BUS travel in Barnoldswick and Earby is set for a mini-revolution with £200,000 in improvements.

The funding has come from Lancashire County Council, which is hoping to get more passengers on to West Craven's buses, and contributions from several house-building projects in the local area.

In Barnoldswick, the work will involve creating a landmark bus terminus which will include replacing the existing bus shelters in Fernlea Road and Station Road with two new ones.

The new shelter in Station Road will have a clock as a focal point, pavements will be raised to improve access for disabled people and upgraded lighting will be installed in the hope of improving security.

Meanwhile in Earby, the current bus station shelters will be replaced with a new single shelter and the area will be landscaped with raised pavements.

The shelters will also be by existing CCTV schemes in both towns.

Lancashire County Council's transport chief, Coun Tony Martin, said: "Both bus terminals are key stops on the Burnley and Pendle mainline service. A key aim is to improve passenger safety, which is why there will be CCTV for both sites linked to Pendle Council's existing coverage."

A total of £88,000 towards the scheme has been sourced from 'Section 106' agreements with local developers who have been constructing in the town.

Contributions of £20,000 have been sourced from Westfield Mill, Carr Road, Barnoldswick, and in Earby £25,000 from Grove Street, £23,000 from Victoria Road and another £20,000 from the Bawhead Road scheme.

Coun David Whipp said that local councillors have been pressing for improvements for some time and met with LCC staff over 18 months ago to discuss the changes.

He said: "The work in Barnoldswick and Earby is very welcome. The present Station Road shelter is a disgrace. It's taken a long time to get the county to this point and I hope it will take considerably less to get the project physically under way!"