LONGRIDGE Police Station will remain in use in the town for the foreseeable future, Lancashire Police has said.

The clarification comes after a report to Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Community Services Committee said that it was likely that it could close its doors.

Inspector Hassan Khan, of Ribble Valley Police, said: “There are no plans at the moment to fully close Longridge Police Station.

“The building will remain open for the foreseeable future as a base for police officers.”

It was announced in 2011 that the station’s front desk would close alongside others at Brierfield and Padiham but the station would be kept open as a base for police officers.

The move was part of a review that saw 12 police stations and rural bases in East Lancashire earmarked for closure.

It came after the station was reopened in 2004 after being unmanned for more than five years.

Around £40,000 was spent by the police and Ribble Valley Borough Council on refurbishing the building to provide a larger waiting area and better interview rooms for the public prior to the announcement.

The council had used the station for three years before as a base for collecting council tax following a raid at their previous base at Longridge Town Hall.