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Residents are being reminded to dispose of their batteries in the correct manner after a fire broke out in a recycling vehicle due to a suspected ruptured lithium battery.

People can have their say on a key strategy which aims to help drive nature's recovery across Lancashire.

Councillors discussed plans to increase walking and cycling across the county at Lancashire County Council's Cabinet meeting today (Thursday, May 9).

Thousands of trees have been planted at Samlesbury Enterprise Zone, as part of landscaping and ecology work on the site.

Preparations are being made for a quiet revolution, which is about to take place in waste recycling in Lancashire.

Preston's first bee-friendly bus shelter will be coming into bloom as the weather warms up over the coming weeks.

A replanting scheme has seen 500 trees planted along roads in Clitheroe.

People are being asked to give their views to inform a key strategy to protect and restore habitats and species and drive nature's recovery across Lancashire.

New limits on how much 'inert' waste can be disposed of by van and trailer users at Household Waste Recycling Centres are set to be discussed by Lancashire County Council's Cabinet.

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

County Councillors have agreed to extend a contract for managing residual household waste to give four councils in East Lancashire more time to adapt to new arrangements for processing it.

Shock new figures have revealed that there have been 27 fires since the start of 2023 at Lancashire's waste facilities, caused by batteries that were not recycled properly.