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An esteemed new public speaking competition is now running for primary and secondary school students across Lancashire.

Representatives from Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Blackpool Council have met with Government officials to begin a conversation about the possibility of creating a combined county authority (CCA) and securing Lancashire's first devolution deal.

A NEW adoption campaign has been launched which highlights how children from certain groups wait the longest to be adopted.

A COUNTERFEIT clothing seller has been given a curfew after being caught selling designer knockoffs for as little as £5.

The lives of people from around the world who have resettled in Lancashire will be explored in a series of events this week to commemorate Refugee Week 2023.

A total of 30 foster carers from across Lancashire have totted up 870 years of caring for children between them.

Lancashire County Council and other local authorities across the County will raise a special Armed Forces Day flag on Monday 19 June.

A decision has been made to suspend further work on the proposed South Lancaster to M6 transport project and to re-evaluate the proposals.

Trading Standards officers 'waging war' on illegal sales of counterfeit cigarettes and the sale of vapes to children have successfully led to one trader having to pay out almost £12,000 following court action.

A huge blaze at a waste transfer station that took more than three hours to put out is believed to have been started by the battery inside a disposable vape.

A public consultation over plans to establish a new primary school on the former Whittingham Hospital site in Goosnargh has been launched.

A major project to create a comprehensive network of walking and cycling links throughout East Lancashire has entered its final phase.