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Armed Forces Day

Flying the flag for Armed Forces Day

Lancashire County Council and other local authorities across Lancashire will raise a special Armed Forces Day flag on Monday 24 June.

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Dodgy vapes cost Preston shop £23,000 after series of stings

Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards team took action on Friday, 14 June against Arif Patel, 43, of Sunnyside Road in Bolton, and Euro News Limited, the company behind EN Newsagents on Orchard Street in Preston.

Bobby and Peter

Appeal launched to find loving adopters for sibling groups in Lancashire

Have you considered adopting a sibling group, to step straight into a ready-made family? A new campaign has been launched today (Monday 17 June) to recruit adopters willing to give brothers and sisters a loving home and keep them together.

Chorley library

Chorley Library closed for essential repair works

Book lovers in Chorley are being notified that one of their local libraries is temporarily closed for essential repair works.

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Late night bus services will be saved

Vital late night bus services linking Preston, Brookfield and Red Scar have been saved following a decision by Lancashire County Council to fund them.

Les and Linda Readfearn, of Burnley, who have received vital support from the Lancashire Carers Service

Family hit by devastating stroke helped by Lancashire Carers Service

It was just an ordinary Friday night like any other when the Readfearn family's lives changed forever.

Angie Ridgwell

Chief Executive set to leave council

Lancashire County Council has announced that Chief Executive Angie Ridgwell is set to take up a new role with Hertfordshire County Council.

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Last call for entries for Lancashire Artist of the Year 2024

Lancashire Artist of the Year 2024 is preparing to enter the next phase of the competition – but there's still time to enter.

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Two new SEN units to be created in Nelson and Burnley

Two new Special Educational Needs (SEN) units will be created in East Lancashire after the county council’s cabinet approved the plans.

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Upgrade to Skelmersdale to Liverpool express service starts this weekend

Skelmersdale's TrainLink bus service is getting an upgrade following on from the opening of Headbolt Lane railway station which will make journeys to Liverpool even more comfortable and convenient.

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Lancashire to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day with special service

Blackburn Cathedral is honoured to announce that there will be a very special county service taking place at 4pm on Sunday 9 June to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

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Traffic marshalls and other measures deployed at Corporation Street in Preston

Traffic marshalls have been deployed to Corporation Street in Preston to help drivers familiarise themselves with the changes to the road network following the introduction of a new bus gate.