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Archbishop Temple

Have your say on plans to expand Archbishop Temple CoE High School

Residents in Preston are being invited to have their say on proposals to expand Archbishop Temple Church of England High School.

Dame Andrea with little Hazel-Rose, Leah and Lee-4

'Best Start in Life' children's service is visited by Dame Andrea Leadsom

A ground-breaking service which aims to give children the Best Start in Life has been visited by Dame Andrea Leadsom, who saw first-hand the difference it is making to families' lives.

goods seized Jan 24

Stashes of illegal vapes and cigarettes worth £84,000 seized in Chorley and Preston

Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards officers joined forces with Lancashire Constabulary to seize more than 5,600 packs of illegal cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco, and over-sized illegal vapes in a day of action on Wednesday 24 January.

The scheme will be held in Burnley libraries

Volunteering project at libraries aims to tackle loneliness in Burnley

Libraries across Burnley will be boosted with a £88,000 grant for a new project which aims to create volunteering opportunities and tackle loneliness.

Green bin

Households will have weekly food waste collections from early 2026

Residents across Lancashire will be given weekly food waste collections from early 2026, as part of national recycling reforms.

School children in a classroom

Cabinet to consider series of proposals to create more school places in Preston

A series of projects that aim to create hundreds of new school places in Preston will go before Lancashire County Council's cabinet this week.

Primary school girl smiling. Primary school admissions. #LCCSchoolAdmissions

Apply for a primary school place before January deadline

Parents who have not yet applied for a primary school place in Lancashire for their child for September 2024 have until Monday, 15th January to make their application.

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Many more families to get 15 hours free childcare for their two-year-olds

From 2 January, most Lancashire parents of two-year-olds will be able to apply for government-funded childcare with a local nursery, childminder or pre school starting in April 2024.

items seized from the stall

Fleetwood faker fined £2,500 for car boot sale clothing and accessories

A Fleetwood woman caught selling counterfeit clothing and accessories at a local car boot sale has been sentenced following action by Lancashire's Trading Standards Service.

Teacher pointing at board in a primary school class.

Cabinet to take action to pave the way for hundreds of new special school places

Ambitious plans that pave the way for the creation of hundreds of new special school places in Lancashire are expected to be approved this week.

LCC award winners

County Council honoured for preparing young people with SEND for the workplace

A life-changing transition to work programme that prepares young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in Lancashire for the workplace has been recognised for its 100% success rate.

L Andy Walker, Lancashire County Council’s Head of Business Growth R Lieutenant General Tom Copinger-Symes CBE, Deputy Commander, UK Strategic Command

Lancashire announces new strategic partnership to maximise County’s ‘once in a generation’ cyber opportunity

Lancashire has announced the formation of a new collaborative initiative, The Lancashire Cyber Partnership (LCP) which will shape, support and promote the County’s world-class cyber strengths and fast-growing cyber ecosystem.