Consumer Alerts – December 2025
2nd of December, 2025Beware bogus roofers in Preston Lancashire Police are warning householders to be on the alert for cold callers claiming there is a problem with your roof. In one incident the offender approached a householder in Preston claiming work need...
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Lancashire County Council Winter Gritting Service
28th of November, 2025What is the winter service? Lancashire County Council has a legal duty to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that people can use the highways safely without being endangered by ice and snow. This means we do everything we can to keep traffic m...
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Free - Brand new Environmental Education Facility
25th of November, 2025We are excited to share some great news. Eco Town, our brand new environmental education facility, has now opened at the Environmental Education Centre, Farington Waste Recovery Park, Leyland. Eco Town is a free, hands on learning experie...
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Santa's Grotto at the Memorial Hall Saturday 6 December
6th of November, 2025Tickets for this year’s Santa’s Grotto at the Memorial Hall are now available! The event will take place on Saturday 6 December from 2:30pm, and families are invited to book their visit to meet Santa via TicketSource UK. You can sec...
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Meet Our Newsletter Advertising Team
23rd of September, 2025We’re excited to introduce two fantastic volunteers who will be helping us bring a new village newsletter to life in 2026! Don Cunningham and David Ruddick have kindly stepped forward to assist with selling advertising for the newsl...
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Public Meeting - have your voice heard!
23rd of July, 2025Public Meeting – Planning Application 25/00805/OUT A joint public meeting will be held on: Date: Tuesday 29 July 2025 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Bolton-le-Sands Community Centre An outline planning application (Ref: 25/00805/OUT) h...
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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, 2025Beware 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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