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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Barrow Village Hall Opening Event
29th of November, 2025Village Hall Opening – 6th December 2025 Further to my previous update in October, we are pleased to provide a final update before we host the Barrow Village Hall Opening Event on 6th December 2025. Over the last few weeks, we h...
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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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Public Consultation: Clitheroe Castle Grounds
4th of November, 2025Ribble Valley Borough Council has launched a public consultation to gather people’s views to help shape improvements to Clitheroe Castle grounds. The council is investing in modern health and leisure facilities next to the historic...
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Car Park temporary closure
28th of January, 2025Car Park – behind Old Row, Barrow Barrow Parish Council has a long-term lease from Ribble Valley Borough Council for the Car Park behind Old Row in Barrow. Recently, Barrow Parish Council managed to secure funding from the UK Shared P...
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Update on Village Hall development
28th of January, 2025Village Hall update Background Residents may be aware that works on the disused Pub and adjacent cottage at Old Row Barrow have been ongoing since October 2024. As background, in Summer 2024, Barrow Parish Council managed to secure deeds for...
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Barrow Primary School - Social Think Tank
30th of May, 2024Our social think tank is dedicated to researching and analysing social issues with the goal of influencing small positive changes to our village. Our first ‘Think Tank’ will be hosted in the school hall on 1st July at 1.30p...
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