Lancaster’s annual Potato Day festival, organised by Transition City Lancaster, will be on Saturday 30th January from 11.00am to 3.00pm. To celebrate local food growing there will be 22 varieties of […]
Find out more about Lancaster City Council’s 2016/17 budget
Members of the public are invited to attend a presentation of Lancaster City Council’s budget and proposed priorities and for the coming year. The presentation will form part of the […]
Lancaster City Council Chief Executive Wanted, salary: £107.000
Lancaster Town Hall. Photo: John Freeman There are tough times ahead for Lancaster City Council, facing extraordinary cuts to its central government funding, with many local services under threat. So […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 20th to 28th January 2016
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings of what’s showing on local screens every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and […]
Salt Ayre plans pass the first stage
There’s a new look for Salt Ayre Sports Centre ahead. Image supplied for illustrative purposes only. Image © Createability Proposals for a multi-million pound redevelopment of Salt Ayre Sports Centre have […]
Swingeing Cuts to Council Services Ahead as Tory Cuts to Funding Bite
Councillor Richard Newman-Thompson says that in the face of more funding cuts, the City Council is “in an almost impossible position” Lancaster City Council‘s Cabinet has proposed plans to save […]
Market Square Limes Fate to Be Discussed by Full Council
Lancaster Market Square. Photo: John Freeman After a determined campaign by local people opposed to their removal, we’re pleased to report the proposal to chop down Lancaster Market Square’s lime […]
New scheme launched to help “flood proof” properties in Lancashire
Photo: Cat Smith The Government has announced details of a Flood Resilience Grant Scheme to help householders and businesses make their properties more resistant to future floods. Under the scheme, householders and […]
City Council Tries to Defend its plan to remove Market Square trees
Councillor Hanson: “I want to see trees in our urban areas and Market Square in particular” Battling to defend its proposal to cut down Market Square lime trees in the […]
Save The Market Square Limes: Residents Speak Out
Next Tuesday, 19th January 2016, Lancaster City Council‘s Cabinet will vote on whether to cut down all the lime trees in Lancaster’s Market Square (see our latest news story on […]