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Tour de France in Lancashire: the exact route the race will take at a glance

Family tribute to 'devoted' ex-Blackpool teacher Simon Gettings killed when his vehicle was hit by a train on level crossing

New probe into death of ex-teacher killed in train crash at crossing

Explained: why the government chose to carve Lancashire into four

Blackpool Council Leader, Cllr Lynn Williams, has expresed disappointment and sadness at the LGR decision

Breaking Council leader fears lost Blackpool identity in government shake up

Last chance to have your say on Lancashire council mergers in major shake-up

Hope's Therapy Dogs - Ali and her daughter Hope, Hope with Pippa, and a workshop with Ali.

The mum using dogs to transform lives, in memory of daughter, 9

The full list of all the 80 roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

The full list of over 100 roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

'I hope people actually go and vote now the local elections are happening'

The government hast put a cross in the box marked 'cancellation' when it comes to next year's local elections in parts of Lancashire

Local elections: where and why they are cancelled - and when you can now vote

When food waste collections begin in your area as some councils reveal delays

Misconduct hearings took place at Ormskirk Police Station (Credit: Google)

Lancashire police officer sacked for lying - here's what happened

Votes may not take place in parts of Lancashire where they had been planned

Reform claims election cancellation would deny it 'wins' in these parts of Lancs

ALL Lancashire council leaders with elections in 2026 call for them to be axed

Pictured (L-R): Cllr Moore, Cllr Roberts, Cllr Atkinson & Cllr Goldsworthy

Tour de France coming to Lancashire in 2027- here's where to watch

Ashley Dalton MP is urging LCC to take urgent ation on potholes

'Use the funding' - MP calls urgent pothole action after amber rating

How many council houses were sold to their occupants at a discount last year
There was little change in the number of Lancashire council houses sold to their tenants during the year in which the discount on offer for such purchases was slashed.
Paul Faulkner

The government could be about to put a cross in the box marked 'cancellation' when it comes to next year's local elections in parts of Lancashire

Lancashire's local elections on the line as government u-turns over cancellation

Sarah Fairhurst with the poinsettia plants

We've grown 20,000 poinsettias this Christmas - for B&Q and Booths

Sarah Fairhurst from Arden Lea Nurseries

Lancashire farm brings Christmas cheer with 20,000 Poinsettia plants

Will local elections take place in all the areas they are planned in 2026 - or could the plug be pulled on the polls in some parts of Lancashire?

Uncertainty over whether elections will go ahead in these parts of Lancs in 2026

Five-council option

Lancashire's big council carve-up: how YOU can influence radical revamp

The efforts from 2024’s Charity Will Month have successfully raised £12,993 in total

Ad Feature UK law firm celebrates £172K raised for local charities

Stuart Astley has been jailed after breaking a criminal behaviour order banning him from all B&M stores in the UK

Shoplifter banned from all B&M stores in UK jailed for breaching order

Richard Taylor, of architecture, design and masterplanning practice FWP, is marking a quarter of century in his beloved profession. Colleagues gathered for a special celebration and the presentation

Architectural mind behind AFC Fylde & PNE stadiums celebrates 25 years

Southport stabbings: Remembering innocent victims of a sadistic killer

Cosy Homes in Lancashire's Little Van of Warm

‘Little Van of Warm’ Brings Cosy Comfort to Households across Lancashire

The Salvation Army Refugee Resettlement Service resettles families across Wyre, Blackpool, Fylde and West Lancashire

Salvation Army supports refugee community with culture celebration during Refuge...
Contributing to Refugee Week, a community celebration was held in support of families assisted through a refugee resettlement programme that runs across Lancashire.
Luisa Dawe

The Salvation Army Refugee Resettlement Service resettles families across Wyre, Blackpool, Fylde and West Lancashire

Salvation Army supports refugee community with culture celebration during Refuge...

Volunteer caster Allan Brown with Great Arley School pupil Phoenix Slater who caught his first fish

The Masonic Fishing Charity inspires pupils from Great Arley School

South Ribble count 1

Local election results IN FULL: county council winners and losers

King's Scouts from West Lancashire

Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields congratulates Scouts from West Lancashire on achievin...

Will Lancashire residents still get the services and representation they are used to once the county's 15 councils are cut down to just three or four?

Warning 'nice-to-have' services at risk if Lancashire councils slashed

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

L: The baby boy's grave. R: Where he was tragically found, in a brook running through a farmer's field in Kirkham.

£10k reward for info regarding baby boy found dead in brook decade ago

Endeavour Learning Trust CEO David Clayton with Strike Lane teachers and pupils.

Primary school joins Lancashire multi academy trust

Fifteen to...one, two, three, four or five? Lancashire's councils can't agree how many of them there should be in future (images: National World/Google)

Why it could cost MORE money to replace Lancashire's 15 councils with just four

Longstanding Lancashire council areas - including the historic county council - are set to disappear. But what should replace them? (image: Oliver Ryan)

Lancs council leaders agree abolition plan - by leaving all options on the table

Pendle Council has put its cards on the table to the government

One Lancs council sends government specific demand over local authority shake-up

Local government minister Jim McMahon says Lancashire can hold a referendum on his council shake-up plans if it wants - but he won’t be obliged to take any notice of the outcome (image: UK Parliament)

Lancs taxpayers' cash wasted on too many councils, minister says ahead of cull

Former leader of Wyre Council, David Henderson, is one of four ex-councillors to be made an honorary alderman

Proud moment for former councillors in Lancashire as they become aldermen

Shaun Haynes presenting cheque to Dave Whitworth of Men’s Shed, Fleetwood supported by members of Saturnian Chapter

Saturnian Chapter helps others reach for the stars

Eight-four seats will be up for grabs - likely for the final time - when elections are held for Lancashire County Council in May

County council elections WILL go ahead - even though the authority is being axed

Some Lancashire schools remain closed today due to weather

Will Lancashire get a mayor to fly the flag for the county on the national stage? (image: Adobe Stock)

What an elected mayor would mean for Lancashire

With his cap at a jaunty angle, Lawrence Dunnagan poses for a wartime
photograph.

'They moulded my imagination and moral outlook'

Chorley Council leader Alistair Bradley and the leader of Wyre Council, Michael Vincent, are different sides of the the divide over the future of local government in Lancashire

Death of local government - or exciting opportunity? Council shake-up split

Historic names are set to disappear from the local government map in Lancashire

Every council in Lancashire set to be scrapped - just not yet

NHS Collective Bank

The staggering sum the NHS has saved thanks to this staffing scheme

MPs bid to abolish every council in Lancashire and bring in an elected mayor

Lancashire at risk register November 2024

Town centre church added to the list of most at-risk buildings in UK

Checks are being carried out across Lancashire to ensure the dignity of the dead is being preserved

Here's what was discovered when inspectors visited Lancashire’s funeral homes

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

Teen with life limiting illness sent 3,000 footie scarves after appeal

Football is one of Alfie's passions and he has a lot of scarves from all over the world

Teenager with life limiting disorder lives in the best-insulated house

Sewage spills generic

Sewage spill duration caused by United Utilities increases

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