Published on November 9, 2016 at 2:02 pm
With this cold weather upon us, we thought it may be worth sharing this link to report faults to Lancashire County Council, the highways authority in Rossendale.
Lancashire County Council refill our grit bins, repair pot holes, fix broken street lights, unblock drains, grit our roads and many other functions all of which become more of an issue in the cold winter weather and calls are already increasing about these issues.
Published on November 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm
Rossendale Council has now had confirmation of the strike by the taxi trade, after circulating rumours that they intended to go on strike. They have notified us that the strike is a withdrawal of service and takes place with immediate effect on the morning of Wednesday 9th November 2016, however it is still unclear for how long the strike will last.
Published on October 13, 2016 at 12:56 pm
Following the work of Rossendale Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Task and Finish Group on the North West Ambulance service the Council is delighted to announce a new Community Specialist Paramedic role for Rossendale.
Richard Peters assumes the role as the new Community Specialist Paramedic (CSP) for the Rossendale area.
Richard joined the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust as a trainee technician in 1991 and qualified as a Paramedic in 1993.
Published on October 4, 2016 at 11:00 am
Rossendale Council has today launched their resident survey to help set the council’s objectives and priorities for the next three years. We want to know what matters to you and your family where you live and how we can work together to shape public services in challenging times.
We want to hear from our residents and partners on what is important in making Rossendale a great place to live, what they think needs improving where they live, how the council and communities can work together to improve issues in areas as well as an service transformation ideas our residents might have.
Filed under: consultation | council | engagement | resident | survey | views
Published on September 9, 2016 at 11:12 am
Each week 20 local children need a family so we need foster carers from all backgrounds to provide loving homes.
Lancashire County Council would particularly like to recruit foster carers who are able to care for:
Filed under: carers | council | county | foster | lancashire
Published on July 19, 2016 at 9:54 am
The Council is about to begin its annual initiative to check that all properties currently classified as empty or unoccupied have been correctly categorised. This will include a review of current new builds which are close to completion. There are various classes of empty property which can attract discounts or exemptions and the Council runs a yearly exercise to ensure records are up to date.
Filed under: categories | council | empty | property | tax | unoccupied
Published on July 11, 2016 at 4:06 pm
Rossendale Borough Council and the Police are appealing for information after stone was pinched from Whitworth Memorial Gardens on Sunday 3rd of July 2016.
Around 45 stones were taken by thieves from the gardens and the Council is now having to look at replacing the costly stone.
Rossendale Council’s Head of Operations, Paul McHenry, said;
“This is a terrible crime, not only has it left the area looking a mess for the community it is also costly to replace such stone from the public purse.”
Published on June 28, 2016 at 12:53 pm
Rossendale Borough Council has launched a 12 week consultation on its Council Tax Support Scheme for 2017/18.
The consultation comes after Central Government announced a number of welfare changes in its 2015 Summer Budget, some of which apply to the Housing Benefit Scheme.
Rossendale Borough Council’s Council Tax Support Scheme has remained unchanged since April 2013, except for the annual uprating of applicable amounts/premiums keeping it in line with the Housing Benefit Scheme and is formally ratified annually by Full Council.
Filed under: consultation | council | scheme | support | tax
Published on June 15, 2016 at 2:43 pm
A LIVE broadcast, which allowed Rossendale residents to ask the police and council questions about anti social behaviour, has been hailed a success.
*Pictured is PCSO Callam Nuttall, Inspector Steve Rides and Alison Wilkins from Rossendale Council
Over 130 people have logged on to watch the session which took place last Tuesday morning (7 June).
Published on June 2, 2016 at 4:33 pm
Residents in Rossendale are being given an opportunity to put questions to the police and local council next week in a live online question and answer session.
Officers are joining forces with Rossendale Borough Council for the session which will take place between 11.30am and 12.30pm on Tuesday 7th June.
Inspector Steve Rides from Rossendale Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “We know that issues such as drugs, parking, littering, dog fouling, speeding and noise nuisance are a cause of concern for people living in Rossendale, which is why we have decided to host this event.