Published on May 26, 2022 at 12:39 pm
A GIANT walking puppet will stroll around Bacup as part of a two-day fun family festival on June 2 and 3 and there are plans to make it an annual event.
Coinciding with the school half-term break, all daytime events at the ‘This Here Festival’ will be free for parents and children.
Published on May 24, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Rossendale Council and Rossendale Leisure Trust have installed five walking boards across Rossendale – Rawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, Waterfoot and Whitworth.
The new ‘Walk Rossendale’ walking boards are easy to use and highlight local destinations and attractions in the valley.
In each town centre, there are 3 walks to choose from and all routes are way marked to help direct people to their destination.
Published on May 13, 2022 at 11:30 am
Rossendale council along with their colleagues from Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Active Lancashire are holding an employment and support event for those aged 50+ at Futures Park on 24 May.
The event which runs from 1-3pm is open to anyone aged 50 and over who is interested in looking for work or who may need support to move into work.
Filed under: employment | jobs fair | skills and employability fair
Published on May 12, 2022 at 11:17 am
Rossendale Council has been successful in securing £150,000 funding from Restoring Your Railway and Lancashire County Council to produce a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) into the Rawtenstall to Manchester travel corridor.
With high levels of commuter outflows leaving the borough to access employment, many into the Greater Manchester area, Rossendale is the only authority in Lancashire without a rail link and suffers from high levels of congestion.
Filed under: rail link | rail survey
Published on May 3, 2022 at 5:33 pm
Rossendale Council have begun paying the council tax rebate payments for qualifying direct debit payers which should hit peoples bank accounts from Tuesday 3 May.
The rebate was announced by the government earlier this year to assist households with the rising energy costs. Properties in council tax bands A-D are entitled to the £150 rebate with a smaller discretionary fund for customers who do not meet the automatic criteria.
Filed under: council tax rebate
Published on May 3, 2022 at 10:53 am
We are asking all retailers to make sure they have removed Kinder products linked to an outbreak of salmonella from their shelves. The products are believed to have caused a significant number of children to become seriously unwell, with many reported cases being admitted to hospital.
Product details:
Product names Pack sizes Best before dates
Kinder Surprise 20g All dates up to and including 04 January 2023
Kinder Surprise 20g x 3 pack All dates up to and including 04 January 2023
Kinder Surprise 100g All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
Kinder Mini eggs 75g All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
Kinder Egg Hunt Kit 150g All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
Kinder Schokobons 70g, 200g and 320g All dates up to and including 04 January 2023
An earlier recall only covered some of the products above, so it is important to check you have removed from sale the additional products that were included in the later, updated recall notices.
Filed under: FSA | product recall