Despite the opposition of local people and both Lancaster and Morecambe Councils, Lancashire County Council – already set to make swingeing cuts to vital services in the New Year – […]
Have your say on council spending
Lancaster City Council is inviting people to get involved and have their say on how it spends its money for the next few years. The council has already set its […]
Changes to Christmas Refuse Collections
Lancaster City Council is suspending collections of green garden waste for the week of 21 – 26 December and will be collecting non-recyclable waste instead. The change is being made […]
Conservation Area Conservation Consultation delayed
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 […]