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Councillors have urged Reform UK to look at the growing issue of potholes. Photo: David Whipp.

Councillor issues 'fix the roads' plea to Lancashire’s new Reform UK leadership

McVities lit up a series of London landmarks

London's landmarks lit up - with images of chocolate biscuits

The holder of Lancashire County Council's purse strings, Alan Vincent, has dismissed claims by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage that the authority is in financial trouble

Tories rubbish Farage 'bankruptcy' claim amid council's £100k-a-day debt row

Nigel Farage at the Parbold Bottle statue in West Lancashire (image credit: Stuart Mitchell)

Nigel Farage visits Lancashire: here's how he was greeted and what he had to say

The pay of Lancashire County Council's top earners has been revealed

All the Lancs County Council staff earning over £100K - and what it costs you

Council tax bills are set to increase from April

Council tax: here's how much you'll pay after county council's planned hike

Lancashire County Council says its national insurance bill will rise by £11m from April

Lancashire 'shortchanged by £3m' over national insurance rise

Mark Wynn has been the interim chief executive of Lancashire County Council for six months - and is now poised to get the job permanently

Here's how much the new boss of the county council will be earning

Lancashire County Council needs to refinance £641m worth of loans

High interest rates cause £693m borrowing headache for Lancashire County Council

Some Lancashire bus passengers could be about to lose out on discounted fares

Bus fare discounts for disabled and young passengers face the axe

Lancashire county councillors have been complaining about each other - but their overall behaviour has been praised

All the complaints against councillors in 2024 - including from each other

London’s County Hall and the London Eye were illuminated

Two iconic London landmarks lit up with projections on human evolution

Utility companies can be fined if their roadworks over-run - but are the charges enough to deter them from taking their time?

Utility firms ‘taking the mickey’ with temporary traffic lights in Lancashire

Patients are not supposed to be spend more time in hospital than is strictly necessary

Here's what's being done to get patients out of hospital as soon they are ready

Lancashire County Council plans to help its staff with the time commitment needed for fostering (image: Lancashire County Council)

Time off pledge for Lancashire County Council staff who foster

Defects like this have cost Lancashire County Council a pretty penny

Here's how much compensation for pothole damage has been paid out in Lancashire

Lancashire looks set still to go to the polls in May 2025 - in spite of major council changes being on the horizon

What the plan to scrap the county council means for next year's local elections

More money is being poured into Lancashire's potholes by the government

Here's how much extra pothole cash Lancashire is getting - and what it needs

Agreement between the NHS and Lancashire County Council over care costs is proving elusive

Why there is a 'daily fight' over care costs between the county council and NHS

Should Lancashire County Council's managers have to tell elected members exactly what they discuss in their meetings?

'I'll resign if private management meetings are made public', council boss says

Lancashire County Council members get £2,000 a year to hand out to local community groups

More than £120K of Lancashire community funding so far unaccounted for

Children starting secondary school next year need to secure a place well in advance (image: Pexels)

School place application deadline looms amid 'reduced chance' warning

Joyce Roach (nee Warrington).

Councillor pays tribute to ‘amazing lady’ during heartfelt speech

Major safety upgrades planned for the A6 through Lancashire

Familes have been complaining in record numbers about special needs services for Lancashire children (image: Adobe)

'Record high' complaints about children's special needs services in Lancashire

Counth Hall's coffers have been given an unexpected boost

Here's how much money Lancashire County Council has in its reserves

Lancashire County Council has revealed the budgetary pressures it faced during the last financial year

School transport and children's services put council budget under pressure

The Armed Forces Day Flag. Armed Forces Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness of the contribution made to our country by those who serve and have served in Her Majesty's Armed Forces. Also, it gives the nation an opportunity to 'Show Your Support' for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families and from veterans to cadets.

Special flag to be raised across county for Armed Forces Day

Lancashire County Council is trying to tackle a sickness problem amongst its staff

The top reasons so many council staff are off sick - and what is being done

Some of Lancashire's oldest traffic lights are set to change (image: Google)

Lancashire’s ageing traffic lights set for an upgrade

An example of the 'blobbing' technique of pothole-filling - but will repairs like this last?

Anger at claim Lancashire has returned to 'disastrous' way of filling potholes

County Cllr Matthew Tomlinson is now at the helm of the Labour opposition group on Lancashire County Council

New Lancashire Labour leader elected - and sets sights on county council control

There shoud soon be less of this kind of look to Lancashire's roads

Lancs drivers issue 'cry for help' over potholes and are promised better repairs

More care will be on offer for Lancashire kids at either end of the school day - to help parents with work commitments

Boost to before and after school care to help parents with work commitments

Over 17,000 more parking tickets were issued by Lancashire County Council in 2023/24 than 2021/22

Surge in the number of parking tickets issued across Lancashire

There are calls for the railway to Morecambe to be electrified to provide a low-carbon link to the Eden Project

Eden Project Morecambe needs electric rail link for visitors, councillor says

Fewer children will live in the new homes so they can be receive more personalised support

New council-run children's homes for Lancs after market deemed 'not working'

The Hosehold Support Fund offers direct financial help for a range of basic needs

The shocking most common reason people have needed the Household Support Fund

More than 80 Lancashire children currently need the most specialist placements of which the county council can offer few at its own facilities

Lancashire set for new council children's homes as private sector bill rockets

Does Lancashire need to fly the flag for its 'real' identity?

Call to preserve ‘real Lancashire’ - before it’s lost forever

The likes of beefburgers should have a certain amount of meat in them (image: Pixabay)

Shock figures show scale of food standards failures in Lancashire

The minibuses that provide school transport for children with special needs and disabilities in Lancashire

Vulnerable pupils ‘left behind on Lancs school buses’ after drop-offs completed

The pre-planned maintenance for Lancashire's roads is intended to stop them ending up like this

These are all the roads in Lancaster and Morecambe to be resurfaced this year

Are you noticing more potholes than usual on Lancashire's roads?

Here's the reason why Lancaster and Morecambe have so many potholes right now

Lancashire County Council has set its budget for the next financial year

Lancashire County Council agrees five percent council tax hike

Niki Penney has passed away at the age of 80.

Former county council stalwart passes away, aged 80

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