Despite its concerns about the costs of keeping Lancaster Market open, and the huge amount of research and feedback Lancaster City Council has already undertaken in their efforts to keep […]
Cty Council launches Air Quality Consultation in Carnforth
Lancaster City Council is inviting comments from members of the public on its draft Air Quality Action Plan for Carnforth. This follows the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area […]
Food Waste Recycling on the way for Lancaster and Morecambe
Lancaster City Council is to begin fortnightly collections of Food Waste in August, in a revamp of its refuse and recycling schemes, detailed on new calendars now dropping through letterboxes […]
Bending Lancaster City Council to its will: The ASCO File
Report by Zoe Caldicott Additional research by the virtual-lancaster team Last updated to include comment from Council Leader Langhorn: 25 May 2010 How do private companies work behind the scenes […]
Langhorn back as City Council leader, new lead for Conservative Group
(Updated 19/5/10): Lancaster City Council’s executive decision making body will once again be made up on the basis of proportional representation, with LibDem Councillor Stuart Langhorn again elected as Leader […]
War of Words over Councillor Allowances
Local Liberal Democrats have condemned what they have misleadingly described as “expenses scandal” at Lancaster City Council. The debacle has led to the resignation of the Chair of the Independent […]
Local Play Areas Face Closure
Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet will meet tomorrow (Tuesday 20th April) to discuss the future of playgrounds in the district – and several are earmarked for closure. The council is currently […]
Lancaster Market: Who are ASCO and who backs it?
Just before the full Lancaster City Council meeting that discussed the future of Lancaster Market, Asco Stores Ltd finally confirmed via the Morecambe Visitor what had long been rumoured: that […]
Greens push for revamped, smaller Lancaster Market
Green councillors will argue that Lancaster Market should not be closed tomorrow when a cabinet proposal is put to Full Council – arguing it should continue, albeit as a smaller […]
Conservative Quits City Cabinet over Market Closure Plan
Conservative Councillor Malcolm Thomas has submitted his resignation from the Cabinet of Lancaster City Council, earlier today in protest at the handling of a proposal to close Lancaster Market that […]