Castle car park closes until further notice 10 October 2023 Lancaster City Council has been forced to keep the Castle car park in Lancaster closed until repairs can be made to correct structural defects.

Government funding to transform brownfield land 09 October 2023 Lancaster City Council’s ambitions to bring back to life the site of a former department store have moved one step closer thanks to the award of a government grant worth nearly £750,000.

Lancaster City Council awarded Silver accreditation 06 October 2023 Lancaster City Council is delighted to have received the ‘We invest in people’ Silver (Established) accreditation from Investors in People (IIP).

Polling review gets underway 05 October 2023 Lancaster City Council is conducting a review of the polling arrangements it uses at elections.

Free parking for Christmas shoppers 05 October 2023 Christmas shoppers will be able to enjoy free parking at selected times in Lancaster and Morecambe on the run up to Christmas.

Council takes action on Light up Lancaster fireworks petition 28 September 2023 Lancaster City Council has agreed to look at whether fireworks should be part of the 2024 Light up Lancaster (LuL) festival.

Creative collaboration provides healthy boost to 3,800 pupils across Lancaster and Morecambe 27 September 2023 3,800 school pupils from across the district have coupled music and dance to better understand how to make healthy wellbeing choices.

Owner of Lancaster food business fined for food hygiene offences 25 September 2023 A Lancaster food business owner has been ordered to pay £14,219.65 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to breaches in food hygiene regulations.

Food business fined after man suffers a severe allergic reaction at wedding 25 September 2023 A Lancaster business has been ordered to pay £23,261.41 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of food hygiene regulations at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court last week (Wednesday, September 20).

Rural areas benefit from new grants 18 September 2023 Grants totalling £230,357 have been allocated to eight local organisations to support rural jobs and improve local facilities.