WHAT YOU’VE BEEN SAYING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:

●●ROSSENDALE Council agrees to buy two properties to support homeless families (July 8):

Jean Howarth: It’s a start but needs many more properties.

Emma Farrow: Loads of empty homes they could use. Start by converting the Together housing building into rooms - the building hasn’t been used since lock down, it’s been on the rental market for months as offices and there is no demand for this in Rawtenstall at the moment as a lot of people work from home. Surly some common sense is needed?

Rick Woodall: They used to be called council houses and gave local government a constant source of income. Now we have £200,000 mortgages instead, for houses the government will confiscate if we need to pay for care in our old age

David Pawlaszek-Lawrie: Not sure of the news or the logic in the decision here? The council already have lots of houses, and have built lots more “affordable housing” sites. Why not simply support the existing property rental market, as was always the case?

Gary Cunliffe: So I take it all the AAAW properties are fully let out then?

●TRIBUTES to beloved landlady Carol Anne McLoughlin (July 8): Karen King: Rip Carol.. lovely lady...my condolences to the family.

Janet Noon: Thinking of you all. RIP Carol, beautiful lady X

Sharon Casey: Thinking of you all. RIP Carol x

Tina Riley: RIP lovely one of the nicest people you would meet

Stephen Chippendale: A true legend

Lee Woodrup: She made the George & Dragon into a great place to go. Always packed, with a great atmosphere. RIP Carol

Lesley Lancs: One of Bacup’s fairy godmothers. Looked after everyone. R.I.P Carol. Thoughts and prayers with the family. X

Kelly Shaw: Rest easy with the angels thoughts are with family and friends x

Kellie Woerner: Our cat ate the turkey on Christmas Eve as it was defrosting...we couldn’t get a turkey at such short notice, my mum was flapping, Carol gave us a turkey crown, I was just a kid but still remember this kind gesture

Edith Challinor: R.I.P. Carol you will be sadly missed sending love to your family x

●HOMES refused on industrial estate near Grane Road despite green approval nearby (July 8):

Sarah Pilling: How bizarre, yet they allow building on beautiful green belt land. We really do exist in very strange times.

Christopher Walton: Typical bad management on behalf of the people again

Jackie Barlow: Absolutely ridiculous.