Greens push hard for new council and affordable housing on the Skerton School Site 20 April 2025 / 20 April 2025 by Ceri Turner While many councils struggle financially to build new council housing – Lancaster City Council is one of very few that is determined to do so and to increase the supply of affordable housing. Led by the Greens, the City Council is making good progress to build completely new housing to be owned and run by […] Read more » Affordable homes Andrew Otway Council Housing Housing Lancaster City Council Skerton Zack Polanski
Lancaster City Council Motion on Local Government Reorganisation 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 […] Read more » Lancashire County Council Lancaster City Council local democracy Local Government Re-organisation
Petition: Stop the Government’s Rush to abolish Lancaster City Council 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 […] Read more » consultation Lancashire Combined Authority Lancashire County Council Lancaster City Council local democracy
Green Councillor Caroline Jackson Elected to lead Lancaster City Council 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 […] Read more » Cabinet Caroline Jackson Gina Dowding Lancaster City Council Leadership
Friends of Marsh celebrate new playground opening 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 […] Read more » disability access Lancaster City Council Mandy Bannon Marsh Ward playground playpark
Greens respond to Council Leader’s sudden resignation 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 […] Read more » Caroline Jackson Gina Dowding Lancaster City Council Leadership
Greens confirmed as biggest group on Lancaster City Council after By-election win in Scotforth East 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. Read more » Andrew Otway Caroline Jackson Election win Lancaster City Council
The Greens have become the largest political group on Lancaster City Council for the first time in history! 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 […] Read more » Lancaster City Council