The government announced a new initiative for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to be resettled in the UK from Greece, Italy and France. children registered in Greece, Italy or France before 20 March to be eligible for resettlement government to work with local authorities on plans to resettle unaccompanied children programme to […]
Daily Archives: May 4, 2016
The Commission has today proposed a Recommendation, to be decided upon by the Council, to prolong proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders, namely in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway for a maximum period of six months. National measures have already been introduced by these countries to address the […]
Back to Schengen: Commission takes next steps towards lifting of ...
Public sector bodies’ websites and mobile applications will have to be made accessible to everyone, under a provisional deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday night. Over 167 million EU citizens have a disability (either medical or due to age) which prevents them accessing data and services on […]
Deal on rules to help elderly and disabled people access ...
Detectives investigating a burglary at the address of an 85-year-old woman in Morecambe are appealing for information. The burglary happened between 12.15pm and 2.15pm on Bank Holiday Monday (May 2) when a man approached the victim’s address on Prospect Grove and offered to carry out some work on her driveway. […]
Woman, 85, burgled at address in Morecambe
Lancaster Castle is hosting a William Shakespeare themed, murder mystery night in May. The show, titled ‘To Be Or Not To Be’, is being performed on Saturday 14 May at 7.30pm. The performance, produced by After Dark Murder Mystery Events, based in Morecambe, is run by the award-winning Little Gargoyle […]
To be or not to be at Lancaster Castle
The winter cobwebs were dusted off Wigan Borough last week as volunteers and council staff took part in a big Spring Clean. The rain, snow and hail didn’t stop 30 clean up events to remove unsightly litter and fly tipping, clear overgrown vegetation, cut back paths, improve greenspaces and tidy up […]