(Updated 19th September 2011): Councillors have decided to defer a decision on the future of Lancaster Market after council staff told councillors some traders could not be persuaded to go […]
Lancaster’s Greenfield sites under threat from development?
Lancaster’s Green councillors are calling on the City Council not to support development on major Greenfield sites across the district, but to concentrate instead on regenerating brownfield sites including the […]
City Council launches online housing choice scheme with drop-in sessions
Lancaster City Council is launching ‘Ideal Choice Homes‘, on 19th October. Choice-based lettings is the brand new way the Council will be letting council accommodation in the Lancaster district. If […]
Council's vital planning consultation for area's future ends soon
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 […]