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Latest news and information for the Ribble Valley, which borders the eastern side of the city of Preston, Lancashire.

Minibuses to bring down school transport costs for Lancashire County Council won’t arrive until October

Lancashire County Council minibuses used for some home-to-school transport for SEND pupils A fleet of new minibuses bought by Lancashire County Council to help bring down school transport costs will not come into service until October – more than a year after […]

8 hours ago
More than 250 extra places for SEND children to be created in Lancashire

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston More than 250 extra places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are to be created in Lancashire. Six existing local authority special schools will be expanded – […]

1 day ago
Grimsargh woman opens new music tuition service

A woman from Grimsargh who is passionate about the benefits music can have on people has opened her very own music school in the village. Nora Lord has opened the […]

2 days ago
New chief executive at Lancashire County Council will earn £60,000 more than Prime Minister

Mark Wynn A new chief executive is set to take over at Lancashire County Council. Mark Wynn, 55, stepped into the top job on a temporary basis last August and has now […]

2 days ago
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Disabled people paying the price for cuts to discounted bus fares in Preston, say campaigners

Thursday night (14 November) at the Bus Station. Credit: Blog Preston A disability rights group has condemned the removal of a discounted peak time bus fare across most of Lancashire – saying disabled people always pay the price for cuts. Lancashire […]

4 days ago
Key rural link road between Fulwood and Grimsargh to close for two days during Longridge Road roadworks break

The closure signs in Whittingham Lane at Haighton Pic: Blog Preston A two-day closure of a rural link road between Fulwood and Grimsargh will pop-up as major roadworks in Longridge Road move location. Motorists have been enduring constant gridlock due to […]

5 days ago
SEND children in Lancashire facing unacceptable delays in receiving support, says damning new Ofsted report

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Children and young people in Lancashire who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are facing “unacceptable” delays in getting the support they and their families require. That is one […]

6 days ago
Lancashire to see benefits of shift in health approach from treatment to prevention

Royal Preston Hospital Emergency Department Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Lancashire will see both short and long-term benefits from a boost to its public health budget, the government has claimed. The county will have an additional £6.4m to plough into […]

6 days ago
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