Labour is aiming to build hundreds of houses in Burnley, new figures show. It is part of an effort to build 1.5 million new homes in England by 2029. But while an urban policy think tank welcomed ...

Burnley Council's executive has started the process of compulsorily purchasing four more run-down and long-term vacant houses. Its meeting on Wednesday night approved the necessary orders to stop ...

The council is prepared to use compulsory purchase powers to buy long-term empty homes as part of its 20-year efforts to reduce the number of uninhabited homes across the borough.

Oliver Ryan was given a tour of Barratt Homes' Brun Lea Heights development in Rossendale Road, Burnley. The Labour backbencher was invited to view the construction progress and learn more about the ...