(Updated 30/4/10, Council statement added): City Council leader Stuart Langhorn – also and prospective candidate for Lancaster and Fleetwood in the General Election – appears to be keeping decisions on […]
Protest at deferred Election Count
Labour members of Lancaster City Council have protested that the General Election counts for the two constituencies that include Lancaster and Morecambe will not take place until the morning after […]
Council continues talks on Shopmobility scheme
Lancaster City Council is in discussion with a local operator to resume the popular Shopmobility scheme in Lancaster. The scheme offered the organised provision of wheelchairs and other aids in […]
War of Words over Councillor Allowances
Local Liberal Democrats have condemned what they have misleadingly described as “expenses scandal” at Lancaster City Council. The debacle has led to the resignation of the Chair of the Independent […]
Local playground future is in your hands
(Updated, 23/4/10): Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet has agreed to go out to consultation on the future of a number of play areas in the district – and will spend money […]
It's Our City calls Canal Corridor Conference
Campaign group It’s Our City will hold a conference in Lancaster later this year, to discuss the future of the Canal Corridor North site and how it might be developed. […]
Local Play Areas Face Closure
Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet will meet tomorrow (Tuesday 20th April) to discuss the future of playgrounds in the district – and several are earmarked for closure. The council is currently […]
Closure fears for Homeless centre
The Lancaster Guardian: reports that Lancaster District Homeless Action Service (LDHAS) in Edward Street could close, leaving homeless people without a vital resource. The Centre, which costs some £130,000 a […]
Council's potential retail partner ASCO closes Warrington store
(Updated 22/4/10, quote from Anne Chapman addded): ASCO Supermarket Warrington, launched to great fanfare just five months ago and owned by the company approached by Lancaster City Council to take […]
County Council comfort on Link bridge backfires
The Environment Agency has given formal consent for the proposed new bridge over the River Lune at Halton that is part of the controversial M6 Link to Heysham – but […]