Station Road Closure: What Hest Bank Residents Need to Know
18th of March, 2026Local drivers and residents should prepare for upcoming travel disruptions as a section of Station Road is set to close for over a month starting this April. Lancashire County Council has issued a temporary prohibition of through traffic order to ...
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Consumer Alerts March 2026
16th of March, 2026Please find the Consumer Alerts for March 2026 from Lancashire Trading Standards. Warranty scam Beware receiving a telesales call offering warranty cover on household appliances. A Lancashire householder initially agreed, but having second thou...
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Improvement Works Begin at the Recreation Ground Entrance on Manor Lane
25th of February, 2026Essential improvement works are set to begin at the Manor Lane entrance to the Recreation Ground, following repeated damage caused by heavy surface water run‑off. In recent months, the path leading from Manor Lane into the Recreation Ground has be...
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Bus Service Changes for March 2026
24th of February, 2026Lancaster Services Service 5 Carnforth – Morecambe – Heysham – Overton From 23 March 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability. Service 555 Lancaster – Carnforth – ...
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Consumer Alerts – February 2026
11th of February, 2026Beware bogus roofers in Preston Traders offering to clean gutters cold called at a Preston householder who agreed to the work for £20. The traders then identified some broken and cracked roof tiles worrying the householder about possible water ...
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New Lancashire Gritting Live map
29th of January, 2026Lancashire County Council have launched a new Lancashire Gritting Live map, giving you a real-time view of our gritters as they treat roads across the county. The interactive map shows: 1. The current location of each gritting vehicle2. Routes t...
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Bus Service Changes for February 2026
29th of January, 2026Lancaster Services Service 6A Lancaster – Westgate - Morecambe From 22 February 2026, Stagecoach will revise the route, adjusting the evening service to no longer serve Salt Ayre Asda. Service 49 Lancaster – Halton – Carnforth &ndas...
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Consumer Alerts January 2026
7th of January, 2026Please find the Consumer Alerts for January 2026 from Lancashire Trading Standards Beware bogus roofers in Chorley Beware roofers who claim beams or rafters need strengthening otherwise they will not be strong enough to hold up the new felt, ba...
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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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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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