At a Full Council meeting of Lancaster City Council, on Wednesday 25th August 2021, councillors agreed to go forward with the South Lancaster Growth Catalyst – and insists they didn’t agree to 9185 homes being built in South Lancaster
Councillors move to ensure South Lancaster project addresses the climate emergency, supports local businesses and jobs, and strengthens community engagement
At today’s full council meeting of a cross-party group of councillors will move amendments to ensure the priorities of Lancaster City Council and many people across the district are reflected in the agreement between the City Council and County Council (if it is passed)
Modest Council Tax rise ahead despite continuing funding cuts
Lancaster City Council will increase its portion of Council Tax by around 10p a week to help to protect services in the short term, as cuts in central government funding […]
Labour City Council “out of its depth” on community pool closures, say Tories
Lancaster City Council‘s Conservative Party Group have accused Labour of failing to keep their promises to engage with the community to find solutions to keep the swimming pools in Carnforth, […]
Cat Smith welcomes government u-turn on “Tenant Tax”
Cat Smith MP: pleased “disastrous” rent proposal has been ditched Lancaster’s MP Cat Smith has welcomed a government u-turn on a ‘pay to stay’ policy that would have hiked local […]
Design a Christmas card for Lancaster’s mayor
The Mayor of Lancaster is asking primary school age pupils from across the district to design him a Christmas card. The successful design will be sent to a number of […]
Judges’ Lodgings Museum Needs £100,000 a year to stay open, campaign group reveals
The Friends of the Judges’ Lodgings group, who are trying to save the Lancashire County Council-run museum on Lancaster’s Castle Hill from closure, has cautioned they need to find £100,000 […]
Changes Ahead For Lancaster's Museums? New Report suggests closing Martime and Cottage Musuems
Lancaster Market Square. Photo: John Freeman (Updated 9th July 2016): A major new report with recommendations on the future of Lancaster City Council’s museums has just been published (PDF link), […]
Flood recovery advice takes to the streets
Specialist advisers will be hitting the road later this month to help homeowners and businesses in the Lancaster area that were flooded as a result of Storms Desmond and Eva […]
New Home for Morecambe’s Mosaic created by Leslie Cant
Photo: Lancaster City Council A Morecambe landmark created by the late Leslie Cant is set to be preserved in a new location as preparations get underway for improvements to the town […]