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All of LCC's recycling centres are now open again following Storm Obelo, with the exception of Skelmersdale HWRC for safety reasons, due to having no electricity and several fallen trees on site as a result of the storms.

Lancs recycling centres reopen following Storm Boelo - bar one

Lancashire County Council's cabinet member for Education and Skills, Councillor Matthew Salter, has shared his congratulations.

Lancashire County Council says bravo to Lancashire students

The gatehouse as it is now, plans, and as it was pre-1912 on Penwortham Hill

'No archeological significance' - LCC verdict on Priory Gatehouse site

A child using an Apple iPhone smartphone. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

'Does your child really need a smartphone?' LCC contact Y6 parents

Golden Hill Short Stay School, Leyland

Leyland school field being sold off for housing

The grim scenes were discovered earlier this week on the A59 by a shocked motorist. LCC has apologised and the dead remains have since been removed

We have removed the dead animals - LCC on road markings mishap

10 year old Lily-Rhae Boyle with her dad Martin Boyle. Lily-Rhae has not been in education for nearly a year because LCC can't find her a place - and her parents say nobody has checked in on her or been in touch with them for months. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

'Why has our 10-year-old daughter had no education for a year?'

The overwhelming majority of women who responded to the survey said they were fearful of using Preston Bus Station at night

'Unwelcome' bus price hikes explained - here's what's happening

Roadmarkings leading to the M61 had worn off (as pictured) and have now been resprayed

Councillor seeks urgent review of roadmarkings leading to M61

Coppull Library

Village library to close for 4 months - here's what you need to know

Land for sale in Hutton

LCC put farmland earmarked for 120 houses up for sale

Kathryn Olley with her winning artwork

My GP told me to restart art - now I'm Lancashire Artist of the Year

Local Voice of Frenchwood and Fishwick Conservative member

Muslim conservative praises Lancashire residents

Holly Nicholson-Wrigley

We're cafe owners - this is why we've made our toilets open to all

Council tax checker: here's how much you will be paying this year

Council tax checker: here's how much you will be paying this year

Potholes

This is what readers have to say about the state of Lancashire's roads
It's something affecting everywhere across Lancashire.
Catherine Musgrove

The No 12 service is the only link between Longton and New Longton and on into Preston.

Reprieve for vital bus link as costs rocket - but only for six months

Preston Bus service 12/12a, running through Longton, New Longton and Whitestake

Village bus service will end in March unless new funding can be found

This picture taken on February 25, 2013 shows meatballs at IKEA department store in Brno.
AFP PHOTO/ RADEK MICA

Reader reaction: Preston Ikea location

Road repairs in Lancashire are improving.

Pain in the asphalt is gradually easing

Campaign has been launched to combat underage drinking in Preston.

Campaign to stop parents plying their kids with alcohol

Not a great passenger experience on Platform 3C

Saying it with plastic flowers for rail passengers at Preston

Photo Neil Cross; Lamp posts are tested along Cop Lane in Penwortham to allow bunting for the Queen's Jubilee

Penwortham bunting row: last-minute u-turn on street decorations

The Leyland cafe hopes to reduce social isolation within the elderly community

The sessions are open to any older persons in South Ribble

The Leyland Lion is part of the JD Wetherspoon chain.

Pub plans front beer garden on busy town centre street

Barnardo's Lancashire Young Carers

Barnardo’s Lancashire Young Carers changing children’s lives

The cycle superhighway will stretch from Penwortham town centre to Broadgate in Preston.

Cycle Superhighway to bring more disruption to drivers
Residents who won a famous victory over council plans to make a street in Penwortham one way are facing weeks of disruption after new roadworks were announced today.
Brian Ellis

The Union Flag at half mast on County Hall in April following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

Flying the flag for national pride

The Old Tram Bridge could be saved if council gets government cash.

Preston's iconic Tram Bridge could be saved after all

'Cone City' as Penwortham waits for its new lights to be switched on.

Penwortham Tesco traffic lights set for big switch on . . . well almost

People in Penwortham are "taking their chances" crossing roads, according to a local councillor

Pedestrians playing "chicken" on main road through Penwortham after crossings ar...

Roadworks outside the new Tesco supermarket in Liverpool Road, Penwortham

Major Penwortham roadworks will not be complete in time for opening of new Tesco...

How the busy junction of Ringway and Friargate could look.

£40m plans take shape to transform transport in Preston

The former accountant's office which is being converted into a restaurant.

Takeaway plans get taken away from new restaurant

Local lockdown restrictions will stay in place across Preston despite a fall in cases.

Covid cases fall, but no relaxation of Preston's local lockdown restrictions jus...

The new-look Fishergate Bollard.

Preston's infamous Fishergate Bollard is back . . . and what a bobby-dazzler he ...

A penalty charge notice on the windshield of a car belonging to a key worker at Preston Bus Station on Thursday (April 9). Pic: Dale Cooper

NHS key workers hit with fines for parking at an empty Preston Bus Station

Fishergate's controversial bus lane is estimated to have earned LCC up to 2m.

Drivers warned - more powerful bus lane cameras switched on

Going - the Bits 'n' Bobs Re-Use shop at the Garstang Community Recycling and Re-Use Centre on Brockholes Way, Catterall

Preston's Guild92 charity must close its Garstang Bits 'N 'Bobs fundraising shop

Paul Blackett celebrates his victory over a Christmas Day bus lane ticket.

Christmas Fishergate bus lane ticket in Preston branded 'humbug'

Stuck solid - Naseer's Audi perched on the bollard's concrete plinth.

Fishergate Bollard hit puts Preston cabbie off the road

Tithebarn Street and Lord Street (down the side of the Guild Hall) will soon be for buses and black cabs only.

Watch out - another bus lane due to open in Preston

Five out of the six bollards have been knocked over and not replaced.

Is this the end of the road for the Fishergate Bollard?

Leslie Bleasdale's call for more pavements on Eastway have been backed by other locals.

Shoppers in Preston ask: 'Who plans these roads?'

Work continuing on Howick Moor Lane

Compensation claims could follow the opening of the new Penwortham Bypass

An artist's impression of the Tesco site in Penwortham

'Neither wanted nor needed. Will increase traffic when new roads are trying to r...

Queues on the M6 yesterday

"Preston is man made bottleneck." Readers have their say on Preston's road netwo...

Campaigners are keeping up the pressure to reopen a key bridge in a Preston park.

Campaigner reiterates call to restore and reopen Preston's Old Tram Road Bridge ...

The School Lane pavement which is a cause for concern

Leyland blackspot to be re-examined by county council

L to R: Steward Walsh, Richard Hunt (Hunt Plant Hire) Garreth Kelly (LCC) Wendy McIntosh and Andy Cameron (Rotary Club of Preston Guild)

Invitation for runners to clock up the first miles on the new Penwortham Bypass

The site at Preston New Road

'Years of tremors and noise'

Damage to county hall's register office

Storm Erik: Part of County Hall's roof ripped off by high winds as weather cause...

Preston residents demand action against motorists using their street as a free 'hospital car park'

'Who can blame them if they can't park at the hospital' - Readers have their say...

The zebra crossing on Stanifield Lane, Leyland

The Farington crossing where pedestrians are 'dicing with death'

Residents in Longsands, Fulwood remain stranded after their bus service was chopped

Preston residents remain stranded after bus service is ruled 'unsustainable.'

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