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Published on September 8, 2023 at 11:38 am
Rossendale Borough Council has been shortlisted for the ‘Local Authority Success’ award in the 2023 National Recycling Awards (NRA) for its ‘Check before you chuck’ pilot campaign.
The innovative campaign, which ran for six months, was devised when figures revealed Rossendale had one of the lowest recycling rates in Lancashire.
The scheme saw a 15 per cent increase in the recycling of glass, plastic and tin, paper and cardboard recycling up by 11 per cent and a reduction in general waste of six per cent.
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Published on April 27, 2018 at 3:15 pm
An awards ceremony will celebrate the outstanding work of groups and individuals to tackle loneliness and isolation in the borough.
Nominations are sought for the council’s Living Well Living Better Awards which will be held in June.
Rossendale was one of the local authorities chosen by the Government in 2016 to receive funding to pilot new ways of improving the health and wellbeing of local communities.
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Published on March 7, 2017 at 10:22 am
From the only Temperance Bar in England to award winning tea rooms, Rossendale has an excellent food and drink offer which deserves to be celebrated.
Rossendale boasts plenty of top notch food establishments; make sure you nominate them for the Lancashire Life Food and Drink Awards 2017.
The Lancashire Life Food & Drink Awards is undoubtedly one of the biggest events in the county’s calendar.
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Published on March 2, 2017 at 3:32 pm
On Saturday 8 April 2017, the Mayor of Whitworth, Councillor Madeline De Souza, will be hosting the first ever annual celebration and awards evening.
This year, this event will take the place of the Civic Dinner and aim to celebrate all we have to offer in Whitworth culminating in the presentation of some very special awards.
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Published on November 18, 2016 at 1:44 pm
The Rossendale Business Awards were a huge success this year, demonstrating the strong, expansive business offer the Valley is home to.
The event, run by Valley at Work, marked its 7th year this year, and each time it gets bigger and better. The selection of winners on the evening demonstrated the strength in tourism, creative business and enterprising people in Rossendale.
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Published on November 4, 2016 at 4:05 pm
Inspiring children and young people from Lancashire can now be nominated to receive a recognition award as part of Lancashire Children and Young People’s PROUD Awards.
The awards recognise the successes and contributions made by looked after children and young people, or those who have previously been looked after. A child is ‘looked after’ if they are in the care of the local authority for more than 24 hours.
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Published on September 1, 2016 at 4:31 pm
Lancashire Tourism Awards are the biggest celebration of tourism excellence in Lancashire. Last year’s awards had a 4.3 million print media coverage circulation and a 19.6 million potential reach on social media. If you’re proud of what you do to contribute to Lancashire’s £3.7million visitor economy then this is your opportunity to shout about it.
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Published on August 17, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Nominations have opened for the 2016 Rossendale Business Awards, organised by Valley at Work.
The yearly business awards get bigger and better each time and people have until September 23rd to place their nomination.
The awards are to showcase the achievements, quality and diversity of the local businesses and enterprising people who make Rossendale such a great place to love, work and visit.
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