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Lancashire County Council's new chairman Keith Iddon won't take unpleasantness between members sitting down

Haulier vows to drive out disrespect from county council debates Paul Faulkner

Kingfishers would benefit from cleaner rivers

How Lancashire plans to breathe new life into nature and its habitats Paul Faulkner

Nicola Bulley

Police work continues into death of Nicola Bulley at coroner’s request Sam Johnson

(Anticlockwise from left to right) Veterans Dave Whitworth, Peter Le Marinel and County Cllr Alf Clempson slept outside Booths in Poulton as part of a fundraising effort for the Great Tommy Sleep Out

Lancs veterans spend night on the street to highlight ex-forces homelessness Paul Faulkner

A pothole in Green Lane, Whitestake, reported to LCC in January 2023 and repaired a short time later.

Pothole shame: 67,493 reports for Lancashire roads last year Catherine Musgrove

County Cllr Alan Hosker appeared before Lancashire County Council's conduct committee - but disagrees with its ruling (image: Alan Hosker's Facebook page)

Burnley councillor won't apologise over claim of 'disrespect' for road workers Paul Faulkner

Road repair work in Lancashire takes a variety of forms - from relaying entire roads to patching clusters of potholes (image: Neil Cross)

These are all the roads being resurfaced in Burnley, Pendle and Ribble Valley Paul Faulkner

Whittlefield Primary School in Vurnley is in line for drainage repairs (image: Google)

All the schools that are due to be renovated in Burnley and East Lancashire Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council imposes tight rules about the organisations that are allowed to receive grants distributed by its 84 elected members

Call to relax rules limiting the good causes Lancashire councillors can support Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council is hoping to save £28m from changes to how it shares costs with the NHS

NHS concern over risks of plan to thrash out who covers care costs in Lancashire Paul Faulkner

Lancashire's councils rely on staff to deliver their services

Fear that job-seekers are 'fed up with the public' amid council staff shortages Paul Faulkner

The Hampson Green roundabout on the A6, from where the new link road will now be accessed (image: Google)

M6 junction overhaul abandoned to protect ancient woodland Paul Faulkner

County councillors will debate the state of the authority's finances this week

Lancashire County Council sets out surprise council tax plan Paul Faulkner

Would better bus journeys and information about running times tempt you on board?

Burnley and Pendle to share in £50m boost that will speed up bus journeys Paul Faulkner

There is concern over the safety of social housing in Lancashire in the wake of a tragedy in Greater Manchester

'Check Lancashire's social housing to ensure it's safe', councillor demands Paul Faulkner

Adult and children's social services are amongst the biggest pressures on Lancashire County Council's budget

Lancashire County Council ‘thinking about’ five percent council tax increase Paul Faulkner

Highway safety inspectors will assess the trees along the 10,000 stretches of Lancashire highway that are lined with them - like here, on Blackpool Road in Preston (image: Google)

Call for clarity over Lancashire's tree-cutting rules to avert neighbour feuds Paul Faulkner

Hundreds of hours of additional social care support is planned to be delivered across Lancashire this winter

Extra social care support planned for ‘worst winter since the pandemic started’ Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council's gritters are set for a re-route

Less gritting and longer grass on the cards as county council seeks £84m savings Paul Faulkner

Railway Street in Adlington in full bloom (image: Google)

Lancashire's hanging baskets and Christmas bunting 'saved' after lamppost U-turn Paul Faulkner

County Hall has been confronted with a financial conundrum

‘Big savings’ needed to plug Lancashire County Council’s £160m black hole Paul Faulkner

A sign at the Chorley household waste recycling centre caused confusion

Confusion over whether waste recycling centre staff can help to unload cars Paul Faulkner

Filling potholes in winter can prove a challenge when conditions are wet and cold

How Lancashire will make winter pothole repairs last longer Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council has signed up to a new charter to improve the way in which it works with parish and town councils

How Lancashire's smallest councils will work with the county council from now on... Paul Faulkner

Fifteen Lancashire County Council highways staff have been left suffering the ill-effects of using vibrating equipment like pneumatic drills (image: Simin Zoran/Adode Stock)

Everyday tasks "difficult or impossible" for road workers after vibration injury Paul Faulkner

A nationwide investigation into services for children and young people with special needs has painted a mixed picture in the Lancashire County Council area

Lancashire special needs children 'highly likely' to get help after assessment Paul Faulkner

Former Lancashire County Council leader Geoff Driver was arrested nearly five years ago - but still doesn't know if he will ever be charged over allegations of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and witness intimidation

No sign of quick conclusion to probe involving ex-Lancashire leader Geoff Driver Paul Faulkner

Have the right roads been prioritised for resurfacing in Lancashire?

REVEALED: All of the extra Lancashire roads to be resurfaced this year Paul Faulkner

Martin Ainscough

Wigan-born tycoon appointed the new High Sheriff of Lancashire Charles Graham

There has been an increase in the number of County Hall staff whose pay and benefits package tops £100,000

The Lancashire council staff getting over £100,000 per year for their job Paul Faulkner

There is already plenty of floral colour at ground level in Adlington - but mayor Kevin O'Donnell wants the town's lampposts to continue to share in the annual summer spectacle

'Blooming heck': Could a hanging basket really topple a Lancashire lamppost? Paul Faulkner

Within sight of the building where Lancashire's on-street parking fees are set and penalty charges are processed, the pay and display sign on Pitt Street in Preston bears the wrong phone number (all images: Neil Cross)

Lancashire street's parking confusion as drivers given wrong phone number to pay Paul Faulkner

New rates are being introduced for Lancashire County Council's foster carers

Lancashire fostering fees increased to attract and retain carers Paul Faulkner

Regent Street in Nelson is at the centre of the most expensive single resurfacing project planned in Lancashire this year (image: Google)

Every road in Burnley, Pendle and Ribble Valley that will be resurfaced in 2022 Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council is set to illuminate County Hall in blue and yellow to express the county's solidarity with the people of Ukraine

Council expresses solidarity with the people of Ukraine Dominic Collis

County Hall is to be lit up in the colours of Ukraine

Lancashire lights up in support of Ukraine Mike Hill

Care workers are currently in high demand across Lancashire - but do their wages reflect that fact?

Call for care workers to get a wage increase when their employers' fees go up Paul Faulkner

New domestic abuse proposal to be considered

Domestic abuse victims set to get more support with proposed £3.8m funding Julia Bennett

Councillors will not have to attend County Hall for anything but the most important decision-making meetings during January

Lancashire County Council returns to online meetings as Covid cases rocket Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council has set out a new plan to ensure every child has access to a school place

The new school places planned for Lancashire and the areas with a shortfall Paul Faulkner

The A601(M)'s days as a motorway could be numbered (image: Google)

Lancashire's one-mile long mini-motorway set to be downgraded Paul Faulkner

Lancashire's districts will each receive a share from the government's Household Support Fund, while Lancashire County Council will distribute the remainder of the tranche allocated to the county

Lancashire districts share in fund to support vulnerable residents this winter Paul Faulkner

Former Lancashire County Council leader Geoff Driver was one of four men arrested in May 2017 on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and witness intimidation - and the Crown Prosecution Service has been considering a file of material on the matter since August 2018 (image: Neil Cross)

REVEALED: Legal bill in investigation into former Lancashire leader Geoff Driver Paul Faulkner