The Friends of the Judges’ Lodgings group, who are trying to save the Lancashire County Council-run museum on Lancaster’s Castle Hill from closure, has cautioned they need to find £100,000 […]
County Council, Wyre Council to meet to discuss cuts ahead
Leaders at Lancashire County Council have invited senior members and officers from Wyre Council to a meeting to discuss the ongoing review of the county council’s buildings and how it […]
Lancashire County Council’s Property consultation reaches quarter-way mark
A screenshot of Lancashire County Council’s interactive map identifying planned cuts to local services – as well as those that are continuing Lancashire County Council is encouraging more residents to […]
County Council Cut Plans Revealed: local libraries, children's centres face the chop
Photo: Alexandrr P. Kapp (Updated 14th May 2016): Lancashire County Council‘s Cabinet has agreed to seek people’s views on plans to change the way frontline services are delivered and save […]
Tory Cuts Continue with over 100 more local Civil Service staff jobs at risk
Analysis of a plan for cuts to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, leaked earlier this month, has revealed that 77 per cent of staff in line for potential […]
Bus Service Cuts Kick In This Weekend
Original image via Stagecoach (Mash-Up via Internet) Lancashire County Council is reminding bus users to check for any changes to services due to start from Sunday 3 April as service […]
County Council invites bids to run Museums and Libraries
Lancashire County Council has begun inviting bids to run Lancashire’s museums and libraries – even though they’ve yet to identify which libraries they plan to close. Community groups and volunteers […]
Extra Time for Lancashire's Threatened Museums, will Culture Inquiry Save Them Yet?
The five Lancashire County Council museums threatened with closure will now stay open until the end of September, to allow more time for discussions to continue with organisations keen to […]
Morecambe MP David Morris Had Official "Credit Card" Suspended
14 MPs – including Morecambe and Lunesdale MP David Morris – have had their taxpayer-funded credit cards blocked after running up debts worth £27,000. The news breaks just one month […]
Mapping Resistance: Lancaster Groups Working to Confront Government Austerity
Community group Transition City Lancaster are working on a mapping project that tries to put all the various groups that make the Lancaster area supportive and more resilient against all […]