27 January 2012, 2012/14
Council to send winter service text alerts
Residents and businesses in West Lancashire
can now subscribe to a new text message alert service that will
provide up-to-the-minute information about council services if they
are affected by winter weather.
The new service, launched at the beginning of
the year on a pilot basis by West Lancashire Borough Council, will
run throughout the rest of the winter months to alert subscribers
to changes to council services affected by adverse weather
conditions.
It’s free to receive a message and it costs
just one standard network message to sign up.
Signing up is quick and easy - simply text
winter to 88882. Subscribers will be the first to
know if there are any changes to services including refuse and
recycling collections.
For more information on the text message alert
service, along with information about council winter services and
advice on preparing for bad weather, please visit the winter weather advice page.
Councillor Ian Grant, Leader of West
Lancashire Borough Council said: “Whilst we have been lucky so far
this year, the last couple of years have seen some of the worst
winter weather in decades affecting residents, businesses and
council services. The council reviewed its winter weather
resilience arrangements and is taking proactive measures to ensure
that it is fully prepared should bad weather arrive, even in
January and February this year.
“The new text message alert service means that
subscribers will receive important updates about affected borough
council services straight to their mobile phones, as soon as they
happen. We’ll also be keeping people informed via the website and
twitter. I would encourage people to go online to find out more
about winter services.”
You can also follow @WestlancsBC on twitter (external link)
for borough council service updates, news and events.
Related information
Please note that Lancashire County Council
provides information on services such as highways, gritting and
school closures. Visit Lancs County Council (external
link) for more information.