Transition City Lancaster, a local group inspired by the now worldwide Transition Town movement, is inviting everyone from the Lancaster area to particpate and share their experiences and ideas about […]
More Government Action as Recession Bites in North West
Regional Minister Beverly Hughes is to bring together key players from the public and private sectors to fight the North West’s corner during the economic downturn. The Joint Economic Commission […]
Council Votes for Centros
After months of debate, public protest, planning objections from all manner of organisations including existing retailers large and small, Lancaster City Council’s Planing Committee did what it was expected to […]
High Tea on St. Leonard’s gate!
Lancaster’ Carnival of Culture grroup is inviting locals to High Tea on the “lawns of St. Leonard’s Gate,” Lancaster, as part of its ongoing campaign to highlight alternatives to Centros […]
Compensate Residents for Traffic Chaos, says Councillor
As thousands of commuters have been left fuming in traffic with the closure of of Back Caton Road as part of the work on the Kingsway development, local residents haven’t […]
Bypass Gets Go Ahead
The Secretary of State has decided to give planning permission for the Heysham-M6 link road. A decision on funding the road (estimated to cost around 160 million) will be made […]
Secret Nuclear Talks Revealed
The Independent on Sunday reported this week that the British Government held at least nine secret meetings at Downing Street with the bosses of nuclear energy companies while it formulated […]
Cabinet accepts request from Overview and Scrutiny
Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet has accepted an offer of support in drawing up a tender brief for the Lawson’s Bridge site in Scotforth, a sell off which has prompted furious […]
Do the Maths
I see that the latest issue of Labour’s Bulk Rose newsletter has quoted the Centros Miller ICM poll as stating that of those Lancaster residents aware of the proposals, 61% […]