A pilot scheme which has allowed councils in Lancashire to keep more of the business rates raised in the region will end after just a year – potentially costing the county almost £11m.
Mayors and combined authorities across Lancashire will have greater control over setting local train fares, timetables, and budgets under sweeping new plans set out by the Prime Minister.
Parents in Lancashire who are applying for school places for their children next year are being advised to do their homework – and try to include at least one “realistic” option out of the three preferences which they can select.
Residents in south Lancaster and Galgate have expressed their anger over a lack of action nearly two years after their homes were flooded under several feet of water.
This week the Labour party was very publicly divided both over how it should campaign on Brexit and the timing of any second referendum on EU membership. We asked city MP Mark Hendrick and other county Labour MPs for their views.
There is an over-reliance on residential care in Lancashire, with more people likely to be drawn into long-term help and support than in some other parts of the country.
Traffic restrictions designed to stop drivers from parking outside other people’s homes while they eat food from a nearby McDonald’s will not be enforced by Lancashire Police.
A third party is to be drafted in by Lancashire County Council to help it “fundamentally challenge” the way it operates and put it on a sustainable financial footing.
A new standardised scheme for parking permits has been given the green light by Lancashire County Council, which will bring to an end the availability of permits specifically for care workers in Lancaster.
Control of a traveller site in Morecambe could be transferred to Lancaster City Council after Lancashire County Council approved a plan to sell off the land on which it stands.
Lancashire’s mobile library service is set to be overhauled so that visits are introduced in areas which are currently bypassed by the vehicles and each stop-off lasts at least fifteen minutes.
MPs have voted in favour of allowing a cross-party alliance to take control of the Commons agenda on Wednesday in a bid to block a no-deal Brexit on October 31 by 328 votes to 301, majority 27.
Lancaster residents will join others across the country this weekend to protest against the suspension of Parliament, described as an “attack on democracy”.
Lancaster and Fleetwood MP Cat Smith said she will do all she can to defend democracy after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to shut down Parliament.
Milnthorpe’s Lakeland Wildlife Oasis has joined more than 150 other leading environmental and reproductive health organisations signing up to a first of its kind worldwide campaign.
