A Green Party councillor is challenging Lancaster City Council on its dealing with Canal Corridor developer British Land, after discovering its links with an offshore tax haven. Green Party Councillor Tim […]
Golden Arches on their way for Lune McAqueduct?
Site of proposed McDonald’s Planning permission has been granted for a McDonald’s drive-thru takeaway and two-storey restaurant with parking on Caton Road adjacent to the A6 Canal Aqueduct and just […]
City Council 12,000 new homes target based on obsolete figures
Turley report image: ‘Forecasts have been developed using POPGROUP technology’ Population growth forecasts used by Lancaster City Council to justify building 12,000 new homes in this area are based on […]
Work to start on Lancaster’s Memorial Gardens
Work will start tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd October) on restoring Lancaster’s Memorial Gardens ahead of next year’s centenary of the World War One. The extensive works will include the pruning of […]
City Council asks Government for Robin Hood Tax to ease cuts
On 17th July Lancaster City’s full council voted in favour of asking the coalition government to join with 11 European countries – including Germany, France, Italy and Spain – that […]
Bulk Ward: Counting errors and swinging seats (updated & corrected)
Original story posted 6 May 2013 Updated 7 May 2013 with corrections and LCC comment: Counting errors at the Lancaster City Council by-election count on Friday came close to costing […]
Lancaster’s support scheme will protect all council tax benefit claimants, say Greens
On Wednesday night Lancaster City Council voted 33-13 to preserve council tax benefit levels for all claimants in the face of a cut in government funding for the benefit. The […]