Land assembly and compulsory purchase orders for a 4.3km dual carriageway to the west of Preston, connecting the A583 Preston to Blackpool Road at Lea with a new Junction 2 on the M55, are due to start after being approved by Lancashire County Council.
Stephen Young, director of place at Bolton Council, is to join Lancashire County Council as its executive director of growth, environment, transport and community services, taking the role from April.
The sixth phase of the One Public Estate project has seen four North West areas tap into a total funding round of £8.7m.
A little over a year ago, I took up the post of chief executive for Lancaster City Council, writes Susan Parsonage. Driven by action, real collaboration and seizing opportunities, the area’s potential is becoming a reality.
Bernard Priest, Manchester City Council’s deputy leader and Ardwick councillor said the lack of support for councils regulating private landlords “represents a clear division between the interests of Manchester people and the insiders that are currently in power”.
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and West Lancashire Council have published a draft Strategic Housing and Employment Land Market Assessment, a key stage in putting together its Single Spatial Framework to guide development up to 2037.
Ged Fitzgerald, chief executive of Liverpool City Council, has been suspended following a meeting of the local authority's appointments and disciplinary panel.
Four senior local government figures including leader of Lancashire and chief executive of Liverpool have been bailed by Lancashire Police until 19 June following arrests on Monday in connection with a long-running investigation into alleged irregularities relating to contract awards.
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have won convincingly the first elections for mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region.
All the action as historic elections take place for Metro Mayors as part of devolution agreements for Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester and politicians look for signals of how the general election will go in June.
