Lancashire County Council’s highways teams have been battling round the clock to keep Lancashire’s roads open after freak end-of-March weather brought heavy snow coupled with high winds, a dangerous combination […]
Metal detection at M6-Heysham Link Road site
Volunteer metal detectorists have been searching for artefacts on the proposed route of the Heysham to M6 Link Road. The team joined forces with Rubicon Heritage Services to search a […]
Transport Solutions mystified by dubious go ahead for M6 Link
Transport Solutions for Lancaster and Morecambe has now studied the full report recommending the go ahead for the M6 Link and has issued the following statement. The observations on the […]
Lancaster schoolchildren tackle speeding
Caption, left to right: PC Ian Nickson the Local Community Beat Manager pictured with Pupils of St Luke’s C of E Primary School in Slyne with Hest after the speed […]
New book celebrates local family’s incredible music archive
The Winder family came from Wyresdale, near Lancaster, and formed the mainstay of a village band from the late 1700s up until the First World War – and a new […]
Gritters ready for more snow and ice, says County Council
Lancashire’s gritters are gearing-up to keep the county moving with current forecasts predicting a risk of snow through Thursday night into Friday and the possibility of more winter weather for […]
Ready for an Eerie Evening at the Winter Gardens?
Morecambe’s Winter Gardens It is thought lucky for a theatre to have a resident ghost and Morecambe’s Winter Gardens has, if the stories are to be believed, more than just […]
Local teenager gets set to star in Dukes’ ‘Hamlet’
Lancaster teenager Lucas Button is following in the footsteps of Olivier, Branagh, Tennant and Law when he takes on one of Shakespeare’s most famous roles – Hamlet – at The […]
Time running out to make the energy switch and save £s
Lancaster City Council leader Eileen Blamire: “Rising energy prices are an increasing concern” Time is running out for people to sign up to a new scheme which could help them […]
Less people killed and injured on Lancashire’s roads
The number of people killed and seriously injured on Lancashire’s roads in road traffic accidents has reduced again, according to latest figures. In 2012, 704 people were killed or seriously […]