The owners of a Galgate farm have been ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling £7,950 after pleading guilty to flouting planning laws. Charles Newhouse and Joan Telford, of […]
Call for 20mph Speed Limit on Lancaster Roads
Green councillors have asked that a general, system wide, enforced, 20mph speed limit be set for every residential road and roads through villages in the area covered by Lancaster City […]
Dome Ice Rink extends opening times
Morecambe’s Dome is extending the opening times of its summer indoor ice rink due to popular demand. The ice rink was originally due to close on Wednesday 26th August to […]
Welfare Grants for Local Voluntary Organisations
Seven voluntary groups, including an Over 60s and a history club will share more than £2,000 in awards from Lancaster City Council from its welfare grants fund. Fairfield Over 60s […]
Free compost on offer at Williamson Park
Green fingered residents will be able to pick up some free compost from Williamson Park in Lancaster on Wednesday 12th August. The compost has come from the green waste recycled […]
Get Set To Love Your Park
A full range of activities including encounters with mini beasts, brass bands and a personal survival course has been arranged to celebrate this year’s Love Parks Week starting at the […]
Local Friends of the Earth Get Serious about C02
North Lancashire Friends of the Earth has signed up to the environmental group’s national campaign “Get Serious about CO2”, which aims to get local councils to commit to an emissions […]
Council backs new Litter Campaign
Lancaster City Council has joined nearly 100 other councils that are backing a new campaign to tackle motorists who use our streets as rubbish bins. Every year, the council spends […]
Taxi driver fined for flouting smoking ban
A local taxi driver who was caught flouting the smoking ban has been ordered to pay a total of £489 by a court. Susan King, 50, of Chapel Lane in […]
Environment Jobs A-Plenty if Council Went Green?
If Lancaster City Council insulated buildings and fitted green energy in the Lancaster area, it could create 64 jobs as well as slashing climate-changing emissions, according to independent research released […]