Local Democracy Reporting Service

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

Mass vaccination centres are seeing "limited numbers" through the doors

'Why bother?' Apathy blamed for Lancashire's low Covid booster rates 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

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

Drivers ignoring signs outlawing certain manoeuvres could be in line for a fine from next year (image: Google)

Lancashire roads bosses want power to fine drivers making banned turns 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

The number of people seeing an NHS dentist in Lancashire in the past two years has fallen sharply - from just under two thirds to just over a third

News Drop in Lancashire NHS dental visits means check-ups not done often enough Paul Faulkner

Dr. Sakthi Karunanithi, Lancashire County Council's director of public health

'Be prepared': Lancashire public health boss issues winter warning 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

A single site to analyse all of Lancashire and South Cumbria's routine pathology samples might not come to pass

‘No guarantees’ over Lancashire blood test hub as boss announces retirement Paul Faulkner

Phil Woodford could not get a thrombectomy, because his stroke happened at the weekend

Two years until "game changing" stroke treatment available 24/7 in Lancashire Paul Faulkner

The new McDonald’s drive-thru in Nelson is expected to create 20 full-time and 40 part-time jobs

Nelson town centre McDonald’s on the way after land sale is completed Robbie Macdonald

County Hall spent less than it planned lasy year - but it's not counting on being in the same position again

Here's how Lancashire County Council will spend 'leftover' £30m Paul Faulkner

The chief executives of five Lancashire hospital trusts have written to pathology consultants to thank them for their "dedication" after they were irked by comments made about them by the man leading moves to overhaul testing services in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Hospital bosses ask manager to "reflect" on claim consultants silence some staff Paul Faulkner

Currently, all blood tests and other pathology samples are processed at local hospital sites across Lancashire

News Lancashire hospital consultants' anger over 'intimidation' claim Paul Faulkner

The proportion of Lancashire residents with high blood pressure - and who were having it properly controlled - fell during the first year of the pandemic

Here's how hundreds of heart attacks and strokes could be avoided in Lancashire Paul Faulkner

Who should lead the questioning of Lancashire County Council's policies - the party which is in charge or the opposition?

Lancashire County Council cabinet and policies to go under the microscope Paul Faulkner

-County Cllr Peter Britcliffe wants to recognise the work of Lancashire's volunteers during his time as county council chairman

New county council chair says he would only want to have been born in Lancashire 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

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

Children whose schools have taken part in hatching projects will no doubt have made firm friends with the fluffy new arrivals - but what happens to them next? (main image: Adobe stock)

Warning to Lancashire schools about the 'unseen side' of chick hatching projects Paul Faulkner

Urgent blood tests would still be analysed at hospital sites under the plans - but routine work would be carried out at a base in Samlesbury

'Super lab' plan for all routine blood tests in Lancashire is put on hold Paul Faulkner

The Ministry of Justice wants to move this public bus stop to a prison car park

Horror at plan to move Lancashire school bus stop INSIDE proposed new prison gro... Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council has been able to keep its vehicles on the road during eh current crisis

'No risk' to vital Lancashire County Council services from fuel delivery crisis Paul Faulkner

Mental health services are changing across Lancashire and South Cumbria

'One stop shop' for mental health services coming to Lancashire Paul Faulkner

Several of Lancashire's pop-up cycle lanes popped off again pretty quickly

Lancashire's pop-up cycle lanes were monitored before being ripped out, say high... Paul Faulkner

Dr. Sakthi Karunanithi wants the vaccine-hesitant to "have a chat" with people who know what they are talking about

News Lancashire's vaccine rate slows as residents urged to 'ignore rubbish on social ... Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council will take on responsibility for issuing tickets for on-street parking offences from September

Major change to Lancashire's parking ticket regime from September Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council leader Phillippa Williamson said that the authority needed to be sure it had "partners" in any bid for the UK City of Culture title

Cash crunch over Lancashire's City of Culture bid as clock ticks down to deadlin... Paul Faulkner

Burnley had the highest number of self-isolating pupils in the whole of Lancashire between June 28th and July 4th.

Almost 1,700 Burnley pupils forced to self-isolate in one week John Deehan

Ian Watkinson, Lancashire's representative on the executive committee of the National Education Union

Call for air filters in every Lancashire classroom as pupil isolations leap by a... Paul Faulkner

The number of Lancashire schoolchildren told to self-isolate topped 9,200 last week

Thousands of Lancashire children are self-isolating, as one school shuts for sec... Paul Faulkner

A leading teaching union official had wanted schools in Lancashire to stay shut for a week after half term

'No benefit' to keeping Lancashire's schools closed for Covid circuit breaker af... Paul Faulkner

Absolute and relative prosperity has fallen across most of Lancashire over the past decade

Most of Lancashire 'not as prosperous' as it was a decade ago Paul Faulkner

Ribble Valley has risen to the top of Lancashire's prosperity league

Ribble Valley rated the most prosperous part of Lancashire Paul Faulkner

Will Lancashire ever get the extra powers that come with devolution?

Is Lancashire's devolution dream just delayed - or dead? Paul Faulkner

The vaccine programme has been rolling out at speed across Lancashire and South Cumbria - and was poised to exceed national targets (image: PA)

Silence over whether vaccine supply slowdown will hit Lancashire's 'two jabs by ... Paul Faulkner

Mosques across Lancashire could soon be offering coronavirus vaccines

Lancashire mosques poised to host pop-up Covid vaccine clinics Paul Faulkner

Lancashire appears to be free of the South African Covid strain - but can it stay that way?

Lancashire has 'no cases' of South African Covid variant Paul Faulkner

There are 24 county council-run nursery schools in Lancashire

Lancashire nursery schools consultation to launch Paul Faulkner

Are classrooms fuller during the current lockdown than they were in the first?

Call for lockdown limit on Lancashire classroom sizes Paul Faulkner

Scots Guards veteran and Lancashire county councillor Alf Clempson at the Help for Heroes statue at the charity's base for recovery services in Catterick

How Lancashire veterans could be a boost to the county's businesses Paul Faulkner