Morecambe’s annual celebration of the seaside ‘We do like to Be Beside the Sea!’ and the Lancaster Fireworks Spectacular have been nominated for the major award ‘Event of the Year’ […]
Poll Cards in the Post for June Elections
Local voters should be on the lookout for their poll cards for the June elections to Morecambe Parish Council, Lancashire County Council and the European Parliament will take place on […]
Don’t Lose Your Vote: Reminder To Register
Lancaster City Council is reminding people who have not yet registered to vote that time is running out if they want to make their mark in this year’s local elections. […]
Green Councillor Resigns
Green Councillor Catriona Stamp, who has represented the Castle Ward since her election in 2007 and previously represented Scotforth West Ward from 2003 to 2007, has resigned from Lancaster City […]
Centros Campaigners ‘Not Guilty’
Four protesters, charged with Aggravated Trespass after they held a ‘sit-in’ at Centros’ London offices in December 2008 (see news story), were found Not Guilty last week at Westminster Magistrate’s […]
Council Seeks Scrutiny
Since 2001, Lancaster City Council has had a system has been in place to consider issues of concern to local people, known as the Overview and Scrutiny process. Now, the […]
Potential Housing Sites Report Published
Lancaster City Council has published its most comprehensive assessment of housing opportunities ever undertaken across the district, initially identifying over 500 potential sites but narrowing those to just over 100. […]
Council’s Street Pride Scheme Extended
A further 22 areas which will benefit from Lancaster City Council’s ‘Street Pride’ cleaning scheme have been named, including locations in Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth. The Council is also launching […]
Lancaster City Council and Centros Issue Statement on Canal Corridor
Lancaster City Council and developer Centros have issued the following statement regarding the proposed Canal Corridor development, which we publish here in full: Lancaster City Council will take a leading […]
Conservatives Cry Foul on Council Tax
Local Conservatives have hit out at changes in the Council Tax which they say are unfair to the area’s rural households. Last December, Lancaster City Council decided to change the […]

