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.
A classic car restorer claims that he has been “made to feel like a criminal” for trying to claim compensation for damage caused to one of his trailers on a road in Wyre.
Electric cars are not as environmentally-friendly as they would be if the UK made better use of the tidal power available off the coast of places like Lancashire, a county councillor has said.
A review of the HS2 rail project has been cautiously welcomed by Lancaster City Council, as it presses ahead with its calls for the city to be a primary stopping station.
More than 7cm of rain fell over 24 hours in extreme downpours that left more than 600 properties affected in the Lancaster district in 2017, a new report has revealed.
Lancashire would be in line for an extra £250m of government cash per year – if ministers were to respond to a call from dozens of local authorities for fairer funding.
Day trips to London are to be included in a higher risk category when Lancashire schools are planning educational activities away from their own premises.
The NHS is taking too long to decide whether it is responsible for the on-going care needs of some Lancashire residents – and failing to quickly reimburse Lancashire County Council for any costs which the authority incurs as a result.
More than 200 elderly people who pay the full cost of attending council-run day centres in Lancashire will see the daily price go up by between £6 and £11 by next spring.
Three quarters of the predicted increase in the cost of individual “care episodes” across Lancashire over the next decade could be offset by investing in efforts to keep people living independently at home – or get them back home quicker after a stay in hospital.
