Conservative Chancellor George Osborne Cuadrilla will be seeking a deferment to the decision on their Fylde fracking applications at tomorrow’s meeting of Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) Development Control Committee. The […]
Head in the Sands – MP Morris calls again for a Bay Tunnel
Morecambe Bay BAE Systems announced in December that Costain, who won the County Council construction contract for the Heysham-M6 Link road, have won a further contract in a £300m+ scheme […]
Golden Arches on their way for Lune McAqueduct?
Site of proposed McDonald’s Planning permission has been granted for a McDonald’s drive-thru takeaway and two-storey restaurant with parking on Caton Road adjacent to the A6 Canal Aqueduct and just […]
County Council planning report recommends refusal of fracking applications
Jerusalem builded here: An artist’s impression of a proposed Lancashire fracking site Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee will spend Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January, from 10am at County […]
Gregson calls for members to attend AGM
The Gregson Community Association (GCA) and the Gregson Community Club’s (GCC) AGMs were due to take place on Sunday November 23rd. Unfortunately, not enough people turned up and both meetings […]
Greens say No More Cuts to the Arts
Councillor Chris Coates After confirmation that the Labour Party will not cancel £83 million of Conservative Party cuts to the national Arts budget made in recent years, local Green Party […]
Warning issued on dangerous high-strength 95% alcohol
One of the many labels under which Spirytus Rektyfikowany is sold Trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning people not to drink a Polish high-strength alcohol which has an ABV […]
Scam post victims: Hundreds of pounds returned by Trading Standards crackdown
More than 50 people in Lancashire have received money back thanks to a new crackdown on ‘prize draw’ postal scams. In June 2014 the National Trading Standards Scams Team and […]
New foundation courses entry route to study at Cumbria U
The University of Cumbria is introducing a new route to a degree for people needing a little extra support or those returning to higher education in later life. From September […]
Lancaster University seeks 1960s staff and alumni for oral history project
Lancaster University Rag Week Parade 1966 Early memories of life at Lancaster University will be captured in a unique collection to be preserved for generations to come. As a fitting […]