Joyce Plummer News Today

WHAT looked like a straight fight between the Conservatives and Labour to run Hyndburn Council will be even messier than usual when voters head to…

A PLAN to pay the deputy mayor of a borough £5,000 a year for fulfilling civic duties has been put on ice.

THE Conservatives look set to take control of Hyndburn Council after last weeks local elections left them and Labour on 16 seats each.

The Conservatives in Hyndburn have said they will take rule over the borough with the support of the Green Party and an ex-Labour independent.

While the vast majority of councils are planning council tax increases, a few have said they will freeze residents’ bills in a bid to help them through

A DRIVE to improve home security in two town centre wards has received a £2,000 boost from local councillors.

TAXI drivers in a borough are to ask for upfront payment in future because of an increase in the number of passengers declining to settle their…

Over £4million worth of rebates have so far been issued to people in Hyndburn, however it is estimated around 7,500 eligible households are yet to…

A VETERAN Labour politician has who took a post in Hyndburn Council’s new ‘Rainbow’ cabinet has been suspended from the party group on the…

HYNDBURN Conservatives were the happier crowd this afternoon (May 6) as they gained ground in their quest to knock a troubled Labour Party off their…