Over Wyre & Fleetwood have been combined with Lancaster to form the new Lancaster & Fleetwood parlimentary Constituency.
The TUC has launched a new Polish language website to support the increasing number of Polish workers in the UK. Gina Dowding said ” With some 20,000 Poles living and working in the North West we need to no make sure that they are not being exploited or their lives put at risk. This new advice site is most welcome.” (more…)
British Waterways Marinas Ltd has plans up it’s sleeve to redevelop the canal basin at Glasson Dock doubling the number of moorings, building holiday chalets and a caravan park – or Does it?
A scheme of road safety measures for the stretch of the A588 from Thurnham Bridge through Conder Green to Arna Wood Road will be put forward for consideration for funding in next years round of the County Council’s Local Safety Scheme programme. This follows the publication of an Accident Study Report carried out following two fatal crashes on the road in the past five years and concerns raised by local residents about the dangers all along the road. The detailed report recommends a number of measures including; new signage, realigning road markings, rumble strips and interactive flashing SLOW DOWN signs at an estimated cost of £50,000.
The full study can be viewed here: a588-final-cllr-study.pdf
Controversial plans by Energy company Canatex to store natural gas in underground salt caverns at Preesall have been thrown out by planning inspectors. Canatex wanted to store more than one million tonnes of gas in salt caverns beneath the Wyre estuary. A public inquiry was held and the plans have now been dismissed by the Communities Secretary Hazel Blears. More than 10,000 residents initially protested against the plans.
Full details of the decision can be found on the Protect Wyre Group’s Website.
