Bus Service Changes for May 2026
23rd of April, 2026Lancaster Services Service 83 Brookhouse – Caton – Morecambe From 4 May 2026 Lonsdale Buses will revise the route and timetable to additionally serve Asda at Lancaster Salt Ayre. The timetable will be revised to facilitate the route diver...
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Consumer Alerts April 2026
8th of April, 2026Beware escalating roofing work A Lancashire householder was experiencing a leak to their roof and found a roofer via an online trader site. The trader began the work, the price escalated with them asking for payment before the job was finished....
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Consumer Alerts March 2026
16th of March, 2026Please find the Consumer Alerts for March 2026 from Lancashire Trading Standards. Warranty scam Beware receiving a telesales call offering warranty cover on household appliances. A Lancashire householder initially agreed, but having second thou...
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Bus Service Changes for March 2026
24th of February, 2026Lancaster Services Service 5 Carnforth – Morecambe – Heysham – Overton From 23 March 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability. Service 555 Lancaster – Carnforth – ...
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Consumer Alerts – February 2026
11th of February, 2026Beware bogus roofers in Preston Traders offering to clean gutters cold called at a Preston householder who agreed to the work for £20. The traders then identified some broken and cracked roof tiles worrying the householder about possible water ...
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New Lancashire Gritting Live map
29th of January, 2026Lancashire County Council have launched a new Lancashire Gritting Live map, giving you a real-time view of our gritters as they treat roads across the county. The interactive map shows: 1. The current location of each gritting vehicle2. Routes t...
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Bus Service Changes for February 2026
29th of January, 2026Lancaster Services Service 6A Lancaster – Westgate - Morecambe From 22 February 2026, Stagecoach will revise the route, adjusting the evening service to no longer serve Salt Ayre Asda. Service 49 Lancaster – Halton – Carnforth &ndas...
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Village Development Plan Review (January 2026)
27th of January, 2026As part of setting the Parish Precept, the Parish Council at its meeting on 7 January 2026 reviewed the Village Development Plan (see attached) As part of agreeing the updated Village Development Plan the following new schemes were ...
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Parish Meeting - 4 March 2026
27th of January, 2026The Parish Meeting is an opportunity for parishioners on the Electoral Roll for Astley Village to raise any matters of concern to them that relates to their local community. It would be helpful to have written notice of any matters to be raised bu...
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One-Way System/ Road Closure on Chancery Road During Large Events
27th of January, 2026Residents will be aware that on Friday 7 November 2025, Chorley Borough Council had combined the previously separately held “Light up Astley” and Fireworks Display events. This had attracted significantly more people than in previous year...
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Long Croft Meadow - Dangerous Parking
27th of January, 2026At the last Parish Council Meeting on 7 January 2026, Councillors discussed the continued dangerous parking on Long Croft Meadow by employees of Chorley and South Ribble Hospital including parking on the junction of Chancery Road across the cycl...
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Introduction of Car Parking Charges on Hallgate Car Park
27th of January, 2026Residents will be aware that parking charges and restrictions between 8am and 5pm (Monday-Sunday) had been introduced on the Hallgate Car Park from 5 November 2025, and there had been evidence of displaced parking on Hallgate which was being monitore...
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No increase to Parish Precept for the 7th year running.
27th of January, 2026The Parish Council at its meeting on 7 January 2026 unanimously agreed to set a Precept for 2026/27 of £24,200 . This means that the amount paid by residents will not have increased for the last six years and for a Band...
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