Health Protection Bulletin
3rd of March, 2026Lancashire County Council have a health team committed to raising awareness and providing valuable information to help you stay healthy and safe. They have requested that we add the attached Health Protection Bulletin to our website to ensure that...
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Sports Village and 220 homes
26th of February, 2026An outline planning application has been submitted for the creation of a sports village including 220 dwellings on land north of the Halfpenny Lane / Inglewhite Road junction. Although described as Longridge, the application is in Whittingham Pari...
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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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Swainson House Farm - Appeal dismissed
23rd of February, 2026UPDATE - The Swainson House Farm appeal has been dismissed. The full decision notice is attached. Residents may recall a developer took advantage of the temporary dip in the 5-year housing supply, by submitting an application for 95 h...
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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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Whittingham Parish Clerk Vacancy
26th of January, 2026After 22 years working as a Parish Clerk, Mrs Julie Buttle has announced her intention to retire. Consequently, the Parish Council is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic person to take on the post of Clerk to the Council and Responsible ...
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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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St John's Church - Feasibility Study
3rd of November, 2025Whittingham Parish Council have been exploring how St. John’s Church on the former hospital site could be brought back to life. Members of the Council agreed a Concept Plan which states the site should play a cent...
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