Rivington Lane Road Closure
13th of July, 2025On the 1st September Rivington Lane will be closed from 8am to 5pm.
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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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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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Wildfire Season
2nd of April, 2025Message Sent By Lucinda Heavyside, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Communications Officer, Lancashire Over the weekend, crews from Rawtenstall and Bacup Fire Station responded to a wildfire in our area, highlighting the importance of stayi...
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