(with thanks to various virtual-lancaster readers) As Lancaster City Council continues to ponder the fate of Lancaster Market – one year after councillors voted in droves to stop its closure […]
Local MP backs Tory bid to criminalize Squatters
(updated 27/3/11) After our recent coverage of how housing benefit changes will effectively impoverish some of Britain’s most vulnerable when changes come into force by the end of 2011, you […]
Local Labour activists launch Save Sure Start petition
Local Labour Party councillors and prospective council candidates have launched a petition against the possible closure of Sure Start Centres in Morecambe. The campaign comes as the Government and Lancashire […]
Government increases money for pothole repairs
Lancashire is to benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes – which should come as welcome news to local drivers. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has written to […]
Teenager assaulted at Lancaster takeaway
Have you seen or do you know this man? Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted at a takeaway in Lancaster earlier in the year. Around 3.40am […]
3Cs challenge issued to would be ‘adventurers’
Lancashire Clubs for Young People is once again organising its popular 3C’s Challenge – encompassing Caving, Climbing and Cycling – which will raise money to provide activities to underprivilaged young […]
Take Taekwondo at Trinity
A fun Taekwondo class, suitable for beginners and experienced martial artists begins at the Trinity Community Centre in Lancaster next week. Taekwondo is a South Korean martial art with an […]
Don’t let registration myths mean you miss your chance to vote
Lancaster City Council is warning people that believing urban myths about electoral registration could mean missing out on the chance to vote in the local elections taking place on 5th […]
Bypass goes back to planning despite government funding green light
This week’s Lancaster Guardian reports that the proposed M6 Link to Heysham is to be re-submitted for planning approval – despite confirmation of much of the funding for the project […]
Budget confirmation for funding of M6 Link for Heysham
The Chancellor George Osborne today announced his Budget, with plans to reform the nation’s economy and, he claims, steps to help families with the cost of living. He also confirmed […]