Published on April 30, 2019 at 2:21 pm
Residents across Pennine Lancashire are being asked to exercise their fingers and take part in a new online survey.
As well as helping shape how up to £10m of Sport England is spent locally, participants will be in the running for one of 10 £50 Amazon vouchers.
But, there’s just hours to go with the deadline being today, Tuesday, April 30.
Filed under: Sport England | amazon | pennine lancashire | survey
Published on April 30, 2019 at 2:15 pm
The European Parliament Elections which will take place on Thursday, May 23.
More than five million people across North West England, including Rossendale, will have the opportunity to vote in these elections to select the region’s eight Members of the European Parliament (MEPs.)
Verification, or official checking, of the votes will take place on Friday 24 May and the count and results announcement will take place on Sunday 26 May after polls close across Europe.
Published on April 17, 2019 at 3:30 pm
Over the past few days, we have had a few queries from residents and the local media about travellers who stopped at Futures Park recently. We have also have been asked for an update on the emerging local plan and the gypsy and traveller transit site.
After the travellers moved off site a full clean-up operation was organised for Thursday, April 11 as per our normal processes.
Filed under: Futures Park | travellers
Published on April 15, 2019 at 11:14 am
Do you want to join in the country’s biggest-ever spring clean and help make Rossendale tidy?
Volunteers are being sought to blitz Bacup in a community clean-up as part of the Great British Spring Clean.
Taking place this Wednesday, April 17 from 10am-1pm the clean-up and planting day will see volunteers tackle the area from Alma Road to Industrial Street.
Filed under: Bacup | spring clean
Published on April 10, 2019 at 11:55 am
A Rossendale man has been found guilty of eight offences after his boarding establishment for dogs was found to be in breach of licensing rules and for running a boarding establishment without the necessary licence.
Richard Coop pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the conditions of his licence for home boarding under the Animal Establishments Act of 1963 as well as operating a further boarding establishment without the authority of a licence and was ordered to pay a £315 fine, £1,000 in costs and a victim surcharge of £31.
Filed under: Licensing rules | boarding | dogs | licence
Published on April 4, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Food and drink businesses in Rossendale are being invited to attend a free training course on food allergies.
Rossendale Council is hosting the two-hour long sessions in the Council Chamber at Futures Park, Bacup.
Delivered by environmental health officers, the sessions are designed to give Rossendale businesses confidence and reassurance when it comes to serving customers.
Filed under: allergies | enivironmental health | rossendale
Published on April 3, 2019 at 2:35 pm
Each year, it is the responsibility of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to select suitable topics for inclusion and consideration for its the annual work programme. Deciding the topics for the year is a key aspect of the overview and scrutiny process.
The aim of overview and scrutiny is to add value to the work of the Council and produce worthwhile outcomes for local people.
Filed under: overview and scrutiny committee | scrutiny