Anyone thinking about adopting a child or becoming a foster carer with Lancashire County Council is invited to attend an event at Lancaster Priory on Thursday 26th February. The awareness […]
Cuts and reforms to your Care Services from April
People in Lancashire are being encouraged to find out how how they will be affected by changes to the national care and support reforms that come in on 1 April. […]
Fracking battle heats up: leaked Osborne letter shows plan to force permits through
Conservative Chancellor George Osborne Cuadrilla will be seeking a deferment to the decision on their Fylde fracking applications at tomorrow’s meeting of Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) Development Control Committee. The […]
County Council planning report recommends refusal of fracking applications
Jerusalem builded here: An artist’s impression of a proposed Lancashire fracking site Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee will spend Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January, from 10am at County […]
Snow expected in Lancashire tonight
Photo courtesy Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council is advising people to be prepared for snow following a Met Office yellow warning across the north west this afternoon (Tuesday 20 […]
MPs pressure David Cameron to release uncensored Fracking Report
A total of ten MPs have now called for DEFRA’s censored ‘Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts’ report to be released in full, including four MPs from David Cameron’s own party. Last […]
Friends of the Earth film reveal passionate opposition to Fracking across Lancashire
Take Action Now. Keep Lancashire Frack Free. from Friends of the Earth EWNI on Vimeo. Friends of the Earth has released a video documenting the views of Lancashire people on fracking, […]
Lancashire County Council Reveals Proposals to Save £216m
Lancashire County Council‘s cabinet has announced the start of a consultation on its budget proposals for local services, which will deliver £216 million in savings by April 2018. Following an informal […]
City Council faces even more cuts as Tories savage public spending again
Lancaster City Council is facing further cuts to its funding next year, after the government announced further funding reductions to the money it gives our area by 6.4% – which […]
County Council sets January dates for decisions on shale gas
Lancashire County Council has scheduled two days in January 2015 for its Development Control Committee to make decisions on planning applications for shale gas development at two sites in the […]