Bacup
Published on October 2, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Following on from Lancashire County Council’s announcement about the completion of the Bacup roadworks being delayed, the Townscape Heritage Initiative Board has released this statement.
Acting chair Councillor Jackie Oakes said:
“Lancashire County Council have told us the expected completion of highways improvements as part of the Bacup Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) will be delayed.
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Published on August 13, 2018 at 2:23 pm
In July members of the Bacup THI Board, Councillor Jackie Oakes, Acting Chair, and Councillor Jimmy Eaton wrote a letter to Lancashire County Council regarding the Coronation fountain in Bacup.
The THI Board was seeking to confirm whether LCC would consider taking responsibility for annual maintenance costs if funding could be raised for the restoration of the fountain.
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Published on August 2, 2018 at 4:37 pm
Following requests from residents Rossendale Council has published a map of the proposed allocation of a stopover site for Travellers at Futures Park in Bacup.
View the map here
The Leader of Rossendale Council, Councillor Alyson Barnes, has this week written to the Government to seek clarification on the legislation requiring all Councils to identify what traveller sites are needed across Local Authority areas as part of the production of a Local Plan.
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Published on August 2, 2018 at 7:17 am
The Leader of Rossendale Council, Councillor Alyson Barnes, has this week written to the Government to seek clarification on the legislation requiring all Councils to identify what traveller sites are needed across Local Authority areas, as part of the production of a Local Plan.
The request follows public comments made by Jake Berry MP – Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse that: “any formal transit provision for Gypsy/Travellers in Rossendale is unnecessary” and that the Council should “scrap their plans for such a site.”
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Published on July 31, 2018 at 3:17 pm
Rossendale Council has today issued the following statement:
We are aware of the intense public debate being generated around the proposed allocation of a stopover site for Travellers at Futures Park in Bacup, as instructed by the Government as part of our Local Plan.
We are committed to being transparent and working with the public on this with a full 6-week public consultation scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 23rd – which we will fully publicise.
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Published on July 16, 2018 at 4:31 pm
Councillor Jackie Oakes, Acting Chair Bacup THI Board, and Councillor Jimmy Eaton have today issued this letter to Lancashire County Council:
You will be aware of the much anticipated public realm and highways works that have now commenced in Bacup. This has brought renewed focus on the former fountain which is at the centre of the town centre and whether this could be restored to be a water feature or alternatively enhanced with smart lighting to give a similar appearance to water.
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Published on July 11, 2018 at 10:30 am
Northern Grip, a premier mountain biking festival which attracts hundreds of people from across the country to the borough, has been hailed a huge success.
Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, attended the festival with fellow Cabinet member Councillor Jackie Oakes.
Councillor Barnes said:
“I am delighted Northern Grip went so well again.
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Published on June 27, 2018 at 12:23 pm
Northern Grip, the annual celebration of Mountain Bike culture which last year attracted over 350 mountain bikers, is just over a week away.
Rossendale Council is delighted to support this superb festival.
Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, said:
“I was delighted to see 2017’s Northern Grip go so well.
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Published on May 23, 2018 at 4:28 pm
Stubbylee Park in Bacup is one of the latest groups to have made a successful bid to bag a cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.
Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to manage its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – all raised from the 10p bag levy – being awarded to local community projects, every 2 months.
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Published on January 31, 2018 at 1:32 pm
Electricity North West have advised of a potential power outage affecting Bacup this Friday, February 2 from 9-11am.
In the event of an outage the Council’s telephone system will be unavailable.
You can visit the One Stop Shop at Futures Park; email: generalenquiries@rossendalebc.gov.uk or contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
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