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
Road to COP26 - South Ribble Climate Summit 10th September 2021 Next month Katherine Fletcher MP will be hosting a South Ribble Climate Summit and she wants you to join her! "In November, the UK hosts COP26 in Glasgow... Local News
Cllr Colin Clark RIP 18th March 2021 ‘Loyal, hard-working’ former Mayor and former Deputy Council Leader, Colin Clark, who passed away on Thursday 4 March aged 80 Councillors in South Ribble have... Local News
Vaccine rollout in South Ribble 26th February 2021 Cllr Gareth Watson welcomes acceleration of vaccine rollout in South Ribble Cllr Watson has welcomed the latest figures showing 30.1 per cent of people in South... Local News
Update on the recruitment of police officers 28th January 2021 Lancashire Constabulary bolstered by 133 extra police officers New statistics show that over 6,620 extra officers have been recruited through the Conservative... Local News
Lancashire firms urged to make 2021 a year of change with free support 26th January 2021 Let's make 2021 a year of change for #Lancashire businesses, by using support programmes available for companies at every stage of their recovery to help them... Local News
Katherine's maiden speech 30th June 2020 After a delay due to the Covid-19 crisis, our MP Katherine Fletcher was finally able to deliver her maiden speech in the House of Commons on Monday 29th June. Speeches in Parliament
Latest Coronavirus Updates 25th March 2020 Please see Katherine's website here, for regular updates. https://www.katherinefletcher.uk/coronavirus Local News
General Election 2019- The Figures 16th December 2019 Katherine Fletcher is our new MP, with a majority of 11,199- the largest any South Ribble MP has held since Sir Robert Atkins' 1983 result. Winning 30,028 votes... Reports
Katherine's Plan for South Ribble 19th November 2019 It's important people know exactly what their vote will deliver. Katherine Fletcher therefore has a clear six point plan of priorities for South Ribble, to... 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
