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McVities lit up a series of London landmarks

London's landmarks lit up - with images of chocolate biscuits

The holder of Lancashire County Council's purse strings, Alan Vincent, has dismissed claims by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage that the authority is in financial trouble

Tories rubbish Farage 'bankruptcy' claim amid council's £100k-a-day debt row

Nigel Farage at the Parbold Bottle statue in West Lancashire (image credit: Stuart Mitchell)

Nigel Farage visits Lancashire: here's how he was greeted and what he had to say

Council tax bills are set to increase from April

Council tax: here's how much you'll pay after county council's planned hike

Lancashire County Council says its national insurance bill will rise by £11m from April

Lancashire 'shortchanged by £3m' over national insurance rise

Mark Wynn has been the interim chief executive of Lancashire County Council for six months - and is now poised to get the job permanently

Here's how much the new boss of the county council will be earning

Lancashire County Council needs to refinance £641m worth of loans

High interest rates cause £693m borrowing headache for Lancashire County Council

Some Lancashire bus passengers could be about to lose out on discounted fares

Bus fare discounts for disabled and young passengers face the axe

Lancashire county councillors have been complaining about each other - but their overall behaviour has been praised

All the complaints against councillors in 2024 - including from each other

London’s County Hall and the London Eye were illuminated

Two iconic London landmarks lit up with projections on human evolution

Utility companies can be fined if their roadworks over-run - but are the charges enough to deter them from taking their time?

Utility firms ‘taking the mickey’ with temporary traffic lights in Lancashire

Patients are not supposed to be spend more time in hospital than is strictly necessary

Here's what's being done to get patients out of hospital as soon they are ready

Lancashire County Council plans to help its staff with the time commitment needed for fostering (image: Lancashire County Council)

Time off pledge for Lancashire County Council staff who foster

Defects like this have cost Lancashire County Council a pretty penny

Here's how much compensation for pothole damage has been paid out in Lancashire

Lancashire looks set still to go to the polls in May 2025 - in spite of major council changes being on the horizon

What the plan to scrap the county council means for next year's local elections

More money is being poured into Lancashire's potholes by the government

Here's how much extra pothole cash Lancashire is getting - and what it needs

Lancashire is to get an extra £14m for road repairs as part of a government drive to tackle potholes

Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council is set for a multi-million pound funding boost - but there are claims much of it will be lost to rocketing national insurance-related costs

Cash boost for county council 'will be wiped out' by national insurance costs

Agreement between the NHS and Lancashire County Council over care costs is proving elusive

Why there is a 'daily fight' over care costs between the county council and NHS

Should Lancashire County Council's managers have to tell elected members exactly what they discuss in their meetings?

'I'll resign if private management meetings are made public', council boss says

Lancashire coroner Richard Taylor is probing the death of 17-year-old Preston teenager Morgan Iddon who contacted NHS for help the day before she died

Morgan knew she needed help and she felt she wasn't getting anywhere

Lancashire County Council members get £2,000 a year to hand out to local community groups

More than £120K of Lancashire community funding so far unaccounted for

Children starting secondary school next year need to secure a place well in advance (image: Pexels)

School place application deadline looms amid 'reduced chance' warning

Finding a takeaway is no problem in most parts of Lancashirte - but how many of them are in some areas just might be (images: Pexels)

These are the places in Lancashire that have the most takeaways

Major safety upgrades planned for the A6 through Lancashire

Part of the proposed solar farm plot, off the A584 Preston New Road, close to Clifton Business Park (image: Google)

Solar farm ‘the size of nearly 100 football pitches' planned for Fylde

What are the benefits of Edith Rigby Way?

Here's why another £50K is being spent on new £207m motorway link road

Counth Hall's coffers have been given an unexpected boost

Here's how much money Lancashire County Council has in its reserves

Lancashire County Council has bucked a national trend by giving a boost to its budget reserves.

Paul Faulkner

Lancashire County Council has revealed the budgetary pressures it faced during the last financial year

School transport and children's services put council budget under pressure

Lancashire County Council is trying to tackle a sickness problem amongst its staff

The top reasons so many council staff are off sick - and what is being done

County Cllr Matthew Tomlinson is now at the helm of the Labour opposition group on Lancashire County Council

New Lancashire Labour leader elected - and sets sights on county council control

The King's Award for Enterprise ceremony which crowned the three firms.

Three Lancashire firms awarded with King's Award for Enterprise

There shoud soon be less of this kind of look to Lancashire's roads

Lancs drivers issue 'cry for help' over potholes and are promised better repairs

More care will be on offer for Lancashire kids at either end of the school day - to help parents with work commitments

Boost to before and after school care to help parents with work commitments

Over 17,000 more parking tickets were issued by Lancashire County Council in 2023/24 than 2021/22

Surge in the number of parking tickets issued across Lancashire

Fewer children will live in the new homes so they can be receive more personalised support

New council-run children's homes for Lancs after market deemed 'not working'

The Hosehold Support Fund offers direct financial help for a range of basic needs

The shocking most common reason people have needed the Household Support Fund

Former prison librarian Sharon Mawdsley at Preston Magistrates Court today (September 8) as she faces seven charges.

Prison librarian acted 'like an animal' & sexually assaulted 2 inmates

More than 80 Lancashire children currently need the most specialist placements of which the county council can offer few at its own facilities

Lancashire set for new council children's homes as private sector bill rockets

Does Lancashire need to fly the flag for its 'real' identity?

Call to preserve ‘real Lancashire’ - before it’s lost forever

The likes of beefburgers should have a certain amount of meat in them (image: Pixabay)

Shock figures show scale of food standards failures in Lancashire

The minibuses that provide school transport for children with special needs and disabilities in Lancashire

Vulnerable pupils ‘left behind on Lancs school buses’ after drop-offs completed

Are you noticing more potholes than usual on Lancashire's roads?

Here's the reason why Fylde and Wyre have so many potholes at the moment

The pre-planned maintenance for Lancashire's roads is intended to stop them ending up like this

These roads in Fylde and Wyre will be resurfaced this year

Lancashire County Council has set its budget for the next financial year

Lancashire County Council agrees five percent council tax hike

Lancashire's schools would need more than money than they are expecting to be brought up to scratch

Lancashire school repair cash 'will not fix all of the biggest problems'

Is enough money being made available to reduce crowded classes?

Thousands of Lancs pupils being taught in class sizes over 30 amid 'cuts' claim

County Hall has heard a round-up of complaints about its elected members

All the reasons people complained about Lancashire county councillors last year

Assumptions have been made about how much Lancashire County Council will increase its council tax bills in the the years ahead - but nothing is certain until members decide

Five percent council tax rise ‘assumed’ by county council for next three years

Eight district councils gave a resounding 'no' when Lancashire County Council asked if they would like on-street pay and display machines in their area

Pay and display rethink after districts say they do not want on-street machines

Social care is under pressure across both adult and children's services

Here's how much Lancashire will get from government cash boost for social care

Some services are being cut and others expanded - but both with the aim of saving money

Travel concessions face axe, but boost for independent living under £15m plan

Some Lancashire bus services could be running on electric if the county wins government funding

Cleaner bus journeys could be on the cards as part of electric vehicle plan

Is 20 plenty on some Lancashire roads?

Lancashire’s roads to get 20mph limits only where ‘necessary and wanted’

Representatives from some of the Lancashire organisations to be awarded the Working with Trauma Quality Mark

Lancs children's services recognise how trauma can affect the people they help

Bullying can have a big impact on victims - but what should be done about the perpetrators? (image: Cotton Bro studio)

Pupils ‘staying home because of bullying’, amid claim perpetrators need help too

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