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A security ring has been thrown around Chorley’s Astley Hall as last-minute preparations step up ahead of the G7 Speakers’ Summit in the borough this weekend.

Chorley MP and Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is getting ready to welcome counterparts from around the world - including US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelsosi - to the town he has represented in Parliament for almost 25 years.

Chorley to lay on traditional Lancashire spread for G7 Speakers' Summit

The main part of the event will be staged at the recently-refurbished hall, with the historic venue hosting a series of discussions on Saturday about how to maintain the balance between open democracy and secure legislative buildings.

Chorley G7 Speakers' Summit: huge security operation begins as borough prepares "to wow" its VIPs