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Councillor announces plan to withdraw from government-funded programme in run-up to May electionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee resettlement scheme, one of its cabin…
Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is making life hell and making them sickIn the week that many families took to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhale…
Forces in England and Wales and journalists pledge to improve relations amid rising distrust Police and the media have backed a “reset” in relations between officers and journalists, after a prolonged period of distrust since the handling of the Nicola…
Robert Easom violently assaulted Trudi Burgess, from Chorley, when she threatened to leave himA “violent and controlling bully” who broke his partner’s neck, leaving her paralysed and her life “destroyed”, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.Rober…
Natalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologisesA Labour MP has said politicians should not expect to face “death threats as standard” after a Reform UK councillor shared a Facebook po…
Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4mA new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has ann…
Party withdraws all Lancashire libraries from City of Sanctuary UK programme that supports new arrivals to UK Reform UK has been criticised for withdrawing all Lancashire libraries from a scheme supporting refugees because it was not value for money – …
County has highest number of reinstated elections following decision not to delay them for 30 English councils
Labour figures in the county with the highest number of reinstated council elections, following the government’s recent U-turn, have said th…
The trees morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare speciesBritain’s fight against climate breakdown may usually look like windfarms or solar energy. But on miles of Lancashire coast …
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sitesA string of toxic pollution hotspots has been uncovered across Cumbria and Lancashire, with high levels of the banned cancer-causing “forever ch…