The Visitor reports that Chancellor George Osborne was taken on a tour of Lancaster Brewery today, Friday, as part of a whistle stop visit to businesses in north Lancashire.

Back Office?

On the £300m of cuts to Lancashire County Council’s budget by 2016, he told the Morecambe Visitor: “As a country we have to make sure we live within our means.

“They need to think long and hard about cutting front line services if they’ve still got too much waste in their back offices.”