A battered Morecambe seafront earlier this year. Photo: Lancaster City Council Homes and businesses in the Lancaster district are being encouraged to plan ahead and prepare for the potential of […]
Smokefree play areas plan agreed for Lancaster and Morecambe
Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet has agreed to bring in a new voluntary code to make outdoor children’s play areas smoke-free zones. The decision follows a recent consultation in which 85% […]
Lancaster City Council joins fight against Campylobacter for Food Safety Week
A quarter of a million people in the UK could be struck down by Campylobacter this year, three times the capacity of the London 2012 Olympic stadium. The fight against […]
Councillors fight to stop Skerton High School closure gathers pace
Skerton Councillors Karen Leytham and Janet Hall dispute the claims made by Lancashire County Council in last week’s Lancaster Guardian that the closure of Skerton Community High School is not […]
District set to benefit from affordable housing funding
Lancaster district is set to benefit from new funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to bring forward new affordable housing developments in the area. Adactus Housing Association and Guinness […]
Lancaster City Council steps up action on empty homes
Coun Karen Leytham, cabinet member for housing, welcoming Andrew Dent, Lancaster City Council’s new Empty Homes Officer. Lancaster City Council is stepping up action on tackling empty homes and bringing […]
Lancaster district to benefit from new funding to help end rough sleeping
Lancaster City Council is set to benefit from a grant to help get rough sleepers off the street and back on track. Lancashire-based charity The Foxton Centre has been awarded […]
Eat out with confidence this Christmas
Residents in the Lancaster district who are planning to go out for a meal this Christmas are being encouraged to download a new smartphone application. With Christmas fast approaching, Lancaster […]
Silverdale St John’s C of E Primary School wins Home Safety Quiz Final
A team of year 5 and 6 pupils from Silverdale St John’s C of E Primary School has won the final of the 2012 Home Safety Quiz. Competing against teams […]
Lancaster carpet retailer prosecuted after worker’s roof fall
Lancaster carpet retailer A Cut Above has been prosecuted for breaches of the Health and Safety Legislation after a worker was seriously injured when he plunged from a roof onto […]