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Published on December 3, 2018 at 3:18 pm
Councillor Alyson Barnes has expressed her delight at Rossendale’s involvement in Small Business Saturday, which took place on Saturday, December 1.
The national yearly grassroots campaign highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’.
On the day, Rossendale Council issued a series of short videos featuring some of the best local small traders describing what they do and why it’s important to back small business.
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Published on November 27, 2018 at 6:02 pm
Today, people in Rossendale have been marking Lancashire Day, the annual event to celebrate the great red rose county.
The leader of the Council, Councillor Alyson Barnes, released the following statement to mark the day:
“Happy Lancashire day everyone. Lancashire is a very special place but I firmly believe Rossendale is the most special of all the boroughs in this beautiful county.
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Published on November 15, 2018 at 11:08 am
Christmas lights are switching on all over Rossendale with family friendly fun for all.
In Rawtenstall, Saturday, November 24th will see the town’s lights switch on at the Christmas Clog Market on the Town Square.
The market will take place between 10am and 5pm with artisan stalls, brass band, community choir and food and drink, and the lights switch on takes place at 5pm.
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Published on October 11, 2018 at 11:32 am
Rossendale Council, working in partnership with Lancashire County Council, has commissioned the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) consultants to explore the potential for rail connections to the borough.
The study will look at the early strategic case for investment for the Rawtenstall to Manchester corridor. This would involve tram-trains, accessing the Metrolink network at Buckley Wells (Bury) or alternatively using a heavy rail curve at Castleton.
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Published on October 10, 2018 at 11:07 pm
Following the update from Haslingden Pool Limited, Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, said:
“It is sad to hear that Haslingden Pool Limited have called it a day.
“We have always been very supportive of their plans but we know that to get such a project off the ground is extremely difficult.
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Published on September 25, 2018 at 4:59 pm
The UK’s leading planning body toured Rawtenstall’s award-winning town centre developments.
Two senior members of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) visited the McDonald’s drive thru restaurant and Spinning Point.
Rossendale Council won the best practice award at the 2017 RTPI North West Awards for Planning Excellence for the McDonald’s development.
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Published on August 9, 2018 at 1:46 pm
Earlier this week, Rossendale Council issued a statement on reports of anti-social driving in Rawtenstall and around other areas of Rossendale.
Council Leader Alyson Barnes has now received a full briefing from Insp Dave Clarke, of Lancashire Police, about the issue and actions the Police are planning to take in response.
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Published on July 5, 2018 at 2:43 pm
To mark this special day, Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, said:
“The NHS is a superb institution and, at its best, is the best healthcare system in the world. I am very proud that healthcare is free at the point of use in this country. We should cherish it and fight for it.
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Published on June 21, 2018 at 8:54 am
Rossendale Council has welcomed a new report aimed at tackling air pollution in the region.
The collective report Reducing deaths and ill-health caused by poor air quality in Lancashire and Cumbria is backed by the four directors of Public Health responsible for Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, Cumbria and Blackpool and is designed to highlight issues around poor air quality.
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Published on June 19, 2018 at 3:30 pm
What a difference 14 months has made to Bacup town centre.
A total of 13 shopfronts have had a facelift in the latest phase of the Township Heritage Initiative (THI) to transform the area.
Rossendale Council received £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2013 for the five-year project to regenerate the town centre by restoring and refurbishing shopfronts, bringing vacant floor space back into use and making improvements for pedestrians.
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