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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"The Story of the Stones"
23rd of January, 2026“THE STORY OF THE STONES” During the year of 2025 several Coping Stones were removed, now let's be clear they were stolen, from the boundary wall of Rufford New Hall between Rufford and Holmeswood. The stones that...
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A Statement from Borough Councillors representing Rufford and Burscough Bridge
23rd of January, 2026West Lancs Borough Councillors for Burscough Bridge and Rufford Ward Cllr John Gordon, Cllr Eddie Pope and Cllr Paul Hesketh For Information on Central Governments cancelation of West Lancashire Borough Counc...
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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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Village carol service dates confirmed
9th of December, 2025Get the dates in your diary for the village carol services which are at Rufford St Mary's & Tarleton Holy Trinity Church which have now been confirmed. There will be two carol services, one at Tarleton Church and one at Rufford Chur...
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A thank you to all the local businesses that donated to the Christmas tree light switch on
9th of December, 2025We would like to say thank you to the local businesses that donated raffle prizes for the Rufford Village Society Christmas tree light switch on. TESCO Burscough Fiddlers lancashire crisps Tastebuds at the Wharf Rosebuds Farm Bakery ...
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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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Extraordinary Planning Committee Meeting
28th of November, 2025An extraordinary planning committee meeting has been called by Rufford and Holmeswood Parish Council. This is due to a number of recent planning applications that require attention before the next full council meeting. The parish council is commit...
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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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