News

Remembrance Day Poppies

24th of October, 2025

Lancashire County Council have granted Whittingham Parish Council a Licence to erect Remembrance poppies on the lamp posts on Church Lane. This was a trial initiative by the Parish Council but as it has been well received, the Parish Council will ...

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Whittingham Primary School - Academy engagement event 

17th of October, 2025

Lancashire County Council has a statutory duty to ensure that there is a Lancashire place for every child that requires one. As part of this approach provision of a new school is proposed for September 2026, with a phased delivery. View the&n...

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Consumer Alerts – October 2025

12th of October, 2025

Bogus roofing work On noticing a leak in an upstairs bedroom, a Preston householder posted the job on an online trader platform.  The job was picked up by a trader who quoted just under £2000 for the work required and explained it would be...

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Flooding Advice

17th of September, 2025

Extreme weather has become an issue in many countries and with winter around the corner, flooding may soon be an issue locally. According to the Environment Agency, over two million people in England live and work in properties at risk of flooding...

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Police Contacts

11th of September, 2025

Local police officers will be hosting a 'Coffee with a Cop' event at the Toll Bar Café on the A6 at Broughton on the 03/10/2025 from 11am till 12pm. As we have previously reported in the Parish Newsletter, police resources are ...

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Consumer Alerts September 2025

5th of September, 2025

Bogus roofing services offered Residents of sheltered and park home housing are being warned that a trader has been going around the South Ribble area offering to re-roof perfectly sound houses and park homes, wanting deposits up front and claiming t...

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Devolution Survey

3rd of September, 2025

This news article has been published on behalf of Lancashire's 15 Councils. Lancashire's councils are calling on residents, businesses and community organisations to have their say to help shape the future of local government in the county...

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