Bacup
Published on November 19, 2019 at 9:43 am
Rossendale is set to glitter this Christmas as festive lights turn on across the borough.
Fun performances, parades and tasty food will entertain the crowds before the lights turn on to mark the official start of Christmas.
Whitworth is first to light up on Sunday, November 24th at the Civic Hall at 6pm.
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Published on November 14, 2019 at 2:34 pm
A fact-finding tour of Manchester’s Trafford towns gave some inspiration for the regeneration of Bacup town centre.
The ‘seeing is believing’ tour was organised by Rossendale Council’s Economic Development Unit in conjunction with IntoPlaces, a consultancy borne out of the team that led Altrincham Forward.
Council representatives, along with residents from business, heritage and the community, hopped on a bus to visit Urmston and Altrincham.
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Published on November 12, 2019 at 10:06 am
People gathered all over Rossendale to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in both World Wars and other conflicts.
Moving services and parades took place all over the borough as people paid their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
On Remembrance Sunday, November 19th, Rawtenstall held the traditional parade in the Town Square before heading to St Mary’s Church for a service.
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Published on October 25, 2019 at 11:45 am
A moving Remembrance concert will be taking place in Bacup on Sunday, November 3rd.
The Festival of Remembrance Concert event will take place at Acre Mill Baptist Church on Hammond Avenue, starting at 2.30pm.
It will feature the Rossendale Male Voice Choir and the Stacksteads Band.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
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Published on October 10, 2019 at 1:38 pm
A Bacup man has been fined £420 and found guilty of three offences after driving a Hackney Carriage without the proper licences.
Nigel Paul Flynn, of Pennine Road, Bacup, pleaded guilty to one offence of driving without a Hackney Carriage licence, and was found guilty at trial of the other two offences.
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Published on September 30, 2019 at 4:10 pm
The views of Rossendale’s residents are being sought to help influence the final version of a masterplan laying out the future vision for Bacup.
An emerging Bacup 2040 Vision and Masterplan was published in March following five months of extensive community consultation.
Now a further 6-week consultation will invite further thoughts and feedback to help finalise the document.
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Published on September 5, 2019 at 2:28 pm
Work is starting on a new business site to bring 100 jobs to Rossendale
Futures Business Park in Bacup will see the vacant Plot 5, near to Lee Quarry, transformed into the site for an international factory.
The building will be a manufacturing facility for Orthoplastics, which is a world leader in the development and supply of implantable medical devices for the orthopaedic sector, involving musculo-skeletal issues.
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Published on August 28, 2019 at 10:19 am
Rossendale Council has welcomed news that Bacup has been included in an expanded list of towns that have progressed in a bid to benefit from the Government’s £1 billion Future High Streets Fund.
The Council has made improving the borough’s town centres its number one economic development strategy priority.
Following this decision, time and resources have been concentrated to try to bring much needed new investment in.
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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 July 23, 2019 at 11:19 am
Rossendale Council has submitted a bid to further boost culture, trade and the visual appeal of Bacup.
Councillors have agreed to submit a bid for £1.1 million from Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone fund.
Following the success of the £2m Bacup THI scheme, the Council has taken the opportunity to try and build on the growing buzz in the town.
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