Earlier this week, Lancaster City Council’s Planning Committee discussed and rejected plans to install two wind turbines on Lancaster University property. The plans, which raised several objections, propose the installation […]
TheyWorkForYou interviews local Election Candidates
Democracy site TheyWorkForYou has posted a Question and Answer feature with local candidates for the Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency, challenging them on their views on various local matters such as […]
It's Our City calls Canal Corridor Conference
Campaign group It’s Our City will hold a conference in Lancaster later this year, to discuss the future of the Canal Corridor North site and how it might be developed. […]
HANA Calls Public Meeting over Proposals for Heysham 3
Heysham Anti-Nuclear Alliance (HANA) is hosting a public meeting about plans for the construction of a new nuclear power station at Heysham. The meeting will take place at the Gregson […]
County Council comfort on Link bridge backfires
The Environment Agency has given formal consent for the proposed new bridge over the River Lune at Halton that is part of the controversial M6 Link to Heysham – but […]
Luneside East: The Cost So Far
Lancaster City Council has spent over £13 million on the stalled Luneside East development project to rejuvenate St. Georges Quay, virtual-lancaster has learned. It also faces the remote possibility that […]
Lancaster Market Safe Until 2015
Above: Market trader Peter Corker presents a copy of the huge petition protesting at the closure of the Market to the Council’s Chief Executive Mark Cullinan on the steps of […]
Council's Cabinet discusses Lancaster Market options, new protest planned
Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet met last week to discuss a public report detailing the findings of the Cabinet Working Group set up to consider the future of Lancaster Indoor Market, […]
Asco faces winding-up petition for £25k unpaid bill
The supermarket ‘chain’ being courted by Lancaster City Council to take over Lancaster’s market building, ASCO Stores Ltd has had a winding-up petition lodged against it by Evolve Group who […]
Lancaster Market: Who are ASCO and who backs it?
Just before the full Lancaster City Council meeting that discussed the future of Lancaster Market, Asco Stores Ltd finally confirmed via the Morecambe Visitor what had long been rumoured: that […]