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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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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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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‘In The Boro’ - News
9th of June, 2025https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16KRUfgUro/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Hoghton Bottoms Balsam Bash: 24th June 2025
29th of May, 2025Annual Hoghton Bottoms Balsam Bash. It is good fun!! Tuesday 14th June 2025 from 10am to 1pm Meet on Chapel Lane railway bridge just before 11am. Parking is available on Chapel Lane before the bridge.
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Another Successful River Darwen Clean-up: 22nd March 2025
25th of March, 2025A big thank you to local residents and the Ribble Rivers Trust volunteers. We had a fantastic turn out of over 40 people and filled a large skip with mostly plastic rubbish. Also thank you to the de Hoghton Estate for the skip.
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River Darwen Clean-Up: 22nd March 2025
25th of January, 2025Please join us helping to clean up at Hoghton Bottoms. 10:30 to 12:30 on Saturday 22 March 2025. Please bring wellies, waterproof clothes and gloves. Bags and pickers will be available. A big thanks to the de Hoghton...
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Hoghton Christmas Tree Lighing 2025 - ‘Save The Date’
14th of January, 2025Hoghton Parish Council would like to give early notice of our Christmas Tree lighting at the Village Hall. This will e early eveningon Saturday 29th November 2025. ALL ARE WELCOME. You will be please to know that Father Chris...
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