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Published on December 16, 2016 at 4:52 pm
Christmas in Rossendale is in full swing following light switch ons up and down the Valley.
Rawtenstall held their switch on event on Saturday November 26th with a vibrant and very busy town square Market. The town lights were switched on by Paralympic silver medallist Tom Hamer., to delight of the hundreds in the crowd.
Published on December 16, 2016 at 4:15 pm
The Council has now published it’s up to date Validation Criteria checklist in respect of applications submitted to the Local Planning Authority.
The document can be viewed at http://www.rossendale.gov.uk/downloads/download/318/validation_of_planning_and_other_applications_policy.
This document updates and replaces the Council’s previous Validation Checklist (January 2011) and the Council’s Wind Energy Applications Supplementary Validation Policy (September 2012) and takes into account the provisions of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill and the Framework along with amendments to legislation.
Filed under: application | checklist | planning | validation
Published on December 12, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Rossendale Council’s Environmental Heath Team are working together with the Housing Options Team to improve the living standards in private rented property.
The Council’s Environmental Health Team have recently started inspecting property prior to a bond being given.
The result of this joint work has been improvements to the property whilst its unoccupied, to make it safer for future tenants.
Filed under: environmental | health | housing
Published on December 9, 2016 at 2:10 pm
Following Cabinet approval in November, Rossendale Borough Council has opened the application process for Rossendale Council Grants.
Cllr Alyson Barnes, Leader of the Council said;
“We recognise that these are difficult times for many people and there are some key challenges for Rossendale residents. Although the Council still has to make savings, we have made £62,000 available each year for the next 2 years for the provision of targeted grants for services to support financial inclusion in Rossendale, and for small community grants through the Neighbourhood Forums.”
Published on December 8, 2016 at 11:04 am
Consultation on the new proposals for the public realm part of the Bacup THI Project is open till January 2nd 2017.
The new proposals, following previous consultation comments, can be viewed here and in the Bacup library.
Comments can be submitted via the THI website, emailing thi@rossendalebc.gov.uk or writing to Bacup THI Project, Rossendale Borough Council, The Business Centre, Bacup, OL13 0BB.
Filed under: Bacup | consultation | heritage | thi
Published on December 6, 2016 at 3:27 pm
The Friends of Acre Village have been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery for their Interpreting Acre Project. The group is working with Proffitts, Lancashire County Council and Rossendale Borough Council with the aim of obtaining funding to preserve, restore and interpret the history of this interesting Victorian Village.
Filed under: acre | exhibition | interpreting | village
Published on December 6, 2016 at 2:29 pm
The Council has appointed White Young Green (WYG) to prepare a Town Centre, Retail, Leisure and Tourism Study.
As part of this study a telephone survey has been commissioned which will be asking questions about retail, leisure, town centre and tourism related issues within Rossendale. This will form part of the Evidence Base that will be used in preparing the Local Plan.
Published on December 5, 2016 at 5:14 pm
Management and Councillors from Rossendale Council today showed their support for the campaign again domestic violence.
Rossendale Council Management and Councillors were joined by the Mayor, Mayoress and Deputy Mayor of Rossendale today as they marked their internal day of supporting the White Ribbon Campaign and raising awareness of domestic violence.
Published on December 5, 2016 at 4:48 pm
The Council’s Open Day for this project proved to be an informative session for local residents about the scheme and its future plans.
The local Bacup community were invited to come down to Saturday’s Open Day on the THI Project, organised by Rossendale Council, so that they could find out more information on what has already been achieved by the project and to see what is to come in future phases.
Published on December 2, 2016 at 5:11 pm
Double Silver Winning Tom is hoping to make it into the final three of the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Everyone in Rossendale will be aware that Tom Hamer, from Rawtenstall, won two silver medals in two separate events at the Rio Paralympics and set two British records in the process.
Filed under: Success | paralympic | rio | sport