Lancaster City Council set its revenue budget for 2009/10 this week, with a Full Council Meeting reversing an earlier decision to close Morecambe Dome, keeping open all but two public […]
Heysham Wind Turbine Plans Revealed
Lancaster City Council has received a planning application to erect two wind turbines and ancillary equipment on land to the north of the existing BT Radio Station mast at Fanny […]
Labour Group Has Own Budget Plans for Council
Lancaster City Council’s Labour Group has revealed it is making a last minute attempt to set a budget that it says will be fair to the whole district and which […]
Sainsbury’s Plans for Morecambe Football Club Revealed
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 […]