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10 July 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
Councillor Abi Mills, the Mayor of Lancaster, has announced that she is to reduce her public schedule after being diagnosed with breast cancer. While she still plans to fulfil as many mayoral engagements as possible, treatment for the disease will inevitably mean a reduction in those she is able to attend. The deputy mayor, Councillor […]
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5 July 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
A HUGE thankyou to everyone who voted Green. Here in North Lancashire our results were: Lancaster & Wyre:5236 votes – 12.2%Morecambe & Lunesdale: 2089 votes – 4.3% This was not the results we had hoped for. As always our vote was squeezed by tactical voting under the unfair first-past-the-post voting system. Even so, we tripled […]
Election Results
We are delighted to welcome Maria Deery to the team of Greens on Lancaster City Council, taking our number of Councillors to 22. The composition of the Council is now Labour 23, Green 22, 7 Lib Dem, 5 Conservative, 3 Morecambe Bay Independents and 1 non-aligned Independent. The turnout for the election was very low […]
20 June 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
This week, we had an exciting and busy visit to support our General Election campaign from Natalie Bennett, one of two Green Party members of the House of Lords. She was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012-2016, when she led the party to its best-ever election result. She spent […]
29 May 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
Councillor Gina Dowding presented a motion to Lancashire County Council at its meeting on 23rd May, to encourage greater understanding, more investment in research, better training and better treatment of those affected by the chronic illness ME / CFS. The motion passed with unanimous support. ME/CFS (Myalgic encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) is a debilitating, […]
24 May 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
Our candidates, Jack Lenox for Lancaster and Wyre and Gina Dowding for Morecambe and Lunesdale, react to the calling of the General Election.
12 May 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
Congratulations to Councillors Abi Mills and Hamish Mills, on becoming Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lancaster City Council, and becoming part of a 700 hundred year old tradition – dating back to 1338! Abi said “Becoming mayor is an immense privilege, and I am especially delighted to have the support of my son Hamish as […]