As tht council’s cabinet meets to discuss ideas for the future of Lancaster’s Indoor Market Green party councillor John Whitelegg has called on the Council to look at fresh ideas to improve the market. Cllr Whitelegg said: “We need to be considering innovative ideas such as: handing over control and responsibility for running the market to the traders themselves, promoting the market in every council publication and in all tourism literature, establishing a loyalty system to encourage regular use of the market, supporting a “friends of the market” organisation and inviting the 13,000 people who signed the petition and the 4,000 who signed up to the Facebook initiative to join. In the longer term we could set up a Lewes style local currency system for use in the market.”
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News for the ‘Duke's Ward’ CategoryGreens say Council should promote the marketWednesday, March 17th, 2010Plan BEESaturday, January 16th, 2010
The Co-operative has launched Plan Bee, a campaign and 10-point plan to help save the bee. Worried about the disappearance of bee colonies in recent years the campaign aims to get research going on the causes of the losses and to get people involved in saving bees. As part of the Campaign the Dukes Cinema is showing the film The Vanishing of Bees on Thursday 21st of Jan at 6.30pm Call for Better GrittingTuesday, January 5th, 2010
Green councillors have called on the County Council to prioritise gritting of pavements rather than just major roads. John O’Gaunt ward Councillor Jude Towers said: “Many people, including me, have fallen over in the last few weeks and there seems virtually no gritting of pavements outside the town centre. Lots of old people have been rendered virtually housebound – especially in hilly areas such as Moorlands.” (more…) “a very fine Christmas present.”Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
North Lancashire Green Party has welcomed the rejection of the Centros planning applications for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor, describing it as “a very fine Christmas present.” Yesterday, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government John Denham has accepted the report of the Inspector at last summer’s planning inquiry into the Centros scheme and rejected all the planning applications. (more…) Greens Vow to Oppose BNPTuesday, June 30th, 2009
New Green Councillor for Lancaster East Sam Riches addressed the crowds who had gathered outside County Hall in Preston to protest as Sharon Wilkinson of the British National Party arrived for the first meeting of the new County Council. Cllr Riches said ” We will make sure that the BNP knows that there is opposition to thier ideas whenever they try to put them forward inside County Hall.” For further info on oposition to the BNP see the Stop The BNP website or for local info see Lancaster Unity. |
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