Councillor Steve Hughes
Published on May 27, 2020 at 2:34 pm
Rossendale Council is urging residents to follow Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service advice on wildfires water safety during the hot weather.
Following government announcements that some lockdown rules have been relaxed, LFRS reminded residents of the dangers of wildfires and open swimming.
The advice can be found here.
Councillor Steve Hughes, Portfolio Holder for Communities and Customers, said:
“The basics in this next phase of lockdown has not changed – stay at home as much as possible but if you do go out make sure you practice social distancing.
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Published on April 22, 2020 at 10:23 am
Rossendale Council is backing calls from Lancashire Fire and Rescue for residents not to start unnecessary fires.
The county’s fire service have issued the plea following a ‘notable increase’ in nuisance fires across the county.
The fire service said it’s working hard to ensure incidents can be responded to during the coronavirus lockdown but said improved weather has meant more preventable fires have been happening.
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Published on March 25, 2020 at 3:40 pm
People are being warned about a series of scams related to the coronavirus.
Rossendale Council are backing The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)’s warnings issued after reports that scammers are targeted people both in person and through technology and through price rises in shops throughout the country.
One scam involves fake healthcare workers claiming to be offering ?home-testing?
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Published on January 2, 2020 at 2:03 pm
As we are now in a new year and also a new decade, we thought we would celebrate by putting together a quick compilation of some of our favourite pictures and clips from 2019.
Special thanks to our favourite young recycler Jessica.
We wish everyone in our wonderful borough a Happy New Year.
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Published on December 30, 2019 at 10:25 am
Rossendale Council is taking action on fuel poverty to provide eligible residents with little or no cost insulation and brand new A-rated boilers.
The Council’s Affordable Warmth Grant provides funding for first-time central heating, boiler upgrades, radiator repairs and gas fire replacements.
There is also funding available towards the costs of loft and cavity wall insulation, helping residents keep warm for less.
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Published on December 18, 2019 at 2:50 pm
New stats show Rossendale Council’s approaches to reducing and preventing homelessness is making an impact.
The new stats were published as part of a review of how the Council was doing in implemented new legislation to tackle homelessness.
The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 placed new legal duties on English councils so that everyone who is homeless, or at risk of homelessness, has access to meaningful help.
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Published on September 30, 2019 at 1:59 pm
Rossendale Council has declared a climate emergency as councillors warn urgent action is needed to the tackle the crisis.
At last night’s meeting of Council, councillors agreed a motion which commits the Council to become carbon neutral by 2030.
The motion, proposed and seconded by Councillor Steve Hughes and Councillor Janice Johnson respectively, also commits the Council to set a 100 per cent clean energy target, write to government to urge that it brings forward more funding and devolved powers to help the Council meet its target and create a new climate change member champion.
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Published on September 10, 2019 at 10:01 am
Rossendale Council staff and councillors will be holding a 40 second silence to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.
In the UK suicide is the leading cause of death of young people under 35 and the leading cause of death of men under 45.
The Council will fall silent at 11.40am for 40 seconds.
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Published on June 28, 2019 at 9:33 am
A Rossendale taxi driver who failed a basic skills, knowledge and conditions test three times has lost his appeal to keep his licence.
Faisal Shahzad, from Manchester, appealed Rossendale Council’s decision to refuse to renew his private hire drivers licence but the appeal was dismissed by Burnley Magistrates Court.
He was ordered to pay costs of £200.
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Published on June 19, 2019 at 3:32 pm
A company has to pay more than £1500 for breaching licensing laws.
Verdeolyv Limited, which owned Anacapri, on Helmshore Road, has to pay £1554.20 after selling alcohol without having a designated premises supervisor (DPS) specified on the licence.
Council officers entered Anacapri on January 11 and were served alcohol despite there being no DPS on the licence.
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