Consumer Alerts – December 2025
2nd of December, 2025Beware bogus roofers in Preston Lancashire Police are warning householders to be on the alert for cold callers claiming there is a problem with your roof. In one incident the offender approached a householder in Preston claiming work need...
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Lancashire County Council Winter Gritting Service
28th of November, 2025What is the winter service? Lancashire County Council has a legal duty to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that people can use the highways safely without being endangered by ice and snow. This means we do everything we can to keep traffic m...
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Free - Brand new Environmental Education Facility
25th of November, 2025We are excited to share some great news. Eco Town, our brand new environmental education facility, has now opened at the Environmental Education Centre, Farington Waste Recovery Park, Leyland. Eco Town is a free, hands on learning experie...
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Work to restore peatlands on the West Pennine Moors and beyond
26th of July, 2025The moorland above Rivington is being restored to its natural and powerful glory - as bogs are brought back to life. The picture shows some the work already undertaken by United Utilities on the West Pennine Moors, the stunning back...
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Rivington Lane Road Closure
13th of July, 2025On the 1st September Rivington Lane will be closed from 8am to 5pm.
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Fire on Rivington Moor
14th of May, 2025Six fire engines were in attendance to a fire on the moor off Sheephouse Lane / Rivington Road yesterday evening. Rivington Road / Sheephouse Lane was closed at the Black Dog Pub in Belmont and at the Pigeon Tower car park. Thanks to t...
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Another Rivi Bomb...
19th of April, 2025Police have blocked Horrobin Lane from the Tap Room to the Bowling Green after suspicious packages were found either side of the reservoir. Some say bombs, some say grenades. Others don't know yet..........latest update is that they were training...
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Rivington Lane Crash
9th of April, 2025An unfortunately familiar story for Rivington residents as another speeding car crashed outside their house, coming to a screeching halt up a bank with a wheel off. When the resident went to check on the occupants they ran away. This is the four...
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