BBC Radio 4's Any Questions comes to Nelson

Each week the popular show visits a different community in Britain and a panel of well-known faces is posed questions by the local audience.

The programme will be broadcast live at 8pm, so those who didn't manage to get one of the coveted tickets can tune in and listen.

Any Questions has a typical audience of 1.5 million people and panellists from the world of politics, media and elsewhere respond to local issues.

Leader of Pendle Council, Councillor Mike Blomeley said: "This is a great chance for Pendle to be under the spotlight and take part in a programme which is heard by thousands of people across the country.

"Any Questions has been on air since 1948 and is something of a national institution."

The programme will be chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby and the Panelists will include Maurice Glassman, Eve Pollard and Ruth Lea, although the line-up could change before the night.

Phil Storey, Chief Executive of Pendle Leisure Trust, which runs The ACE Centre, is delighted the show will be hosted there.

He said: "It gives us a fantastic opportunity to promote the centre's facilities to a wide range of people.

"The topical programme covers political, moral and social issues which are of national interest, so we're encouraging people to contribute questions on the night.

"I'm sure there'll be a stimulating and interesting debate!"