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
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
