Central Lancashire

A new Royal Lancaster Infirmary is coming - but now appears locked in to being built in the second half of the 2030s (image: Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme)

New Lancaster hospital would 'need more cash' to be sped back up

County Cllr Aidy Riggott says the focus should be on the current devolution deal, not redrawing local authority maps (main image: Martin Bostock Photography)

'Stop navel-gazing and get on with it', Lancs politicians urged over devolution

Scenes from Fleetwood’s lantern parade and lights switch on 2023.

5 things to do next week in & around Lancashire inc lights switch ons

Scenes from a previous Christmas by the Sea

5 fun things to do next week in and around Lancashire (11/11-17/11)

A scene fromAstley Illuminated 2023. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Five things to do next week in and around Lancashire (4/11-10/11)

Scenes from a previous Clitheroe Castle Bonfire and Fireworks Display

Five things to do next week in and around Lancashire (28/10-3/11)

Some of Lancashire's Long Covid patients - [clockwise from left] Melanie, Miriam and Alissa

'Long Covid left me housebound': Lancashire sufferers tell their stories

Is Lancashire finally on the cusp of a devolution deal?

Lancashire devolution explained: what does it mean and how will it work?

Coastal areas can expect gales this weekend, according to the MET Office

This is when it will stop raining - and gale force winds could begin

Lancashire's senior councillors and MPs at the launch of the Lancashire 2050 vision in Westminster in November - but are the smiles beginning to fade as the devolution discussions get into the detail?

Lancashire devolution deal edges closer amid warning over district involvement

There has been a hospital on the Royal Lancaster site for over 125 years

Decision delay over proposed new Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Jubilee House in Leyland is closing its doors after administering some 170,000 jabs

The vaccination hub: 170,000 jabs, 30,000 masks, and 1,500 bottles of sanitiser

The Journeys to Net Zero - Collaboration Showcase saw more than 200 delegates from Lancashire businesses at Lancaster University

Green technology partnership points 47 Lancashire firms to low carbon future

The winners of the 2022 Red Rose Awards

Lancashire firms in the spotlight in Red Rose Awards

The Royal Lancaster Infirmary could be partially rebuilt on the site where it stands - or constructed anew in an entirely different location

Royal Lancaster Infirmary: Where would you want to see a new one built?

Margaret MacDonald (middle of front row), regional operations manager, Guardian Homecare, pictured with staff from the organisation, which is one of those that has been invited by Lancashire County Council to trigger a review of the price it charges for services

'Gobsmacking': Lancashire County Council invites care firms to ask for more cash

Receptionists are bearing the brunt of patient frustration over booking appointments

Lancashire GP surgery staff driven out by patient "abuse" over appointments

Dr. Sakthi Karunanithi has issued a clarion call over rising Covid case rates

"Wake up": call for fresh Covid caution in Lancashire as cases leap by 20 percen...

The Samlesbury site where the new digital warfare centre will be based.

Cyber warfare HQ in Samlesbury is 'once in a generation' opportunity for Lancs

Lancashire County Council has been able to keep its vehicles on the road during eh current crisis

'No risk' to vital Lancashire County Council services from fuel delivery crisis

What's the future for Lancashire's 15 councils?

Will Lancashire get a better chance at devolution from government's county deals...

England fans are set to gather on the Flag Market - but will be socially distanced for at least the first two screenings of the team's group games (pictured: Mike Pixton, centre, with Serena Baxter, Paul Harrison, Paul Butcher and Richard Fontana)

'Don't let Preston's Euro 2020 Fan Zone become a super-spreader event', urges pu...

Should Lancashire's school pupils stay at home for another week after half term?

Call for Lancashire pupils to stay at home after half term to halt Covid spread

Schools fully reopened in Lancashire and across England on 8th March

This is how many pupils are isolating in each Lancashire district just weeks aft...

Long waits for pre-planned NHS treatment have rocketed since the onset of the pandemic

Lancashire patients waiting for hospital treatment to be asked how they feel

Will Lancashire ever get the extra powers that come with devolution?

Is Lancashire's devolution dream just delayed - or dead?

The number of vaccination centres is set to grow radically over the coming weeks

Lancashire's Covid vaccination rollout continues apace

Will new adolescent support units reduce the number of Lancashire children in care?

New centres aim to cut the number of Lancashire children in care - and better su...

The Etihad vaccination centre is an 80-mile round trip for people from Preston.

Elderly face 80-mile round trip for Covid jab

Should Lancashire primary schools reopen at the start of the new term?

Will Lancashire parents be fined if they keep their kids off school over Covid c...

Are new Covid restrictions on the horizon for Lancashire?

This is how Lancashire's Covid rates have changed as Tier 3 review nears

What is on the horizon for Lancashire in this week's tier review?

'Recommendation' for Lancashire to remain in Tier 3, as public health boss issue...

Blackpool lottery winner Natalie Cunliffe has joined forces with other winners across Lancashire to pack festive hampers for Age Concern Central Lancashire. Here Natalie hands over some of the hampers to one of the carers, Norma Kirby, at the charity's day centre in Bamber Bridge. Picture: CAG Photography

Lancashire charity hits a festive jackpot thanks to the region’s lottery winners

Lancaster University is a core partner in The Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) and has provided further investment into new behavioural and social science research into security threats to the UK.

UK hub for research into security threats awarded £5.3m funding as well as furth...

Lancashire's councils were looking set for a shake-up - but what about now?

Lancashire will be left with "crumbs from the rich man's table" if devolution is...

Age Concern Central Lancashire

Lancs business heroes honoured in online BIBAs ceremony

The council picture in Lancashire could be changing

Lancashire leaders react to the proposed abolition of their authorities

What is the future shape of democracy in Lancashire?

This is why Lancashire County Council wants to scrap itself - and every other lo...

Surface dressing is technique increasingly used on Lancashire's roads

REVEALED: Every planned repair on Lancashire's classified road network over the ...

Schools could work more closely with each other under the plans

Plan revealed to boost school results in Lancashire

Celebrations at the BIBAs

Family firms are foundation of Lancashire economy

Lancashire had seen a significant reduction in hospital discharge delays - but now the figures are heading in wrong direction

Hospital discharge delays start to creep back up after previous drop

Ambulances being sent out unnecessarily by 111 call handlers, says Lancashire GP

Gritters in Lancashire will be out tonight

Gritting lorries prepared as freezing temperatures forecast for Lancashire

A megafarm has 2,000 or more pigs

The rise of the vast '˜megafarms' of Lancashire

Coun Jennifer Mein

'˜Radical' new vision for Lancashire's public sector

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