Vacancy for a Parish Councillor

23rd of May, 2026

Following the resignation of David Hall formal notice has been given that there is now a vacancy for the office of Councillor for the Higher Ward of Whittingham Parish Council. If you are new to the area or are a longstanding resident why not cons...

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Bus Service Changes for May 2026

23rd of April, 2026

Lancaster Services Service 83 Brookhouse – Caton – Morecambe From 4 May 2026 Lonsdale Buses will revise the route and timetable to additionally serve Asda at Lancaster Salt Ayre. The timetable will be revised to facilitate the route diver...

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Consumer Alerts April 2026

8th of April, 2026

Beware escalating roofing work A Lancashire householder was experiencing a leak to their roof and found a roofer via an online trader site.  The trader began the work, the price escalated with them asking for payment before the job was finished....

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Keep Britain Tidy - Spring Clean

16th of March, 2026

The Parish is fortunate to have a dedicated group of volunteer litter pickers registered with Preston City Council.  As part of the Keep Britain Tidy “Cleanup Campaign” https://www.keepbritaintidy.org the Parish Council ...

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Midchapel Road - Public right of Way User Survey

16th of March, 2026

When Midchapel Road / Chingle Hall Crescent was built off Goosnargh Lane, a Public Right of Way across the fields was diverted to allow safe construction of the new estate. As part of the diversion, a 'new' route was created from points A ...

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Consumer Alerts March 2026

16th of March, 2026

Please 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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Health Protection Bulletin

3rd of March, 2026

Lancashire 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, 2026

An 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, 2026

Lancaster 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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