Big business is not immune from local planning enforcement. Lancaster City Council has successfully prosecuted one of the country’s largest companies for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice […]
Council Could do More for Cycling
Welcoming news of new government funding for cycling, local transport expert and local councillor John Whitelegg says there are things that could easily be done to encourage more cycling in […]
Speed limits unchanged one year on
Despite supporting the introduction of a district-wide speed limit on residential roads early last year, little seems to have been done to implement it by local politicians. Last January, a […]
Lawson’s Field Update
The City Council’s cabinet will be voting on whether to go ahead with selling off fields at Lawson’s Bridge (view a PDF map; view an aerial photo) on Tuesday 22 […]
Heysham Nukes Still Out of Action, Repair Costs Escalate
Two of of Heysham’s four nuclear reactors are still out of action – and are likely to remain that way until the end of the year. In a press statement, […]
Post Office Plans Srutinised
The future of the district’s Post Offices will be discussed at the next meeting of Lancaster City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee at 6.00pm in Morecambe Town Hall on 30 […]
Arts Council savaged on cuts
The Financial Times reported earlier this week that Nicholas Hytner, the director of the National Theatre, has launched a scathing attack on Arts Council England for its handling of this […]
Field of Dreams?
(Republished from the main VL site and this week’s newsletter): The Tender Brief for the sale of the land at Lawson’s Field in Scotforth was considered by the Council’s Overview […]
Food Guide seeks local input
A Climate Change project is seeking food producers and businesses in North Lancashire and South Cumbria to appear in a new free guide to local food. The guide will be […]
Tourism numbers increase
Lancaster continues to prove appealing to overseas visitors, with the Tourist Information Centre’s visitors book indicating that the historic city remains ever popular with visitors from all four corners of […]