County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Preston may after today be on course for its most dramatic political shake-up in a generation. While County Hal
Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown on sepsis, two week hospital stay and paramedics breaking down the doorReview: A visit to the Preston restaurant that’s Thai-ing up Lane EndsWhile County Hall and Town Hall may remain in name, it’s likely the shape of power and the figures within them will change.
. That’s what we have here in Lancashire. Education, transport, health and social care operate at a county level with Lancashire County Council, while bins and other local services are at district level such as Preston City Council. And then there’s parish councils in some places and unitary authorities in Blackpool and Blackburn.
It would appear Lancashire MPs, of the Labour variety, have got their way in some shape or form with proposals for ‘super councils’. But which version of the map of those councils is not clear yet. What all this means for next year’s county council elections remains unclear, will we have a council to actually elect people to? And would Labour miss a chance to grab back power in County Hall – even if only for a brief moment before the authority itself is scrapped.Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.
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