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The scenes outside Preston train station this afternoon

Two children taken to hospital to be checked over following crash

Several residential roads in Lancaster are to have new parking restrictions imposed on them

Parking restrictions set to be introduced on city streets

John Garratt, 66, was found hanged at his home in Briery Close, Fulwood, in 2025.

Coroner finds 'no evidence' police could have saved dad-of-three

The family of John Garratt have complained that no-one checked on his welfare for four hours after his sister raised concerns.

Lancashire police 'failed to treat 999 call as emergency'

Father-of-three John Garratt was found hanged at his home in Briery Close, Fulwood, after his sister raised the alarm.

Dad-of-three's heartbreaking text hours before he was found hanged

Preston Coroners Court

Coroner vows to find answers for Chorley woman's family

Four of the most interesting planning applications submitted to Preston City Council last week.

15 interesting new Preston plans including changes to County Hall

HMP Garth

Inquest nears verdict on prisoner's cell death at HMP Garth

Patrick Clayton, aged 29, was an inmate at Garth Prison, near Leyland.

Prisoner found hanged in cell was 'agitated'

Anita Chiumia, who works in Adult Social Care, is the latest winner of the Randip Bhogal Safeguarding Award.

Lancs social worker receives award for community kindness

Lytham Recycling Centre, Saltcotes Road

'This is a joke' - Councillor hits out over LCC stance on tip traffic

Community CVS’ Business Director Chris Trickett discusses the issues and opportunities facing Lancashire’s creative industries with those currently working in the sector as he and his Business & Skills Team work to put the finishing touches to a new course to run from September that is designed to help creatives get on

Meeting of minds makes growing creative sector top of the agenda

County Hall

Chamber looks forward to working with new Lancashire County Council administrati...

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
Nigel Farage has claimed local government in Lancashire is “broken” – and his party is the one to fix it.
Paul Faulkner

Ida Lock suffered a serious brain injury due to a lack of oxygen around the time of her delivery at Royal Lancaster Infirmary

'No intentional deceit' over baby's hospital care report

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

It will soon cost more to park in the bus station multi-storey

Price hike for one of Preston's main city centre car parks

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

How one of the A582's new junctions - around Croston Road - could look (image: Lancashire County Council)

Major changes to A582 between Preston and South Ribble move a step closer

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
Utility companies that take too long to fill in the holes they have dug on Lancashire’s roads should face tougher fines.
Paul Faulkner

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

A 450-yard stretch of the Preston-bound side of New Hall Lane will soon be monitored by bus lane cameras (image: Google)

Preston's latest bus lane 'will cause big disruption', councillor warns

New Hall Lane is to get a new look thanks to the latest bus-only zone in Preston

New Preston bus lane is on the way - with work beginning this week

Drivers who ignore the signed rules at Ringway's junction with Bow Lane in Preston could soon be caught on camera - and fined (image: Google)

New cameras to catch rule-breaking drivers in Lancs will be switched on soon

Drivers struggled to get to grips with the Corporation Street bus gate even when all the signs were the right way round

Here's how much MORE money has been raised in fines from latest Preston bus gate

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 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

All motor traffic has been banned from this short stretch of Friargate North now it has been pedestrianised

The new rules drivers will have to obey on roads near Preston city centre

County Cllr Azhar Ali says the referendum would have been a waste of money

Councillor wants action over issue that's 'second only to potholes' in his inbox

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 edge of Preston

What are the benefits of Edith Rigby Way?

Here's why another £50K is being spent on new £207m city route

Counth Hall's coffers have been given an unexpected boost

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

Anger as traffic lights calls for spot where child hit by car ignored

After - how the revamped A582 junction with Croston Road and Centurion Way would look after the proposed changes

Major road changes would see roundabouts replaced with traffic lights

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

A bus stop on Water Lane is the stage for a satirical take on school bus fare increases in Preston (image: @Prestonphonebox via X/Twitter)

Preston bus firm accused of 'taking the p***' over school fares in hoax poster

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

Preston is under pressure for school places - and some pupils are missing out altogether

Over 1,000 Lancs kids 'missing' from school - more in Preston than anywhere else

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