A BOROUGH council, dubbed one of the worst in the country by the audit commission, has improved significantly, a follow-up report has said.

Last September, Rossendale Council was found to be one of the worst performing in the country, with unacceptably poor services at a very high cost.

But the latest results show the council is on the road to recovery.

Its services will no longer be taken over by central government -- as was the fear when the report was published.