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A SENIOR county councillor has claimed a Lancashires councils system for reporting potholes is “totally misleading the public” about how soon…

Politicians traded accusations of cynicism and financial mismanagement as Lancashire County Council set its budget for the year ahead

Lancashire’s social care services need “every penny” in order to meet the demand currently being placed on them and to cope with rising inflation.

Call for Lancashire to show "ambition" as City of Culture talks continue with days before deadline The financial risk to Lancashire County Council of backing the county’s under-threat bid to be declared UK City of Culture 2025 is “not acceptable” in its current form. Thursday, 15th July 2021, 11:15 pm That was the message from the authority’s deputy leader as an attempt to force the Conservative administration to rethink its recent decision to pull out of the process failed. Alan Vincen...

A call to increase the second homes council tax to double the standard rate have been submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council Lancashire’s roads will get a £10m funding boost, while £5m will be pumped into flood defences after Lancashire County Council set its budget for the year ahead. The capital investments were approved after being put forward by the ruling Conservative group on the authority, as political parties of all colours at County Hall vied for the public’s attention in ...

Lancashire residents will have to wait until next month to learn whether the county council plans to increase council tax by almost five percent from April.