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Published on June 7, 2018 at 12:27 pm
A flag raising ceremony will be held in St Mary’s Gardens, Rawtenstall, to support Armed Forces Day.
It takes place at 10am on Monday, June 25, when a short service will be led by Rev Chris Casey from St Paul’s Church.
The Mayor of Rossendale, Councillor Ann Kenyon, will attend with the Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire Hazel Harding.
Filed under: Armed Forces Day | St Mary's Park | flag raising
Published on June 6, 2018 at 10:55 am
People can have a say on improving their local area with the launch of four Community Partnerships.
The Community Partnerships for Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Whitworth replace Rossendale Council’s Neighbourhood Forums which were set up ten years ago.
The partnerships will have a greater focus on how communities can work with Rossendale and Lancashire councils, the police, voluntary groups and others to make positive changes in their areas.
Filed under: Community Partnerships | Councillor Barbara Ashworth
Published on June 5, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Leaders across Lancashire are back in discussions with Government ministers over a devolution deal after a positive meeting.
Fourteen of the 15 Lancashire councils, of which Rossendale is one, agreed to form a ‘Lancashire Leaders’ partnership, which will see them look to strike a deal with Government, which could devolve power and money from Whitehall.
Filed under: alyson barnes | combined authority | lancashire leaders
Published on June 4, 2018 at 2:29 pm
The owners of the rundown former Woolworths store in Bacup have six months to improve its condition.
Christopher and Pauline Murphy withdrew an appeal against a legal notice issued by Rossendale Council requiring them to carry out work to the building in St James Square.
Rossendale Council originally issued a section 215 maintenance notice in October 2017 because the building’s condition is adversely affecting the amenity of the area.
Filed under: Councillor Christine Lamb | St James Square | Townscape Heritage Initiative | Woolworths | thi
Published on June 4, 2018 at 11:28 am
An apprentice joiner who has overcome adversity took the top honour at an industry awards ceremony hosted by celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock.
Jack Slicox, an apprentice with Waterfoot-based construction firm B&E Boys, was diagnosed with the developmental co-ordination disorder dyspraxia while at secondary school.
But with the support of his teachers and family – and his own determination – he studied at weekends, evenings and during his holidays to achieve eight GCSEs.
Published on June 4, 2018 at 10:54 am
Rossendale Council is celebrating the people who make sure that the borough’s restaurants, takeaways, burger vans and more are up to scratch.
We are supporting National Food Safety Week (June 4 to 10) which this year is thanking the council environmental health officers who inspect local food businesses to ensure hygiene standards are met.
Filed under: Councillor Jackie Oates | Environmental Health | Food Hygiene | Food Sa | Food Safety Weed
Published on May 29, 2018 at 11:02 am
There is now even more time to nominate people and groups who are tackling loneliness and isolation in Rossendale for recognition.
The deadline for nominations for the Living Well Living Better Awards has been extended to Friday (June 1) because of demand.
Rossendale was one of the local authorities chosen by the Government in 2016 to receive funding to pilot new ways of improving the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Filed under: Living Well Living Better
Published on May 25, 2018 at 3:38 pm
Rossendale Council has backed the Local Government Association’s call for government to tighten up laws around taxi licensing.
The LGA has released the following statement in which it once again calls for legislators to update Britain’s outdated and unfit-for-purpose licensing laws for taxis.
Councillor Jackie Oakes, Portfolio Holder for Operations which includes Public Protection, said:
As we made clear in our response to the Times piece yesterday, we have some of the most stringent licensing policies in the country which we started to introduce since 2016.
Filed under: Jackie Oates | LGA | Local Government Association | taxi licensing
Published on May 25, 2018 at 12:41 pm
Today (Friday, May 25) is the last chance to nominate people and groups who are tackling loneliness and isolation in Rossendale.
An awards ceremony will be held next month to celebrate those who have taken part in the Living Well Living Better project.
Rossendale was one of the local authorities chosen by the Government in 2016 to receive funding to pilot new ways of improving the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Filed under: Living Well Living Better
Published on May 25, 2018 at 12:08 pm
Pupils, council workers and members of the public in Rossendale literally went the extra mile to help take Lancashire around the world.
They took part in the Your Mile Your Way Challenge to complete a mile any way they could – from walking, running, swimming and cycling to dancing or even hula hooping.