The government will have to get involved to settle a dispute over the political make-up of the group which scrutinises the work of Lancashire’s police and crime commissioner.
Three out of five calls received by Lancashire Police are not logged – because the force concludes that they should never have been made in the first place.
Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) says he wants all 750 officers lost to funding cuts in the county since 2010 to be replaced as part of the government’s pledge to boost policing numbers.
Councillors in Chorley have called for the borough's Accident and Emergency unit to be reopened around the clock - and condemned the “mismanagement” of the NHS trust which runs it for risking the complete closure of the facility.
As he prepares to lay out the long-term plan for what he hopes to achieve as South Ribble Borough Council leader over the next four years, Paul Foster claims he can sum up the many individual policies in one word.
A pilot scheme which has allowed councils in Lancashire to keep more of the business rates raised in the region will end after just a year – potentially costing the county almost £11m.
Mayors and combined authorities across Lancashire will have greater control over setting local train fares, timetables, and budgets under sweeping new plans set out by the Prime Minister.
Parents in Lancashire who are applying for school places for their children next year are being advised to do their homework – and try to include at least one “realistic” option out of the three preferences which they can select.
Contractors have been accused of “inconsiderate” parking after complaints construction wagons have been left not far from the entrance to a Preston school.
Communities across Lancashire and the North West hit by the December 2015 floods are set to benefit as £62 million of extra funding is announced for flood defences across England.
