Sainsbury’s has revealed its plans for its new store at Christie Park, home of Morecambe FC, following a three-day consultation event. Almost 200 local residents and stakeholders, including local MP […]
Toilet Closures “Inconvenient”, say Conservatives
Carnforth ccouncillor Tony Johnson has condemned proposals by the Council to close rural toilets. “An alliance of the Greens and the Conservatives on Lancaster City Council have ‘saved’ the community […]
Green Leader to visit Lancaster
Green Party Leader and MEP for the South East Caroline Lucas will speak at a meeting in Lancaster in March just prior to the Green Party spring conference in Blackpool. […]
City Council Faced Bankruptcy, Says Barry
The government and the national media are crowing about the “good news” regarding low council tax rises — expected to average at around 3% across the UK as a whole. […]
Citizens’ Advice Vital Role Threatened by Council Cuts
Supporters of Lancaster and Morecambe Citizens’ Advice Bureaux, which are facing a £20,000 reduction in their budget, are asking for help to stop the cuts. Lancaster City Council is proposing […]
Toilet Closure “Called In”
Lancaster City Council’s unpopular plan to close 13 pubic toilets and offer a ‘Community Toilet’ scheme instead has been “called in” by the council’s monitoring group, the Overview and Scrutiny […]
Local Card Firm to Expand
Lancaster-based G-T-P Group Ltd, which offers a range of card issuing and transaction services, has been presented with an £185,000 Grants for Business Investment Award from the Northwest Regional Development […]
New Nuke Build? Your Views Wanted – But Tell Us Who You Are First
(Updated 25/2/08 after comment from the power station on ‘advance booking’ concerns): Residents around Heysham Nuclear Power Station are being offered the chance to hear first hand about plans to […]
Library Building Work Announced
Lancaster Central Library and has announced that both the main and junior libraries will be closed from 1.00pm on Wednesday 11th March for some exploratory building work, tied in with […]
Don’t Close Anchor Lane, say Greens
Lancaster City Council has received a planning application to install glass doors at either end of Anchor Lane, which links Lancaster Market Square with Church Street so that these doors […]