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Published on May 25, 2018 at 10:53 am
Adrian Smith took on the streets – and the heat – when he completed the Great Manchester Run Half Marathon in aid of charity.
The principal planning officer at Rossendale Council completed the 13.1 miles in 1 hour 50 minutes and 46 seconds – finishing 24th in his age group and 994th overall.
Filed under: Adrian Smith | Great Manchester Run Half Marathon | Open Doors | Stand by Me
Published on May 24, 2018 at 2:24 pm
Read the Lancashire County Council press release.
Filed under: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum | lancashire county council
Published on May 23, 2018 at 4:28 pm
Stubbylee Park in Bacup is one of the latest groups to have made a successful bid to bag a cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.
Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to manage its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – all raised from the 10p bag levy – being awarded to local community projects, every 2 months.
Published on May 23, 2018 at 10:10 am
A Rossendale Council spokesperson said:
Our top priority as an authority which licenses taxis has always been the safety of passengers and drivers.
Our policies have always been based on national guidelines and the issues raised here – which are now more than two years old – have previously been thoroughly investigated and were unfounded.
Published on May 22, 2018 at 12:35 pm
A housing development on the site of a former mill in Cowpe has been crowned the best in the region.
Kearns Village was named the best small new housing development at the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) North West Building Excellence Awards.
More than 600 people attended the ceremony to recognise technical excellence in building at Lancashire Country Cricket Club.
Filed under: Cowpe | Kearns Village | Kearns of Waterfoot | LABC
Published on May 22, 2018 at 10:29 am
Rossendale Council will hold a minute’s silence to mark the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena Attack.
The Council will observe a national minute’s silence at 2.30pm today (Tuesday, May 22.)
Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, said: “We want to show solidarity with Manchester a year on from those terrible and tragic events.
Published on May 18, 2018 at 12:56 pm
Businesses are invited to showcase their job and career opportunities to potential employees – now and future – at the Rossendale Works employability and skills fair.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend the event, on Tuesday 10 July, at the Adrenaline sports centre in Helmshore Road, Haslingden.
More than 1,000 pupils aged 14 to 16 from Rossendale’s seven secondary schools will be there between 9am and 2pm to learn about the wide variety of possible careers in the Valley and the qualifications they will need to pursue them.
Published on May 16, 2018 at 5:38 pm
The Leader of Rossendale Council has paid tribute to the emergency services and volunteers who worked tirelessly to deal with the Haslingden fire on Tuesday (May 15).
Councillor Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council, said:
“We worked very closely with Lancashire Fire and Rescue, the police and Lancashire County Council to deal with the Haslingden fire and its aftermath.
Filed under: fire | haslingden
Published on May 15, 2018 at 3:28 pm
Rossendale Council is working with Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Police and other agencies following a fire at the former FAB Furniture Shop at the end of Beaconsfield Street in Haslingden.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue were called to the building at 10.45pm
Five properties had to be vacated while firefighters tackled the blaze, there were no injuries.
Published on May 15, 2018 at 3:28 pm
Rossendale Council continues to support residents affected by last night’s fire as well as working with other agencies.
Arrangements have been made for all residents who had to leave their homes to go to Haslingden Community Link for rest and refreshments.
The fire gutted the building and contractors have been arranged to clear up the debris and also demolish the gable end to make the area safe.