The Shaping care Together programme is well underway. This programme is to determine whether Children’s A&E moves to Southport or if Adult’s A&E moved to Ormskirk.

Lancashire county councillors have voted to freeze their allowances – in spite of an independent body saying they should be increased. The ruling Reform UK group on the authority said it would be wrong for elected representatives to accept a rise for their roles when the county council is searching for savings of more than £100m over the next two years.