins will provide Burnley with an even brighter future. It has been a pleasure to be involved in the process”.

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