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The Prime Minister pledged that he would “rewrite the rule book” on devolution in England’s shire counties and asked local leaders to come up with a plan for their patch. In return, they were promised “the tools to change your area for the better”- provided their proposal was based on “strong, accountable leadership”.
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It appeared to mark a more flexible approach to devolution for counties like Lancashire, signalling a shift by ministers away from the fixed governance framework within which the promise of greater freedoms has previously been wrapped.
Before it would consider devolving more responsibility and money to an area, the government has previously demanded the creation of a new combined authority, made up of existing councils, along with an elected mayor to oversee the arrangement.
A brand new fleet of greener bin wagons are now out on a borough s streets. The new waste collection fleet is more environment friendly, and will feature children s designs on the vehicles. West Lancashire Borough Council officially launched its new fleet of waste collection vehicles this week in order to provide the on-going essential services residents rely on, with some important additional benefits. The fleet includes 21 brand-new Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) - seven new 26-tonne split-body RCVs are collecting recycling, while 10 new 26-tonne RCVs are collecting general and trade waste. Four smaller 16-tonne RCVs are also collecting waste from farms and outlying rural routes.
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These Lancashire councils have been awarded £80,000 each for cultural high street projects Two Lancashire councils have been awarded £80,000 each to help develop a cultural programme for their high streets. Blackpool Council and West Lancashire Borough Council announced this week that they have each been awarded a grant from Historic England as part of the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) and Community Cultural Programme. The councils HSHAZs are two of more than 60 high streets in the country to receive a share of £6million for their proposed community cultural programme which is aimed at delivering events to re-engage local communities within the high street.