Lancaster City Council has decided to delay the start of its planned boundary review consultation for local conservation areas following legal proceedings brought by SAVE Britain’s Heritage against Lancaster City […]
Coastline Plan Consultation Begins
Lancaster City Council has begun a consultation on management plans for the local coastline, working with North West England and North Wales Coastal Group, the Environment Agency and other organisations. […]
Morecambe landlady fined for flytip offence
A Morecambe landlady has been fined after rubbish was illegally dumped in a quiet country lane in Lancaster. Susan Stewart, the licensee of the Royal Hotel, Morecambe, was prosecuted by […]
Injunction Served To Try to Save Old Brewery
In a dramatic turn of events yesterday the High Court in London agreed to the request of Save Britian’s Heritage to issue an injunction against Lancaster City Council and Mitchells […]
Injunction Brought Against Mitchell's Demolition
(Updated 8/12/09 to include Council statement): In a dramatic turn of events this morning the heritage group SAVE went to the High Court and obtained an injunction against the immediate […]
Campaign against Link Road Continues
Lancashire County Council in Preston is pushing ahead to buy, under compulsory purchase, green belt land to the north of Lancaster, and to alter or stop up local roads and […]
Lancaster Free Bus Fare Funding Increase Welcomed
Green councillors have welcomed the news that the Department for Transport has substantially increased funding for the concessionary bus fares scheme in the Lancaster and Morecambe area. The DfT announced […]
Bins, Boxes and Fines
Local councilors have organised a public meeting to discuss how to improve waste collection and recycling activities in terraced streets with back alleys. The Bulk Ward Green Party has organised […]
Hard Times Ahead for Council, Leader Warns
Lancaster City Council’s leader Stuart Langhorn has warned the area faces more cuts to its services as public finances tighten. Writing on the new Council leader’s blog, Langhorn notes that […]
Recycle your Bicycle!
With Lancaster a designated Cycling Town and as more and more people in the Lancaster district catch the cycling bug, there’s bound to be a greater demand for good quality […]

