Paul Faulkner Local Democracy Reporter
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As one of Lancashire's local democracy reporters, I cover the organisations whose decisions affect everyday life in the area. Follow me for stories about planning, health, transport - and how your money is spent. I report on the latest news and developments involving Lancashire County Council, Preston City Council, South Ribble Borough Council, Chorley Council and the local NHS.

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Lancashire Evening Post, Lancs Live

Focus Areas

  • Planning
  • Health
  • Transport

2043 Articles
about 8 hours
lep.co.uk

'Long-lasting' pothole repairs promised for Lancashire after success of new technique

A new method of filling in potholes on Lancashire’s roads has proven so quick and successful that it has enabled a ba...

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lancs.live

Primary school turning into an academy 'not positive'

The council leader has spoken about the potential move

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lancs.live

Lancashire borough by-election begins following leader's resignation

Voters have heard from their candidates

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lep.co.uk

Bamber Bridge by-election: all you need to know about voting and the candidates

Voters in part of Bamber Bridge get the chance to elect a new local councillor on Thursday.

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lep.co.uk

Preston leader warns 'education could suffer' if city school is forced to become an academy

The leader of Preston City Council says he believes plans to turn one of the city’s primary schools into an academy w...

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2 days
lancs.live

Cricket club revamp hopes for Grimsargh after funding boost

Grimsargh Cricket Club is already over halfway towards securing the £60,000 needed to revamp its nets

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lancs.live

Education bosses blasted by departing school governors chair

Abu Patel and the entire governing body quit, ahead of the local authority-run school being converted into an academy

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lep.co.uk

What we know about the academy trust set to take over a Preston school - and what it means to bec...

With Preston’s Eldon Primary School set to be ordered to become an academy, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LD...

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3 days
lep.co.uk

'Inadequate' Preston primary school's entire governing body replaced - and goes out with a blast ...

The governing body of a primary school in Preston, which was recently rated as “inadequate” by Ofsted inspectors, has...

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lep.co.uk

'Inadequate' Preston primary school's entire governing body replaced - and goes with a blast for ...

The governing body of a primary school in Preston, which was recently rated as “inadequate” by Ofsted inspectors, has...

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lancs.live

Work on new park for Preston won't start for another 5 years

Space for the facility was set aside in a masterplan drawn up back in 2017

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lep.co.uk

Details emerge of when Preston will get a major new park amid thousands of new homes

It could be up to five years before work to create a long-planned new park for Preston gets under way.

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