It would cost more for Lancashire County Council to reuse special assistance equipment – provided to support vulnerable people in their own homes – than it does to write off its cost when it is no longer needed.
A new super committee examining major healthcare decisions across Lancashire must fairly represent all corners of the county, a group of councillors has said.
The social and emotional needs of pupils in Lancashire’s schools must be identified earlier to reduce the risk of them being excluded if their problems escalate.
Lancashire’s special schools are “close to defining” the type of medical support which staff should be able to administer to their pupils without the need for a specialist clinician, councillors have heard.
It would be “irresponsible” of Lancashire County Council to support a union call for a £10 per hour minimum wage for staff – without knowing where the money to fund it would come from.
Water companies should pay for defences to protect individual properties which repeatedly flood when the drains are unable to cope with heavy rainfall, Lancashire’s Labour county councillors have said.
Almost all complaints made to Lancashire County Council about adult and children’s social care services are at least partly related to communication issues.
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.
