A CHARITY playbus which had funding cut by the council last year has been given a lifeline.

Burnley and Pendle's Multi-Racial Playbus Association, which offers pre-school play sessions, has received £6,000 from the Lloyds TSB foundation.

Organisers said the grant meant the service would now be able to continue. Last year the service suffered a double blow after it was told to leave Burnley and Pendle Transport's depot in Queensgate, Burnley, where it has been for more than 20 years.