SEVERAL savings are set to be made by citizen’s advice bureau leaders in Burnley and Pendle in response to cuts totalling more than £36,000.

Trustees have confirmed that the Burnley CAB office, in St James Street, is set to shut in favour of smaller premises.

CAB officials are currently on the lookout for another base, which they hope will still be located centrally.

And councillors in Barnoldswick have voiced fears that the town’s office, in Rainhall Road, could be one victim of the cuts.

Last year the Burnley Council grant was cut by £75,000 and this will be followed by a £20,000 reduction for 2011-12.

The two CAB branches are set to merge from April, which has prompted Pendle Council to propose a reduction of £16,220 for the next 12 months.

Peter Kenyon, trustees chairman for Burnley CAB, said: “The current scenario is that we are planning to leave the St James Street premises at the end of this year and move to a smaller place.

“I think there are still plans to offer outreach services in Barnoldswick which will not mean a complete closure.”

Coun Pauline McCormick, Pendle Council’s CAB representative, said: “I am sure we will never leave Barnoldswick and I will fight for it remain open.”

The concerns regarding Barnoldswick were aired at a West Craven committee meeting. In Pendle there are other offices in Nelson and Colne.

Coun David Whipp said: “It does not take a genius to put two and two together and work out there is a potential for reduction in West Craven.”

He said the area had people, young and old, with debt problems and there were issues around rural deprivation.