Lancashire County Council in Preston is pushing ahead to buy, under compulsory purchase, green belt land to the north of Lancaster, and to alter or stop up local roads and […]
Still Time to Reconsider Costly Bypass Plans, say Campaigners
Campaigners against the proposed M6 Link Road north of Lancaster to Heysham port are calling on Lancashire County Council to reconsider the costly scheme – even though outgoing Labour councillors […]
Heysham Link Now Priced at £133 Million
Although the Government outlined its support for the North West’s proposals to improve transportation in the region today, the proposed M6-Heysham Link has still not received full approval – and […]
Centros Debacle: Who Is Responsible?
The public inquiry into absent-from-proceedings developer Centros plans for Lancaster’s canal corridor is nearly finished, with supplementary evidence and closing submissions due to be submitted in writing over the next […]
Canal Corridor Inquiry closes
The Inquiry into the Centros plans for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor closed last week with a final decision on the proposals due in the next few months. Most of the Inquiry […]
Council Approves Science Park Plans
Even as the Council reels from the fallout of a disastrous Inquiry into the proposed development for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor, it has just approved plans for a new Science Park, […]
Centros savage English Heritage over Canal Corridor
Despite choosing not to attend the Inquiry itself and leaving defence of its plans for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor to its partner, Lancaster City Council – at considerable cost to the […]
Centros Inquiry a "Fiasco" say Greens
Green Party City Councillors say that Lancaster City Council has wasted tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers money by withdrawing from the inquiry after two weeks (see news story). […]
Canal Corridor Inquiry: City Council Statement
Lancaster City Council has released a full statement regarding its withdrawal from the public inquiry into plans by Centros to redevelop the Canal Corridor North site, saying it will not […]
Council Backs Out of Centros Inquiry
Lancaster City Council has just announced its withdrawal from the Centros public inquiry. The Lancaster Guardian reports this announcement comes just days into the proceedings, apparently following damning evidence on […]