Thousands of white carnations were laid out in Parliament Square last September, representing the alleged 10,000 dead as a result of benefits cuts after Work Capabilty Assessments carried out on […]
Police issue cold callers warning following bad weather
Police and Trading Standards are warning residents in areas of the county affected by the recent high winds to be wary of cold callers claiming work is needed to your […]
Ethical Local Business brings resilience to communities, economic summit delegates told.
Ethical entrepreneurs and community organisations from the Lancaster region gathered at the University of Cumbria last week for a local economic summit, hosted by the university’s Institute for Leadership and […]
Project XXX at DT3 lays bare the human in the machine
Laid Bare Theatre will be bringing their multimedia theatre show Project XXX to the Dukes DT3 Studio on Monday 24 February. Project XXX has gone through two years of development, […]
Frontierland fun and music comes to the Nuffield Theatre, courtesy of More Music
The nationally acclaimed local community music and education charity More Music and Live at LICA are bringing a mini festival to Lancaster University’s Nuffield Theatre later this month Frontierland – […]
Lancaster homeless plan to create prison theatre group
Lancaster University is helping homeless people fundraise for their own theatre group to tour prisons. The aim to give inmates the message that change is possible as some of the […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 12th to 20th February 2014 by Peter Clarke
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and reviews. A host of new releases […]
Met Office issues severe warning for wind
Flashback: The Really Heavy Greatcoat, March 1994! Lancashire County Council is alerting people to a ‘red’ warning issued by the Met Office for severe wind affecting the county today. According […]
Lancaster University kick starts 50th Anniversary celebration with Royal visit
Pro Chancellor Lord Liddle of Carlisle, Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith, HRH Princess Alexandra, Chancellor Sir Christian Bonington, Lady Liddle and Professor Andrew Atherton Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Photo courtesy Lancaster University […]
Morecambe’s West End’s Empty Shops – Good News and Bad News
The North West still has the most empty shop and leisure units in the country – and Morecambe’s West End is among the worst performers. The Business Desk reports that […]