As of April 2025, the total number of phishing scams reported to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) reached over 41 million since its launch in April 2020. This has resulted in 217,000 scams being removed from across 393,395 websites pages by the National Cyber Security Centre.


Insight revealed by Action Fraud shows the top industries impersonated in reported phishing emails were streaming services, tech and telecommunication companies, with some posing as various UK government schemes. 


Action Fraud, the national fraud and cyber crime reporting service, launched a phishing awareness campaign to urge the public to beware of phishing scams and report all emails and messages if they look suspicious. 

We’re excited to share some important news — we’ve officially launched Neuro-Sparks Support CIC, a new community interest company dedicated to supporting people in Burnley, East Lancashire and nationally who are currently under supported and underrepresented when it comes to neurodiversity awareness and support.


Our vision is to make high-quality neurodiversity training and individual support accessible to those who need it most — particularly community groups, non-profit organisations, economically inactive individuals, and those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to access our services without funded support.
To bring this vision to life, we are:

• Actively applying for funding to deliver free neurodiversity training and support within our communities.
• Looking to appoint two passionate and committed individuals to our Board of Directors. We welcome expressions of interest from those with a heart for community, inclusion, and diversity.

In the meantime, we continue to provide fully funded support through the Access to Work scheme via the DWP. This includes:

• 1:1 coaching for neurodivergent adults
• Workplace support aides/job aide support
• Specialist workplace training for organisations

You are invited to the first in-person forum meeting of the Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network!

Established in partnership with LACVS and Locally Organised Communities Across Lancashire, the network seeks to create a space for good practice sharing and collaboration between the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector (VCFSE) and the public sector around poverty, and to identify strategic, policy and practical gaps in anti-poverty responses. 

The forum will explore poverty in our communities, current anti-poverty activities and initiatives taking place, and look forward to the future of the network to tackle poverty across Lancashire.

When🕙 Wed 11 Jun 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where📍 St John's Parish Hall, Bracewell St, Burnley, BB10 1TB
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