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A new go to point for residents to see what support is available to help with the rising cost of living has been launched by Lancashire County Council.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day, Preston Wellfest hosted a very successful event to bring people in Preston together to talk about mental health.

Mohammed Reehan Khan and Saba Reehan, who run Palace Newsagents in Kirkham, have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £780 for selling an e-cigarette to a 16-year-old girl.

Lancashire County Council has joined forces with the police, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and waste services across the North West to raise awareness of the dangers of doing business with rogue traders.  

Lancashire County Council's trading standards team is supporting a national campaign to make people aware of the dangers of loan sharks and highlight the support that is available.

Councillors are set to sign off on the release of almost £900,000 as part of a package of measures to help households in Lancashire this autumn and winter. 

A planning application has been submitted to create a new high-quality sports facility in the heart of the county.

The leader of Lancashire County Council has welcomed the Energy Price Guarantee announced by the Government, as councillors heard about what is being done locally to support residents.

Vital work being undertaken in Lancashire to support households this autumn and winter will be discussed by the county council's cabinet this week.

Health and care integration in Lancashire and South Cumbria has taken a step forward with the appointment of four new directors, including Louise Taylor from Lancashire County Council.

Staff at Padiham Library have won an award for offering a program of walks that encourages local people to get out and about.

A Leyland discount store owner has been prosecuted and fined this week after a disposable vaping device was sold to an underage teenager.