Ever since Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to savage bus services earlier this year after huge public outcry it’s been looking at new ways to […]
Lancaster MP releases full text of his objection to County Council bus cuts
Lancaster MP Eric Ollerenshaw has released the full text of his formal submission to the Consultation on Subsidised Bus Services being carried out by Lancashire County Council. As we previously […]
County’s bus cuts plan will bring “harm and misery”, argues local transport expert
Professor John Whitelegg Local transport expert Professor John Whitelegg has hit out at proposals from Lancashire County Council to cut bus subsidies for evening services across the district. As we […]
Transport expert warns against ‘localisation’ of railways
John Whitelegg Local transport expert Professor John Whitelegg has warned against proposals from Lancashire County Council to get the government to press ahead with plans to hand powers to manage […]
High Sped Rail “essential’, says government
Theresa Villiers MP Despite what looks like mounting opposition to its plans for a High Speed Rail line that will pass through Lancaster, the government is pushing forward with its […]
Local rail expert condemns £32 billion High Speed Rail route “madness”
With just 30 days left to comment on the government’s plans for a High Speed rail line between London and northern England, local transport expert Professor John Whitelegg has described […]
Heysham Link will make our traffic problems worse, Professor warns
Former city councillor John Whitelegg, a Professor of Sustainable Transport, has hit out angrily at claims from the construction company, Costain, that the proposed M6 Link will improve the economic […]