Key messages – 14 August 2026

The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women 2026 comes through Lancashire on 20 August, with the route passing from Clitheroe to Blackpool.

If you are nearby, I hope you have the opportunity to see the cyclists in action and enjoy the atmosphere.

Hosting this event reflects the excellent work we're doing with our partner organisations to bring major sporting events to Lancashire.

It is also an exciting step as we prepare to host a Tour de France stage next year.

For more information, visit the official Women’s Tour of Britain website.

We are pleased to welcome Chris Rawding as interim Director of Digital and John Davies as interim Director of Highways and Transport.

Chris joins us following Peter Lloyd’s appointment as our LGR Programme Director.

He brings significant interim director experience, having worked in similar roles at Croydon, Westminster and Oldham.

John Davies will take on the role of interim Director of Highways.

Many of you will know John already. He is a respected and experienced senior leader, with a strong knowledge of our services.

I know we will all support Chris and John in their new roles.

Please keep checking the Local Government Reorganisation section of the staff website regularly.

We are updating these pages in response to staff questions and common themes.

We will also continue sharing updates through Key Messages and other staff news channels.

Congratulations to our Property Service on achieving ISO 9001 quality management recertification.

This is an internationally recognised quality management standard.

Achieving this recertification shows the team has strong, consistent processes that support reliable service delivery.

This is well-deserved recognition for work that often happens behind the scenes but makes a real difference every day.

Employees and managers