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 […]
Could Lancaster Market be run by its traders?
Roger Mace, leader of Lancaster City Council’s Conservative group, has joined others voicing concern that the end of March deadline for negotiating the future of Lancaster Market may hamper, not […]
Lancaster Market: Traders voice concerns
With the future of Lancaster Market still in the balance, virtual-lancaster understands the latest meeting between City Council and traders did not go well last night, again prompting renewed concerns […]
NWDA welcomes High Speed Rail link plan
The North West Development Agency has welcomed the news of plans for a High Speed Rail network in the UK, which the organisation says will benefit Lancaster and the rest […]
LibDems Shadow Minister rejects Heysham Bypass Plans for Rail
Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, is no supporter of costly, ineffective and environmentally damaging new roads like the proposed Heysham M6 Link — and […]
Lancaster Market: City Council Statement
The City Council has issued the following statement on Lancaster Market: Lancaster City Council has deferred a decision on Lancaster Market pending the consideration of alternative options for the future […]