Consumer Alerts August 2025
15th of August, 2025Scam 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, 2025The 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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Proposed development of 19 affordable homes - Off Pendle St East
28th of July, 2025A Public meeting will be held on Thursday 31st July 2025 at 6.30pm at St. Marys community Hall To discuss the proposed development at Land Off Pendle St East Erection of 19 no affordable dwelling (100% affordable housing scheme) with associated...
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Courier Fraud Alert
28th of July, 2025We 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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Consumer Alerts – July 2025
11th of July, 2025Scam tree services offered Reports have been received regarding cold callers offering tree and shrub cutting services in the Hyndburn area. In one instance the traders claimed the overhanging branches were dangerous, wanted cash and claimed mor...
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Fake QR Code Stickers
29th of June, 2025We want to alert you to a rising scam known as “quishing” (QR phishing), where criminals tamper with parking QR codes to trick people into entering payment and personal information on fake websites. What’s happening: Fraudsters are...
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Consumer Alerts - June 2025
14th of June, 2025Beware scam jet washing services The Service has received reports of cold callers knocking on doors Over Wyre and in the Goosnargh area, offering to clean gutters, clean the moss off roofs and jet wash driveways. In one incident the househ...
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Join the Movement – Become a Park Play Volunteer!
24th of February, 2025Do you want to make a real difference in your community? Do you want to bring people together, to meet, move and play, in an inclusive space for all generations? If so, we need you to help bring Park Play to Sabden! What is Park Play? P...
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Tree Planting Project
24th of February, 2025The Woodland Trust have provided our village with one hundred trees and thirty shrubs as part of an initiative to boost domestic trees with the aim to diversify and expand the tree supply in England. Tree planning is perceived to be an environment...
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Join the Community Litter Pick on Pendle Hill – Saturday, 8th March
12th of February, 2025You are invited to take part in a community litter pick on Pendle Hill on Saturday, 8th March at 10 AM. This is a fantastic opportunity to help keep our beautiful landscape clean and preserve the natural environment for everyone to enjoy. Volun...
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Winter Gritting Service
1st of January, 2025Winter Service Briefing 2024/25 17th of December, 2024 What 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 ...
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