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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Support for school footpath - please complete a Use of Evidence Form!

11th of March, 2026

Simonstone Parish Council are requesting support for a Definitive Map Modification Order (DMMO) application for a footpath running from Harewood Avenue to School Lane. Last year, Simonstone Parish Council was approached by the governors of St Pete...

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Councillor Vacancy

9th of March, 2026

SIMONSTONE PARISH COUNCIL(East Whalley, Read and Simonstone Ward)   LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (SEC. 87(2)     NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy is deemed to have occurred in the office of Councillor for the P...

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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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Trapp Lane, Simonstone closed from 16th-23rd March

23rd of February, 2026

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (CLITHEROE ROAD, PENDLETON AND SABDEN, TRAPP LANE, SIMONSTONE, PADIHAM ROAD AND SIMONSTONE ROAD, SABDEN, RIBBLE VALLEY) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County C...

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School Footpath Plan

13th of February, 2026

Here is a link to the school footpath plan to support the user evidence forms in the news article posted below.

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Request for support for School footpath DMMO

13th of February, 2026

Simonstone Parish Council are requesting support for a Definitive Map Modification Order (DMMO) application for a footpath running from Harewood Avenue to School Lane. Last year, Simonstone Parish Council was approached by the governors of St Pete...

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Consumer Alerts – February 2026

11th of February, 2026

Beware 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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