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The political consensus on fracking has crumbled in Lancashire
So much debate in full council that choosing what to write about was as headache-inducing as listening to it for four hours
Oct 19
•
Luke Beardsworth
2
Senior government minister calls for investigation into collapse of Bodycare
The government has taken notice of the actions involved in the collapse of a major Lancashire employer
Oct 15
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
1
Reform UK closing care homes in money-saving exercise would be 'unconscionable'
Opposition leaders say Reform UK have already decided that the care facilities will close in Lancashire - but those in power at County Hall deny this
Oct 12
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
5
New company led by former Bodycare owner moves into former HQ
PLUS: Ten care facilities face closure under Reform UK plans
Oct 8
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
2
Reform UK deputy leader plans tribunal after being suspended in previous role
PLUS: Fracking fizzing back into the national agenda is not good news for Lancashire
Oct 5
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
2
1
A tale of two city venues
PLUS: Councils in some parts of Lancashire unable to provide home adaptations for disabled people
Oct 1
•
Luke Beardsworth
,
The Lancashire Lead
, and
Jamie Lopez
4
September 2025
Reform UK councillor comes out in support of fracking
PLUS: Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, headquartered at Preston, under scrutiny
Sep 28
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
Bodycare staff eye legal challenge as administration goes ahead
Plus: Government urged to deliver on its manifesto promise to ban fracking forever
Sep 24
•
The Lancashire Lead
Lancashire's last Conservative MP accused of 'flirting with Reform' in signing mass deportation petition
PLUS: The states of trees across the county after a number of deaths in the last 12 months
Sep 21
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
2
1
Reform UK councillor condemns political smears before calling rivals Marxist
PLUS: A hospital trust in Lancashire will come under scrutiny as part of a national review
Sep 17
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
2
Bodycare staff forced to foodbanks as they wait for redundancy payment that may never come
PLUS: Will Lancashire be the first local authority to adopt St George's roundabouts as official policy?
Sep 14
•
Luke Beardsworth
and
The Lancashire Lead
3
Hotels, schools and even caravan parks targeted by asylum seeker misinformation
PLUS: NHS league table sets out the challenge for hospital trusts in Lancashire
Sep 10
•
Luke Beardsworth
,
The Lancashire Lead
, and
Michael Holmes
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