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Reform Lancashire is pleased to announce that Councillor Russell Walsh, County Councillor for Morecambe North, has been appointed as the new Reform Lancashire Group Whip, succeeding Councillor Luke Parker.

In less than a year, Cllr Roberts and Cllr Dwyer have been pushing hard to ensure Fylde receives its fair share of highways funding — and that work is now being delivered.

Lancashire voters will now be able to cast their ballots after the government abandoned plans to cancel local elections in May, following a legal challenge by Reform UK. Approximately half a million eligible voters in Lancashire across six councils: Preston, West Lancashire, Chorley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen, will now have their say.

On 28 January 2026, SRBC finally approved an immediate Article 4 Direction restricting the conversion of family homes into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).This removes permitted development rights for changes from Class C3 to Class C4, meaning planning permission is now required.

Springfields is a vital part of Fylde’s economy and one of our major employers. Thousands of local people rely on this site for skilled, well-paid work, and many more families across the Fylde Coast benefit indirectly from the supply chains and services that support it.

Across Lancashire, we are introducing weekly food waste recycling collections, and I want to be clear about why this matters — not just for the environment, but for households, communities and council taxpayers.