People in Thornton-Cleveleys want answers on the impact of widespread contamination around the chemical plant“Everything I wanted was finally coming to fruition. A house, a change of job and getting married,” says Liz Hurst,...
Read MoreCouncillor announces plan to withdraw from government-funded programme in run-up to May electionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee resettlement...
Read MoreNatalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologisesA Labour MP has said politicians should not expect to face “death threats as standard” after a Reform UK...
Read MoreCounty has highest number of reinstated elections following decision not to delay them for 30 English councils Labour figures in the county with the highest number of reinstated council elections, following the government’s...
Read MoreDozens of staff bring the annual light show to life – but a changing climate means displays now need to be designed differentlyWhere might one find three giant jellyfish, a Dalek, and a flying bear? In a fever dream perhaps, but...
Read MoreWhen Reform took over 10 local councils in England this summer, it offered the first glimpse of how the party might govern if it were to get into No 10. Helen Pidd reportsFor seven months Helen Pidd has been keeping a close eye...
Read MoreTom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for ‘mass Islam genocide’ A Reform UK councillor has been suspended for participating in a WhatsApp group where members allegedly called for a...
Read MoreQuestions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company Lancashire’s Reform-run council has been accused of “selling off the family silver” through its plans to save...
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Read MoreIndependent Adnan Hussain says the racist and sexist posts expose ‘dark abyss of hatred and despair’ in UK being left to grow uncheckedThe newborn daughter of a British MP was the target of “utterly depraved” and sexist online...
Read MoreMaximalist designer from London discusses how he became one of town’s fiercest advocates – and curator of 146-year-old eventWhen the pop star Olly Murs switches on Blackpool’s famous Illuminations next weekend, it will continue...
Read MoreThe Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left behind’ is stronger than...
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