Victory in the Local Elections Sunday, 10 May, 2026 After a very hard-fought campaign, South Ribble Conservatives secured a comfortable victory for Councillor Alan Platt in the Chorley Borough side of our constituency. Alan beat off Reform's incumbent County Councillor with a majority of 210, securing 1207 votes on a huge turnout for a local election. In addition, our first-timer candidate Ethan Howarth won a very respectable 558 votes in the... Local News
Public Meeting in Farington Moss 26th March 2026 Farington West Councillors George Rear and Karen Walton recently organised a public meeting to discuss a Planning Application to convert 152 Croston Road from a... Local News
Fighting Car Parking Charges in Penwortham 25th March 2026 Councillor Joan Burrows is continuing to fight the introduction of new car parking charges across the Borough, in particular at Ryefield Avenue Car Park in her... Local News
Opposing the Moor Road Housing Plan in Croston 15th October 2025 Croston's local Conservative Councillors Alan Platt, Debra Platt and Craige Southern have grave concerns about this proposal for the following reasons. 1. This... Local News
Statutory Agents' Notices 6th April 2025 Lancashire County Elections, 1st May 2025 I, George Rear, hereby give notice that I am the appointed Election Agent for Jayne Rear, Paul Watson, and Joan... Local News
Opposing Labour's Local Plan 1st February 2025 A new Local Plan for the three Authorities of Preston, South Ribble and Chorley is being prepared to cover the period to 2041. We believe elements of the plan... Local News
Middleforth By-election Victory 24th October 2024 After a hard-fought campaign, we scored a fantastic victory in the Middleforth by-election, gaining one of South Ribble Labour's safest seats on the Borough... Local News
Agent's Declaration 31st May 2024 General Election 2024 - Thursday 4th July 2024 I, Jayne Louise Rear, hereby give notice that I am the appointed Election Agent for Katherine Fletcher, the... Local News
RVCA vs SRCA Cricket Match 16th August 2022 Not since the inaugural "Roses Match" of 1867 was a more anticipated clash of cricketing titans witnessed on the field of play at Whalley Cricket Club on Sunday... Local News
Cllr Tom Blane RIP 17th September 2021 It is with profound sadness that South Ribble Conservative Association relay the news of the passing of Councillor Tom Blane at the age of 78 on the 9th of... Local News
Kemi calls for defence spending increase 15th June 2026 Kemi delivers speech calling on the government to cut welfare and fund defence. National News
Labour Forced into U-Turn on Under-16 Social Media Ban 14th June 2026 Keir Starmer has now confirmed that the government will introduce a full social media ban for under-16s. National News
Kemi delivers speech on Equality under the Law 9th June 2026 Kemi has set out the Conservative plan to remove identity politics from public services. National News
Conservatives call on the Government to cut the benefits bill 1st June 2026 Under Labour welfare spending has spiralled out of control, and it isn’t slowing down. National News
Energy prices continue to soar under Labour 27th May 2026 When they came into office, Labour pledged to cut energy bills by £300. Instead they're up by £221. National News
Conservatives force U-turn on Fuel Duty Increase 19th May 2026 Rachel Reeves has backed down on her plans to increase the fuel duty tax by 5p this September. National News
