Council and democracy
Published on November 9, 2017 at 10:30 am
Rossendale will come together to salute the nation’s war heroes during this year’s Remembrance commemorations.
Several events will take place across the borough to remember those who made sacrifices to defend the country.
You can get all the details of events here.
There will also be a Festival of Remembrance Event on November 5 at St Mary’s Church in Rawtenstall on November 5.
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Published on September 20, 2017 at 11:30 am
There is still time to have your say on the plan which will guide the borough’s development over the next 15 years.
Rossendale Council has published its draft local plan which guides how the borough will achieve its targets for housing, employment sites and facilities over the next few years.
It will also guide where new housing and employment will be located as well as where land should be protected.
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Published on May 22, 2017 at 3:31 pm
Voters who want to have their say in this year’s general election must register today – Monday, May 22.
The election takes place next month on June 8 and locally voters will cast their ballots to elect an MP for Rossendale and Darwen.
While the deadline to register to vote is 11.59pm on May 22, the deadline to register for a postal vote is 5pm on May 23, and the deadline to register for a proxy vote is 5pm on May 31.
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Published on May 8, 2017 at 11:46 am
You can find all the results from the Lancashire County Council election here.
The political balance of Lancashire County Council can be found here.
Rossendale Council is now gearing up for the Rossendale and Darwen Parliamentary election.
Watch out for further updates on this website.
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Published on April 25, 2017 at 10:15 am
Parliament has approved an early general election, to take place on Thursday 8 June.
This does not affect the date of the County Council elections, which will take place as planned on Thursday 4 May.
For further information, please view The Electoral Commission webpages
For further information on the County Council elections visit Lancashire County Council’s webpages.
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Published on March 17, 2017 at 8:50 am
Council Tax bills for the year April 2017 to March 2018 are being issued from 15th March 2016 and we wanted to provide some information so that you knew what each part of your bill means.
The Council has to send out a bill for every property in March each year.
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Published on March 16, 2017 at 1:19 pm
In just over four years, the Council has generated £67k in savings from Solar Panels.
In 2012 Rossendale Council installed solar panels on the roof of its Futures Park Offices, in those 4 years and 4 months we have generated a total savings/income so far of just under £70k.
Based on this rate we will have paid for their installation just after October 2019 meaning that the £112k investment will be retuned back in just six years nine months.
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Published on March 16, 2017 at 12:48 pm
Each year the Overview and Scrutiny Committee chooses topics to include in the Annual Work Programme.
We welcome feedback from residents on what would be a good topic for the committee to look at. We are looking for things that affect you and your community. This could be something that is the Council’s responsibility, or the responsibility of one of our external partners.
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Published on March 14, 2017 at 2:23 pm
Nomination packs for the forthcoming County Council elections will be available from Election Offices at Futures Park from 13 March 2017. If you would like a pack please contact our elections team and we will prepare the relevant documents for you.
Email: joannesmith@rossendalebc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01706 252445
Elections Office, Futures Park, Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire, OL13 0BB
Alternatively packs can be collected at the close of the candidates and agents briefing event to be held at 5.00pm in Room 210, Futures Park on Wednesday 15 March 2017.
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Published on March 7, 2017 at 12:28 pm
Local County Council elections are on Thursday 4 May, make sure you are registered to vote in order to have your say.
You will decide who represents you in at County Council and who makes decisions on the provision of local services delivered by Lancashire County Council.
You must be registered to be able to vote in the elections.
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