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
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
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
