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Location for new Whitworth wild play space announced
The aim is to "provide a more natural, wild, playscape that is designed to encourage a love of play, but also a love of nature"
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Slingco and Rochdale Production Services move to new Rawtenstall premises
The moves will protect 82 existing jobs and, in the period of the relief award, Slingco will create 24 new jobs and RPS will create six new jobs
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Rossendale dancer, 20, overcomes the odds to land place at prestigious school
A dancer who had surgery to correct genetic abnormalities in both her feet has landed a place at a prestigious dance school
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Renovation of Lumb's Millennium Green plans unveiled
Tracy Cuthbertson, the chairman of the Renovation Committee of the Millennium Green Trust, outlined the objectives of the scheme to renovate this attractive area
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Reinvention plan for long-running Bacup community centre
Supporting Our Rossendale Community Rossendale Free Press column by Barry Hyde – Chair of the Rossendale Community Support Network
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Bacup woman takes part in ‘smartwatches’ trial to help recovery from surgery
Julie Gray, a professional singer and grandmother to nine, from Bacup has taken part in the trial, which uses Fitbit watches, run by researchers at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester
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Rossendale knitters go on ‘yarn safari’ to mark World Knitting in Public Day
Members of Weir Knit and Natter made good use of the sunny weather on Saturday June 12 to knit in various locations outdoors as part of their ‘yarn safari’
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Rossendale care homes take part in national virtual tea party
Holme Manor Residential care home in Rawtenstall, The Laurels in Bacup and Heightside in Newchurch joined other care homes from East Lancashire in taking part in the event
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Rossendale Burnley fan features in Premier League photography exhibition
Tony Winder, who owns Antony and Patricia Hairdressing in Rawtenstall was part of the ‘The Homes of Football’ exhibition at the National Football Museum
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Rossendale MP ‘surprised’ by plans to redraw UK’s political map
The changes, put forward by the Boundary Commission for England, are draft recommendations for where boundaries for MPs' constituencies should fall in the 2023 general election - but could see the Rossendale constituency split in two
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Rossendale high school plant tree to celebrate the memory of Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) participants from the school planted the tree in the school grounds and were joined by the Mayor of Bury, Deputy Lord Lieutenant Karan Lee and local MP for Bury North, James Daly
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Rossendale Veterans In Communities celebrate Small Charity Week
Veterans in Communities, based in Haslingden are posting a week of messages from staff, volunteers and members to mark the week