Council removes parish and town councillor contact details following abuse reports, as Nicola Bulley case continues

Wyre Council has announced that following reports of "inappropriate emails and phone calls", it has made the decision to temporarily remove a number of contact details for parish and town council members from its website.

The announcement comes during the ongoing Nicola Bulley case, and the council has urged the public to "remain respectful".

Garry Payne, Chief Executive of Wyre Council, said: “Everyone is deeply saddened by the ongoing Nicola Bulley case and our thoughts are with the family and friends. We are supporting Lancashire Police where required and we urge everyone to remain respectful at this time.”

Wyre Council has said that it will log any reports of abuse, which will be forwarded to the Police.

Cllr Michael Vincent, Leader of the council, said: “We appreciate the emotional gravity of the situation, however we will not tolerate any form of abuse of any of our Elected Members of Wyre Borough Council or any of the town and parish councils within our borders or our staff.

“The community has shown great strength and resilience during the investigation and we urge everyone to continue to show compassion and empathy. It is a shame that we have had to take this step at such a difficult time and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure that residents are still able to contact their elected representatives.”