Image courtesy Lancashire County Council Detailed records of Lancashire schools from between 1870 and 1914 are now available online in a major project to digitise history. Lancashire’s archives join over […]
Lancashire County Council’s Library Closure Denial, spends fortune on County Hall canteen
Photo: Alexandrr P. Kapp As government cuts to public services continue to bite, the Labour-led Lancashire County Council is considering all manner of service reductions – and the spectre of […]
Red Rose County to become first White Ribbon county
Jennifer Mein (centre) with White Ribbon Ambassadors from participating organisations. Participating councils are: Hyndburn Borough Council, Rossendale Borough Council, Lancaster City Council, Preston City Council, South Ribble Borough Council, Borough […]
Bridge sections delivered safely to site as work continues on the newLink Road to the M6
Bridge sections that will form the new bridge structure known as Folly Railway Bridge, part of the £123 milkion M6 Link scheme to Heysham, have been delivered to the Costain […]
Lancaster city centre traffic changes to start soon
Vehicles displaying precinct permits parked in New Street at the second entrance to Lancaster Library. Photo courtesy of Robert Wade Traffic regulations are to be changed in Lancaster city centre […]
Fracking poses risk to public health says County Council assessment
Toxic seepage: Cuadrilla’s original drilling site at Preece Hall Farm (photo taken before site was shut down) Last Thursday Lancashire County Council considered the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) on Lancashire’s […]
County Council Reveals Plans for £176 million in budget cuts
Lancashire County Council‘s cabinet was today presented with a series of options that could help deliver £176 million in savings by April 2018. Senior council officers presented a report detailing […]
Lancashire prepares for winter
Image: Lancashire County Council With temperatures expected to plummet tonight, Lancashire County Council is ready for the winter weather and is urging residents to prepare for the cold. Lancashire’s fleet […]
County planners postpone decision deadline for fracking applications
A commercially viable shale gas extraction field requires 50+ wells Lancashire County Council has agreed with Cuadrilla to defer the deadline for a decision on planning applications for shale gas […]
Writing project explores World War One
A powerful new writing project focusing on World War One will be launched at Lancaster Library at 4.30pm on Monday 20th October. The project, called Time and Tide, is mainly aimed […]