(Updated 14:00): At a time when Lancaster City Council faces swingeing cuts in its funding from the government, it’s good to learn that is is still expecting the return of […]
Pri-Market one step closer?
Allied Lancaster Ltd, owner of Marketgate Shopping Centre, are seeking permission redevelop and partly demolish Lancaster Market to create what would be the city’s biggest single retail unit, unless […]
Join your local markets to celebrate Small Business Saturday UK
Lancaster City Council is celebrating the biggest day of the year for small businesses with the offer of free pitches at its markets in Lancaster and Morecambe on Small Business […]
Free parking for Christmas shoppers
Shoppers will be able to enjoy free parking at selected times in Lancaster and Morecambe in the run up to Christmas. From Sunday 24th November until Sunday 22nd December, all […]
Assembly Rooms future under review but continued Collector’s Market now an option
As part of the Council’s in-depth look at its costs as government spending cuts hit what it can afford hard, the future of the trading area in Lancaster’s historic Assembly […]
Council’s cost cutting plans announced as funding slashed by government
Council leader Eileen Blamire: “The scale of these funding reductions is unprecedented and there are tough decisions ahead.” Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet has approved a series of service reviews which […]
Lancaster Lights Up in Spectacular Style!
Photo courtesy Lancaster City Council The skies, streets and waterways of Lancaster were lit up in spectacular style during a four-day festival in the city that has earned plenty of […]
Government moves ahead with new rights to film Council meetings
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced that a new law will be put before Parliament to give the press and public new rights to film and report council meetings, […]
Assembly Rooms: Council outlines past promotion, clarifies ‘tea room’ option
The Council is considering changes to Lancaster’s Assembly Rooms which might see a change of use from a Collectors’ Market to a tea rooms, despite the number of existing commercial […]
Countdown begins to Light Up Lancaster
Lancaster’s skies and streets are set to light up with fireworks and an animated arts event like no other. The four day Light Up Lancaster festival will feature Light […]