Andrew Walmsley
Published on September 4, 2019 at 11:45 am
A Rossendale play area has officially opened after undergoing an £80k transformation.
The equipment in Stubbylee Park has been upgraded to include a jungle climber, five-way swing, scooter roundabout, music cottage, wizard’s hideaway and a cradle seat swing.
Bacup Pride and Newground worked with Rossendale Council to secure the funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company and Lancashire Environmental Fund.
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Published on August 27, 2019 at 10:16 am
A ‘small minority’ of people in Rossendale have been discovered committing benefit and council tax fraud.
The Council received 168 allegations of fraud from various sources such as anonymous referrals, the Council’s online fraud referral form, and the housing benefit and council tax processing team, in the last year.
This led to 97 cases being referred to the Department for Work and Pensions, with 64 further requests for information made.
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Published on August 20, 2019 at 4:54 pm
Stubbylee Park in Bacup has been revitalised over the last few years thanks to strong local partnership work.
Rossendale Council has worked with the Park’s Friends Group, Bacup Pride, Newground and Stubbylee Community Greenhouses to come up with a masterplan for the popular local park.
Those ambitious plans have been successfully delivered in various stages over the past few years.
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Published on August 19, 2019 at 3:51 pm
A Rossendale play area is set to officially open after undergoing an £80k transformation.
The equipment at Moorlands play area in Stubbylee Park has been upgraded to include a jungle climber, five-way swing, scooter roundabout, music cottage, wizard’s hideaway and a cradle seat swing.
Rossendale Council worked with Bacup Pride to secure the funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company and Lancashire Environmental Fund.
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Published on July 5, 2019 at 11:41 am
Stubbylee Park in Bacup is in line for a prestigious national award.
The park is in the running for the Fields in Trust UK’s Best Parks 2019 award.
On the website, the nomination says: “The park is strongly supported by local community organisations that have raised over £300,000 to develop the park facilities.
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Published on February 1, 2019 at 3:12 pm
Rossendale Council has outlined its budget plans for the coming year as it continues its efforts to balance the books.
Over the last few years, the Council has been hit by significant cuts to its central government grants.
It has meant the Council has had to generate additional income locally, mainly through increased business rates and Council tax revenue.
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Published on December 17, 2018 at 10:32 am
Lancashire has been selected as one of a number of areas to take part in a national pilot allowing councils including Rossendale to retain 75 per cent of growth in business rates.
Rossendale Council welcomed the news.
Andrew Walmsley, Portfolio Holder for Resources, said:
“Although only for 2019/20, this is good news for us as it will help provide a bit more financial stability for the councils involved.
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