HMRC scam phone call

Householders are reporting receiving telephone calls from a 0161 claiming to be from Working Pensions. The recipients are asked to press 1, when they do this the message asks for all of the consumer's details, National Insurance number, full name and date of birth. The 0161 number has previously been associated with HMRC scams.  Residents are warned that HMRC do not make cold calls requesting personal details and these calls are scams.

Beware flyers for property repairs

Be cautious about responding to flyers, use local, known traders, get a range of quotes. A Lancashire resident recently contacted a trader via a flyer, was visited, and on advice from the trader as to what needed doing, agreed a price of £1500 for what turned out to be a very minor repair. The trader refused a cheque, insisted on cash, and became aggressive, threatening to pour tar over the driveway.

Trading Standards advice is to always say no to cold callers. The Safetrader scheme can help you find a trader in your area, contact 0303 333 1111 or go to www.safetrader.org.uk

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.