Business leaders are calling on the county to concentrate its efforts on key projects that are likely to get government backing. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

There was anger over the damage done to the previously nature-rich plot - but councillors were told the development was a way of putting it right. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

The city's poorest households will not have to pay for local services for the first time in more than a decade. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

The council wants to "make an example" of the waste dumpers who are blighting the city. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

Lancashire has more of the facilities than any other part of the country - most of them privately run - but some local children in need still have to be sent elsewhere to be looked after. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

A reduction could be on the cards - but the current level might yet be maintained. lep.co.uk/education/lanc…

A proposed estate twice previously rejected has been put back on the table - with the developer behind the blueprint claiming it would 'round off' the built-up area of a village. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

A congestion-cutting revamp that has been in the pipeline for more than a decade has finally secured the cash needed to make it reality - but in a much less ambitious form that first envisaged. lep.co.uk/news/traffic-a…

The unconventional classroom set-up has prompted the threat of strike action from a teaching union. lep.co.uk/education/lanc…

Changes to Lancashire County Council's flag-flying policy have prompted a row over whether they aim to unify people - or divide them. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

"Unachievable" carbon-cutting targets were blamed for inflating the bills of households and businesses. lep.co.uk/news/environme…

The long-running saga over the selection of a site for the facility is inching towards its conclusion. lep.co.uk/education/majo…

A role dedicated to tackling abuse of women and girls is to be created by Lancashire County Council - and the shocking stats on the subject show why it's needed. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

Delays in the assessment system were one of the main deficiencies highlighted in a damning inspection report earlier this year - and work to eradicate the hold-ups has now begun. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

Stephen Atkinson will be the voice of the party in local government on the national stage. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

An 11-year-old made a direct plea to county councillors for a crossing to help keep him and his friends safe - but it looks like a lollipop patrol is the most they might get. lep.co.uk/news/traffic-a…

He says the comment was a matter of free speech - but others saw it differently. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

A firm deadline has been set for when Lancashire stroke patients will be guaranteed round-the clock access to an operation that could make all the difference to their chances of survival - and the extent of their recovery. lep.co.uk/health/major-u…

More than 1,800 families are waiting to find out whether their children will get the extra support they believe they need - with hundreds more yet to receive additional help, even after their entitlement to it has been confirmed. lep.co.uk/news/politics/…

It looks like passengers will have a long wait yet for the delayed suburban stop, which was designed to serve a rapidly growing part of the city. lep.co.uk/news/traffic-a…