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Published on June 15, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Rossendale Council has released a further update on discussions around the stopping up order needed for the Spinning Point development.
Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, said:
“I am very pleased to say we are making really positive progress with the Royal Mail on the stopping up order. I have actively been seeking to meet with the chief executive of Royal Mail to thrash out a deal and I am pleased to report we have nearly reached a compromise which all parties can agree.
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Published on June 5, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Leaders across Lancashire are back in discussions with Government ministers over a devolution deal after a positive meeting.
Fourteen of the 15 Lancashire councils, of which Rossendale is one, agreed to form a ‘Lancashire Leaders’ partnership, which will see them look to strike a deal with Government, which could devolve power and money from Whitehall.
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Published on March 19, 2018 at 12:41 pm
The Leader of Rossendale Council will update councillors on plans for new investment for Haslingden.
Councillor Alyson Barnes will outline the plans at Wednesday’s [March 21] meeting of full Council to bring in new money to improve the town.
You can find the full report on the Council’s website.
Councillor Barnes said:
“One of our major priorities as a Council has been to bring in new investment to improve our towns.
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Published on October 26, 2017 at 3:50 pm
Lord Shuttleworth, the Queen’s representative in Lancashire, visited the borough recently to look at some of the major projects the Council and its partners are delivering.
He visited Bacup to see what was happening in the town thanks to the Townscape Heritage Initiative and then to see the progress being made on Rawtenstall town centre thanks to the work on Spinning Point.
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Published on October 23, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Rossendale was hit quite badly over the weekend with heavy rain and wind causing major disruption and flooding to residents and motorists.
In a statement, Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of Rossendale Council, said:
“Saturday was a tough night for people in Rossendale. Council staff worked with both Lancashire County Council, the Emergency Services, volunteers and the Environment Agency to try to limit the disruption.
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