Lancaster City Council has set its budget for 2013/14, reducing spending by a further 3.3 per cent. The budget protects those services that local people most value and there have […]
Lancaster City Council to increase Council Tax by 2%, County maintains freeze
Lancaster City Council will increase its portion of Council Tax by 2% for 2013/14, helping to protect frontline services in the long term. In real terms this mean households will […]
City Council votes to keep council tax support at existing levels
The City Council has voted not to change its existing levels of council tax support for the year commencing 1st April, despite reduced grant from the government. The decision was […]
Councillors fury at Morecambe MP David Morris over Chatsworth Gardens EDM
Local councillors have challenged Morecambe MP to withdraw his Early Day Motion presented to the House of Commons over the future of Chatsworth Gardens. The councillors argue what the wording […]
Council Leader responds to Storey questions
Council Leader Eileen Blamire As we reported in last week’s e-newsletter, virtual-lancaster is trying to find out how the Council’s £90,000 loan to failing company SCIC in December 2011 came to […]
Arguments ahead over fate of Storey
Blamire: “It is important that the council continues to support the vision for the Storey Creative Industries Centre.” Lancaster City Council discussed the future of Lancaster’s troubled Storey Creative Industries […]
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 […]
Council joins Post Office pilot that could make it a ‘Front Office for Government’
Lancaster City Council has joined a national pilot to identify opportunities for Post Offices to deliver a wider range of public sector services – and hopefully prevent any further rounds […]
Morecambe Bay Shellfish beds closed after sewage concerns
Local shellfish beds have been closed after United Utilities’ outfall pipe from Morecambe’s wastewater treatment works at Middleton became inoperable due to sandbank movement. As a result an old outfall […]
Council delays decision on Lancaster Market's future
(Updated 19th September 2011): Councillors have decided to defer a decision on the future of Lancaster Market after council staff told councillors some traders could not be persuaded to go […]