Use the formats below when contributing material for inclusion on the site. Please read our terms of use - the editor's decision is final.
Please email contributions to: ed[AT]virtual-lancaster.net

NEWS
Email to to: ed[AT]virtual-lancaster.net.
Please DON'T write in block capitals (as our hard-pressed volunteers have enough retyping to do!-).
Please don't include our text, just yours so we can copy it straight in.

Title (max 20 characters in length
Lead Paragraph: a paragraph to go on the site homepage to lead into the story and link the full item in the news section. Max 30 words.
Story: The story, max 750 words in length. Please spellcheck and ensure name spellings and dates are all correct and that the story satisfies our conditions of publication.
Contact details: please include a phone number / email (not for publication if not included in the story) in case there is anything we need to check.
Image: Optional. Must be .gif or .jpg format, no more than 500 pixels wide, filesize no greater than 30kb. People in the image related to the story should be named. Children's images cannot be used without the signed written consent of their parents/guardians.

EVENTS LISTINGS
Email to to: ed[AT]virtual-lancaster.net.
Listings submitted for inclusion in the events calendar should be in the following format:
(Please DON'T write in block capitals (as our hard-pressed volunteers have enough retyping to do!-).
Please don't include our text, just yours so we can copy it straight in.)

Date of Event
Name of Event. Don't write text in BLOCK CAPITALS unless that is how the word is normally written.
Start time of Event (and finish time where applicable). Use 12 hour time in the following format: 7pm, 11.30am. Noon is 12pm. Midnight is 12am.
Venue/Location of Event
Admission costs (if the event is free please say so)
Brief description of event 50 words max plus web links
Exclusions: Please remember to say if the event is exclusively for a particular group, ie, accompanied children, students, seniors, women, men etc.
Event Contact: Phone number / email for publication that readers can use to enquire about the event / access details etc. Use the following phone number format: Tel: 01234 123456. Warning: email addresses placed on the website may attract spam mail.
Image: Optional. Must be .gif or .jpg format, preferably no larger than 500 pixels wide, filesize no greater than 30kb. Children's images cannot be used without the signed written consent of their parents/guardians.

Please don't include any of our text above, just write your info out following the order and instructions above and then we can copy it straight in.

Contact The Virtual-Lancaster Editor at ed[AT]virtual-lancaster.net if your entry doesn't appear within 10 days.

OUT OF AREA EVENTS
We do accept selected listings for events happening outside our catchment area and in such cases we normally ask for a donation of £5. You should check first by email that your listing is acceptable. Send your donation to our Paypal account and then send us your confirmation along with your listing in the format above. Other methods of payment are acceptable by arrangement.

GENERAL LISTINGS
Email to to: ed[AT]virtual-lancaster.net.
Listing submitted to the Business, Arts and all other directories should be in the following format:

Please DON'T write in block capitals (as our hard-pressed volunteers have enough retyping to do!-).
Please don't include our text, just yours so we can copy it straight in.

Name of Business
Contact details
website (if any)
Text describing business / products - about 80 words max

Virtual-Lancaster provides business listings as a free service to our local community. However if you would like to include an image to enhance your listing this costs £6 per listing for six months (£10 for 1 year).

If you'd like to get more involved as a section editor or regular contributor, please contact The Virtual-Lancaster Editor ed[AT]virtual-lancaster.net for more details.