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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Consumer Alerts January 2026
7th of January, 2026Please find the Consumer Alerts for January 2026 from Lancashire Trading Standards Beware bogus roofers in Chorley Beware roofers who claim beams or rafters need strengthening otherwise they will not be strong enough to hold up the new felt, ba...
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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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Personnel Committee Meeting - Next Meeting on 12 November 2025
5th of November, 2025The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will take place on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 6.30pm and will be held at the Astley Village Community Centre. A copy of the agenda and papers can be viewed here.
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Completion of the limited assurance review for the year ended 31 March 2025
18th of August, 2025The Parish Council's External Auditors (PKF Littlejohn LLP) have completed their review of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) for Astley Village Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2025. A copy of the external...
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Governance Statement and Annual Return for the Financial Year 2024/25
12th of May, 2025At the Annual Parish Council Meeting on 7 May 2025, Councillors considered a number of financial reports including the following: Internal Auditors Report and Statement of Accounts for 2024/25 The Parish Council agreed that the report and ...
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New Councillor Co-opted onto the Parish Council
27th of January, 2025At the Parish Council Meeting on 8 January 2025, Councillor Neil Forkin was co-opted onto the Parish Council. Neil moved to Astley Village in 2016 and since then, has decided to settle permanently in the village due to the quality of life th...
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