Repairs for the Hornchurch war memorial have moved a step closer, with a request passed to Havering Council to consider funding the work up to £14,000.
A new £5m fund is set to be established by Lancashire County Council in an attempt to make a multi-billion pound “pipeline” of major development projects for the region a reality.
Lancashire County Council is set to increase its share of residents’ council tax bills by the maximum-permitted 3.99 percent when the authority sets its budget in just under a fortnight.
Lancashire’s embryonic bid for devolution has cleared its first hurdle - but not before a crack appeared to emerge in the newly-heralded consensus between the county’s council leaders over the historically thorny issue.