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Food served in Lancashire too often isn’t what it’s advertised as

A generic image of food from a takeaway Almost one in five food products tested by Lancashire trading standards officers last year failed – because they were not of the quality consumers should have been able to expect. […]

12 hours ago
A582 dual-carriageway plans dropped – at least for now

Croston Road roundabout A decade-long vision to turn one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston into a dual carriageway appears to have run out of road – at least for […]

3 weeks ago
Lancashire County Council tax bill increased by maximum amount ‘with great reluctance’

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Lancashire County Council will increase council tax bills by the maximum permitted amount this year. The authority’s members voted by a majority to approve the 4.99 percent rise, which will […]

4 weeks ago
Lancashire County Council commits to six principles if authority ever faces disaster

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston The needs of victims and the public will be put before Lancashire County Council’s reputation, should the authority be faced with a disaster like Hillsborough, the Grenfell Tower fire or […]

1 month ago
Advertisement Advertisement Plans for industrial units in Leyland thrown out as firm didn’t answer concerns

Bison Way proposed development Plans for almost two dozen new industrial, storage and office units in Leyland have been thrown out by councillors who said the firm behind them had left concerns about road […]

2 months ago
What an eyesore: Campaign against phone mast at heart of Beacon Fell

Proposed phone mast site on Beacon Fell A campaign is gathering momentum to prevent a phone mast springing up close to the top of one of Lancashire’s best-loved beauty spots. More than 1,500 people have so far […]

2 months ago
Fears over rotting foul waste smell from revived Farington site

Farington waste recovery centre A South Ribble borough councillor has called for protection for residents living close to a site that is set to specially process all of Lancashire’s food waste – after “foul […]

2 months ago
Preston Police and Trading Standards seize £84,000 worth of illegal cigarettes

Some of the over-sized and counterfeit cigarettes seized during raids Pic: Lancashire County Council A ‘problem premises’ in Preston has been raised by police and trading standards officers. Lancashire County Council said the shop in Preston – no information was given as to where […]

2 months ago
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