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
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
