Schools temporarily close amid £14m legal action over alleged defects

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Schools in east Lancashire built around 15 years ago have had to close temporarily as the council investigates alleged defects.

Shuttleworth College in Padiham and Unity College in Burnley were closed on Monday (December 2) while Pendle Vale Community High School and College in Nelson was shut for two days last week.

Holly Grove School in Burnley was also closed on Thursday (December 5). Lancashire County Council says it has undertaken surveys at 'a number of' schools constructed under the government's Building Schools for the Future Programme resulting in some temporary closures.

However, it has not said which schools are affected. READ MORE: Major reforms to mental health services announced amid NHS trust's failings It comes amid legal action involving contractor Lendlease relating to schools built under the programme in the late 2000s.