Lancashire County Council’s highways teams have been battling round the clock to keep Lancashire’s roads open after freak end-of-March weather brought heavy snow coupled with high winds, a dangerous combination […]
Motorists urged to take care in snow
Lancashire Constabulary is urging motorists to take care in adverse driving conditions as snow is forecast across the county. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for the North […]
Government increases money for pothole repairs
Lancashire is to benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes – which should come as welcome news to local drivers. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has written to […]
Bin Men bring Boiler rescue to senior Jean
Steve Peel with Jean Oldham outside her home An elderly resident is singing the praises of two Lancaster City Council refuse collectors after being found without heating and lighting at […]
Local bin collections hampered by bad weather
The recent bad weather conditions is causing difficulties for the refuse and recycling collecting from many areas of the district, but Lancaster City Council say they are doing their best […]
Icy Pavements: Should Councils Have Done More?
The Department of Transport has advised local MP Geraldine Smith councils should, perhaps, done more to clear pavements and roads during the recent snowy weather. Earlier this week, Geraldine asked […]
Cycling Advice for Chilled out Cyclists!
The local adverse weather conditions in the Lancaster and Morecambe area might put off many people from venturing out, but some cyclists are braving the worst. Lancaster’s Celebrating Cycling organisation […]
Refuse and recycling collections hit by bad weather
The continuing severe weather conditions has meant Lancaster City Council has been unable to make refuse and recycling collections in some areas of the district between Monday 4th January and […]
Snow makes parts of Lancaster no go for drivers, pedestrians
Several of Lancaster’s hillier streets have become no-go to vehicles, except to happily sliding bin lid kids, as unfortunate drivers have discovered how slippery the white stuff really gets. In […]
No change on County' "no pavement gritting" policy
As pavements became ice rinks this morning as snow froze overnight, there was no good news for pedestrians facing ungritted pavements in the local area. As we reported yesterday, local […]