West Lancashire councillors would prefer the borough to align with Chorley and South Ribble in any future shake-up of local councils by the government, based on current options on offer. […]

Two leading Lancashire politicians have condemned the concept of a directly-elected mayor for the county – with one of them also promising a referendum on the issue if their party […]

South Ribble Borough Council has delayed a decision over which other local authorities it will try to merge with as part of a forthcoming shake-up of the system. The district […]

Preston should merge with Lancaster and Ribble Valley as part of a forthcoming shake-up of local government, the city’s councillors are set to argue. All three political groups on Preston […]

The Ribble Valley faces joining an east Lancashire area ‘that would have deprivation like no other’ or ‘the best chance of prosperity’ with Preston and Lancaster, councillors heard in a […]

A radical revamp of Lancashire’s councils could end up creating a system that is more £11m a year more expensive to run than the one it replaces – in spite […]

All 15 Lancashire council leaders have agreed to put their names to a letter setting out their initial thoughts about what should happen to local government in the county after […]

A letter due to be sent to the government from Lancashire this week setting out how to slash the number of councils in the county will not contain any suggestions […]