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
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
