Lancashire County Council has announced that it will make up to £500,000 available to ease winter pressure pressures on Lancashire’s hospitals. A social care team will survey Lancashire’s hospitals on […]
Swingeing Cuts to Council Services Ahead as Tory Cuts to Funding Bite
Councillor Richard Newman-Thompson says that in the face of more funding cuts, the City Council is “in an almost impossible position” Lancaster City Council‘s Cabinet has proposed plans to save […]
Lancaster City Council sets its 2015/16 budget: More Cuts Ahead
Lancaster City Council faces a tough financial future with continuing government cuts leading to further reductions to services. That was the stark warning presented to councillors this week as they […]
Lancashire County Council Reveals Proposals to Save £216m
Lancashire County Council‘s cabinet has announced the start of a consultation on its budget proposals for local services, which will deliver £216 million in savings by April 2018. Following an informal […]
County consults on latest round of Bus Cuts; Dial-A-Ride gets boost
Carnforth Connect Service (withdrawn in 2012) Due to budget pressures Lancashire County Council is proposing to reduce overall support for buses to focus on maintaining services during the daytime and […]
Council Tax frozen, budget cut by 6%
Lancaster City Council agreed to reduce its overall spending by 6% when it set its 2012/13 budget yesterday. At the same time, its share of Council Tax will be frozen […]
Bob Crow to Speak on Cuts at Lancaster Public Meeting
Bob Crow, plain-speaking leader of the UK’s fastest-growing labour organisation, the National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT), will be speaking about the government spending cuts at a […]