'Offensive' Nicola Bulley voicemail received amid spate of phone calls to council

Nicola Bulley has been referred to in an "offensive" voicemail received by a parish councillor in Lancashire. The message was left in the early hours of the morning on Saturday February 11.Nuisance calls were made to five of the six members of Inskip with Sowerby Parish Council during a period of just over two hours, the Mirror reports. However, all but one simply rang off as they answered, it was claimed.

The 45-year-old mother-of-two has not been seen since January 27 when she took her dog for a walk in St Michaels on Wyre, just a couple of miles away from her home in Inskip. The search for the missing woman continues along the River Wyre down to Morecambe Bay.

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A source close to the council said a series of "mystery phone calls" were made between 12.45am and 3am. They said that a voicemail, which is now in the hands of the police, was received by one of the councillors during this period.They did not go into the specifics of the voicemail's content but said that Nicola was referenced in it. Describing the message, the source said: "Offensive, I wouldn’t say it was abusive, I would say it was offensive."

"I believe the police have identified the offender," they added, branding them as "just some nutter". Asked if the councillor who received the call was left shaken, they said: "No, we're not soft."

The councillors' phone numbers have subsequently been pulled from the council's website. Contact details for parish and town council members are also no longer listed on Wyre Borough Council's website following the incident, it confirmed.

Garry Payne, Chief Executive of Wyre Council, said: "Everyone is deeply saddened by the