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Published on May 26, 2022 at 12:39 pm
A GIANT walking puppet will stroll around Bacup as part of a two-day fun family festival on June 2 and 3 and there are plans to make it an annual event.
Coinciding with the school half-term break, all daytime events at the ‘This Here Festival’ will be free for parents and children.
Published on May 24, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Rossendale Council and Rossendale Leisure Trust have installed five walking boards across Rossendale – Rawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, Waterfoot and Whitworth.
The new ‘Walk Rossendale’ walking boards are easy to use and highlight local destinations and attractions in the valley.
In each town centre, there are 3 walks to choose from and all routes are way marked to help direct people to their destination.
Published on May 12, 2022 at 11:17 am
Rossendale Council has been successful in securing £150,000 funding from Restoring Your Railway and Lancashire County Council to produce a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) into the Rawtenstall to Manchester travel corridor.
With high levels of commuter outflows leaving the borough to access employment, many into the Greater Manchester area, Rossendale is the only authority in Lancashire without a rail link and suffers from high levels of congestion.
Filed under: rail link | rail survey
Published on May 3, 2022 at 10:53 am
We are asking all retailers to make sure they have removed Kinder products linked to an outbreak of salmonella from their shelves. The products are believed to have caused a significant number of children to become seriously unwell, with many reported cases being admitted to hospital.
Product details:
Product names Pack sizes Best before dates
Kinder Surprise 20g All dates up to and including 04 January 2023
Kinder Surprise 20g x 3 pack All dates up to and including 04 January 2023
Kinder Surprise 100g All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
Kinder Mini eggs 75g All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
Kinder Egg Hunt Kit 150g All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
Kinder Schokobons 70g, 200g and 320g All dates up to and including 04 January 2023
An earlier recall only covered some of the products above, so it is important to check you have removed from sale the additional products that were included in the later, updated recall notices.
Filed under: FSA | product recall
Published on April 28, 2022 at 12:44 pm
On 27th April 2022, Wildlife inspectors undertook an inspection of the Animal Quackers site in the company of the Licensing Officer for Rossendale Borough Council. Anyone who chooses to keep animals which are subject to various wildlife laws and registration processes is subject to unannounced inspections. The Council has a responsibility to ensure that all relevant licences are in place and routinely work with other agencies and government departments to ensure that licensing laws are complied with and that animal welfare is maintained.
Filed under: Bacup | animal welfare | licensing
Published on April 25, 2022 at 11:00 am
People can now have their say on how Lancashire County Council will shape a £50 million levelling up bid which aims to bring investment to the east of the county.
To support jobs and businesses, provide for a greener environment, and improve the health of residents, the council is applying to the government’s Levelling Up Fund and is asking local people to get involved in shaping these proposals.
Filed under: lancashire county council | levelling up bid
Published on April 21, 2022 at 9:00 am
Rossendale Council have launched a survey to gather information from residents about their interactions with the council. The council are asking as many residents as possible to complete the survey in order to help them develop and improve their services and the customer care journey.
A council spokesperson said: “It is important that we gather information from our residents to measure their experience when they contact the council.
Filed under: core services | residents survey
Published on April 4, 2022 at 4:17 pm
Past and current smokers in East Lancashire are being invited to an NHS lung health check in a drive to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer and save more lives.
With one of the highest mortality rates for lung cancer in England, Lancashire and South Cumbria is one of 43 places across the country to run the Targeted Lung Health Check programme.
Filed under: health checks | public health
Published on March 22, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Improvements to Rawtenstall town square have this week been completed and open to the public once again.
The £300k scheme jointly funded by Rossendale Council and Lancashire County Council (LCC), has seen the whole area undergo a huge re-vamp. The plans follow on from the council’s earlier decision not to progress with future phases of Spinning Point in order to create a new public area.
Filed under: Rawtenstall | town square
Published on March 22, 2022 at 1:58 pm
The first phase of town centre building regeneration and repairs are nearing completion as part of Bacup’s High Street Heritage Action Zone. Scaffolding is now coming down to reveal the works undertaken and allow access for the final pieces of work to be completed.
Rossendale Rossendale Borough Council received £1.18 million of Historic England funding for the High Street Heritage Action Zone project, to repurpose and regenerate buildings, provide a public realm enhancement scheme, for community engagement and a cultural programme.
Filed under: Bacup HAZ | town centres