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
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
