Lancashire County Council

County Cllrs Aidy Riggott, cabinet member for economic development and growth, and Azhar Ali, Labour opposition group leader

Lancashire snubbed for Investment Zone amid warning about devolution delay Paul Faulkner

Exterior of County Hall, Preston.

Community group scoops £3,000 to launch food bank and community kitchen Laura Longworth

A letter recently went to more than 600 households in Ribble Valley, inviting them to contact Welfare Rights for advice.

Advice to pensioners on how to claim benefits Dominic Collis

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

The tape placed at the entance to the path to prevent walkers from using it while pest controllers were called in this week

Contractors called in to deal with rats on popular dog walkers' path Sue Plunkett

A yellow weather warning for snow has been upgraded to amber in parts of Lancashire (Credit: Zainab Bhatti)

Weather warning for snow upgraded to amber across parts of Lancashire Sean Gleaves

Gritters will hit the roads across Lancashire today

News Gritters hit Lancashire’s roads as temperatures set to dip Colin Ainscough

The route of the new water tunnel system

Forest of Bowland tunnel plan concerns ahead of council decision Robbie Macdonald

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

Burnley East Primary Care Network held its first Health and Wellbeing Mela event.

Health and well being day is a great success Sue Plunkett

Band A properties in Burnley will pay council tax of £1,490.96 for 2023/24 (up from £1,431.00 last year)

Council tax to rise in Burnley Bill Jacobs

Many pupils are struggling academically and emotionally due a lack of one-to-one support, says an East Lancashire teacher.

Teacher battling emotional breakdown due to 'impossible' school pressures Laura Longworth

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 former Dexter Paints site in Gannow Lane, Burnley, where the 36 bungalows would be built

Builder threatens to pull out of Burnley bungalow development Bill Jacobs

There are only two Lib Dems on the county council, but one of them - John Potter - says the group has been proved right after warning at last year's budget meeting that new schools were overdue in North West Preston

Council Councillors clash over tax ‘freeze’ claim, free school meals and pothole repairs Paul Faulkner

Boost Business Owners Network is delivering a dedicated cohort for LGBT+ leaders, which is facilitated by an experienced gay business leader. Image: Dylan Gillis on Splash.

Lancashire LGBT+ business leaders to get a boost this LGBT+ history month Aimee Seddon

Work on Burnham Gate, Burnley, started today

Traffic chaos as work starts on major Burnley road John Deehan

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

Council tax is set to increase in Burnley

Council tax set to go up in Burnley Dominic Collis

Lancashire school application deadlines for 2024/25 are set to be confirmed this week.

New timetable for school applications to be agreed this week Aimee Seddon

County Councillor Rupert Swarbrick

When bus fares will be available from £1 in Lancashire - and how it works Nicola Adam

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Lancashire and to only travel is necessary with an ice risk from tonight (Friday) and possible travel disruption

Met Office gives warning for Lancashire Emma Downey

More trains will be serving Burnley Manchester Road under the revised timetables

All the train services being reintroduced for Burnley, Nelson and Colne Paul Faulkner

Gritters will be deployed as freezing temperatures continue to sweep across Lancashire (Credit: Krivec Ales)

Gritters hit Lancashire's roads as Met Office extends yellow ice warning Sean Gleaves

Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar

Burnley Council leader's column Afrasiab Anwar

Lancashire County Council has posted an urgent product recall of a product used by babies.

Health Lancashire County Council posts urgent recall on a baby product Aimee Seddon

Work is set to begin on the Centenary Way roundabout

Mixed response to roundabout removal Dominic Collis

Trees being removed on Centenary Way roundabout in Burnley

Trees removed from roundabout in £6m scheme Dominic Collis

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

Quarry Hill, a former landfill site in Nelson, is being transformed by Lancashire County Council

Exciting future for nature reserve Dominic Collis

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

Damaged garden wall in Moseley Road after an accident

Call for action over 'rat run' road in Burnley Dominic Collis

Motorists to be fined £70 for driving in the bus lane in Burnley town centre.

Motorists to be fined £70 for driving in the bus lane in Burnley town centre Laura Longworth

The Town 2 Turf project will see major improvements made to the much travelled route. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Kick-off for £6.1m. 'Town 2 Turf' scheme John Deehan

Improvement work on the cards at Towneley Woodlands include upgrading path surfaces, cutting back overhanging vegetation to give clear sight lines, and tackling dead and diseased trees.

Popular woodland area set for a face-lift Sue Plunkett

Queen Street Mill in Burnley

Future's bright for Queen Street Mill Dominic Collis

Lancashire County Council trees

Every tree owned by council to be numbered - here's the reason why Catherine Musgrove

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

Burnley Council has been awarded £88,000 by Lancashire County Council as part of the national Affordable Warmth grants scheme.

Affordable Warmth grant money will help Burnley's most vulnerable Bill Jacobs

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

Almost a third of Lancashire over-75s are not claiming their full benefit entitlement

Push to ensure Lancashire residents are claiming all their benefits Paul Faulkner