building work restarting on a new operating theatre at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Work has restarted on the construction of a new £2.5 million state-of-the-art operating theatre at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI).

The building work had been temporarily halted in March 2020 by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Work to put in foundations for the building restarted on Monday 1 June and the Trust’s Capital Services Team has said there should be no major disturbance to patients and staff.
The work on the new operating theatre is being carried out as part of a £34 million investment announced in October 2019 to improve the Trust's buildings and infrastructure.

Action Fraud

Criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get their hands on your money and personal information. To date, Action Fraud has received reports from 2,378 victims of Coronavirus-related scams, with the total losses reaching over £7 million.How you can protect yourself from Coronavirus-related scams:

There are some simple steps you can take that will protect you from the most common Coronavirus-related scams. Here’s what need to do:

1 - Watch out for scam messages
Your bank, or other official organisations, won’t ask you to share personal information over email or text. If you receive an email you’re not quite sure about, forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS): report@phishing.gov.uk

2 - Shopping online
If you're making a purchase from a company or person you don't know and trust, carry out some research first, for example, by checking to see if others have used the site and what their experience was. If you decide to go ahead with the purchase, use a credit card if you have one, other payment providers may not provide the same protection.

3 - Unsolicited calls and browser pop-ups offering tech support
Never install any software, or grant remote access to your computer, as a result of a cold call. Remember, legitimate organisations would never contact you out of the blue to ask for financial details such as your PIN or full banking password.
NHS Test and Trace scams:
The NHS Test and Trace service plays an important role in the fight against coronavirus and it’s vital the public have confidence and trust in the service. However, we understand the concerns people have about the opportunity for criminals to commit scams.

What you need to know:
Contact tracers will only call you from the number 0300 013 5000. Anyone who does not wish to talk over the phone can request the NHS Test and Trace service to send an email or text instead, inviting them to log into the web-based service.

All text or emails sent by NHS Test and Trace will ask people to sign into the contact tracing website and will provide you with a unique reference number. We would advise people to type the web address https://contact-tracing.phe.gov.uk directly into their browser, followed by the unique reference number given to you, rather than clicking on any link provided in the message.
The NHS Test and Trace service will never:

• ask you to dial a premium rate number to speak to them (for example, those starting 09 or 087)
• ask you to make any form of payment or purchase a product or any kind
• ask for any details about your bank account
• ask for your social media identities or login details, or those of your contacts
• ask you for any passwords or PINs, or ask you to set up any passwords or PINs over the phone  
• ask you to download any software to your PC or ask you to hand over control of your PC, smartphone or tablet to anyone else
• ask you to access any website that does not belong to the government or NHS

If you think you have been a victim of fraud, please report it to Action Fraud at https://www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. If you live in Scotland, please report directly to Police Scotland by calling 101.​​​​​​​

Emergency Road Closure

No person shall cause any class of traffic to proceed over that length of Wordsworth  Avenue, Bolton  le Sands, from its  junction  with Sunnybank Road, to a point outside property number 42 on Wordsworth Avenue.2.Nothing in this notice shall apply to persons engagewWordsworth Avenue from its junction with Sunnybank Road to No. 42 Wordsworth Avenue will be closed from 13.00hrs Friday 29th May 2020 to 17.00hrs on Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to allow United Utilities to repair a water leak in the carriage/footway.  A diversion will be signed locally.

Re-opening of Household Waste Recycling Centres

Reopening Household Waste Recycling CentresBriefing note for MPs and councillorsLancashire County Council will be reopening most of its recycling centres on Friday 15 May, after they had to be closed in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.Due to the need to ensure social distancing for staff and visitors there will be a number of important changes to the way the sites operate.Appointment systemPeople  will  need  to  make  an  appointment  beforevisiting. This  is  necessary  to  manage  what  is likely  to  be  very  high  demandand  limit  visitor  numbers  to  ensure  social  distancing  can  be managed.A  booking  system will  go  live  onthe  morning  ofWednesday  13  May allowing  people  to  make appointments. Appointments can be madeonline via the council's website www.lancashire.gov.ukor by calling the customer service centre on 0300 123 6781.People  will  be  given  a  30-minute  window  in  which  to  visit,  with  the  number  of  appointments available being limited to allow staff to check details on arrival and manage movementsaround the site to ensure social distancing.Appointments will be made available severaldays ahead, with new slots released eachday.People will be limited to one visitto one siteper calendar weekand will not be able to book multiple visits to different sites.Reopening Household Waste Rechttps://www.lancashire.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/cling CentresBriefing note for MPs and councillorsLancashire County Council will be reopening most of its recycling centres on Friday 15 May, after they had to be closed in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.Due to the need to ensure social distancing for staff and visitors there will be a number of important changes to the way the sites operate.Appointment systemPeople  will  need  to  make  an  appointment  beforevisiting. This  is  necessary  to  manage  what  is likely  to  be  very  high  demandand  limit  visitor  numbers  to  ensure  social  distancing  can  be managed.A  booking  system will  go  live  onthe  morning  ofWednesday  13  May allowing  people  to  make appointments. Appointments can be madeonline via the council's website www.lancashire.gov.ukor by calling the customer service centre on 0300 123 6781.People  will  be  given  a  30-minute  window  in  which  to  visit,  with  the  number  of  appointments available being limited to allow staff to check details on arrival and manage movementsaround the site to ensure social distancing.Appointments will be made available severaldays ahead, with new slots released eachday.People will be limited to one visitto one siteper calendar weekand will not be able to book multiple visits to different sites.Briefing note for MPs and councillorsLancashire County Council will be reopening most of its recycling centres on Friday 15 May, after they had to be closed in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.Due to the need to ensure social distancing for staff and visitors there will be a number of important changes to the way the sites operate.Briefing note for MPs and councillorsLancashire County Council will be reopening most of its recycling centres on Friday 15 May, after they had to be closed in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.Due to the need to ensure social distancing for staff and visitors there will be a number of important changes to the way the sites operate.Lancashire County Council will be re-opening most of its recycling centres from Friday 15th May but to protect its customers and staff, it will be introducing a number of important changes to the way the sites operate.
It will be introducing an appointment system which is now operational.  Simply go on-line at www.Lancashire.gov.uk, or telephone 0300 123 6781.  People will be given a 30 minute slot in which to visit and will only be allowed one visit per calendar week.  Only one type of waste per visit and no construction or demolition waste will be allowed.  Unfortunately Carnforth will remain closed for the time being and the nearest is Lancaster.  Go on-line for more details.
People  will  need  to  make  an  appointment  beforevisiting. This  is  necessary  to  manage  what  is likely  to  be  very  high  demandand  limit  visitor  numbers  to  ensure  social  distancing  can  be managed.A  booking  system will  go  live  onthe  morning  ofWednesday  13  May allowing  people  to  make appointments. Appointments can be madeonline via the council's website www.lancashire.gov.ukor by calling the customer service centre on 0300 123 6781.People  will  be  given  a  30-minute  window  in  which  to  visit,  with  the  number  of  appointments available being limited to allow staff to check details on arrival and manage movementsaround the site to ensure social distancing.Appointments will be made available severaldays ahead, with new slots released eachday.