Monthly Archives: January 2020
Published on January 29, 2020 at 2:33 pm
A new upgraded CCTV system is in operation across Rossendale.
A total of 19 new cameras are now in place in Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Bacup. These are mainly in the town centres and are directly linked to the central CCTV Hub for Lancashire.
The upgrade includes all new HD cameras, which provide much better quality footage, which are all networked and connected to the CCTV hub, which allows them to be monitored 24 hours a day, a facility not previously available for Rossendale.
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Published on January 29, 2020 at 11:10 am
A total of 250 real Christmas trees have been donated to Rossendale Council for recycling.
Environmental officers have been busy disposing of and recycling the trees following the offer to collect the real trees after the festive season for just £5.
The trees are being shredded and the organic material will be used for recycling.
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Published on January 29, 2020 at 9:12 am
A new breakfast club and drop in has been launched to engage and assist residents from the Bacup area to make a difference to their lives.
The Brew and Breakfast Club, based at Trinity Baptist Church on Market Street, Bacup, will be open every Thursday from 10-noon.
It is being organised by Rossendale Works and Rossendale Futures, employability projects set up by Rossendale Council and Active Lancashire and the Department of Work of Pensions
At the first meeting, partner agencies led round table discussions to consider local issues and ways the new club could try to tackle them.
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Published on January 27, 2020 at 10:42 am
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place today and is a chance for people across the world to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, the millions of people killed under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Marking the day, Council leader Alyson Barnes said:
Today we pay tribute to all the victims of the murderous Nazi regime, where all the institutions of state were geared towards the extermination of Jewish men, women and children and other deemed unworthy of life.
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Published on January 22, 2020 at 4:20 pm
The Leader of Rossendale Council has welcomed news the Red Express bus service will be retained.
Councillor Alyson Barnes said:
“We are delighted at this news. This is a result of councillors’ lobbying hard behind the scenes along with partnership work to help improve this service end ensure this great outcome.
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Published on January 22, 2020 at 1:44 pm
Rossendale Council is asking for comments on the proposed allocation of the Gyspy and Traveller Transit site at the former Little Tooter Quarry, Sharneyford, as part of the emerging Rossendale Local Plan.
The consultation documents and further information and can be found on the Council’s website as well as at the One Stop Shop (Futures Park) and at local libraries.
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Published on January 21, 2020 at 1:44 pm
Penalties totalling more than £1,400 have been handed to three people for offences in the borough.
Khalid Jamil (60), director of Driven Cab Rental registered at Unit 11, Sovereign Enterprise Park, King William Street, Salford, was found guilty of obstructing a Rossendale Borough Council officer by failing to give the location of a vehicle.
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Published on January 16, 2020 at 2:13 pm
Comment from Rossendale Borough Council Leader Councillor Alyson Barnes on the funding proposals to improve traffic and air quality on St Mary’s Way, including the gyratory, in Rawtenstall. The issue will be discussed at a Lancashire County Council Cabinet meeting on Thursday, January 16th.
It is part of the report on the Proposed Submission to the Department for Transport’s Local Pinch Point Fund.
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Published on January 16, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Haslingden resident Barbara Holden, 80, has been handed a new lease of life after Rossendale Council awarded her a Disabled Facilities Grant, and arranged much-needed changes to her home.
The grants are available to support people with disabilities if they need to adapt their house or install specialist equipment.
They are designed to improve freedom of movement in and around people’s homes giving access to essential facilities and keeping them safe in their home.
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Published on January 13, 2020 at 4:55 pm
2020 has started well for Civic Pride Rossendale (CPR). Unable to attend the mass Rawtenstall clean up on New Year’s Day, one of our CPR volunteers was in Waterfoot centre at 7am on New Year’s Day to clear up the carnage from the previous evening! Three hours later, the area was transformed as can be seen from the photos of the bus stop on Bacup Road.
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