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
South Ribble infrastructure boost 12th September 2013 The ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ City Deal for South Ribble and the surrounding Preston area is to be signed today by the Deputy Prime Minister, Margaret Smith... Local News
Tax cuts for small firms and shops help to boost local enterprise 14th August 2013 Official statistics show more tax relief is being given to small shops and firms to help with their business rates bills. Local News
Chairman's dinner success 23rd July 2013 Social Secretary Val Caunce couldn’t hide her delight after the highly success annual Chairman’s dinner, featuring guest speaker Lynton Crosby was held at Park... Local News
Crime rate falls under Tories 21st July 2013 Recorded crime is down by more than ten per cent in both South Ribble and across the UK under the Conservative led government, and the independent survey shows... Local News
Chairmans dinner 17th July 2013 Lorraine Fullbrook has been able to secure a very influential speaker for our forthcoming Chairman’s Dinner. Lynton Crosby, the chief strategist for David... Local News
Tom Blane stands down 16th July 2013 Tom Blane has decided to stand down as Deputy Chairman Membership from the association. Local News
Council invests in new refuse vehicles 29th June 2013 A brand new fleet of refuse collection vehicles has taken to the streets of South Ribble following investment by the Conservative administration. Local News
Mayor raises flag for Armed Forces 29th June 2013 Mayor of South Ribble Councillor Dorothy Gardner has raised a commemorative flag at the Civic Centre, Leyland, in honour of Britain's service men and women. Local News
Council invests in new refuse collection vehicles 29th June 2013 South Ribble Borough Council has invested over £800,000 in six new wagons, which replace older waste collection vehicles that were coming to the end of the road... Local News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
Amanda Milling: We’ve outdone Labour in getting females to the top 1st December 2020 Hundreds of women have put themselves forward to be potential Conservative candidates in the past two weeks. National News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News
