Over Wyre & Fleetwood have been combined with Lancaster to form the new Lancaster & Fleetwood parlimentary Constituency.
A new paper entitled The Big Green View has been launched by the Green party in North Lancashire, covering Lancaster, Morecambe, Fleetwood and all places in-between. The paper covers green politics from a wide variety of different angles
- from the global to the local.
The 46th annual Cockerham village show will take place on saturday 9th of August in the village hall in Cockerham.
2 – 4 pm Sat 9th Aug
Cockerham Village Hall
FREE WINE TASTING!
The Government is currently deciding which company will operate the successor to the Post Office card account (POCA) from 2010. Although the Post Office has made a strong bid, it is far from certain that it will win the contract. The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) is taking action to secure the contract for the Post Office and a future for the post office network (more…)
Watch out for the Eatlocal sticker at food outlets across the district over the late spring bank holiday.
EatLocal is a project to promote locally sourced ingredients in the Lancaster district. It believes food and drink ingredients should be grown in, or close to, Lancaster district, and by sustainable farming methods.
Discover how good local food is where you see the Eatloal sticker.
For more info on local food visit the Eatlocal website
Getting real about climate change10.30am Saturday 19 April 2008
Quaker Meeting House, Calder House Lane, Garstang
All Welcome
Free admission to all events.
Full Programe details here - green_poster.pdf
Plans by British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) to redevelop the canal basin at Glasson without putting in any planning application were ruled to be out of order by the Government Office for the North West. Chris Coates,Green County Councillor for Glasson said “…this is what everyone has been calling for from the start. The marina company have been arrogant and somewhat foolish in pushing ahead without taking into account the views of local people.” (more…)
Gina Dowding, the Green prospective parliamentary candidate for Lancaster & Fleetwood, shared a platform with the Mayor of Delhi, Ms Arti Mehra, at the Local Government Association national conference in Liverpool on Wednesday 12th March. The former Lancaster City Council cabinet member joined the Indian Mayor in a panel discussion on the threats posed by climate change and the sorts of actions that local councils could take to reduce carbon emissions and to prepare for the effects of global warming. (more…)
Lancashire Green County Councillor Chris Coates was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of Scottish Greens in Castle Douglas in Galloway last week. Cllr Coates spoke about the success of the Green Party in Lancaster and there was a lively discussion on how that might be repeated in South West Scotland.
Also speaking at the meeting was Cllr Kieran Wild from Glasgow Green Party.
Climate change is not just a matter of global weather patterns. This week’s storms are a taste of what is to come. The turbulent weather conditions hitting the country this week are a worrying sign of things to come unless the Government takes a tougher line on climate change, Green MEP Caroline Lucas warned today.
Gina Dowding, the Green Party candidate for the Lancaster and Fleetwood parliamentary constituency was the main speaker at a public meeting at Milton St Youth and Community Centre in Fleetwood on Wednesday, March 5.
An audience of local Fleetwood reisdents heard the former Lancaster City Council cabinet member outline what she considered to be the key issues facing Fleetwood in the future. These ranged from the threat posed by climate change to the need for affordable housing and the possibilities for a sustainable fishing industry.
