Big business is not immune from local planning enforcement. Lancaster City Council has successfully prosecuted one of the country’s largest companies for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice […]
Lancashire Post Offices Closure Plans Announced
This is the full list of Lancashire Post Offices that may face closure in the latest round of cuts announced today by the so-called “People’s Post Office”. Lancaster and Morecambe […]
John Otway back at the Platform
John Otway and his band will be performing at The Platform in Morecambe on Friday 8 February. John became notorious back in 1977, after an appearance on the the BBC’s […]
Council Could do More for Cycling
Welcoming news of new government funding for cycling, local transport expert and local councillor John Whitelegg says there are things that could easily be done to encourage more cycling in […]
Speed limits unchanged one year on
Despite supporting the introduction of a district-wide speed limit on residential roads early last year, little seems to have been done to implement it by local politicians. Last January, a […]
Lancaster in (Tourist) Demand
Lancaster City Council is preparing to launch its tourism brochures for 2008 and judging by requests made for them via its tourism website, they’re already in great demand. Featuring a […]
Lawson’s Field Update
The City Council’s cabinet will be voting on whether to go ahead with selling off fields at Lawson’s Bridge (view a PDF map; view an aerial photo) on Tuesday 22 […]
Heysham Nukes Still Out of Action, Repair Costs Escalate
Two of of Heysham’s four nuclear reactors are still out of action – and are likely to remain that way until the end of the year. In a press statement, […]
Post Office Plans Srutinised
The future of the district’s Post Offices will be discussed at the next meeting of Lancaster City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee at 6.00pm in Morecambe Town Hall on 30 […]
Ever Wanted to Keep Bees?
Lancaster Beekeepers are running a one day course on bee keeping next month, so if you have ever thought of owning a colony of honey bees but have been deterred […]