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Small food firms could find it easier to supply to county's schools

Small businesses could soon find it easier to bid for contracts to supply food to Lancashire County Council and its schools.

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Better detection of the crimes and victims more confident in coming forward - two possible reasons for a rise in the rate of violent and sexual offences against children.

Violent and sexual offences against children on the rise in Lancashire

The rate of violent and sexual offences against children in Lancashire has nearly doubled in under five years.

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Lancashire parents can currently withdraw their children from RE lessons - but should they be able to?

Should parents be able to choose whether their child studies religion and worldviews?

A commission into the future of religious education should have “shown more teeth” to discourage parents from requesting that their children are not taught the topic, according to the chair of the committee which sets the syllabus for the subject in Lancashire.

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Trees on both public and private land will be inspected for any signs that they could pose a danger to pedestrians and road users.

Road inspectors to turn their attention to dangerous trees

Highway safety workers are to be trained to spot trees which could pose a danger to pedestrians and road users in Lancashire.

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County hall's deficit has reduced - but its reserves are still set to run out in two years.

Latest update on county's coffers paints a mixed picture

Lancashire County Council’s forecast budget deficit has fallen by £9m - but the authority still faces a funding gap of £135m by 2022.

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County leader "not surprised" top job attracted only one applicant

The leader of Lancashire County Council says that a shake-up of the authority’s most senior staff will be judged on the “outcomes” it delivers - and not the process which paved the way for the changes.

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Angie Ridgwell was appointed chief exceutive at county hall for twelve months - but is now the only applicant for the permanent post.

Only one person wants the top job at county hall - and it's a familiar face

Only one person has applied to be the chief executive of Lancashire County Council - and it is the woman who has been doing the job on a temporary basis for almost a year.

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Council rapped over blue badge refusal

Lancashire County Council has been criticised over its handling of an application for a blue badge for a disabled man.

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Alston Hall in Longridge was formerly a Lancashire County Council run adult education college.

Grieving family's Alston Hall appeal

A grieving Preston family is appealing for Alston Hall’s new owners to let them visit the site.

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$Cuadrilla's fracking drill rig at Preston New Road$

Criticism at Lancashire County Council’s pension fund investments in companies linked to fracking

Activists have hit out after it was revealed Lancashire County Council’s pension fund invests in companies linked to fracking.

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Lighting way for heroes in Garstang

The lighting of a new beacon in Garstang and an upgrade of the town’s war memorial will mark this year’s centenary Armistice celebration.

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County Cllr Edwards has criticised auditors for causing "a wave of negative publicity" over a complex loan deal.

Auditors should be "held to account" for causing negative publicity over county's accounts, says councillor

A councillor has blasted auditors after they “magically” resolved an accounting query which caused “negative publicity” for Lancashire County Council.

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Wyre Council confirm new market really is set to be launched in Cleveleys

A new street market is to launch in Cleveleys tomorrow – after a false start last week.

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County Cllr Geoff Driver says Lancashire will not be reduced to providing only limited services - but that it does need to be funded more fairly.

Council funding "allowed to get into a mess", according to Lancashire leader

The way in which local government is funded has been “allowed to get into a bit of a mess”, according to the leader of Lancashire County Council.

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Councillors will have the final say on whether meat which has not been stunned before slaughter can still be provided to schools.

Halal school meals plan to be put to all councillors

A final decision on whether Lancashire County Council will stop supplying non-stunned halal meat for school meals will now be taken by all of the authority's members.

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