Consumer Alerts – December 2024

9th of December, 2024

Cold callers offering tree services A vulnerable resident in the Lancaster area agreed to cold callers offering to cut back some shrubs, The traders then escalated the job to include work to the back garden increasing the price to over £7,00...

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Heating Your Home Safely

6th of December, 2024

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) are urging residents to heat their homes safely this winter. It comes as the colder weather hits and many households have lost the Winter Fuel Payment they relied on in previous years. LFRS predicts this m...

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Free Parking in Wyre this Christmas

21st of November, 2024

During the festive period, free parking sessions will be available every Friday and Saturday at Wyre Council car parks. Wyre Council are offering free parking up to three hours (two on Rough Lea Road and North Promenade in Cleveleys) every Fr...

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Does your window ledge look like this?

21st of November, 2024

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have been called to two fires in Chorley this week caused by reflective objects catching sunlight, like mirrors, snow globes and glass ornaments. Here’s how you can help prevent fires: Do: S...

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Claim Free Tree From Wyre Council This Week

19th of November, 2024

To celebrate the start of National Tree Week and the launch of the new Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, Wyre Council are offering free native trees to residents at a special one-day only event at Wyre Estuary Country Park on Saturday 23 Novem...

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Consumer Alerts for November 2024

14th of November, 2024

Bogus roofing cold callers Beware cold callers knocking on doors in the Skelmersdale area offering to carry out roofing work. The traders did some work on one householder's roof and asked for £1,500 cash. They returned, at a later date, ...

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