Lancashire County Council has scheduled new dates in June for its Development Control Committee to make decisions on planning applications for shale gas development at two sites in the county. […]
Road Closure announced as part of M6 Link drainage upgrade work
Drivers will be diverted away from Hest Bank Lane while vital work takes place to upgrade the drainage culvert and help prevent flooding to many properties and businesses within the […]
Consultation on Lancaster transport plan extended to 22 May
Lancashire County Council is giving people more time to have their say on a new transport plan for Lancaster which could see travel in the district transformed over coming decades. […]
County Council continues Fracking Consultation for two more weeks
Fracking tanker at Barton Moss Although today is officially the final day for members of the public to ‘have their say’ in Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) consultation on two controversial […]
New permit needed to dispose of household construction waste at Salt Ayre
Lancashire residents who want to dispose of non-commercial construction and demolition waste for free at Lancashire County Council’s recycling centres from 1 June are being reminded they need to apply […]
Fracking: Lancs County Council launches consultation on changes to Cuadrilla applications
A former Cuadrilla test drilling operation at Westby in Lancashire Consultation begins today on extra information submitted to Lancashire County Council (LCC) as part of Cuadrilla’s planning applications for shale […]
Joint bid brings funding to help victims of domestic abuse
Victims of domestic abuse in Lancashire will be better protected following a successful partnership funding bid led by Lancashire County Council. Funding cuts over the past 5 years have hit […]
County heralds golden age of rail now approaching
Lancashire County Council has welcomed the announcement that new franchises for rail services across the north will see significant investment, resulting in better connections, faster journeys and more room for […]
County Councillors call for government to release DEFRA fracking report
Today Lancashire County Council have rejected a planning application by Cuadrilla for a further prospective fracking site at Singleton. The ruling is separate to the Cuadrilla applications for two fracking […]
£311,000pa in unclaimed benefits found for local over-75s by Welfare Rights campaign
Nearly 260 people aged 75 and over in Lancaster are better off by a total of £311,000 a year following a benefit take-up campaign. The campaign was organised by Lancashire […]