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REORGANISATION

Lancashire leaders call for delay to council shake-up

Lancashire County Council has asked the Government to delay the county’s planned local government reorganisation, warning that rushing the process could put key services at risk.

Lancashire County Hall (c) Mohannad Khatib/Shutterstock

Lancashire CC has asked the Government to delay the county's planned local government reorganisation, warning that rushing the process could put key services at risk.

A letter to local government secretary Steve Reed from the council leader, Stephen Atkinson, and opposition group leaders' requests postponing the shake-up until 2029 or 2030 to allow more time for careful consideration.

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