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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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE - SANDY LANE, BRINDLE
2nd of September, 2025Lancashire County Council have given notice on a temporary road close taking place at Sandy Lane, Brindle on 13 and 14 September, to allow the installation of a new water connection works. Please see attached notice for further details.
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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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LCC Consumer Alerts - May 2025
6th of May, 2025Consumer Alerts – May 2025 Beware cold callers offering tree services The Service has received reports of cold callers knocking on doors offering tree services in the Wyre area. Be wary, often such cold callers will escala...
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Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service - Advice about Wildfires - April 2025
6th of April, 2025Over the weekend, crews from Rawtenstall and Bacup Fire Station responded to a wildfire in our area, highlighting the importance of staying vigilant during wildfire season. ...
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LCC Consumer Alerts - April 2025
6th of April, 2025Consumer Alerts – April 2025 Bogus roofers cold calling in Clayton An elderly couple in Clayton Le Moors were cold called by a roofer who claimed there was a hole in their roof, a two day job to fix. The fraudster refused ...
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