Update from Lancashire County Council: This work has been postponed and the road will not be closed at this time.

In common with other parish councils this year, Middleton has suffered a substantial loss in revenue due to COVID-19 and the council tax precept has increased as a result.

We’ve got good news for our rural communities – new, dedicated rural task force teams have now been set up across Lancashire to target the issues that matter most to residents, including machinery theft, rural, wildlife and heritage crime.

Please be aware that we have been alerted via social media of a number of dog thefts that have occurred in the Westgate area and other areas within Lancaster and Morecambe.