Consumer Alerts September 2025
5th of September, 2025Bogus roofing services offered Residents of sheltered and park home housing are being warned that a trader has been going around the South Ribble area offering to re-roof perfectly sound houses and park homes, wanting deposits up front and claiming t...
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Restore TV To Provide Free Support in Fleetwood If TV Interference Occurs
5th of September, 2025Did you know, mobile networks are being improved in Fleetwood boosting the speed, performance and coverage of mobile services in the area. There is a small chance that these upgrades may cause interference to TV services received throu...
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VJ Day 80th Anniversary - Fleetwood Celebrations
22nd of August, 2025Fleetwood Town will be celebrating the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day on Saturday 23rd August, with an event in the Memorial Park. It will start at 0945 with a parade passing the Cenotaph, with the event beginning at 10am, running until 4pm with a var...
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Consumer Alerts August 2025
15th of August, 2025Scam 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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Emergency Alerts Test 2025
30th of July, 2025The 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, 2025We 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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Office Closure - Week Commencing 28th July 2025
28th of July, 2025Please note due to Staff training, our office will be closed this week. We will reopen on Monday 4th August at 09.30am. We thank you in advance for your cooperation this week.
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Wyre Council Urges Residents to Reapply for Postal Votes Ahead of 2026 Deadline
22nd of July, 2025Wyre Council Urges Residents to Reapply for Postal Votes Ahead of 2026 Deadline Wyre Council is reminding all residents who vote by post that changes in electoral law now require postal voters to reapply every three years to maintain their postal ...
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Annual Electoral Canvass
22nd of July, 2025Wyre Council has officially launched its Annual Electoral Canvass, a legal requirement to ensure the Electoral Register is accurate and up to date. The canvass runs from July to November and involves contacting every household in the borough. The ...
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Consumer Alerts – July 2025
11th of July, 2025Scam 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
29th of June, 2025We 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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Consumer Alerts - June 2025
14th of June, 2025Beware 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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