The Honourable Ralph C Assheton has been named as the new high sheriff of Lancashire, taking over the role from Tony Attard.
Ralph is the founder and director of Bowland Bioenergy and chairman of Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership.
He gained a diploma in rural estate management and worked as a chartered surveyor in Berkshire and Lancashire, before joining the Territorial Army in 1987.
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