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
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
