Bus Service Changes for May 2026
23rd of April, 2026Lancaster 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, 2026Beware 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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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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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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Chapeltown Community Garden
13th of January, 2026The sign has been erected in Chapeltown Community Garden following the recent restoration, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.
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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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Christmas lights switch-on in Belmont
3rd of December, 2025This year's Christmas lights switch-on will take place on Friday 5 December on the Village Green starting at 3.45pm with mulled wine and mince pies courtesy of the Black Dog followed by Belmont Primary School's PTA Winter Fair with games, hot...
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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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Christmas lights switch-on in Edgworth
24th of November, 2025This year's Christmas lights switch-on will start this Friday 28 November with refreshments at 5.00pm at The Church PT Studio and then move along to the Reading Room at The Barlow who will host a cosy Christmas story time at 5.40pm before the swi...
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Christmas lights switch-on in Chapeltown
24th of November, 2025This year's Christmas lights switch-on will take place on Friday 28 November at St Anne's Church, Turton starting at 6.00pm with tea/coffee and mince pies available in the Church after the lights are switched on.
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North Turton Trail
19th of November, 2025The North Turton Trail was originally designated by North Turton Parish Council to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, and was later extended to its current format by Roger Binks on behalf of the Parish Council. It follows p...
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