Lancashire Update | Summary, slides & photos

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Over 500 people responded to South Ribble's consultation, calling for the grade two-listed Worden Hall to become a venue for community use.

Veolia is set to secure the support of Lancashire County Council to build an energy-from-waste  plant in Heysham on a site that has been promoted for development for more than a decade.

Flood defences schemes in Preston, Kendal, Egremont, and Flimby have secured part of a £60m Government funding pot.

A contractor has been appointed to carry out the next phase of restoration work at the Mount pavilion in Fleetwood.

The Preston-based energy company has restarted its fracking operation at its Preston New Road site with work expected to complete in early November.

Suez Recycling’s plan to build a plant capable of processing up to 500,000 tonnes of waste a year is set to be signed off by Blackburn with Darwen council this week.

The shale gas exploration company has remobilised a range of equipment at its flagship Lancashire fracking site.

Five schemes in the North West have won a share of the Government’s £1m Coastal Revival Fund to help support restorations and safeguarding of heritage assets in the region’s seaside towns.