Bacup
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.
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Published on March 3, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Bacup High Street Heritage Action Zone is holding a training seminar on 13 March at ABD Centre in Bacup, to give advice and guidance on caring for heritage properties.
The session which has been arranged in conjunction with Valley Heritage, will run for two hours from 10.30am and will demonstrate how to maintain paintwork, gutters, ironmongery and stonework; give advice on appropriate cleaning approaches and products for your property and advise on how to prevent building issues before they arise.
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Published on November 3, 2021 at 2:00 pm
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Published on October 13, 2021 at 2:55 pm
Rossendale Council are celebrating after Stubbylee Park in Bacup has been awarded a prestigious Green Flag.
The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces and this year marks the schemes Silver Jubilee.
After 18 months that have seen parks and green spaces play a vital role for people through lockdowns as a place to relax, exercise and meet friends and family safely, the news that Stubbylee has achieved the Green Flag Award is testament to the hard work and dedication of the council team and volunteers that have made the park a great space that everyone can enjoy.
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Published on September 10, 2020 at 8:04 am
An ambitious plan to secure a vibrant sustainable future for Bacup town centre is being submitted for millions of pounds of government regeneration funding.
Already businesses, residents and visitors have witnessed a rebirth in the town thanks to works carried out with Townscape Heritage Initiative money which was secured by Rossendale Borough Council (RBC).
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Published on June 12, 2020 at 10:10 am
Work on a High Street Heritage Action Zone in Bacup is to begin after £1.085m in grant funding was confirmed.
Rossendale Council applied to Historic England for funding to restore and repurpose 22 buildings including the former Regal Cinema.
Properties will be given a new lease of life and see their architectural features refurbished using traditional materials and techniques.
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Published on February 3, 2020 at 10:50 am
The Council has received an application to establish a neighbourhood forum for Bacup and Stacksteads.
Prior to formalising this, we are required to both publicise the request and invite comments about whether this group should be able to prepare the neighbourhood plan and if the boundary being proposed for the neighbourhood area is correct.
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Published on January 2, 2020 at 2:03 pm
As we are now in a new year and also a new decade, we thought we would celebrate by putting together a quick compilation of some of our favourite pictures and clips from 2019.
Special thanks to our favourite young recycler Jessica.
We wish everyone in our wonderful borough a Happy New Year.
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Published on December 4, 2019 at 1:35 pm
Christopher Edward McTernan (50) of New Line, Bacup, has been ordered to pay £1,235 after abandoning his car at a pub in Stacksteads.
McTernan did not attend court and was found guilty in his absence of abandoning a vehicle prior to the 10th July 2019. It was recovered from the public car park opposite the Rose N Bowl public house Newchurch Road, Stacksteads, Rossendale.
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Published on November 19, 2019 at 9:43 am
Rossendale is set to glitter this Christmas as festive lights turn on across the borough.
Fun performances, parades and tasty food will entertain the crowds before the lights turn on to mark the official start of Christmas.
Whitworth is first to light up on Sunday, November 24th at the Civic Hall at 6pm.
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