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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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Former Whittingham Hospital Site

27th of August, 2025

Development of the former Whittingham Hospital site is complex and has taken several years to come forward. In summary, outline permission was granted for 650 new homes under 06/2013/0779 of which, 150 new homes were built by Taylor Wimpey - 06/20...

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Consumer Alerts August 2025

15th of August, 2025

Scam gardening services offered Beware cold callers offering garden services knocking on doors in the West Lancashire area. In one incident the elderly householder agreed to the traders, described as two males in their 20's, both with dark hair, tidy...

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Emergency Alerts Test 2025

30th of July, 2025

The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. Your mobile phone or tablet will vibrate and make a loud siren-like sound, even if it’s set on silent. The alert message will confirm this is a test and...

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Courier Fraud Alert

28th of July, 2025

We want to make you aware of a serious and growing threat: courier fraud, which has cost victims across the UK more than £21 million in the past year alone. The City of London Police, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, recently launch...

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125 homes off Churchgate

15th of July, 2025

The current Government has pledged to build 1.5 million new homes during its Parliament – a commitment that the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor stated “there are no excuses not to achieve”. Consequently, in Dec 2024, the...

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