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New Bodycare boss vows to keep company in Lancashire and relaunch stores
Plus: the latest on local government reorganisation in the county, who is backing what?
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Lancashire County Council decides the best way to abolish itself
Lancashire County Council will be gone in the next few years - but there's still little agreement on how that should look
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Breaking: Senior Reform UK figure at County Hall suspended by party
Whatsapp leaks lead to suspension of the council's lead member for finance and resources Cllr Tom Pickup
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Pressure mounts on County Hall to find a way to save care homes under threat by Reform UK cuts
MPs continue to campaign against the closures of care facilities in Lancashire
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RMG forced to apologise to residents after huge rise in management costs sparks backlash
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Children living in poverty are starting life ‘with both legs tied together’
According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, more than 5m children are growing up in poverty in the UK - but the issue has a real north-south divide
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Reform UK councillor's legal threats 'concerning' and 'threaten public accountability'
Cllr Graham Dalton, through County Hall, had threatened legal action against an opposition councillor
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Their stories: Parents give left behind and forgotten SEND kids a voice at County Hall demonstration
Lancashire County Council said it has a plan to improve its SEND services - but there are hundreds of parents still in limbo waiting for help in the…
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Reform UK backs Preston bus gates - despite campaigning against them elsewhere in UK
Reform UK said the bus gates in Preston are working well - despite over £2.6m generated in fines
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