Brilliant Burnley the place to work

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A host of publicly and privately funded regeneration schemes and infrastructure developments have led to an economic renaissance in Burnley at a time when many other parts of the region and wider UK are suffering from a period of austerity.

Employers in East Lancashire are enterprising, ambitious and successful and with their commitment and investment in the town, it really can go from strength to strength.

The area offers affordable housing, exciting leisure opportunities and a better work life balance than in many big cities. £800m has been invested into the transport, housing, leisure, retail and business infrastructure and the reopening of the direct train link to Manchester is a great opportunity to encourage commuters to come to Burnley,

There are still skills shortages and the area’s future success is at stake if this can’t be reversed with an ever-ageing workforce, particularly in the manufacturing sector.