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The Lancashire Lead - a request for support
Independent journalism needs your help in a world of misinformation
17 mins ago
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‘Patriots’ at the gates
Further footage emerges showing balaclava-clad far-right group shouting support for Patriot ringleader Danny ‘Tommo’ Thompson at war memorial
Oct 7
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Lancashire County Council mull over legal challenge after Angela Rayner’s local government pause
The Reform-led administration has revealed it is exploring whether to contest the original four-councils decision and also seeking clarity over the…
Oct 4
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September 2026
Preston puts itself forward to manage refugees after Lancashire County Council’s ‘financially inept’ approach
Preston City Council is the first to put itself forward - amid rumblings that Manchester may step in
Sep 30
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Repeatedly-delayed meeting over potential elected mayor for Lancashire finally happens
But a mayor election in May 2027 has been described as unlikely to happen
Sep 27
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‘A threat to education’: Inside the battle to control one of Lancashire’s best secondary schools
Accusations of heavy-handed tactics in the plans to turn Catholic schools into academies
Sep 23
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Councillor bursts tyre on road Lancashire County Council failed to repair for months
Cllr Aidy Riggott says his experience is evidence of Reform UK’s failure to resolve Lancashire’s pothole problem in the way it has promised and claimed
Sep 20
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Lancashire still waiting to hear the exact benefits a mayor would bring to county
Cancelled meetings and changes at the top of government doing nothing for progress in Lancashire
Sep 16
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Exclusive: Withheld report says Lancashire County Council open to financial, legal and reputational risks in refugee decision
The report states that the risk can be mitigated against - though not removed completely - through a properly managed transition
Sep 13
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Local government reorganisation in Lancashire in disarray after government pauses process
The wait for one normal day in Lancashire politics continues.
Sep 9
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Reform UK ‘abandons pretence of delivery for Lancashire’ in refugee funding decision
Every opposition party has decided to “call in” the decision - which removes funding, but not people, from Lancashire
Sep 6
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Should the chief execs of new Lancashire councils really earn more than the PM?
PLUS: Lancashire MP condemns framing of Reform UK’s plans to withdraw from the refugee resettlement scheme
Sep 2
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