PLACES all over Burnley and Padiham have been inspected for the prestigious Mayor's excellence award.

A party left the town hall and visited nine locations to judge which should win the award.

They visited the new Inland Revenue offices in Kingsway, Queen Victoria pub and the Travel Lodge, Prestige on Colne Road, Trafalgar Mill, Slater Terrace, Padiham Road post office, Guy Mill in Padiham, The Inn at Burnley Wharf and the town centre refurbishment.

The winner will be announced early next week.

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