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31 January 2025 / 31 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
At the full meeting of Lancaster City Council on 22 January Greens won the debate over the motion they submitted on local government re-organisation – despite an attempt by Labour to wreck it. This is the motion that was passed, 30 votes for, 24 against, no abstentions. Lancaster City Council notes: Council resolves: (1) To […]
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23 January 2025 / 31 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
If you agree that meaningful consultation of local residents, such as an informal local ‘referendum’, must happen before any proposal to abolish Lancaster City Council is taken further; and that there should be no final decision until local residents have been fully informed and their views have been taken into account. … please sign to […]
10 January 2025 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Last year, the Government accepted Lancashire’s plans for devolution which will involve creating a Lancashire Combined Authority, comprising (and run jointly by) Lancashire County Council and the two unitary councils of Blackburn and Blackpool. The 12 district councils within Lancashire (e.g. Lancaster, Wyre, Preston etc) will be allowed representation – but no vote – on […]
Lancaster City Council Local News
26 September 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Green Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox has called on the Conservative candidate in the Scotforth East byelection to retract the entirely false claim that the Greens voted to support the extensive housing development associated with the ‘Bailrigg garden village’. It is a matter of public record that the Greens unanimously voted against the proposal to enter in […]
Lancashire County Council Local News
29 May 2024 / 10 January 2025 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, […]