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Lancashire is one step closer to a slice of a national £343m fund for electric vehicle public charge points.

Councillors are to consider new plans to rebalance on-street parking in Preston to make sure residents, businesses and visitors all have a fair chance to find a convenient space.

Lancashire County Council is due to discuss plans to introduce traffic calming measures in the village of Halton.

Helmshore Viaduct is due to be temporarily closed for major work to make the path across it better for walking and cycling all year round.

A new bus service being launched this month will improve public transport connections between Lancaster, Garstang and Knott End.

The safe reopening of a major road in Rossendale which has been partially closed by a rockfall remains a top priority for Lancashire County Council.

Lancashire has topped a new cycling league table, with more primary school children in the county being trained to use their bikes last year than anywhere else in the North-West.

One of the old runways at the former Samlesbury Aerodrome is being given a new lease of life on Lancashire's roads thanks to a unique recycling scheme being led by the county council.

People are being warned to expect delays on the main road between Bacup and Waterfoot following a landslip.

People in West Lancashire will have better options to travel by bus during the evening thanks to new links launching this week.

Yorkshire Street in Burnley is due to stay closed for a further 4 weeks until Friday 11 August to allow good progress to continue with the Town2Turf regeneration scheme, and reduce overall disruption by preventing the need for the road to be closed again in future.

Members of the public are invited to a free community event in Preston on Sunday 9^th July to raise awareness of and officially open a new type of junction designed to make travel easier and safer for people walking, wheeling and cycling.