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
16th 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 hou...
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Wyre appoints Mayor for 2025/2026
16th of June, 2025Wyre Council has elected Councillor Steve Nicholls as its new Mayor for 2025/26 following a meeting of full council on 15 May. Councillor Jane Preston has been elected as Deputy Mayor. Councillor Steve Nicholls has served as a Conservative C...
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Consumer Alerts – April 2025
21st of April, 2025Bogus roofers cold calling in Clayton An elderly couple in Clayton Le Moors were cold called by a roofer who claimed there was a hole in their roof, a two day job to fix. The fraudster refused to take a cheque or bank payment and insisted on...
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Bike Month Challenge May 1st - 31st
31st of March, 2025Love to Ride actively encourages and supports more people to ride bikes, and that's why we're inviting you to join the Bike Month Challenge this May to #Ride5. Lancashire County Council fully funds Love to Ride to deliver this initia...
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Wyre’s budget for the year ahead 13th of March, 2025
28th of March, 2025Wyre Council’s budget was approved at Full Council on Thursday 6 March 2025, setting out the borough’s spending plans for the year ahead. The approved budget means that council tax on a Band D property will rise by £6.77 (2...
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