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Candidates Announced for Clitheroe Byelections
Published on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 in Council News newsClitheroe goes to the polls in byelections in the Primrose and Littlemoor wards on Thursday, 19 August.
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Council Secures Further Funds for Business Pandemic Recovery
Published on Tuesday, 29 June 2021 in Council News newsOver £500,000 will be available over the coming months to help some Ribble Valley businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Council Adopts New Code to Promote High Standards
Published on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley Borough Council has adopted a new code of conduct to promote and maintain high standards among its politicians.
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Vandals Cause £3,000 Worth of Damage to Castle Play Area
Published on Tuesday, 15 June 2021 in Council News newsVandals have wrecked equipment at a popular Clitheroe Castle play area, causing damage valued at £3,000.
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Surge Testing and Vaccinations Ramped Up in Ribble Valley
Published on Friday, 11 June 2021 in Council News newsSurge testing and vaccinations are being ramped up in Ribble Valley as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise across the county.
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Coronavirus Vaccination Van Comes to Clitheroe
Published on Monday, 07 June 2021 in Council News newsA vaccination van offering the Pfizer jab to anyone over 18 is coming to Clitheroe this Thursday (10 June).
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Local Government Stalwart Is Ribble Valley’s New Mayor
Published on Wednesday, 02 June 2021 in Council News newsA councillor who has fought 11 elections, served on district councils for 21 years and parish councils for 34 is Ribble Valley’s new mayor.
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Ribble Valley’s ‘Little Gem’ Sculpture Trail Features in New Film
Published on Thursday, 27 May 2021 in Council News newsOne of Ribble Valley’s most successful cultural projects described as a ‘little gem’ by an international travel website is the subject of a new short film.
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Free Coronavirus Tests at Three Centres in Ribble Valley
Published on Thursday, 20 May 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley residents, visitors and workers can now take a free rapid coronavirus (Covid-19) test twice a week.
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Ribble Valley Borough Council Offices to Reopen to Public
Published on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 in Council News newsThe Ribble Valley Borough Council Offices are to reopen to the public without appointment under Step 3 of the Government’s lockdown easing.
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Clitheroe Food Festival will not Take Place this Year
Published on Wednesday, 05 May 2021 in Council News newsThis year’s Clitheroe Food Festival will not take place, organisers have confirmed.
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Check your Poll Card Call to Ribble Valley Voters
Published on Wednesday, 05 May 2021 in Council News newsCheck your poll card – that’s the message to Ribble Valley voters who may be voting in a new polling station.
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Residents in the Swim after Ribblesdale Pool Reopens
Published on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley residents are back in the swim after the reopening of Ribblesdale Pool in Clitheroe.
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Ribble Valley Goes to the Polls ‘Covid-Safe’ Elections
Published on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley goes to the polls in local elections on Thursday, 6 May, and plans are in place to ensure polling stations are Covid-safe.
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Ribble Valley Gears Up for Summer Staycation Boom
Published on Friday, 23 April 2021 in Council News newsMillions of visitors look set to visit Ribble Valley this year as the borough gears up for a summer staycation boom.
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Candidates Announced for Ribble Valley Local Elections
Published on Thursday, 15 April 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley goes to the polls in local elections on Thursday, 6 May, and the list of candidates, or ‘statement of persons nominated’, is now available.
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Clitheroe Gallery Hosts ‘Cream of the Craftwork Crop’
Published on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 in Council News newsThe popular Platform Gallery in Clitheroe has reopened to the public with an exhibition featuring the ‘cream of the craftwork crop’.
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Shoppers and Visitors Receive a Warm Ribble Valley Welcome
Published on Monday, 12 April 2021 in Council News newsShoppers and visitors received a warm Ribble Valley welcome today (Monday, 12 April), when the borough reopened its doors to the public.
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His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Published on Friday, 09 April 2021 in Council News newsIt is with deep sorrow that we have learnt of the death of, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Dramatic Council Operation To Remove Dangerous Tree From Castle
Published on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 in Council News newsCouncil workers and tree surgeons battled blustering breeze to fell a 100ft tree uprooted on steep banking at Clitheroe Castle.
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Council Nets Cash for Covid-Safe Reopening of Sports Centres
Published on Monday, 29 March 2021 in Council News newsTwo Ribble Valley sports centres have netted £70,000 to fund a Covid-safe reopening thanks to the borough council.
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Don’t Lose Your Vote Call to Ribble Valley Electors
Published on Monday, 29 March 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley goes to the polls in local elections on Thursday, 6 May, and if you want to have a say you must be registered to vote.
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Keep Ribble Valley Safe Call as Lockdown Starts to Lift
Published on Monday, 22 March 2021 in Council News newsHelp keep Ribble Valley safe – that’s the message as the lockdown starts to lift.
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Clitheroe Castle to Be Lit Purple for Census Day
Published on Friday, 19 March 2021 in Council News newsClitheroe Castle is to be lit purple this weekend marking census day on Sunday (21 March).
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Mayor Invites Residents to mark Lockdown Anniversary
Published on Thursday, 18 March 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley Mayor Stella Brunskill is inviting residents to take part in a National Day of Reflection next Tuesday (23 March) marking the first anniversary of the pandemic lockdown.
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Some Businesses to Receive Two Business Rates Bills
Published on Tuesday, 16 March 2021 in Council News newsSome businesses in Ribble Valley can expect to receive two business rates bills this year.
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Ribble Valley Residents warned about Council Tax Scam
Published on Friday, 12 March 2021 in Council News newsScammers are targeting Ribble Valley residents with e-mails promising council tax refunds in exchange for personal details.
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Three Ways to Vote at the May 6 Elections
Published on Thursday, 11 March 2021 in Council News newsResidents in Ribble Valley have three ways to vote when they go to the polls on Thursday 6 May.
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Whalley Woodland Play Area
Published on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 in Council News newsDuring a routine inspection of the Whalley Woodland Play Area, it came to light that timber making up the equipment had split at a number of fastening points.
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Council Freezes Council Tax for Eighth Year in Last 12
Published on Monday, 08 March 2021 in Council News newsRibble Valley Borough Council has frozen council tax for the eighth time in the last 12 years, while remaining the only council in Lancashire to collect refuse weekly and not charge for green waste.
