Lancaster City Council has been consulting the local community over the summer on future planning policies and potential development sites for the Lancaster district – but now that call for […]
Blight puts part of Williamson Park out of bounds
Urgent work is being carried out in The Dell in Lancaster’s Williamson Park in a race to preserve woodland around the park. The Dell has been blighted with diseased Rhododendron […]
Greenfingers Research Project launched at Williamson Park
Volunteers with green fingers and an interest in conservation are needed to take part in a research project at Williamson Park by the University of Cumbria and Lancaster City Council. […]
Gifts galore and so much more at Williamson Park store
The gift shop at Williamson Park in Lancaster has undergone an amazing transformation. Lancaster City Council gathered together an expert team consisting of members of the Visitor Information Centres, Customer […]
Council’s “Just Bin It” campaign against litter continues
A weekend’s worth of litter collected from our district’s streets Lancaster City Council continues to encourage us all to have pride in where we live this month by cleaning up […]
Armchair Auditing: the City Council’s accounts under the spotlight
Regular readers of virtual-lancaster will recall we reported how the government had announced the launch of of a new online search engine that shows local taxpayers when they can inspect […]
Lancaster City Council more than ready for “armchair auditors”
Lancaster City Council is prepared for a potential army of ‘armchair auditors’ set to be unleashed on their books after recent announcements by the government. Earlier this week, the government […]
City Council backs broadband rollout to rural communities
Lancaster City Council will host a workshop in Hornby on Monday 8th August so rural communities can discuss the future of superfast broadband. Lancashire County Council is leading on a […]
Views sought on local poll review
Voters are being asked to comment on future polling arrangements in the Lancaster City Council area. The Council is reviewing its arrangements for voters on polling day by reviewing polling […]
Lancaster athletes head for Youth Games in Denmark
Image courtesy Lancaster City Council A group of young people will be jetting off to Denmark on next month to take part in an annual festival of sport and culture. […]