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Burnley (/ ˈ b ɜːr n l i /) is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. [2] It is 21 miles (34 km) north of Manchester and 20 miles (32 km) east of Preston , at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun .
Burnley Football Club ( / ˈbɜːrnli /) is a professional football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following relegation from the Premier League in 2023–24. Founded in 1882, Burnley were one of the first to become professional (in 1883) and ...
In England, anti-racist protesters outnumbered far-right protesters, with 5,000 assembling outside the Reform UK headquarters in London, and 1,000 people protesting in Liverpool and Newcastle. [230] A recurring protest against the war in Gaza in Cardiff was joined by many protesters opposing the far-right riots. [236]
The Borough of Burnley ( / ˈbɜːrnli /) is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of 42.9 square miles (111 km 2) and a population of 95,553 (2022), and is named after its largest town, Burnley. The borough also contains the town of Padiham along with several villages and surrounding rural ...
The Original Factory Shop was established in 1969 as part of Peter Black's retail network. Initially it sold soap manufactured by one of Black's factories. The chain now has 215 outlets and has plans to have 500 stores by 2020. During 2010 to 2011, the chain expanded its warehouse and offices in Burnley by 100,000 square feet (9,300 m 2) to ...
Burnley Express. The Burnley Express is a newspaper for Burnley and Padiham, England and surrounding area. It is printed twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday, which is the larger edition. In print since 1877, [2] it is now part of the group National World. One variant is the Padiham Express, with the first few pages being specific to Padiham.
History of Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire. It was founded on 18 May 1882 by members of rugby club Burnley Rovers, [a] who voted for a change from rugby to association football. The suffix "Rovers" was dropped in the following days.
Graph showing Burnley's league performance from the inaugural season of the Football League in 1888–89 to the present Burnley Football Club, an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, was founded on 18 May 1882 as Burnley Rovers. [a] The suffix "Rovers" was soon dropped, and the club was simply known as "Burnley Football Club" at the time of its first recorded match ...