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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
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Lancaster City Council Local News
26 November 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
On Monday 25th November, Green Cllr Caroline Jackson was elected as leader of Lancaster City Council. The extraordinary general meeting was called following the resignation of Labour Councillor Phil Black as leader on 13th November. Lancaster is now one of 12 councils across England with a Green leader! Cllr Jackson immediately announced that at least four members of the […]
25 November 2024 / 3 December 2024 by Ceri Turner
Children and families on the Marsh in Lancaster are celebrating the reopening of Sycamore Grove playpark which has been refurbished, thanks to fundraising by Friends of Marsh. The playpark for children aged ten years and under, replaces the previous park which had to be closed in 2021 as it was deemed unsafe. Brand new play […]
15 November 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
To the surprise of Green Councillors, Labour Councillor Phil Black resigned his leadership of Lancaster City Council at the full council meeting on Wednesday 13 November 2024. He effectively ended the alliance agreement between Labour, Greens and Lib Dems who have jointly been running the Council since May 2023. Leader of the Green Group, Councillor […]
Election Results Lancaster City Council Local News
4 October 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
Andrew Otway won a Lancaster City Council by-election in Scotforth East on 3 October, that had been triggered by the resignation of a Labour councillor.
7 August 2024 / 10 January 2025 by Ceri Turner
The Greens have 22 Councillors, and Labour had 23 until recently, when Sophie Maddocks – elected last year for Labour to represent Scotforth East – resigned, reducing them to 22. A by-election will be held in due course.. Then Heysham South councillor Phil Bradley left the Labour group over the weekend to be a non-aligned […]