Consumer Alerts August 2025

15th of August, 2025

Scam 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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Planning Application - Land to West of Quernmore Road 25/00875/FUL

11th of August, 2025

We have been informed that the above planning application has been submitted for Erection of 44 dwellings with associated development including landscaping, open space, car parking and access from Quernmore Road. In order to access this applicatio...

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Emergency Alerts Test 2025

30th of July, 2025

The 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, 2025

We 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, 2025

Scam 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

30th of June, 2025

We 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: Frauds...

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Fake QR Code Stickers

29th of June, 2025

We 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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Caton-with-Littledale Housing Needs Survey 2025 needs your opinion!

19th of June, 2025

To complete the survey, just click here 

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Consumer Alerts - June 2025

14th of June, 2025

Beware 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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Help gain lottery funding for our river by completing this survey

26th of May, 2025

The Three Counties One River partnership project is currently in development, covering the Lune River valley from Killington in the north to Caton in the south. We can’t do this without you! We’d love to know what you love about the Lu...

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Annual Meeting of the Parish Council Police Guest

21st of May, 2025

We were joined in our annual parish meeting by Sergeant Brown who presented what the crime statistics were for the parish and how incidents could be reported and how the information is used.  You can read more about it here - https://www...

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