MORE than two-thirds of respondents have given Ribble Valley Borough Council the thumbs-up in a postal survey.

Local authorities are required by law to carry out a Customer Satisfaction Survey every three years.

The council sent its postal survey to a random selection of 2,200 households, with 1,128 were returned within the deadline.

The survey asked householders their opinions on a wide range of council services.

It revealed that 67 per cent of respondents were very or fairly satisfied with the way Ribble Valley Borough Council ran municipal affairs.

Over 91 per cent were also very or fairly satisfied with their neighbourhood as a place to live.

Their main areas of concern included the lack of affordable house, crime and the cost of living.

The results are being studied in full and will be published in the next edition of the council newsletter due for publication in April.

The council's corporate policy officer, Michelle Haworth, said: "We would like to thank participants for completing the survey so quickly and efficiently."