Council Publishes Annual Report

The 16-page report sets out the business of Ribble Valley Borough Council in clear easy-to-understand language, outlining what the authority has achieved in the past year and its plans for the future.

It includes sections on how the council is run, council services, finances and performance, and features testimonials from Ribble Valley residents and partners.

Ribble Valley Borough Council Leader Michael Ranson said: "From the Royal opening of the £3.5million Clitheroe Castle Museum Complex to the formation of 'town teams' to take forward ambitious proposals for the future economic prosperity of Clitheroe and Longridge, the council has been at the forefront of some groundbreaking work.

"Ribble Valley residents quite rightly expect high levels of service and our dedicated staff have proved time and again that they are willing to go the extra mile for our customers. In fact, the Government's 2009 Place Survey revealed that our residents were the most satisfied in the country.

"All this is good news, but we are not complacent. The coming years will be particularly difficult for local government, Ribble Valley Borough Council included. We are waiting to find out the extent of our reduction in Government funding and will be looking carefully at how we can continue to provide effective services in a period of financial restraint. This is a challenge we must and will meet, if we are to meet the expectation of our residents."

View the annual report 2009-2010.

Paper copies of the report are available from the council's communications unit on 01200 414483, or in person at the Ribble Valley Borough Council Offices in Church Walk, Clitheroe .