Students at Lancaster University are being offered MMR vaccine after an outbreak of mumps. Eight clinical cases of mumps have been reported in the university’s student population within the last […]
Pets Dumped in Local Bottle Banks
Locals are being urged to check their nearby bottle and recycling banks before they dispose of their empties – because there could be more inside them than reusables. This week’s […]
Students Sports Support for Local Youngsters
Students from the University of Cumbria have been putting on free sports coaching sessions for local youngsters on the Lancaster (St. Martins) campus. Sam Williams, Tom Underwood, Andrew Findlay and […]
Half Term Holidays: No Time to Be Bored!
Lancaster City Council is offering a variety of activities during the April and May school holidays (Monday, April 6 – Friday April 17, excluding the bank holiday weekend) and (Tuesday […]
Centros does the chicken run
Local Greens say they are “unsurprised” by the announcement from developer Centros that it will not appear in an independent public inquiry to address the soundness of its proposals for […]
Canal Corridor: Alternative Scheme Revealed
SAVE’s scheme for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor site, drawn by Richard Griffiths Architects After news that developer Centros has pulled out of the forthcoming Public Inquiry into its controversial Canal Corridor […]
Post Office Privatisation: The Case Crumbles, says MP
Local MP Geraldine Smith challenged Prime Minister on government plans to privatise the Post Office this week, arguing the case for the scheme was “crumbling”. “The case for the partial […]
Centros pulls out of Canal Corridor Planning Inquiry
Developers Centros have announced they will not appear at the forthcoming public inquiry into the proposed Canal Corridor development scheme, leaving an already financially troubled City Council to stump up […]
Over 60s dive in for free swimming
Local public swimming pools will open their doors free of charge to people aged 60 and over from 1st April as part of the Government’s Swim4life initiative. Part of the […]
Guardian, Visitor Owners Continued Financial Woes
With a staff freeze already in place at both the Lancaster Guardian and the Morecambe Visitor, there was more bad news for the local newspapers owner Johnston Press today when […]