The local authority pension fund in Lancashire should be doing more to ensure that its money is invested with climate change in mind, a group of councillors has heard.
When the first of their children began to fly the nest, Chorley couple Graham and Diane Lindley noticed that they seemed to have a lot more spare time on their hands.
The government will have to get involved to settle a dispute over the political make-up of the group which scrutinises the work of Lancashire’s police and crime commissioner.
Parents in Lancashire who are applying for school places for their children next year are being advised to do their homework – and try to include at least one “realistic” option out of the three preferences which they can select.
A third party is to be drafted in by Lancashire County Council to help it “fundamentally challenge” the way it operates and put it on a sustainable financial footing.
Lancashire would be in line for an extra £250m of government cash per year – if ministers were to respond to a call from dozens of local authorities for fairer funding.
Day trips to London are to be included in a higher risk category when Lancashire schools are planning educational activities away from their own premises.
The NHS is taking too long to decide whether it is responsible for the on-going care needs of some Lancashire residents – and failing to quickly reimburse Lancashire County Council for any costs which the authority incurs as a result.
More than 200 elderly people who pay the full cost of attending council-run day centres in Lancashire will see the daily price go up by between £6 and £11 by next spring.
The last time local government had a major overhaul in Lancashire, the Ford Cortina was the best-selling car in the UK, Terry Jacks topped the charts with Seasons in the Sun and the country had just emerged from the three-day working week.
Lancashire could struggle to show that it has made enough progress in improving its special needs services for young people before regulators return to the county later this year.
