Former Lancashire County Council leader Geoff Driver has received a court summons to face a charge of ‘Taking Revenge’ under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act. Geoff Driver, 77, […]
2 years ago Lancashire County Council announce council tax rise and set new budgetLancashire County Council have announced that council tax will increase by 3.99% to fund an extra £17million to be spent on roads, flood defences and walking and cycling schemes by […]
4 years ago Lancashire to be handed more ‘test and trace’ roles in tier-three coronavirus dealLancashire will start to take control of more of the test and trace system, under the new tier-three measures. A support package, understood to be worth £42m, has been secured […]
4 years ago Tier-three negotiations for Preston and Lancashire continue as political leaders clashThe government continues to push for Lancashire, and Preston, to move into tier-three coronavirus restrictions. Leader of Lancashire County Council Geoff Driver has indicated ‘a deal is on the table’. […]
4 years agoGeoff Driver retained his Preston North seat and is leader of the Lancashire Conservatives County Hall has been turned a shade of blue as the Conservatives swept back into power. […]
7 years ago Cricket club part-way towards buying defibrillator for FulwoodA cricket club in the North West of the city has received partial funding towards buying a defibrillator. Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club has been given £390 by Preston North […]
10 years ago Preston Bus Station: Call for £23 million plan to be re-examined is dismissedPreston Bus Station’s £23 million future remains on track, as county councillors voted not to force the proposals to be re-examined. Claims the finances didn’t stack up and the proposed […]
10 years ago Friends of Haslam Park miss out on funding for new seats from fallen treesA park group are half-way to securing the funding needed to turning fallen trees into new seats for Haslam Park. The Friends of Haslam Park have been applying to local […]
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