Labour

Morecambe MP Lizzi Collinge speaking in the House of Commons.

MP welcomes Winter Fuel Allowance U-turn

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

The funding could benefit hundreds of schools across the country

Huge investment into 'crumbling' schools - what it means for pupils

Morecambe MP Lizzi Collinge.

MP demands county council uses new bus powers

New mayor Coun Margaret Pattison. Photo: Robbie MacDonald

‘Comrade mayor’ phrase prompts Tory complaint about ‘Soviet Union language’

Coun Caroline Jackson.

Green Party’s Caroline Jackson elected as city council leader for third time

County Cllr Mark Clifford is the new Labour group leader on Lancashire County Council

'Good things' Labour has done 'not noticed' by the public, party's new leader sa...

New Reform UK county councillors for the Lancaster and Morecambe district. From your left are Graeme Austin (Heysham), Shaun Crimmins (Lancaster Rural East), Brian Moore (Morecambe South), Russell Walsh (Morecambe North), Graham Dalton (Lancaster Rural North), Gary Kniveton (Morecambe Central) and Martyn Sutton (Skerton).

Reform UK and Green wins in Lancaster and Morecambe in county council elections

Lizzi Collinge MP

Legislation and local issues

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch came to the Fylde/Preston border for a local election campaign stop

'Trust us', Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tells Lancashire voters on visit

Lancaster and Morecambe candidates have been announced for the county elections.

Candidates announced for county elections

Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show 5,265 children under 16 in Lancaster were living in relative poverty in the year to March.

Record number of children living in poverty, new figures claim

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

Lancaster Town Hall.

City councillors fear ‘Billy No-Mates’ risk in local council merger talks

Young people with special needs in Lancashire are not always getting what they need when they need it

'Resign': call for senior Lancs councillor to quit over special needs failings

An artist's impression of part of the planned Eden Project Morecambe.

Andy Burnham 'astonished' Eden transport plans not yet agreed

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PIP reforms - what changes to disability benefits could mean for you

Lizzi Collinge MP.

Performance data goes live at railway stations

Lancaster and Wyre Labour MP Cat Smith with supporters of Bay Hospitals Charity who she is raising vital funds for by running the London Marathon.

MP takes on London Marathon 2025

Plans for a new Royal Lancaster Infirmary have been delayed.

Councillor launches petition to build new hospital sooner

Lancashire County Council says it will invest £45m more over the next three years to reduce the number of roads that look like this

'Potholes are the people's priority': £45m windfall for Lancashire's roads

Mark Wynn, the new chief executive of Lancashire County Council

County Council's new chief executive given the thumbs up by members

A third of five-year-olds in Lancaster have dental decay, new figures suggest. Photo: Studio Romantic - stock.adobe.co.uk

A third of city's children have rotting teeth

Malcolm Farrow, OFTEC, is urging more people to explore a career as a heating technician

More heating apprentices needed in Lancaster as industry faces skills crisis

Will the NHS in Lancashire - and its patients - feel the benefit of an increase in public health spending?

Extra public health cash will 'cut waiting times in Lancashire'

Lancaster Town Hall.

Councillors call for public referendum on government’s push for merger

Tim Hamilton-Cox.

Council tax rise expected but calls for more festival budget details

Is an elected mayor the best person to fly the flag for Lancashire's interests? The government thinks so. (image: Adobe Stock)

Lancashire mayor moves a step closer - and new devolved county authority is born

Morecambe and Lunesdale MP Lizzi Collinge.

MP calls for UK voting system overhaul following House of Commons debate

Heysham power station. Picture: Robbie MacDonald LDRS. Partner approved.

Power station debate sparks questions on safety and incidents

Eight-four seats will be up for grabs - likely for the final time - when elections are held for Lancashire County Council in May

County council elections WILL go ahead - even though the authority is being axed

Lizzi Colline MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale

A landmark bill to put child-centred government into action.

There are now 29 family hubs across Lancashire, like this one in the Ribbleton area of Preston

'Kids are starting school in nappies and barely able to talk', claims councillor

Pupils at Winchester College, one of the UK's most famous private schools

How Britons really feel about VAT on private school fees

Will Lancashire get a mayor to fly the flag for the county on the national stage? (image: Adobe Stock)

What an elected mayor would mean for Lancashire

A still from the video to Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers

Who are Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers?

County Coun Alf Clempson (Poulton-le-Fylde) and County Coun Charlie Edwards (Morecambe South), both areas at risk of losing their Post Office.

Campaign under way to save vital Post Office

The Lancashire council leaders who do not want a local authority shake-up - [clockwise from top left] Karen Buckley (Conservative, Fylde); Phillippa Williamson (Conservative, Lancashire County Council); Asjad Mahmood (Independent, Pendle); Afrasiab Anwar (Independent, Burnley); Stephen Atkinson (Conservative, Ribble Valley); Caroline Jackson (Green Party, Lancaster); and Michael Vincent (Conservative, Wyre)

'Don't do it': Lancashire leaders bid to block council abolition plan

Lizzi Collinge MP during her visit to Heysham

Lizzi Collinge MP welcomes Lord Hunt to Heysham Nuclear Power Station

Lancaster City Council's Green Party councillors. Photo by Robbie MacDonald

New Green council leader’s cabinet is formed with distinct economy roles

The first gathering of Lancashire's shadow combined county authority. [Back row, left to right] - Alistair Bradley, Chorley Council leader; Mo Isap, chair of Lancashire Business Board; Stephen Atkinson, Ribble Valley Council leader; [front row, left to right] Cllr Lynn Williams, Blackpool Council leader, Phillippa Williamson, Lancashire County Council leader, Alan Vincent, deputy Lancashire County Council leader; Phil Riley, Blackburn with Darwen Council leader

Key moment reached for Lancashire devolution deal - here's what it means

Lancaster City Council Green Party members.

Green Party leads Lancaster City Council again

A petition calling a general election has been signed by over 1 million people. Pictured: Keir Starmer. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

How online petitions work and what happens at a million signatures

The Lancashire council map could soon be radically redrawn

‘Let the people decide’: call for Lancs referendum over council scrappage plan

What future for Lancashire's 15 councils?

Bid to abolish every council in Lancashire and bring in an elected mayor

Coun Philip Black. Photo: Robbie MacDonald

Date set for council to elect new leader after dramatic resignation

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