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❄After hearing @Schofe and @hollywills on @ThisMorning mention that Holly doesn't have a gritter named after her our #LancsWinter team got on the case! . ❄️Find out what happened next. ❄#hwstyle
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#ThankYouNHS 🌈.Our highways team have created special thank you messages at 2 entrances of Royal Preston Hospital. The special road markings, supplied by @UniPlayUK show our gratitude & support for all healthcare heroes. Look out for others across the county soon @LancsHospitals
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🇺🇦 County Hall has been lit up in blue and yellow to express Lancashire's solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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We'd like to thank all our teachers and school staff who are keeping schools open for key workers and vulnerable children right through the holiday. You are absolutely amazing!
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Our Director of Public Health is advising Lancashire schools to delay opening to more pupils . This follows careful assessment of the 5 tests the government has set for easing of lockdown measures . Read more: Read the full guidance
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There was a very warm welcome in Lancashire today for The Princess Royal who visited Helmshore Mills Textile Museum in Rossendale. For more information go to and to find out more about the amazing mills and how to visit go to
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☀️Amazing ghost garden revealed at #Gawthorpe Hall . Visit before it rains! @lancspublic @NTGawthorpe @sircharlesbarry @LMuseums
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Tonight at 8pm stand on your doorsteps, or open a window, and clap and cheer for all the amazing key workers who are taking care of us.👏👏🌈.#ClapForKeyWorkers #ClapforNHS #ThankYouThursday
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Our Director of Public Health @Dr_Sakthi Karunanithi was invited to the Royal Garden Party yesterday, in recognition of the council's contribution in keeping people safe & well during the pandemic. It was the first @RoyalFamily Garden Party at Buckingham Palace since 2019 .1/2👇
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🍽️We welcome @GOVUK's decision to extend free school meal vouchers over summer. This is great news for many Lancs families as it's been invaluable during the COVID-19 crisis. We'd like to thank @MarcusRashford for raising this issue in such a compassionate and constructive way.
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The flag at County Hall will be lowered this evening as a mark of respect to Captain Sir Tom Moore who has sadly died. RIP Sir Tom, you touched our hearts.
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Youngsters from St Veronica’s RC Primary School greeted The Princess Royal with cheers as she arrived at a visit to #HelmshoreMills (@LancsMuseums) this morning. Find out more about the museum at:
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⚠ Our new CYCLOPS junction in the Broadgate area of Preston is now open, with new facilities to support walking, wheeling and cycling. Thank you for your patience during construction of this junction, which is the first of its kind in Lancashire. ℹ
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We are expecting an announcement later today by Government on new measures to bring down the rate of Covid-19 infections in Lancashire. We are awaiting the full details and will let you know what it means for you and our county as soon as we can. #LetsDoItForLancashire.
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🌹 Happy #LancashireDay! 🌹. 🌹 From coast to countryside there's lots to love about the red rose county: 🌹 Have a 'reet gradely' day celebrating all things lanky!
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Our highways team have created 2 more special thank you messages at Chorley Hospital @LancsHospitals. Just in time for the applause at 8pm tonight, when we can show our gratitude & support for all healthcare heroes and keyworkers #clapforkeyworkers.(Rainbows supp by @UniPlayUK)
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Happy #LancashireDay🌹Here's just some of the views we love from the red rose county. One of our favourites is Beacon Fell Country Park, featuring 75 hectares of woodland, grassland & moorland to explore. Read more about our country parks & nature reserves
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A motion has been passed by full council today praising all the agencies involved in fighting the moorland fire at Winter Hill Pic thanks to @LancashireFRS
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Our sincerest condolences to Ricardo "Ricky" Bonsato's family after he lost his fight against Covid 19. Ricky worked as a carer at Thornton House care home and was a dedicated and much loved member of staff. As a mark of respect, our flag at County Hall flew at half-mast today
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🚨 UPDATE 🚨 . The leaders of Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Blackpool Council and the 12 Lancashire district councils have given an update on the talks they’ve had with central government about additional covid restrictions 👇
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#LancsCCElections . All results declared as follows:. -Reform UK: 53.-Conservatives: 8.-Independent: 7.-Labour: 5.-Liberal Democrats: 5.-Green Party: 4.-Our West Lancashire: 2. #LocalElections2025
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Reform UK is set to take control of Lancashire County Council following yesterday's election. The party has won more than the 43 seats it needs to form a majority. Counting is continuing in seats across the county: #LancsCCElections #LocalElections2025
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🎉 Congratulations to Julie Bell, our Director of Education, Culture and Skills, who has been highly commended for the Apprenticeship Champion award at the 2022 National Apprenticeship Awards. Well done! 👏. #NationalApprenticeshipAwards
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Big thanks to our staff, local authority colleagues and emergency service personnel who have been working hard around Lancashire - and are continuing to do so tonight. #StormCaira .For help and advice visit
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🙄 Meet Richard!. 😒 Richard doesn't want to wear a mask, even though it's the law. 💸 Richard. thinks he knows best, but as well as being wrong, he's now £100 out of pocket. 😡 Don't be a Dick. 😷 Do your bit & mask up. it's cheaper. #LetsDoItForLancashire
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🚧 Work starts 5 Sept on the new Broadgate CYCLOPS junction at Preston. This innovative new type of junction is designed to make walking & cycling easier & safer. It's a key part of the Penwortham to Preston Cycle Superhighway. Find out more 👉.
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🏫 Our advice to primary schools remains unchanged - we are still advising them to delay reopening to more pupils. Read our latest news release: For the latest information on schools, visit our schools coronavirus webpage: 1/2
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🚨 🏫 SCHOOLS INFO 🏫 🚨 . Lots of people asking if primary schools should reopen tomorrow. We are NOT advocating a blanket closure of primary schools in Lancashire at this time. We will support individual school decisions & keep under review. Read our statements in full 👇
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This week we've created Lancashire's first pop-up cycle lanes. The lanes make it easier for people to walk and cycle & avoid using public transport to help prevent the spread of the virus. Do you know a good spot for a pop-up cycle lane? Tell us at
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Flags have been lowered to half-mast at County Hall as Lancashire mourns the death of Her Majesty the Queen. #HerMajesty
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A new trial is being rolled out which allows residents without driveways to apply for a free cross-pavement charging point. 👇.
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🚨 Lancashire's been moved into Tier 3, the "very high" Covid alert level by government. 🚨. Significant restrictions will be in place from 00:01 Saturday. ℹ️ Find out what it means for residents and businesses in Lancs 👇👇 .
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From this evening until Sunday County Hall will be bathed in purple light to raise awareness of Crohn's disease and Colitis.
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Look out for these poppies at locations across Lancashire, painted by our highways team and @kaystmsltd. They are to mark #RemembranceDay and show respect for our Armed Forces Veterans who have served and sacrificed their lives, for our freedom. #LancashireRemembers
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📣 Lancashire County Council's Children's Services are rated as 'good' by Ofsted, following an inspection from 28 November – 9 December 2022. Find out more and read the full report here ⬇ .
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Tonight’s announcement is hard for everyone - no one wants to go back into lockdown. But we’re a county whose identity is rooted in togetherness, community and cooperation. We’ll get through it together. Read more about what’s happening next week 👉
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Two linked cases of #coronavirus have been confirmed in South Ribble, Lancashire. The two people had recently travelled to Italy and are currently isolating themselves at home. Our Director of Public Health and Wellbeing Dr Sakthi Karunanithi explains more. 1 of 2.
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Brilliant news for Lancashire!.
NEWS: Eden Project Morecambe has been awarded a £50m investment by the Gov’s Levelling Up Fund. Thank you to the #Morecambe community and our partners for their unwavering support and contribution: @LancasterCC, @LancashireCC, Lancashire Enterprise Partnership & @LancasterUni
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Yesterday @lanchistory found a ferret hiding on a shelf. Today little Simba was reunited with his brother Narby and his relieved owner Robin. We think he may have been trying to research his family tree! #ferretsreunited
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Happy St George's Day from Lancashire County Council. We're flying the flag at County Hall and #Clitheroe Castle Museum #StGeorgesDay
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📣 Today is an historic day for #Lancashire. The leaders of Lancashire County, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Councils have signed a devolution deal document with Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young at a Lancashire Day event. #TheTimeIsNowForLancashire
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🌹 We’re showing our support for #LancashireDay by flying the Lancashire flag high on top of County Hall. Proclamations will be happening across Lancashire today to celebrate!. 📜 Read the full proclamation on the Visit Lancashire website:
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❄️ Here's @hollywills and @schofe's reaction to our newest #LancsWinterGritter! . ❄️ Don't forget to tag us in any pics and use the hashtag #HollyChilloughby. ❄️ You can also follow #LancsWinter on Twitter for our latest gritting updates around the county.
Watch out Phillip Snowfield you've got competition. If you see Holly Chilloughby spreading salt on your street, send us a pic! ❄.@Schofe @hollywills @LancashireCC
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It is with great sadness that our leaders are paying tribute to HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, following the sad news of his death from Buckingham Palace today
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.@GOVUK has updated its school guidance for parents/carers 👉 School places for critical worker children are in high demand in some areas. If you’re a critical worker, you should keep your child at home if you can to help relieve pressure on our schools.
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There’ll be no cosy night in front of the telly for our gritting teams. With skies due to clear later and a widespread frost forecast they’ll be treating roads across the county this evening. Watch out for ice in the morning 🚗❄️ #LancsWinter
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🚨 🦠 The new coronavirus restrictions are set to come in later this week. For now, all of Lancashire is in Tier 2, which means “high”. Find out what you can and can’t do in the image below. Read more about the new system 👉
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It is with great sadness that our leaders are paying tribute to HM The Queen following the sad news of her death from Buckingham Palace today. You can read these tributes and sign our online book of condolence here.
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On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent - Lest We Forget #RemembranceSunday @PoppyLegion
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Thank you to all our foster carers, who do an amazing job providing a loving home for the children we look after. We urgently need more foster carers and are still recruiting during these difficult times.👏👏 👏 #ThankyouThursday #ClapForKeyWorkers #LancashireHour @Lancashirehour
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Happy #LancashireDay to our followers! Have a reet gradely day celebrating all things lanky!.
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🚨 Important message from @dr_sakthi, Director of Public Health at Lancashire County Council, regarding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine 🚨
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We're marking #VEDay75 with a trip through the #LancashireArchives showing .street parties & Victory parades. Let us know how you're celebrating as you raise a glass to those heroes who fought for our freedoms. 🔍Search our historic photos: .#streetparty
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🚨 🦠TIER 4 FOR LANCASHIRE🦠 🚨 . THREAD:. All of Lancashire is to go into the highest tier: Tier 4 - STAY AT HOME. This takes effect from midnight. Here's what you can and can't do 👇. 1/5
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Our thoughts and condolences are with everyone affected by last night's attack in #Manchester.
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🥁 Drum roll. Our #LancsWinter gritters are:. ❄️Gritty Gritty Bang Bang.❄️Sir David Attenbrrrrough.❄️Aunty Freeze.❄️Melton John @eltonofficial .❄️Bobby Snowball @TheBobbyBall .❄️Freezy Rider.❄️Snow Be Gone Kenobi @starwars.❄️Snowella de Vil.❄️Wall-ice and Gromit. #LancsWinter21
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We found an unexpected visitor ferreting around in our archives. Does this furry fellow belong to you? @lanchistory @RSPCA_official
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We're proud to be flying the St George's flag at County Hall ahead of the #EuroFinal on Sunday. 🏴. Good luck @England 🦁🦁🦁 . ⚽️ #ItsComingHome ⚽️
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All our key workers were feeling the love tonight! 💗 Were you out to #clapforkeyworkers? Share your pics and tell us your stories! We’ll get through this together!.
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We're proud to be flying the St George's flag at County Hall for the #Lionesses, ahead of the Women's World Cup final on Sunday 🦁⚽. 🏴 Come on England!
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📣 The Government has today announced the potential for an historic devolution deal for our county. 👉 To find out more, visit: #TheTimeIsNowForLancashire
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🎶 You all voted in your thousands, and we can now reveal that the winner of the People's Choice Award for #LancsChoirOfTheYear 2022 is Lancaster Royal Grammar School Choir (@LRGSMusic). Congratulations to you all, our first winners of the night! 👏
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We've submitted a bid for £182m to improve transport infrastructure in and around #Preston including a new crossing across the River Ribble at Avenham Park, Fingers crossed! @prestoncouncil @southribblebc.
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We threw a Christmas party at The Leyland Centre for people at risk of feeling lonely or isolated. Make sure you look out for friends or neighbors who are on their own this Christmas. #loneliness #christmas
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If you live in #Lancashire and need support to bring Ukrainian relatives to the UK, our Refugee Integration Tm will assist with access to free legal advice & support. Email: RITTeam@lancashire.gov.uk with your details and our team will be in touch within 24 hrs #StandWithUkraine
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🛣️ Ahead of Edith Rigby Way opening later today, watch this drive-through of the route from the M55 Junction 2 exit to the former Saddle Inn. To find out more about the road visit: #EdithRigbyWay
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It is shocking that Sir David Amess MP was killed as he was doing his job and serving his constituents. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this terrible time.
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Do you recognise this section of the #PrestonBypass, Britain's first motorway 🛣️? This view is from the Red Scar cliff overlooking the River Ribble, taken during the build in 1957. 🔍View this image and more in our @lanchistory #RedRoseCollections
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Today we're launching our Lancashire lifesavers campaign along with @BBCLancashire & @NWAmbulance Our aim is to train up to 2,500 people in CPR life-saving skills. Free sessions will run in April & May. Sign up now & become one of our #LancashireLifesavers
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Councillors and mayors from across the county came together at County Hall in Preston to celebrate #LancashireDay. Our Chairman, Cllr Peter Britcliffe raised the flag, followed by a reading of the Lancashire Day Proclamation. We'd like to wish everyone a happy Lancashire Day!
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Happy #StGeorgesDay from Lancashire County Council. To celebrate, here's some of our fave views from around the county including @LMuseums Clitheroe Castle Museum (pic from 2019). Share your past Lancashire pics with us, so we can all enjoy the views - while staying home.
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Tonight at 8pm we'll be joining in the #ClapForKeyWorkers 👏🌈. Thanks to all key workers & partners who are supporting people across Lancs. Here are just some of our amazing staff who are working hard to deliver services. If you need our help, visit:
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🚌🚌🚌 All aboard!. A number of bus operators in Lancashire are now offering free travel to passengers going to get their Covid-19 vaccination and boosters. 📲 Passengers just need to show proof of their appointment. More info here ▶
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We had a visitor in the council chamber today as a result of our Covid-safe measures (open windows). We believe he was attempting to stage a coo 🐦
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We've installed new facilities at Lancashire County Council run care homes to ensure people can visit their friends and family safely over Christmas and the New Year. Read more here
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Let's say a huge thank you to social care staff in Lancashire. You're all amazing 👏👏👏
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♻️ Don't forget to #WaveToWasteWorkers👋 across #Lancashire this week! Thank you to our districts:.@burnleycouncil.@RibbleValleyBC.@LancasterCC.@prestoncouncil.@wyrecouncil.@Westlancsbc .@southribblebc.@RossendaleBC.@PendleBC .@HyndburnCouncil.@fyldecouncil.@ChorleyCouncil.
If you see waste and recycling collection workers this morning, give them a wave or a thumbs up through the window!. #recycling #recycle #environment #thankyou #wavetowasteworkers
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What a day for Lancashire! 🥂. The £200m secured from the @luhc's #LevellingUp Fund equates to £130 per head – more than anywhere in the UK. 🤝 This is a perfect example of how the #Lancashire2050 framework can empower partners to work together to help our county thrive.
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We've received national praise for our support of children, young people and families through the #TroubledFamilies programme.
We've been recognised nationally as being the best in the region for our performance in the #TroubledFamilies programme @LancashireYPS @DWP
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@weetabix @HeinzUK It's been a #cold start to Wednesday morning with the northeasterly wind exacerbating the chill. We think we now know the source…😉. Stay #WeatherAware and steer clear from the 'beans and bix breakfast' if you can, unless you're cycling. 🚴🚴♂️🌬️🌬️#StaySafe #LancsWinter.
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☀ Lancashire's Director of Public Health @dr_sakthi has an important message as we head into the Easter weekend. 🙌 Please do enjoy your new freedoms – but do it safely. #LetsDoItForLancashire. Read more here:
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🌹Happy Lancashire Day! 🌹. This Lancashire day, join us for crafts, clog dancing, coffee mornings, and a special reading by Burnley born author Iqbal Hussain. 📚 . Visit here to get more info. #LancashireDay
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They couldn't be anymore excited! @Flaketweet Primary #daretodream are in @BGT Got Talent Final tonight!.Can't wait to see what they do next. Don't forget to vote and make their dreams come true!!!
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Great work by our gritting team #LancsWinter.
Fair play to this @LancashireCC gritter. Guiding an ambulance over Pendle Hill whilst being pelted with snowballs ☃️
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Thank you to all our foster carers, who do an amazing job providing a loving home for the children we look after. We need more foster carers and are still recruiting during these difficult times. #ThankyouThursday #ClapForKeyWorkers #LancashireHour @Lancashirehour
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#EdithRigbyWay has now officially opened following a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning. The road links the A583 Blackpool Road and Riversway with the new junction – the ‘missing’ junction 2 – on the M55. To find out more about the road visit:
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We're urging all pupils aged 11 and over to please wear a face covering on school buses. Wearing masks is advisory rather than the law on school buses but we all want to keep schools open and this is another way to prevent the virus from spreading. #LetsDoItForLancashire
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🏫 Our Director of Public Health has revised his guidance to Lancashire's schools. Enough progress has now been made to remove the blanket guidance that schools should not reopen to more pupils. 1/4
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Massive congratulations to Flakefleet Primary School @Flaketweet on reaching the semi-finals of @BGT after receiving the Golden Buzzer from @davidwalliams Good luck for the #BGT live shows #daretodream.
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🚨 COVID ALERT AREAS 🚨 . Lancashire has been put into Tier 2 in the new alert system. Read our news release, sent on behalf of @LancashireCC, @BpoolCouncil, @blackburndarwen & the 12 districts: Read more about the alert levels:
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♻️ Our recycling centres will be reopening some time next week, and we're working hard to finalise arrangements. You'll need to book an appointment before you visit and there'll be changes to access and the type of waste you can bring: #LancsRecycling
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#LancsDevCC mtg has just voted to refuse the application to drill and frack at Little Plumpton.
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Based in the heart of Preston, @cafunecafeuk is the 1st South American coffee shop in the UK☕ . Serving the best coffee and food that the continent has to offer in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. #RediscoverLancashire at Cafuné and you'll discover a lovely sunny warm welcome.
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The first vehicles head onto the new bypass in #Penwortham, which has now opened. #JohnHorrocksWay
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We've now installed 150 electric vehicle charging points across the county in partnership with @BPChargemaster. ⚡🚗. The new 'superhub' at #Lancaster Park&Ride, just off the M6, will be handy for anyone using the motorway. Find charging points near you:.
The new electric car 'superhub' is now open at Lancaster Park and Ride, LA1 3SW! 🚘🔌. Opened today by Keith Iddon, County Council Cabinet member for Highways and Transport; the site has six 50kW rapids and five 7kW Fastchargers. A great new addition to the Polar public network!
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Watch our short video produced by partners from the @LancsResilience to find out how you can pay your respects and mark #RemembranceDay this year. #LancashireRemembers . The @PoppyLegion has lots of Covid-safe ideas to help you mark Remembrance Sunday:
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Rest in Peace, Captain Sir Tom Moore. A true inspiration and hero. 🎖️. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
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Don't forget to observe the Two Minute Silence today at 11am to mark #RemembranceSunday #LancashireRemembers
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Some great advice here. Please do this if you think it will help you.
If you're feeling low today, the best thing you can do is talk, even if that's using your fingers 👉📱 You can text HELLO to 07860022846, anytime of day or night and we'll text you back. #LetsTalkLoneliness #NotAlone
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