GREEN-minded school children from Lancaster have scooped high-tech prizes for their recycling efforts.

EXCITING plans for a new garden and courtyard to be enjoyed by people from Skerton have been unveiled.

ICONIC Lancaster Castle and Lancaster Maritime Museum have joined other prestigious visitor attractions such as Kew Gardens, The London Eye and Castle Howard after being named a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction by Visit Britain - the official site of the British Tourist Authority.

LANCASHIRE County Council Adult Learning will celebrate the start of national ‘Adult Learners Week’ on Saturday 17 May with a full day of FREE ‘taster’ courses at The Adult College, Quarry Road, Lancaster.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 14th May 2008.

LANCASTER Royal Grammar School has added another trophy to its awards cabinet after winning a 2008 Mathematics Challenge district final.

YELLOW school buses will be a key topic for discussion at the next meeting of Lancashire Local - Lancaster district.

LANCASHIRE County Council's award-winning project 'Get It Loud in Libraries' has announced a spring and summer programme at Lancaster Library that will feature some of the hottest tipped bands in the UK.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 2nd April 2008.

HOT new band Royworld has announced a unique Get it Loud in Libraries tour of UK libraries this spring including a performance at Accrington Library on 26 March and Lancaster Library on 12 May.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held in the Banqueting Room, Town Hall, Lancaster on Tuesday 22nd January 2008 at 6.30 pm.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 20th February 2008.

The Full Council will meet on the 14th February 2008.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held in the Banqueting Room, Town Hall, Lancaster on Tuesday 22nd January 2008 at 6.30 pm.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 10th January 2008.

The Full Council will meet on the 13th December 2007

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at the Melling Institute, Lancaster on Tuesday 4th December 2007 at 6.30 pm.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at the Victoria Institute, Caton, Lancaster on Monday 26th November 2007 at 4.00 pm.

PROUD Lancastrians will be coming together on Tuesday 27 November to celebrate Lancashire Day.

CLASSICAL music concerts for babies are being rolled out in venues across the county including recitals in December at children's centres in Lancaster.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 15th November 2007.

Residents in Carnforth basked in some unseasonal Latin American warmth when the Batala Samba Band hit the streets.

YOUNG people from Lancaster and Morecambe have united for an innovative film-making project.

Older people can now access the services of Age Concern Lancashire thanks to their refurbished office in Lancaster.

LANCASTER'S Judges' Lodgings Museum is hosting a week packed full of family friendly events during October to celebrate Halloween.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at the Methodist Chapel Hall, Tanhouse Lane, Galgate, Lancaster on Tuesday 16th October 2007 at 1.30 pm.

The consultation over the possible closure of Skerton and Hornby High Schools is due to begin next week.

The Full Council will meet on the 4th October 2007

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 3rd October 2007.

LANCASTER district residents have the chance to quiz some of the county's leading politicians later this month.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at Morecambe High School, Dallam Road, Morecambe on Tuesday 4th September 2007 at 6.30 pm.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 22nd August 2007.

The Full Council will meet on the 26th July 2007

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at the Gaskell Hall, Emesgate Lane, Silverdale on Tuesday 24th July 2007 at 1.30 pm.

COUNCILLORS and other interested people from Lancaster and other parts of Lancashire will be meeting in Chorley on Monday to discuss issues relating to probity in public life, on how local authorities can work together to do so and also to agree questions that need sending in an upward direction to people who understand the issues that may recur elsewhere in the country.

LANCASTER Royal Grammar school has added the Maths Challenge champion’s trophy to their triumphs.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 11th July 2007.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at the Victoria Institute, Caton, Lancaster on Tuesday 19th June 2007 at 7.00 pm.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held in the Banqueting Suite, Town Hall, Lancaster on Tuesday 13th March 2007 at 1.30 pm.

The Full Council will meet on the 22nd February 2007

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 21st February 2007.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at Skerton Youth & Community Centre, King George Field, Slyne Road, Lancaster on Tuesday 30th January 2007 at 7.00 pm.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local Fylde will be held at Carr Hill High School, Royal Avenue, Kirkham, on the 30th January 2007 at 7.00 pm.

PEOPLE looking to shed a few pounds following the festive period are urged to board the Bittern Bus - a bargain at just £3 for an all day pass.

RECONSTRUCTION work in the New Year will bring new life to a Lancaster canal bridge.

Lancashire County Council has signed a contract to fully refurbish the footbridge over the Lancaster Canal between Shaw Street and Wolseley Street, approximately 500m north east of the city centre.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 10th January 2007.

A FUNDRAISING Christmas party has raised over £800 for St John’s Hospice on Slyne Road in Lancaster thanks to generous carers, service users and staff.

The Full Council will meet on the 14th December 2006.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 29th November 2006.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at Glasson Dock Village Hall, Bodie Hill, Glasson Dock, Lancaster on the 21st November 2006 at 2.00 pm.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 18th October 2006.

The Full Council will meet on the 5th October 2006.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at Heysham High School (Theatre/Studio), Limes Avenue, Morecambe, on the 3rd October 2006 at 7.00 pm.

PRIMARY school pupils from Lancaster have taken a safe step in the right direction thanks to a leading child pedestrian training programme.

I am a member of the Sustainable Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 6th September 2006.

The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – Lancaster District will be held at the Hornby Institute, Main Street, Hornby, on the 18th July 2006 at 2.15 pm.

FOLKS at a Lancaster day centre celebrated a blooming marvellous result after Prince’s Trust volunteers spruced up their garden.

The next meeting of the Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 15th March 2006.

The next meeting of the Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 15th March 2006.

HELP is at hand for bus users who need help getting about their area.

The Full Council will meet on the 16th February 2006

The next meeting of the Best Value Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 1st February 2006.

Morecambe’s stunt centre is featured on last nights TV

Christmas Day is almost here, but what are you planning do do with the tree, cards and all that wrapping paper afterwards?

ALast week a planning application for the completion of the Heysham to M6 Link was submitted.

To merge or not to merge that is the question

The Full Council will meet on the 15th December 2005

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