Five Lancashire district council leaders have called for the county’s devolution deal to be renegotiated with the new government – with two of them also pushing for an elected mayor in order to strengthen the agreement.
A Lancashire university has become the only higher education institution (HEI) in England to be rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted across all three teacher training age phases.
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![[Clockwise from left]: Chorley Council leader Alistair Bradley, Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar and the leader of Preston City Council, Matthew Brown](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI3OWFjNDUwLWQyODgtNDFjMS1iYTU5LTI0YjU3OWQ2ODJiNjpkOWEyNWU0Yy03NjY1LTQ3MTctODdkNy02YmQzNmU1YzlmMzY=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&quality=70&width=280)
![The signing of Lancashire's devolution deal in November - but has the election turned the smiles to uncertainty? [From left] Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Phil Riley, Lancashire County Council leader Phillippa Williamson, Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young and Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams (image: Martin Bostock Photography)](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjExNmUzNzMwLWM5NjMtNDgxYi1iNWM2LWM5ZjJjMzI2ZjRlYjo1OGIyZjM2NC02OTY5LTQwMzYtOGQxZC03OWQzMjUxMWZjZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&quality=70&width=280)
![[From left] Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Phil Riley, Lancashire County Council leader Phillippa Williamson, Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young and Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams after the devolution deal was signed at Lancaster Castle (image: Martin Bostock Photography)](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFhMmY0MDcyLTBkNGItNDJhMy05OGE2LTdhMmQ1MWQwZGQ2Mjo0YmY3ZTQ4OS1lYTc1LTQxMDItODQ5Mi1hMzViMmYxMWNhZjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&quality=70&width=280)
