First Tuesday Hub

The First Tuesday Hub returns on Tuesday 5th February in Holy Trinity Church from 1.30pm until 3.30pm.  There will be lots of useful information about keeping safe and healthy in Winter.   Please click here to view a poster with further general information.

Tesco Bags of Help

Many thanks to all the members of the community who used their Tesco tokens to support our school's project to raise funds to build a running track. The track will be used to offer the children and staff 'a mile a day' and will also be used during P.E. and at other times.  

Thanks to the kindness of local people, the school's project was the runner-up to Cancer Care and they have therefore been allocated £2000 from Tesco's fund.

Gritting teams urge everyone to park carefully

Lancashire's highway teams are urging people to park carefully to make sure the gritters can do their job during the coming cold snap. They're warning that parts of some gritting routes often go untreated because drivers don't leave enough room for vehicles to get past.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures are forecast to stay low for the rest of the week, with the general outlook showing the prospect of further wintry weather to follow.

"Have Your Say" Consultation on Household Waste Recycling Centres’ (HWRCs) opening days and times

Lancashire County Council wants to keep Household Waste Recycling Centres open when residents are most likely to use them. They have categorised all of the HWRCs based on how busy they are and/or how close they are to another centre and are proposing new opening days and times based on this.
Visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/consultations to complete an online questionnaire available from Monday 28 January. If you would prefer a printed questionnaire then please ring 01254 220691. Please return your comments to Lancashire County Council by Monday 25 March.

Telesales

To reduce the number of telesales calls you receive, sign up to the Telephone Preference Service – contact them on 0345 070 0707. Service providers also offer services that will reduce unwanted telesales and scam calls. You can also consider installing a call blocking device.

Phone provider scam

A resident in Nelson received a phone call claiming to be from her phone provider saying she had not paid her bill and her phone would be cut off if she did not make a payment, and asked for debit card details. This is a scam designed to make you panic, not giving you time to think. Always check independently with your service provider. Sometimes scam callers may not hang up, so your independent check may be back to the scammer. If suspicious, use another phone or wait before calling. .

Beware bogus phone calls relating to library fines

A Lancashire resident was contacted out of the blue about overdue library charges. The caller claimed that the charges had been accrued by a family member, who had unfortunately died. Library services would never contact anyone in this way. If you do receive such a call, do not pass over any personal or banking information. Hang up and block the number if possible; - Contact your local library if you are concerned about overdue charges.