Commissioner warns young people on risks of e-bike driving licence ban
22nd of September, 2025Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is urging young people and their parents to understand the serious, long-term consequences of using e-bikes and e-scooters illegally, following a record-br...
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Consumer Alerts September 2025
5th of September, 2025Bogus 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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Have your say on the future of local council services in Lancashire
4th of September, 2025Lancashire'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. Currently, Lancashire County Council provides services such as social care, educ...
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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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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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Newsletter - Spring Summer 2025
5th of June, 2025Latest news from Simonstone Parish Council
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Annual Parish Meeing
8th of May, 2025When: 22 May 2025 at 19:00 Where: St. Peter's School Church Hall, School Lane, Simonstone
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June 2024 Newsletter
25th of June, 2024“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that somebody else will save it”.
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