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You'll find all the contact details you need for local county and city
council services, right here! Plus general public services and other
useful links/information including contant information for local MPs
and MEPs, below.
Tourist
Information Centres (City, Coast & Countryside)
This official online visitor website will help you to plan your visit and book quality accommodation, suggesting plenty of things to see and do to make your holiday or short break in Morecambe & Lancaster perfect.
+ Lancaster Visitor Information Centre,
The Storey Creative Industries Centre,
Meeting House Lane,
Lancaster,
LA1 1TH
Tel: 01524 582394 Email: lancastervic@lancaster.gov.uk
+ Morecambe Visitor Information Centre, Old Station Buildings, Morecambe, LA4 4DB
Tel: 01524 582808
with 24 hour info kiosk linked to network with printer.
also covers Morecambe, Heysham and surrounding
area. www.lancaster.gov.uk/ Councils offer a number of services online via the DirectGov
website offering, called “My Council”: www.direct.gov.uk/mycouncil
The aim of the site is to bring public services online and make
them easy to find and use and of course nothing to do with cutting the numbers
of people you can actually talk to face to face, which Tony Blair has decided
no one wants to do any more.
My Council brings together the most commonly requested
council services in a single place, and connects you directly
to the specific information you need. You don’t need to know which authority is responsible for each
service – you simply select the service you want, enter
your postcode or town, and My Council does the rest.
Issues you can deal with via My Council include:
* School holiday schemes
* Childcare
* Flytipping
* Graffiti
* Garden waste
* Library books
* Parking tickets
* And many more…
My Council also links through to all the online services provided
by national government departments, and to a vast range of government
information and advice (who don't want to talk to you face to face
any more, either)
Lancaster
City Council
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster LA1 1PW.
Morecambe Town Hall, Marine Rd, Morecambe LA4 5AF.
Lancaster City Council is the recognised local authority for the
District, providing a number of important services to a population
of 137,000.
Or by touch-tone phone
Tel: 0845 6017297 (You'll need your account no. + a credit/
debit card)
Current
City Councillors List
Listed alphabetically - you can ring the Town Hall to find out
which ward you are in by giving them your postcode. You
can now write to your councillors, as well as your MP, via writetothem.com
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
County Hall, Preston
Tel: 01772 254868
A list of the last local county council election candidates and
results can be found here.
Help Direct Tel: 0303 333 1000 Our aim is to offer support and assistance to prevent a problem becoming a crisis. The services we can put people in touch with range from financial/benefits advice, shopping services, special transport, friendship/befriending groups, leisure access, disability advice etc. We can offer information advice on service providers in the area and refer to specialist organisations/charities for longer term support.
Lancs Childcare Information
Service PO Box 61, Preston.
All kinds of information on childcare and childminding services,
including lists, registration, legalities, and a great deal more
for parents and children.
National website: www.childcarelink.gov.uk
Tel: 0800 195 0137
Complaints
Info on how to complain about County Council Services.
NOAH -Northern Animal Health. LCC
Trading Standards Service working with other counties to respond
to one phone number. Call this number for info / advice livestock
movements. Also to report finds of dead or diseased livestock.
Lancaster & District Homeless Action
Edward Street, Lancaster. LA1 1QH.
Charity providing a day centre project offering support and advice for people in housing need. Plus an established team of workers providing Floating Support for people in housing need . LDHA also runs a Night Shelter over the Christmas period.
Shelterline
For people who are at risk of losing their homes due to mortgage
problems. Figures indicate Lancashire has one of the highest rates
of homeowners at risk of repossesion.
0808 800 4444
Lancaster
& District Women's Aid
Lancaster and District Women’s Aid operate a range of support services including HelpLine, outreach, tenancy support, drop-in advice, counselling, children’s outreach and access to Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy.
We can provide specialist training to groups, agencies and professionals working with domestic abuse. We also provide a Polish speaking advice and support drop-in service.
PO Box 669, Lancaster, LA1 1ZP
Help Line:
Monday - Friday 10am - 2pm and 24 hour ansaphone.
Tel: 01524 38 36 36 or Freephone: 0800 612 1507.
Donations / office line 01524 389637
Email: helpline[AT]ldwa-support.org
Access
To Archives: The A2A database contains over 7 million
catalogue entries describing archives held throughout England and
dating from the 900s to the present day.
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
If you want to fax a letter to your MP, you can use the web site www.writetothem.com
NORTH WEST MEPS
For a full list of British MEPs visit the European
Parliament web site: Go
Lancashire Constabulary: Community Beat
Managers Lancaster
City Centre PC Gill Syer and PC Carl Wood Tel: 596653
Marsh PC Mark Finch Tel: 596653
Scotforth E & W PC Pete McHugh Tel: 596514
John o'Gaunt PC Andy Jackson Tel: 596653
Skerton East PC Craig Mossop Tel: 596653
Vale PC Helen Parkinson (temp) Tel: 596514
Ryelands PC Simon Forgham Tel: 596653
Bulk/Ridge PC Tony Morris (temp)Tel: 596653
Morecambe
Poulton/town centre PCs John Davis & Neil Pigott Tel: 596985
West End PC Spencer Jarrett Tel: 596985
Heysham PC Ian Nickson & PC Rob Irvine Tel: 596518
Westgate/Branksome PC Matt Kneale Tel: 596986
Bare PC Lance Thomson Tel: 596985
Carnforth East PC Barry Lees Tel: 596407
Carnforth West PC Nathan Jones Tel: 596407
Halton/Lune PC Paul Winder Tel: 596407
Bolton-le-Sands PC Dave Lowe Tel: 596407
Silverdale PC John Bassinder Tel: 596407
Lancashire
Hotpot One of Lancashire's most popular website covering every
Town & Village within the real Lancashire Boundary.
The
Lancashire Server A huge number of links to web sites throughout Lancashire can
be found here, though little information about them is included
on site.
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