Monthly Archives: June 2021
Published on June 30, 2021 at 12:01 pm
THE green light has been given to the £2.5million transformation of Haslingden town centre to create a brighter shopper and visitor attraction.
This week, Rossendale Borough Council’s Haslingden 2040 bid won the backing of the National Heritage Lottery Fund; now work on a variety of improvements can begin.
Council leader Councillor Alyson Barnes, who is also Chair of the Haslingden Town Centre Strategic Partnership Board, said: “The key to the success of the Haslingden 2040 bid was that it had the support of the whole community and it was developed with the backing of a number of different stakeholders.
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Published on June 29, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Rossendale council and Transdev are offering free transport to all vaccination sites in Rossendale.
The council are providing a shuttle bus from Haslingden town centre to the vaccination site situated on Winfields car park. The shuttle bus runs from 1-5pm everyday whilst the site remains open.
Rosso are also helping to boost the area’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign with a free travel offer.
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Published on June 23, 2021 at 3:28 pm
Two high growth companies have made the move to new premises in Rossendale.
Slingco and Rochdale Production Services Ltd (RPS) have both taken on new units at the New Hall Hey Business Park in Rawtenstall.
Rossendale Council has provided business rates relief over the next 3 years to assist with the expansion and growth of the two local companies.
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Published on June 10, 2021 at 1:31 pm
From Monday (14th June) two new mobile Covid-19 vaccination clinics are coming to Rossendale, bringing vaccines closer to people living in the borough.
The clinics will be based in Rawtenstall and Bacup and will be open every day, seven days a week, from 8am to 8pm. Giving people the first dose of the Pfizer vaccines, these temporary facilities will make getting a jab easier and more convenient, with clinicians on hand to answer questions and address any concerns people might have.
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Published on June 8, 2021 at 8:31 am
A YOUTH Hub has been opened in Rossendale to assist 16 to 24-year-olds become work ready and helped into employment.
The hub, only the second in Lancashire and Cumbria, is based at Rossendale Council at Futures Park in Bacup and funded by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
It is manned by Jobcentre youth work coaches Natasha Woods and Liam Hickey and is supported by the council’s employability programmes Rossendale Works, which has been running for three years, and sister project Rossendale Youth Works.
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Published on June 4, 2021 at 9:40 am
Pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinics are coming to Rawtenstall and Haslingden, bringing vaccines closer to people living in those areas.
Giving people the first dose of the Pfizer vaccines, these temporary facilities make getting a jab easier and more convenient, with clinicians on hand to answer questions and address any concerns people might have.
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Published on June 2, 2021 at 5:10 pm
As rates of Covid cases rise across Rossendale, everyone who lives or works in the borough are strongly encouraged to take a COVID-19 PCR test, whether they are showing symptoms or not, to help track the spread of the latest Variant of Concern.
Rossendale is now amongst the top areas in the national table of areas with the most Covid cases.
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