Councillors from across Lancashire representing both County and district councils were offered a different view about Shale Gas than previously heard in County Hall, with a presentation by John Ashton, […]
Lancaster MP backs campaigns to save bus services, Labour candidate petitions government
Lancaster MP Eric Ollerenshaw It would seem that both side of the political divide are taking their own steps to keep the issue of night bus cuts in Lancashire in […]
Lancashire Labour’s proposed bus cuts continue to confound
As we reported earlier, Lancashire’s Labour-led County Council is “consulting” on cuts to night bus service subsidies, arguing it has to find £300 million in savings from its budget. The […]
Labour’s candidate for Morecambe gets set to challenge David Morris
Amina Lone, recently selected by the members of the Labour Party in Morecambe and Lunesdale to contest the General Election for Labour in 2015, is getting up to speed on […]
North West Labour Party lines up their Euro candidates for 2014
Sitting MEP Arlene McCarthy topped the list of selected Labour candidates for the 2014 European Elections The Labour Party has unveiled its candidates to fight the 2014 European Elections in […]
Liberals, Labour agree power-sharing deal for County Council
An agreement has been reached by negotiators from the Labour and Liberal Democrat groups on Lancashire County Council under which the Liberal Democrats would support the Labour Party in a […]
Local MPs back Agricultural Wages Board abolition; local farm workers face hard times ahead?
Eric Ollerenshaw Both local MPs have backed the Government’s decision to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board – a decision that will potentially affect the livelihoods of many local farm workers […]
City Council votes to keep council tax support at existing levels
The City Council has voted not to change its existing levels of council tax support for the year commencing 1st April, despite reduced grant from the government. The decision was […]
Morecambe campaigner fights for NHS at Labour conference
Dilys Greenhalgh with Labour’s David Milliband last year. 84-year-old Morecambe resident Dilys Greenhalgh gave an impassioned speech against the dismantling of the National Health Service at the Labour Party Conference […]
MBI Councillor jumps ship and joins Labour councillors
Tracy Brown, who has been an Morecambe Bay Independent Town Councillor for Westgate since 2011, has announced she’s resigning from the MBI Party and joining the Labour group on Morecambe […]