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Learn How to Spot a Top Tipple at Clitheroe Food Festival
Published on Wednesday, 20 June 2018 in Council News news‘Life is too short to drink bad wine’ German writer Goethe famously said – and you can learn how to spot a top tipple at this year’s Clitheroe Food Festival.
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Two Top Roles for Ribble Valley Borough Council Leader
Published on Monday, 18 June 2018 in Council News newsThe leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council has landed two top roles in Lancashire.
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Householders Warned About Council Tax Scam
Published on Tuesday, 22 May 2018 in Council News newsRibble Valley householders are warned to be on their guard against an e-mail scam promising a council tax refund in exchange for personal details.
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Six Action Zones to Tackle Dog-Fouling in Ribble Valley
Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 in Council News newsA council is to get tough on dog-fouling by setting up six action zones targeting people who repeatedly leave pet poop in public.
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Council Bid for Better Rail Services Goes up a Gear
Published on Friday, 11 May 2018 in Council News newsA council bid for better rail services in Ribble Valley has gone up a gear.
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Former Longridge Building Contractor is Borough’s New Mayor
Published on Thursday, 10 May 2018 in Council News newsThe former Longridge building contractor behind the refurbishment of Madame Tussauds in Blackpool is the new mayor of Ribble Valley.
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Further Borough Council Cash Boost for Chipping Broadband
Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2018 in Council News newsA Community broadband scheme has received a further £8,000 cash boost from Ribble Valley Borough Council.
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Council Counts the Cost of Asbestos Dump in Country Lane
Published on Friday, 04 May 2018 in Council News newsRibble Valley Council is counting the cost after fly-tippers dumped over three tonnes of asbestos in a Clitheroe country lane.
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Help us get a Handle on Waste Collection
Published on Thursday, 03 May 2018 in Council News newsHouseholders can help Ribble Valley’s refuse collection and recycling service stay top of the pile by ensuring their ‘handles are facing the highway’.
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‘Lancashire Womble’ Lucy to Exhibit at Clitheroe Gallery
Published on Monday, 30 April 2018 in Council News newsA designer who creates ‘astonishing craftwork’ from unwanted materials is to exhibit at Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery.
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New Three-Bedroom Home in Ribble Valley for just £66,500!
Published on Monday, 30 April 2018 in Council News newsA new three-bedroom home in picturesque Ribble Valley for just £66,500 might sound far-fetched, but exactly that is up for grabs thanks to the borough council and Onward Homes.
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Go the Mile for Good Health Call from Heart Patient Nick
Published on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 in Council News newsA heart bypass patient from Clitheroe is inviting residents to go the mile for good health.
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Pubs Told to get House in Order After Age-Check Failings
Published on Monday, 23 April 2018 in Council News newsTen pubs and one shop in Ribble Valley have been told to get their house in order after falling foul of a Christmas crackdown on under-age drinking.
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Make a Date for Town’s Top Food Festival
Published on Tuesday, 17 April 2018 in Council News newsMake a date in your diary for this year’s Clitheroe Food Festival, which takes place on Saturday, 11 August.
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Youth ‘Disco’ Aims to Put Anti-Social Behaviour in a Spin
Published on Monday, 16 April 2018 in Council News newsLongridge is to get a youth ‘disco’ in a bid to put anti-social behaviour in a spin.
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‘Ashes Beam’ Installed at Clitheroe Cemetery
Published on Thursday, 12 April 2018 in Council News newsA cemetery with an international reputation for alternative interments has installed an ‘ashes beam’ for the burial of cremated remains.
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Leader’s Message Spring 2018
Published on Wednesday, 04 April 2018 in Council News newsWelcome to my latest message featuring news on the proposed East Lancashire Unitary Authority, the Lancashire Combined Authority and our successful ‘peer challenge’ by the Local Government Association
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Tai Chi in the Park to Mark ‘Your Mile Your Way’
Published on Thursday, 29 March 2018 in Council News newsEvery morning parks and public areas in China come alive to thousands of people, some dressed for a day in the office, undertaking a series of stretches and moves called tai chi.
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Ribble Valley News - Spring 2018
Published on Thursday, 29 March 2018 in Council News newsRibble Valley Borough Council has published the latest edition of its civic newspaper, Ribble Valley News.
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CCTV Clampdown on Village Car Park Vandals
Published on Wednesday, 28 March 2018 in Council News newsVandals in Sabden and Chipping are in the sights of crime prevention bosses thanks to two new CCTV systems.
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Clitheroe Castle to Host Weekly Park Runs
Published on Wednesday, 28 March 2018 in Council News newsWeekly ‘park runs’ in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle are out of the blocks after getting the thumbs-up from Ribble Valley Borough Council.
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Visitors Flock to our ‘Dordogne’
Published on Monday, 26 March 2018 in Council News newsVisitors are flocking to Ribble Valley, according to new national figures.
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Chipping ‘gets Connected’ Thanks to Council Grant
Published on Monday, 26 March 2018 in Council News newsAround 800 homes in Chipping can now connect to ultrafast broadband thanks to an impressive volunteer-led project and Ribble Valley Borough Council cash boost.
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Refuse Collection Maintained Despite Cuts
Published on Thursday, 22 March 2018 in Council News newsRibble Valley’s much-admired refuse collection and recycling service is to continue as normal despite a £430,000 cut in funding from Lancashire County Council.
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Taxi Enforcement Swoop in Clitheroe
Published on Monday, 19 March 2018 in Council News newsTaxi enforcement officers at Ribble Valley Borough Council joined forces with the police and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in a swoop on unroadworthy vehicles.
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Pilot Partnership to Integrate Health Services
Published on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 in Council News newsA new partnership is being piloted to integrate health and care services in parts of Ribble Valley.
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Next Step for Longridge Neighbourhood Plan
Published on Monday, 19 February 2018 in Council News newsMembers of the public are invited to have their say on a proposed neighbourhood plan for Longridge.
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Register to Vote Call to Commemorate Suffrage Centenary
Published on Wednesday, 31 January 2018 in Council News newsA councillor born just three years after universal suffrage is calling on women to “seize the moment” and make their mark on public life.
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Clitheroe Gallery Gears Up for Robotics Exhibition
Published on Friday, 19 January 2018 in Council News newsA glass eye set in brass that follows visitors around the room is one of the new exhibits at the Platform Gallery in Clitheroe.
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Residents Offered Funds for Affordable Warmth
Published on Thursday, 18 January 2018 in Council News newsRibble Valley residents at risk of poor health from cold and damp homes are being offered funds to help them fight ‘fuel poverty’.
