Monthly Archives: February 2019
Published on February 27, 2019 at 7:34 pm
Councillors on Rossendale Council’s Development Control Committee have approved plans to install a lighting feature on Bacup Coronation fountain.
As part of efforts to improve the town and thanks to the £2m injection through the Townscape Heritage Initiative, the Council is looking to renovate the fountain.
Now planning permission has been granted, work on the fountain will begin shortly.
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Published on February 26, 2019 at 7:42 pm
Rossendale Council is asking for views on proposals to renew the borough’s dog control orders.
The consultation can be viewed here. It closes in April.
Councillor Jackie Oakes, portfolio holder for operations, said:
“We want to hear people’s views on this. Dog control orders are not something new. They have been around for a few years but we have to review them regularly.
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Published on February 21, 2019 at 4:18 pm
Councillors are set to agree to ring fence nearly £200,000 to support Haslingden town centre as a fresh bid for funding is prepared.
Working with the recently re-established Haslingden Taskforce, Rossendale Council is preparing a bid for Heritage Funding.
A bid was made last year and while unsuccessful, the Council received many positive comments and has been encouraged to submit a further one this year.
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Published on February 21, 2019 at 11:12 am
Find out more about the vital work of the Council’s planning enforcement team in this new video.
Planning enforcement is a vitally important area of work for the Council.
Issues are dealt with in the first instance by education and negotiation, however direct action can and will be taken to remove unlawful development and prosecute offenders when deemed necessary, as in this recent case.
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Published on February 19, 2019 at 1:42 pm
A pensioner has been ordered to pay more than £300 after he was recorded disposing of his dog waste in the river six times.
Geoffrey Wright of Lee Road, Bacup, was caught throwing the waste between 12th and 14th October 2018. He has ordered to pay £200 legal costs to Rossendale Borough Council and £133.34 for investigations costs.
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Published on February 18, 2019 at 1:56 pm
Funding has been granted to Rossendale Borough Council to install electric charge points for taxis.
The Department for Transport has announced it will provide £630K across Lancashire in funding to support ultra-low emission taxis – with four charging points to be installed across Rossendale.
The successful bid will see the installation of 24 charge points – four per council area – across Lancashire.
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Published on February 14, 2019 at 1:48 pm
Rossendale Council is joining forces with national and local organisations to support Fuel Poverty Awareness Day taking place this Friday, February 15.
The national day of recognition is designed to highlight the problems faced by those struggling to keep warm in their homes and all the work being undertaken to tackle the issue.
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Published on February 13, 2019 at 2:32 pm
The Deputy Leader of Rossendale Council, Cllr Christine Lamb, re-opened Rawtenstall’s renovated town hall last week.
New tenants, Together Housing, welcomed Council officials along with guests from the Rossendale Together Barnfield Partnership to attend the ribbon cutting and tour the building.
Together Housing will use the space to deliver important front-line services across Rossendale.
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Published on February 12, 2019 at 2:48 pm
People are being urged to get permission before felling trees on their land, after prosecutions were brought by Rossendale Council against two men for removing trees with a value of around £22,000.
Land owner Matthew Cook appeared at Burnley Magistrates Court on Thursday, February 7 and pleaded guilty to felling 6 trees in a Cloughfold conservation area in August 2018.
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Published on February 11, 2019 at 1:35 pm
Rossendale Council has confirmed it is considering putting forward one of its town centres for recently announced government funding.
£675m is available nationally to help town centres adapt to the changes in the way people shop and use them.
There is strict criteria. Government have confirmed it is only for town centres that are facing significant challenges.
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