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Published on February 11, 2016 at 3:58 pm
SKI Rossendale has received a bumper boost of £65,000 from Sport England.
The cash injection, which has been matched by a loan from Rossendale Council, takes the total project fund to £630,000 – which will help create a centre of excellence for the north west.
Money will go towards resurfacing the beginner’s run at the iconic Valley attraction, which has staged world record attempts and welcomed several Olympic athletes.
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Published on February 8, 2016 at 3:22 pm
As part of its support for the country’s biggest-ever community clear up Rossendale Borough Council is organising a mass litter-pick and is looking for patriotic community groups to join in the litter pick. .
The national Clean for The Queen campaign aims to give the country a tidy-up ahead of The Queen’s 90th birthday in April.
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Published on February 8, 2016 at 2:45 pm
The Rossendale Together Barnfield Joint Venture Partnership (also known as the RTB Partnership) aims to build a more prosperous borough by delivering regeneration projects.
Together Housing Group is one of the partners of the RTB Partnership. Here Together Housing Group director and RTB Partnership Board member Ian Clark talks about the Group’s role on the board and looks at some of the housing developments that have been delivered.
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Published on February 8, 2016 at 11:31 am
Lancashire’s Finest Year 7 Girls 5-aside Football Team is right here in the Valley, from Haslingden High School.
The squad consists of Abby Clarke (Everton), Lucy Valentine (Blackburn Rovers), Beth MacDonald (Bury), Chloe Leftly (Haslingden Juniors), Lucy Spence (Bridge) and Beth Hartwell (GK).
They won the Rossendale Schools 5-aside beating Alder Grange, All Saints, BRGS and Fearns to qualify for the Lancashire finals.
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Published on February 5, 2016 at 9:38 am
Green Vale Homes has this week launched their Community Van.
The van will have two members of staff on board from either the Income Team, the Neighbourhood Team or the Supported Housing Team.
They will be able to provide information and assistance on how to rent an affordable home with Green Vale and the great services they offer.
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Published on February 4, 2016 at 1:51 pm
Marketing Lancashire is celebrating the announcement that the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence 2016 which will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool on Tuesday 8 March, during English Tourism Week (5-13 March) and four Lancashire Tourism Awards 2015 winners have beaten strong competition from across the country and will now represent Lancashire as finalists.
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Published on February 1, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Households in Rossendale who want to reduce their gas and electricity bills can get help to make their homes more ‘energy efficient’.
£6m will be up for grabs to enable Lancashire residents to get energy saving technology and measures in their homes to keep them warm and their bills down.
Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) provide free or subsidised boilers and insulation measures as part of a partnership between every Council in Lancashire and a number of energy industry companies.
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Published on February 1, 2016 at 3:37 pm
Rossendale Borough Council would like to thank all residents, business owners, local groups and volunteers for their help, support and assistance during the Boxing Day floods and in the aftermath.
We would also like to thank our local partners for the help and assistance they have provided during these events; Lancashire County Council, the Environment Agency, Lancashire Police, Lancashire Fire and Rescue and United Utilities.
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Published on February 1, 2016 at 12:17 pm
Rossendale Borough Council wants to encourage anyone not yet registered to vote, to take advantage of National Voter Registration Drive this week and go online now to register.
On Thursday 5 May 2016 voters in Rossendale will go to the polls to elect local government councillors in Rossendale and a Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.
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Published on February 1, 2016 at 9:43 am
All private landlords in England, including people who sublet or take in lodgers, will have to check their tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting a property.
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