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Lancaster City Council has teamed up with Lancaster University in a bid to tackle the perennial issue of weeds. A year-long pilot study has just started trialling different methods of weed control on problematic sites in the Morecambe and Heysham area. The aim is to see what methods work best with a view to better […]
The winners of the 13th annual Fantastic Book Awards have been chosen by young readers in Lancashire. Pupils aged nine to eleven from 140 schools across the county have read six books from a list of 30, during the autumn and spring terms. The children voted for their favourite at the end of the spring […]
Lancaster City Council is asking for the views of residents, businesses and organisations on a set of principles that will guide the future development of the Canal Quarter project. The city council is promoting a new approach to redeveloping the area around the old Mitchell’s Brewery site and adjacent car parks with an exciting new […]
The new mayor of Lancaster will officially don his robes at a special ceremony on Friday May 11 in the Ashton Hall. Coun Andrew Kay will take over as the Right Worshipful the Mayor of the City of Lancaster from Coun Roger Mace in a centuries old tradition. Coun Kay was first elected to the […]
Lancaster City Council will be talking rubbish and recycling at a series of roadshows this month. 9th May – 10am-2pm Carnforth Market Square 11th May – 10am-2pm Morecambe Library 25th May – 10am-3pm Lancaster Market Square On Wednesday, May 9, the council’s waste and recycling team will be setting up stall in Carnforth’s Market Square […]
Residents in Heysham are due to be visited by representatives of Lancaster City Council to establish whether they would like to be covered by a new parish council. From now until May 28, city council staff will be undertaking a door to door visit of the area to record the views of residents. The proposals […]
The parents of a three year old boy who died from Meningococcal Septicaemia are warning people to be aware of the signs of the disease. Hector Kirkham (pictured), from Lancaster, was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary last Tuesday afternoon (March 27th) but sadly died later the same day. There are no suspicious circumstances and […]
Bay Trust Radio is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in the history of the station, with live music, guests and much more. The team of volunteers, who broadcast to Lancashire and Cumbria from studios based in Kendal, are broadcasting live non-stop for 41 hours from 6am on Easter Saturday to raise funds […]
Lancaster City Council is urging local residents to join in Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean and put some pride back into where they live, work or play. The Great British Spring Clean is a campaign which aims to bring people together from across the country to clear up the litter that blights our […]
Lancaster City Council has formally published its new Local Plan and is seeking public opinion on whether it is ‘legally compliant and sound’. Local authorities are required by law to prepare a Local Plan to set the local planning framework for their area. The plan, which has been subject to extensive consultation, will guide development […]
