Information on Local and PCC Elections
Published on April 8, 2016 at 4:24 pm
Voting is open 7am-10pm on May 5th with the Count being held on May 6th.Council and democracy
Council Tax Bills
Published on March 30, 2016 at 5:03 pm
We have been notified that a small number of customers have not yet received their Council Tax bill for 2016/17. All the bills were issued between 8th and 10th March this year.
We are working with our partners at Capita and the Royal Mail on this.
If you have not had your bill yet, please contact us on 01706 217777 or email counciltax@rossendalebc.gov.uk
Supplementary Voting Explained in Under 80 seconds!
Published on March 24, 2016 at 9:48 am
On Thursday 5 May voters in England will go to the polls to elect Rossendale Councillors and a Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire. Registering now for the elections in May will also mean voters are registered in good time before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union on 23 June.
Filed under: democracy | election | lancashire | local
New Hall Hey Progress Delights RTB Board
Published on March 23, 2016 at 4:52 pm
Members of the Rossendale Together Barnfield Partnership Board visited the New Hall Hey Retail Development to see how the new TK Maxx and M+S Foodhall stores were progressing.
The RTB Partnership sees Rossendale Council, Together Housing Group and Barnfield Construction working together and pooling resources to create a more prosperous borough.
Filed under: business | development | retail
Haslingden Deep Clean About to Start
Published on March 21, 2016 at 5:18 pm
Work to undertake a deep clean of streets in Haslingden is due to start on Tuesday 22nd March and last for 12 days; it will be undertaken by Rossendale firm Gumblasters.
The work has come out of the £100k Rossendale Council allocated to the Haslingden Task Force, who have set out their key priorities and regeneration plans for Haslingden Town Centre.
Overview and Scrutiny Would Like Your Help
Published on March 21, 2016 at 1:52 pm
OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2016/17
Each year it is the responsibility of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to select topics for inclusion and consideration in the annual work programme. Deciding the topics for the year is a key aspect of the overview and scrutiny process.
Improvements to Waterfoot Centre
Published on March 21, 2016 at 1:25 pm
Rossendale Council unveils proposed plans for improvements to Waterfoot Centre.
Following the building of the new residential development, Whitwell Court, Rossendale Council has made funding available to improve the adjacent public space and car park area.
A public consultation exercise was undertaken in 2015 to find out how local residents would like the area to be improved and what features they would like incorporating into the plans.
Filed under: centre | community | redevelopment | town | waterfoot
New funding agreed for Haslingden Pool
Published on March 17, 2016 at 11:45 am
Rossendale Borough Council is further supporting the aims of Haslingden Baths Community Interest Company (CIC) as they work on renovating Haslingden Swimming Pool.
In additional to the £25k grant and £25k loan the Council gave the group in 2015 to support improvements to the building, a further £100k will be given to the group to support the renovation work.
Filed under: Councillor Alyson Barnes | Haslingden Baths
Your Council Tax Bill Explained
Published on March 11, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Council Tax bills for the year April 2016 to March 2017, for which Rossendale Council has frozen its portion for the 7th year running, are being issued from 8th March 2016 and we wanted to provide some information so that you knew what each part of your bill means.Council Makes Move to Secure ICT Resilience
Published on March 11, 2016 at 8:40 am
Rossendale Borough Council has increased its resilience by amending its Disaster Recovery contract and moving its Data Centre to Wakefield and Derby to a purpose built facility. The new sites are open 24 hours a day and are equipped with the latest technology with full power generation on site.
This move has been in the Council’s plans for a long time and has taken a robust plan to execute it, with no impact to residents and services during the move.
Filed under: centre | computer | data | information | move | online | resilience | resilient | secure | technology