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Councillors have approved a new plan setting out where the County Council will focus its efforts this financial year to make the biggest difference for residents, alongside a £5million boost for highways.

Plans to help every child and young person thrive in school are set to be unveiled.

With the fastest productivity growth of any UK region and a £466bn economy, the North of England is today uniting to showcase global investment opportunities. Today’s inaugural Great North Investment Summit brings forward a major pipeline of investable opportunities from across the region.

More than 160 packets of illicit cigarettes have been seized from two shops in Nelson.

A social worker who supports her local church to serve free hot meals each Sunday has been recognised for making an outstanding contribution to safeguarding.

The County Council has received positive feedback from an independent review by the Local Government Association (LGA), which recognises the strong progress the council has made over the past 12 to 18 months. 

Lancashire County Council is asking people to have their say on plans to create 220 extra SEND places in Lancashire.

Councillors are being asked to approve the next stage in developing future models of adult social care, setting out how services could evolve in the years ahead.

Preparatory work is getting underway in Hyndburn, as part of a £55 million programme of investment across East Lancashire.

Changes to the Lancaster Park and Ride service are due to come into effect from July.

A rogue roofer who scammed an 82 year old Preston householder out of thousands of pounds has been given a five-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months.

Suspected fake perfumes worth more than £20,000 if sold as legitimate have been seized on a Lancashire market.