Council’s finances “challenging”, says its leader, Eileen Blamire Lancaster City Council will increase its portion of Council Tax by around 2% for 2014/15, helping to protect services in the short […]
Lancaster University launches “Streets of Mourning” Great War project
Historians from Lancaster University are inviting local people to help flesh out the stories of more than a thousand men from the city who died in World War One. “Streets […]
Review: Quartetto di Cremona at Live at LICA
Quartetto di Cremona at Live at LICA Thursday, 6 February 2014 in the Great Hall, Lancaster University Reviewed by Sally Ryde Paganini, the first composer on the programme, wrote three […]
People Power Wins as train company backs down on cancelling local peak time commuter train
Hot on the heels of Lancashire County Council bowing to public pressure and reversing its plans to cut bus subsidies come more good news for local commuters – the train […]
County Council Welcomes Flooding Funds
Lancashire County Council has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of funding for flood alleviation schemes throughout the county. Thousands of homes will be […]
Chamber of Commerce celebrates Apprenticeship event success
Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the success of its first Apprenticeship focused event on Friday 31st January. The business organisation says the event, which was held at GVS […]
Bus Fare rise ahead for school children, but support remains for low income famillies
Proposed changes to school transport in Lancashire, which included a rise in school bus fares, are to go ahead. The changes also include a rise in the level of subsidy […]
Final reminder to register to vote
More than 5,000 people in the Lancaster district risk falling off the electoral register unless they take immediate action. That’s the warning this week from Lancaster City Council as it […]
Work on Heysham to M6 Link Road officially gets underway
Cheery: Ground breaking for the new road: MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood Eric Ollerenshaw, Lancaster City Council leader Eileen Blamire, City Councillor Janice Hanson, County Councillor Jenny Mein, leader of […]
County Council issues statement on bus cut climbdown
Council leader Jennifer Mein: ” The county council will still listen to residents’ views” Lancashire County Council has issued a full statement on its decision not to withdraw, wholesale, its […]