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
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
