Lancashire County Council has suspended the supply of all frozen processed beef products to schools as a precaution after its own scientific tests carried out in light of the horsemeat […]
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 […]
Rent rises ahead for White Cross tennants?
Businesses and voluntary organisations based at Lancaster’s huge White Cross Industrial Estate could see hikes in their rent after the site’s landlord, Lancashire County Council, ordered a review of its […]
Hard-hitting images highlight Lancashire’s 20mph aims
Hard-hitting images of injured children are the focus of a new campaign to drive home the message that obeying the new 20mph limits in Lancashire’s residential areas could save lives. […]
LCC Leader Geoff Driver Mocks Protesters as Cuts Budget Passed
Hundreds of protesters marched in Preston last Saturday, calling for Lancashire County councillors to vote against the budget. Stunned parents of disabled children wept in desperation today as Lancashire County […]
Public sector leaders join forces in face of spending cuts
Leading figures from public sector organisations across the district – including Liberal Democrat Council leader Stuart Langhorn and Conservative County Council leader Geoff Driver – have pledged to work together […]
"Carry on Council" ignoring Government spending warning on new road?
Is Lancashire County Council still working on its controversial M6 Link Road plan, despite being warned not to by the Government? In an interview with the Morecambe Visitor last week […]
County Council leader plays down evidence on CO2 emissions
Plans to reduce CO2 emissions in Lancashire appear to have disappeared into thin air, if the approach of Geoff Driver, the man charged with implementing the Climate Change Act in […]