January’s Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet meeting next week is expected to decide to save the District’s community swimming pools at Carnforth, Heysham and Hornby, currently operated by the City Council […]
Arts worth “millions” to local Lancaster economy
Economic Value of Arts Activity in the District of Lancaster – a video by Adam York Gregory on Vimeo. Lancaster’s arts sector is taking centrestage in the local economy, boosting […]
“Real cuts to services” for Council as government cuts begin to bite
Lancaster City Council says it is carefully scrutinising the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement to determine its impact on the council’s budget and future service provision. On Monday, the Government […]
Some Community Support Officers jobs saved for next two years
Trade Union UNISON has welcomed news that funding for Police Community Support Officers is to be kept for the next two years, after fears all of Lancashire’s officers would lose […]
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 […]
Council Tax freeze recommended for 2011
There will be no increase in Lancaster City Council’s element of Council Tax next year, if recommendations from the council’s Cabinet are approved. But the lack of any rise will […]
Challenging times for Council, says Leader Langhorn
Council leader Stuart Langhorn has told virtual-lancaster the next few years will be “challenging” as it adapts to the cuts to its funding from central government announced as part of […]
People have their say on public services
Officers from Lancaster City Council were out and about last week asking people their views on public services at a series of ‘listening days’. The events were an opportunity for […]
CCTV to be cut in Lancaster and Morecambe?
Lancaster and Morecambe may lose some of its CCTV coverage as well as its Police Community Support Officers as part of new savings the Council will need to make as […]
Local Greens condemn Lancashire Constabulary proposal to sack PCSOs
Local Green Party councillors are urging the Lancashire Police Authority not to dismiss all of Lancashire’s Police Community Support Officers to make savings cuts. As we reported last week, the […]