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Published on September 7, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Tom Hamer, from Rawtenstall, will be Rossendale’s representative in the Rio Paralympics as he competes in the swimming pool.
Tom impressed the Para-Swimming world when he stormed to silver at the Commonwealth Games which was his international debut and he has since built on this performance to win medals at the European and World Championships
On his World Championship debut at Glasgow 2015 Hamer made an instant impact in the S14 classification securing himself a bronze medal in the 200m Freestyle and just missed out on the chance of another medal in the SM14 200m Individual Medley finishing fourth overall.
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Published on September 7, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Rossendale Borough Council’s Licencing Enforcement Team have secured a conviction in Court for a hackney carriage licence driver who failed to declare a conviction.
Shahid Javaid, of Arnold St, Huddersfield, pleaded guilty on August 19th at Burnley Magistrates Court to Fraud by False Representation. He was fined £80 in total and was ordered to pay £150 costs.
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Published on September 6, 2016 at 2:44 pm
From the start of the new school year, the Rossendale Police Community Roadwatch team are going to continue operations outside several local schools where there have been problems over the last twelve months with motorists parking on the Zig Zag lines outside.
This action is causing a serious risk to children being dropped off and picked up by limiting visibility as they are crossing the road.
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Published on September 6, 2016 at 12:57 pm
Earlier in the summer we asked for your help to support one of Veternas In Communities’ (VIC) members, Darren Horsnell, in his nomination as a North West finalist for the Britain Has Spirit awards.
We’re delighted that Darren won the individual North West final and is now in the national final.
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Published on September 5, 2016 at 2:22 pm
Following the success of the Heritage Open Day last year, Valley Heritage and Rossendale Borough Council are pleased to announce that Stubbylee Hall in Bacup will be open to the public again this year. This event will be Sunday 11th September between 11am and 2pm. Access to the Hall will be via guided tours of 15 people, available to book on the day.
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Published on September 1, 2016 at 4:31 pm
Lancashire Tourism Awards are the biggest celebration of tourism excellence in Lancashire. Last year’s awards had a 4.3 million print media coverage circulation and a 19.6 million potential reach on social media. If you’re proud of what you do to contribute to Lancashire’s £3.7million visitor economy then this is your opportunity to shout about it.
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Published on August 23, 2016 at 11:08 am
Rossendale Council has paid tribute to a much loved colleague Andrew Duckworth who sadly died at the weekend.
Stuart Sugarman, Chief Executive of Rossendale Council, said:
“The thoughts and sympathies of everyone at Rossendale Council are with Andrew’s family. Andrew worked here for many years and had many friends. He will be very much missed by both his colleagues and the people he served.
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Published on August 19, 2016 at 10:40 am
The Mayor of Rossendale, Cllr Granville Morris, officially opened the new outdoor gym which has been installed in Victoria Park in Haslingden.
The gym features 6 pieces of state of the art equipment, designed to exercise different parts of the body to provide a full workout. It is located at the end of the path by the main entrance, overlooking the lower part of the park with fantastic views of the surrounding hills.
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Published on August 17, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Nominations have opened for the 2016 Rossendale Business Awards, organised by Valley at Work.
The yearly business awards get bigger and better each time and people have until September 23rd to place their nomination.
The awards are to showcase the achievements, quality and diversity of the local businesses and enterprising people who make Rossendale such a great place to love, work and visit.
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Published on August 17, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Rossendale’s Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School ranked 9th in the country following new research.
Online estate agent eMoov analysed house prices and the average GCSE scores in the top 50 state secondary schools in England.
The top performing state school with the best value property nearby is the Heckmondwike Grammar School in Kirklees, West Yorkshire.
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