Wildfire Season
2nd of April, 2025Message Sent By Lucinda Heavyside, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Communications Officer, Lancashire Over the weekend, crews from Rawtenstall and Bacup Fire Station responded to a wildfire in our area, highlighting the importance of stayi...
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Fly Tipping
1st of April, 2025Fly tipping on Knowsley Lane overnight. The council have been advised.
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Theft of stones from Rivington walls
29th of March, 2025Author Luke Gallagher, (Police, PC, South Rural Task Force) We are currently investigating Thefts from several locations of a large number of stones from walls that line the roads at Anglezarke and Rivington. Some of these walls date from ...
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Police update re traffic / parking
24th of March, 2025The vast majority of concerns surrounding parking and road safety relate to the areas in Rivington. We have had reports of speeding, vehicle obstructions, collisions and various other crimes linked to this. We are currently working with partners to d...
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Crown Fingerpost Horwich
18th of March, 2025Great News, the Crown Fingerpost is now back in situ and back to its full splendour. The following update is from Derek Cartright of Horwich Heritage The Fingerpost has stood at, or in the near vicinity of the Crown for around 100 years...
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