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Businesses get chance to recycle more

Businesses in Rossendale are being given the chance to recycle more of their trade waste. Rossendale Council has won Government funding...

Date Online: 12/04/2008

New Discount Store has Shoe Museum

A NEW discount store has opened in Rawtenstall and is the first in the country to feature a footwear...

Date Online: 13/04/2008

Expansion of Kitchen Firm means 15 new jobs

JJO, a multi-million pound company based on Newchurch Road, Bacup, one of largest manufacturers in the UK of kitchens and...

Date Online: 13/04/2008

Free Range Egg Production in Bacup

This week, councillors approved plans to build a new egg production unit at Hey Head Farm on Rochdale Road. The building,...

Date Online: 18/04/2008

Post Office closure dates announced

Final closure dates have been set for some Post Offices in the Rossendale Valley. They are: May 9th - Longshoot, 19...

Date Online: 18/04/2008

Eco-bags benefit Hospice

"Sunday Best" , a boutique in Rawtenstall has created an 'eco' bag which can be re-used time and time again,...

Date Online: 22/04/2008

Planning dilemma for fudge factory

After moving to Whitworth to allow for growth and increased employment opportunities, the award-winning Fudge Factory (previously located at New...

Date Online: 22/04/2008

Hurstwood moving HQ to Bolton

Property developer Hurstwood is to move its headquarters from the Lancashire town of Rossendale to a new £2m office development...

Date Online: 24/04/2008

Curtains raised on new cafe at Musbury Fabrics

Husband and wife team, Denis and Cath Worthington, last week, opened the doors to the new Cafe Tor at Helmshore's...

Date Online: 26/04/2008

Expansion for successful 3D design company

A COMPANY which make giant 3D logos for major sports events is expanding its workforce. Linemark UK Ltd, a leading...

Date Online: 26/04/2008

New Studio Opens for Top Photographer

Graham Barnes, from Penny Lodge, Loveclough, has travelled the world photographing and filming stars including Helen Mirren, Richard Branson and...

Date Online: 27/04/2008

Scout Moor Wind Farm almost 3/4 Ready

Following some fine weather during April, the project to install 26 wind turbines on Scout Moor has increased in pace,...

Date Online: 09/05/2008

Safe use of Internet for children launch

A new website, www.TeachToday.eu, has been launched by major businesses, to help teachers encourage children to use both internet and...

Date Online: 13/05/2008

Employers urged to meet May 19th Deadline for PAYE

HM Revenue and Customs has today urged employers to ensure that PAYE end-of-year returns are filed on time. Those who...

Date Online: 14/05/2008

Big rise in profits for 2ergo phone company

2ergo, the Rossendale-based provider of mobile phone services, today reported a 23 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £1.49m...

Date Online: 19/05/2008

New Family Friendly Farm opens

A Weir farmer has turned the clock back and reopened Scar End Farm as a working farm, with the addition...

Date Online: 07/06/2008

Shawforth spray painter closes in on award

A business man from Shawforth is aiming to prove he is the best in his field by winning Painter of...

Date Online: 07/06/2008

New jobs from derelict Haslingden land

DERELICT land on the outskirts of Haslingden could provide a jobs boom for Rossendale. Land next to St John's Stonefold...

Date Online: 13/06/2008

Rossendale business shows 7% growth

Shares in Rossendale-based Driver Group rose 7 per cent after the company reported a 36 per cent increase in first-half...

Date Online: 13/06/2008

New Dental Practice in Rawtenstall

A project to bring three dental practices together under one roof, costing over £1million, has now been opened in Rawtenstall. The...

Date Online: 14/06/2008

Green Vale spends £48Million

THE latest phase of a £48million upgrade for hundreds of homes across Rossendale has been announced by housing chiefs. Contractors ROK...

Date Online: 17/06/2008

Valley business moves to keep growing

The Kingfisher Business Centre in Rawtenstall is the new home for successful financial services company, McNeil Financial Services. The company, previously...

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Join in group putting valley on the map

A COMPANY set up to help regenerate the rural areas of Rossendale and rest of the South Pennines is looking...

Date Online: 27/06/2008

Temperance Bar Reopens its doors

Britain’s last surviving Temperance Bar Fitzpatrick’s has re opened its doors after being closed for four months of refurbishment. The...

Date Online: 09/07/2008

New Retained Fire Fighters being recruited in Rawtenstall

Rawtenstall Fire Station is currently recruiting for more retained firefighters. On Saturday 26th July the station will hold an open...

Date Online: 17/07/2008

2ergo announces contract with unnamed US mobile operator

2ergo (AIM: RGO), the Rossendale-based mobile communications services company, today announced “a significant contract win” with an unnamed major US...

Date Online: 31/07/2008

A local Poseidon adventure

Craig Griffin set up Poseidon Design Services, a fire protection consultancy, just over 5 years ago, from his home. Now he...

Date Online: 09/08/2008

Oliver! gets Rossendale touch

THE manager of Manchester's Palace Theatre is moving a little closer to centre-stage - after agreeing to direct his first...

Date Online: 11/08/2008

Waterfoot business on organic production

AS the country grapples with the increasing cost of food, a keen horticulturalist is hoping to provide a solution by...

Date Online: 18/08/2008

New Hotel & Housing complex now in the pipeline

MULTI-million pound hotel and housing complex could become a reality after the developer won an appeal to secure planning...

Date Online: 28/08/2008