Transporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to school is forecast to cost Lancashire County Council £8.4m more than it had budgeted for this year. The predicted overspend […]
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3 days ago Advertisement Advertisement Corporation Street bus gate cameras appear – but not working yetCameras have now been installed ahead of Preston city centre’s latest bus-only zone. Corporation Street is due to see a ‘bus gate’ put in place for a stretch from Marsh […]
6 days ago Not being able to afford food main reason people receive help from Household Support FundBeing unable to afford food is the main reason Lancashire residents have received help from the government’s Household Support Fund (HSF) since it was introduced more than two years ago. […]
7 days ago Preston set to see icy overnight temperatures as gritters sent outPreston is set to see a sharp drop in temperatures for the next 48 hours. Lancashire County Council is sending out the gritter fleet. Priority routes are gritted which is […]
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