New Labour group leader at County Hall
A long-serving Lancashire county councillor has become the new leader of the opposition Labour group on the authority.
A long-serving Lancashire county councillor has become the new leader of the opposition Labour group on the authority.
The new mayor of Chorley says it will be “a privilege” to help promote the place he has called home all his life during his civic year.
An extra £4m is set to be poured into patching up Lancashire’s potholes after the blight of bumpy roads was decreed to be the “main concern” of residents.
Expansion plans for council run special schools have been agreed after the eye-watering cost of private school places was revealed.
The number of parking tickets issued by Lancashire County Council has leapt by more than a third in the last two years.
Labour has tightened its grip on Chorley Council after winning all but one of the seats up for grabs at this year’s local elections.
More than 5,000 fewer bus lane fines were issued to motorists in Lancashire last year, with drivers 'getting the message' about road rules.
A highways expert has branded as “bizarre” the suggestion that a mini-roundabout proposed as part of plans to build a new prison in rural Chorley would have too many exits to be safe.
Potholes are the number one priority for Lancashire residents, according to county councillors.
Transporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to school is forecast to cost Lancashire County Council £8.4m more than it had budgeted for this year.
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