Consumer Alerts - June 2025

14th of June, 2025

Beware scam jet washing services The Service has received reports of cold callers knocking on doors Over Wyre and in the Goosnargh area, offering to clean gutters, clean the moss off roofs and jet wash driveways.  In one incident the householder...

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Consumer Alerts - June 2025

6th of June, 2025

⚠️ Consumer Alert: Rogue Traders and Scam Calls – Stay Safe This Summer Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards Service has issued a new warning to residents following a surge in scams and rogue trader incidents across the county. ...

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Consumer Alerts May 2025

6th of May, 2025

Beware cold callers offering tree services The Service has received reports of cold callers knocking on doors offering tree services in the Wyre area.  Be wary, often such cold callers will escalate an initially low price, cut down your favou...

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Public Consultation: Slyne Road, Bolton-le-Sands

1st of May, 2025

Developer, Wrenman Strategic Land, is progressing plans for an outline planning application for up to 250 new homes on land to the west of the A6 (Slyne Road) in Bolton-le-Sands. A public consultation has now opened, inviting feedback from the loc...

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Slyne with Hest Parish Council Responds to Lancaster's Call for Development Sites: Balancing Growth with Preservation

11th of March, 2025

Lancaster City Council is working through the process of developing a new Local Plan. They have announced a call for development sites within the district where new housing can be built as part of its Local Plan. This initiative aims to identify suit...

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Devolution in Lancashire takes a step closer

6th of February, 2025

Launch of the New Lancashire Combined County Authority Marks Significant Step in Devolution Lancashire has taken a major step forward in the devolution process with the official launch of the new Lancashire Combined County Authority (CCA). This ne...

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