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“A bloody mess”: Labour candidate suspended after under-fire Reform UK councillor turns the tables

The Grade II listed structure, built in 1794 by millwright Ralph Slater for landowner Bold Hesketh, was under the council’s ...
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Exclusive: Lancashire County Council’s own data shows miserable winter pothole performance - but it is disputed

Meanwhile County Cllr Michael Lavalette, part of the Progressive Lancashire opposition group, said that he repeatedly raised ...
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Council leader lashes out at business chiefs over publication of 10-page local spending report

The 10-page report titled ‘Public sector procurement in Lancashire’ was produced by the North and Western Lancashire Chamber ...
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Disquiet in Lancashire at planning reforms taking power from councillors to ‘get Britain building’

🗳️ A Reform UK councillor who serves on Lancashire County Council and Hyndburn Council has been branded ableist - something ...
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Withdrawing Lancashire from refugee resettlement schemes would not save a single penny

Hello and welcome to The Lancashire Lead. In May, on the eve of the local elections, Reform-led Lancashire County Council vowed to withdraw the county from the government’s refugee resettlement scheme ...
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Reform councillor who made “unprofessional and inappropriate comments” to head adult social care services

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Lancashire Lead, One of the over-riding stories throughout Reform’s tenure at County Hall since May last year has been the future of a number of care ...
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Police decision to not enforce 20mph zones branded ridiculous by concerned parents

Hello and welcome to The Lancashire Lead. Today, our investigations reveal that Lancashire Constabulary has not issued a single fine against drivers failing to adhere to 20mph speed limits. That was ...
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Up to 200 jobs at risk as Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust aims at £39m in savings

Hello and welcome to The Lancashire Lead. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust will make redundancies in the coming months and that is the topic of today’s newsletter. There are calls for ...
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Convention of the North Day One notebook: Lancashire mayor expected, HS2 embarrassment and Eden Project Morecambe

Convention of the North day one is in the bag and day two is coming today. The Lead North reporter Jamie Lopez was in Preston yesterday to hear all things devolution, Eden Project Morecambe, advanced ...