Government gives Lancashire advice on councils shake-up

Lancashire's 15 main councils have been urged to work together in order to agree a vision for what will replace them when they are all abolished.

- by Paul Faulkner

That was the overarching message from the government in response to the county's initial thoughts on how to reshape the local authority landscape.

Council leaders had to submit an “interim plan” back in March in answer to a call from ministers to set out how they see the future of local government in Lancashire after a shake-up which will result in the creation of just a handful of new, standalone authorities for the entire county.