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
Association Annual General Meeting 28th February 2014 The Annual General Meeting of the Association has been called for 28th February at 7-30pm, all members are invited to attend. Local News
Association Annual General Meeting 28th February 2014 The Annual General Meeting of the Association has been called by the Chairman for 28th February at the Leyland Conservative Club, all members are invited to... Local News
Icelandic Investment Returned 5th February 2014 ALMOST all of the £5m deposited in two failed Icelandic banks by South Ribble Borough Council has now been recovered. A final payment made to the council this... Local News
LCC Tory Leader on BT link 2nd February 2014 Lancashire County Council has announced that it is going to second hundreds of its staff to a private company which is entirely owned by BT. The announcement... Local News
LCC Conservatives express concern for staff 2nd February 2014 The Lancashire County Council Labour Administration, backed by the LibDems, has caused alarm amongst the whole of the workforce at County Hall by announcing... Local News
Village Parades at Risk 1st February 2014 Association Chairman Councillor Malcolm Barron fears traditional village parades across Lancashire are in jeopardy following new guidance not to support... Local News
Village parades at risk 1st February 2014 Association Chairman Councillor Malcolm Barron has tabled a motion to the next full meeting of Lancashire County Council following complaints that police may no... Local News
Cheaper Calls to the County Council 31st January 2014 Lancashire County Council has moved closer to replacing its current 0845 numbers with 0300 numbers, which will make it cheaper to contact the council by phone... Local News
Lancashire Broadband Success 25th January 2014 Major milestone achieved, as more than half of Lancashire is now reached by fibre broadband The rapid progress of the Superfast Lancashire project means that... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
