We can all name our favourite potato-based feasts – hot salty chips, fluffy steaming baked spuds, or the first fresh salad ‘taters’ of the year. But how many varieties of […]
Honorary Alderman Dies
Honorary Alderman Arthur Briggs MBE, who was 101, has died. Mr Briggs, was elected to represent the Bolton-le-Sands ward in 1973 and served until 2003.passed away on Monday (January 19) […]
Welcome Stories Reveal Lancaster’s diverse community
A new web site, Welcome Stories, has just gone live, detailing stories from local people about their experiences of ‘welcome and belonging’ in the Lancaster and Morecambe District. Over the […]
What Secrets are Our MPs Hiding?
Update: The Guardian reported today that Gordon Brown announced the withdrawal of a plan to keep details of MPs’ expenses secret at Prime Minister’s Question Time, following the collapse overnight […]
Council “Wastes Money” on Centros Inquiry
Green councillors have condemned Lancaster City Council’s proposal to spend £100,000 on the Centros public inquiry into the canal corridor development (see news story) at a time when the Council […]
In Review: Vivid Arts at Lancaster Library
It was very dark and very, very wet and miserable at 7pm last Saturday, 17th January 2009. A truly wretched evening. And I had no idea what to do. Should […]
Standing Up To Hatred
This year’s local Holocaust Memorial Day Candle-lighting Commemoration will take place on Thursday 29th January 2009 at 6.30pm in the Peace Garden, Lancaster Town Hall. This year the theme of […]
Sainsbury’s Expansion Proposed
Above: What the revamped Sainsbury’s store would look like from the car park. Image courtesy Sainsbury’s. (Updated 23/1/09): Sainsbury’s has begun a public consultation event to ask for views on […]
Hornby High Plans Under Review
New proposals to close Hornby High School, which are being fought by locals, will be discussed by Lancaster City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny committee later this month. The renewed proposals […]
Uni Gets Student Thumbs Up
Lancaster University has climbed 10 places in the Times Higher Education’s annual rankings of student satisfaction. After more than 12,000 full time undergraduates across the UK rated their own university […]