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Maura Dutton, Secretary of Carnforth Friends of Libraries group

Find out how friends groups are improving the offer at Lancashire's libraries

From hosting live bands to showing films and holding exercise classes, our Friends of Libraries groups are certainly busy.

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Councillors to discuss next steps for new secondary school in Preston

Councillors will be updated on plans to build a new secondary school in North Preston this week. 

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Council to be boosted with more than £27.1m for bus improvements

Lancashire County Council has secured one of the largest sums of any local authority as part of a national £1billion Bus Grant funding boost, which aims to improve and develop bus services.

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'You've got to be in it to win it': The search is on for Lancashire Artist of the Year 2025

Lancashire's reigning Artist of the Year has spoken of the huge impact winning the competition has had on her life and career, as the search begins for 2025's winner.

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Secondary School Offer Day 2025: Thousands of families in Lancashire receive the news they've been waiting for

The vast majority of children due to attend secondary school in Lancashire will get to go to their preferred school this September, it has been confirmed.

An image of County Hall in Preston city centre

Budget agreed for Lancashire County Council

The spending plans of Lancashire County Council for the next year have been agreed at a meeting of the full council.

Lancashire school children at a Cyber Discovery Day at Chorley Town Hall, led by IN4 Group, as part of the Cyber Festival Education Week in February 2025

Lancashire schoolchildren set to try AI as part of scheme backed by major blue chip firms

Secondary pupils in Lancashire are set to get a taste of future technologies like AI and virtual reality thanks to a new scheme. 

Youngsters ready to get planting

Miyawaki Micro-woods are brought to life across Lancashire

A series of new forests are being brought to life across Lancashire, thanks to help from community volunteers who planted thousands of trees.

Cllr Phillippa Williamson with a Convention branded minibus

Lancashire Growth Plan to be launched at Convention of the North

Excitement is mounting as Lancashire gets ready to host this year's Convention of the North.

Men are standing next to weighing scales and in front of piles of yellow, blue and white plastic boxes.

Modern facility preserves Fleetwood's fishing heritage while securing jobs and creating a more sustainable industry

In the 1920s the fishing industry in Fleetwood was booming; it was one of the main fishing ports in England and employed more than 9,000 people.

One of the fraudulent logbooks

Counterfeiter ordered to repay almost £47,000 he made through fraud

A counterfeiter who made almost £47,000 selling fake car and van service books online has been ordered to hand over his ill-gotten gains following action by Lancashire Trading Standards officers.