Schools specialising in teaching children with special educational needs should also be considered for academy status, according to Lancaster MP Eric Ollerenshaw – and the government appears to agree with […]
Scrap Metal Swoop by police
Officers from Lancashire’s neighbouring police forces joined together to target criminals travelling in to the county to sell or steal scrap metal – one of the fastest growing crimes in […]
Lancaster City Council seeks your views
Lancaster City Council is inviting residents to submit their ideas on which local issues should be considered by its Overview and Scrutiny Committee this year. Whether it’s a problem with […]
Lancaster Slutwalk – A Rose by Any Other Name….
This Saturday 28 May will see a ‘Slutwalk’ march organised by students and local women taking place in Lancaster, assembling at 1pm in The Thurnham St Carpark (note new location, […]
Lancashire County Council face High Court challenge to care cuts
A legal challenge being brought against Lancashire County Council over cuts to care services will be encouraged by a High Court ruling last week that found that Birmingham City Council […]
City Council’s Cabinet line-up announced
Councillor Elieen Blamire is the new leader of Lancaster City Council Lancaster City Council has appointed Coun Eileen Blamire as its new leader for 2011/15. Under new executive arrangements, as […]
Labour and Green Party join forces on City Council
The Labour and the Green Party have entered into a joint administrative arrangement to run the Cabinet of Lancaster City Council. In a joint statement Councillor Eileen Blamire (newly elected […]
Vintage Fun This Friday at Lancaster’s Assembly Rooms
Lancaster’s Assembly Rooms – actually part of Lancaster Market’s offering, but nestling between the city’s famous alms houses and Crows Restaurant on the other side of King Street – is […]
Protests at Lancaster’s Miss England Beauty Contest – Stopping the traffic?
When NLP hypnotherapist Mark Darlington organised a beauty pageant for for young, single women without children in Lancaster, he picked the wrong town. Lancaster women mounted a hilarious protest outside […]
Morecambe MP accuses European Union of 'environmental vandalism'
Morecambe MP David Morris has accused the European of “environmental vandalism” over its fisheries policy. His comments in the House of Commons during a recent Fisheries debate came after he […]