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Save University and Scotforth Rural Ward

by Cllr Dr Erica Lewis Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Cllr Fabiha Askari to her first Lancaster Branch meeting since her election. Fabiha is going to be an excellent councillor, she already has a history of service & campaigning for both individuals (providing material support to refugees…

Green Party abdicates responsibility for South Lancaster

While local Green Party operatives are telling Lancaster residents that they’ll “do what we can to mitigate the effects of” the South Lancaster decision, at the city council none of the Green Party cabinet members of the city council are willing to take responsibility for South Lancaster – despite holding…

No. The City Council didn’t agree to building 9185 homes in South Lancaster.

No, Lancaster City Council didn’t agree to 9185 homes being built in South Lancaster. Future consultations and planning processes will determine how many homes are built and where they are built. The collaboration agreement helps funds necessary infrastructure for current and future homes that may be built in South Lancaster.…

Councillors move to ensure South Lancaster project addresses the climate emergency, supports local businesses and jobs, and strengthens community engagement

At today’s full council meeting of a cross-party group of councillors will move amendments to ensure the priorities of Lancaster City Council and many people across the district are reflected in the agreement between the City Council and County Council (if it is passed): to support both councils in their…

Update: Progress made on Labour Calls for Greater Transparency in the South Lancaster Growth Catalyst Debate

Yesterday, we reported that we had asked officers to make a public report available on the South Lancaster Growth Catalyst decision. Today, we can advise that a public report is now available here. The report provided is an excerpt from the report provided to councillors. The report usefully refutes some…

Lancaster Labour Group calls for more transparency on South Lancaster Growth Catalyst

On Friday afternoon, Lancaster City Council published 342 pages of papers for Wednesday’s full council meeting. However, they have all been published as exempt items and are not accessible to anyone beyond city councillors and officers. The Lancaster Labour has asked that at least those portions of the covering report…

Yes to the homes we need, No to a developers’ free for all

Today’s release of next Wednesday’s agenda and papers for a full council meeting of Lancaster City Council shows that councillors will debate a cross-party motion calling on the Government to protect the right of communities to object to individual planning applications. This debate will take place in the context of…

Lancaster Labour unveils ‘bold, ambitious’ blueprint for a brighter future

Tackling poverty, support for regeneration, jobs and skills, action on climate change and investment in housing are among the exciting plans unveiled today by local Labour candidates ahead of May’s local elections. Labour candidates launched their manifesto in Morecambe by talking to hundreds of residents alongside party leader Jeremy Corbyn,…

Lancaster Labour secures support to tackle ‘climate emergency’

City councillors have declared a ‘climate emergency’ in the Lancaster district after supporting proposals set out by Labour councillors. The move, which secured unanimous support at the full Lancaster City Council meeting on Wednesday 30 January, means the council must identify how its activities can be made net-zero carbon by…

City Council Cabinet approves draft budget proposals

Last night, at a meeting of Lancaster City Council’s Labour Cabinet councillors unanimously approved submitting 2018/19 draft budget proposals to full council. Despite having deal with horrendous Tory cuts, the council’s central government funding has been slashed by a third since 2010, your Labour council is still doing its best…