Lancashire County Council will host more consultations about the Heysham M6 Link this week – and opposition continues to the scheme on grounds of cost and location. There are also […]
Lancashire County Council face High Court challenge to care cuts
A legal challenge being brought against Lancashire County Council over cuts to care services will be encouraged by a High Court ruling last week that found that Birmingham City Council […]
Wasted Lives programme transforms young drivers attitudes, say students
Photo: Wasted Lives Young Driver Programme A generation of Lancashire students say a hard-hitting road safety course has transformed the way they think about driving, making them safer behind the […]
County Council to run consultations on M6 Link changes
Artist’s Impression: How the new bypass will look. Lancashire County Council will be holding additional public consultations on design changes to the Heysham-M6 Link. The latest consultations will update local […]
Heysham Link will make our traffic problems worse, Professor warns
Former city councillor John Whitelegg, a Professor of Sustainable Transport, has hit out angrily at claims from the construction company, Costain, that the proposed M6 Link will improve the economic […]
Bypass goes back to planning despite government funding green light
This week’s Lancaster Guardian reports that the proposed M6 Link to Heysham is to be re-submitted for planning approval – despite confirmation of much of the funding for the project […]
Lancashire’s roads ‘safest they have been in years’
The number of people killed or seriously injured on Lancashire’s roads is at the lowest in 30 years, according to latest figures. Police say more work is needed to bring […]
Morecambe Visitor Information Centre shortlisted for prestigious national tourism award
Staff at Morecambe Visitor Information Centre are celebrating the news that the centre has been shortlisted to receive a prestigious award at the national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2011. […]
LCC Leader Geoff Driver Mocks Protesters as Cuts Budget Passed
Hundreds of protesters marched in Preston last Saturday, calling for Lancashire County councillors to vote against the budget. Stunned parents of disabled children wept in desperation today as Lancashire County […]
Opinion: Don't sit in silence over cuts to our libraries
Britain’s Libraries Under Threat from the ConDems (Adapted from SchNews) As noisy protests continued against tax avoidance by big business and cuts in education and benefits another, altogether quieter, national […]