(Updated 23/2/11): Conservative councillors have hit out at a decision by Lancaster’s Cabinet to raise the fees and charges for a range of services, saying they are excessive and unnecessary […]
Police appeal after Lancaster muggings in Denis and Shaw Street
Denis Street, Lancaster. Image via Google Lancaster Police are investigating two robberies that occurred in the city in the early hours of Saturday (19th February) morning. The first incident happened […]
Drugs worth £2,300 seized in Morecambe
Police seized suspected heroin with an estimated street value of £2,300 during a Morecambe drugs raid. Officers executed a warrant at a property in Westminster Road on Wednesday 16th February […]
Part of man’s ear bitten off in Morecambe assault
Police are appealing for information after a man had part of his ear bitten off in Morecambe in an assault in December. Between 6.40 and 7pm on Monday 13th December […]
Police appeal for witnesses after Lancaster canalside robbery
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man had his laptop stolen last weekend — and was then thrown into the canal. The incident happened on Saturday 12th February between […]
Charity seeks volunteer drivers in Lancaster and Morecambe
Preston Community Transport is looking for volunteer drivers to help them deliver services in the Lancaster and Morecambe area. Part of the charity’s service provision is Community Cars Lancashire which […]
Outing the Past: Lancashire LGBT History Month
Just launched in LGBT History month, Outing the Past is a blog from Lancashire Cultural Services celebrating LGBT History Month in February 2011 and continuing through the year. Over the […]
LCC Leader Geoff Driver Mocks Protesters as Cuts Budget Passed
Hundreds of protesters marched in Preston last Saturday, calling for Lancashire County councillors to vote against the budget. Stunned parents of disabled children wept in desperation today as Lancashire County […]
Locals set to bring cuts protest to the Lancaster stage
Theatre creatives across the UK – including Lancaster-based talent – are organising a number of events to protest at proposed cuts to the arts, the result of the government’s hugely […]
Metal thieves targeted in crime crackdown
Scrap metal thieves are being targeted as part of a police crackdown in North Lancashire. Police have stepped up patrols after a spate of thefts in the Lancaster and Morecambe […]