NoWcard holders are being urged to check their travel smartcard in case it needs renewing. Around 300,000 NoWcard bus passes in Cumbria, Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool expire this […]
Lancaster district to benefit from new funding to help end rough sleeping
Lancaster City Council is set to benefit from a grant to help get rough sleepers off the street and back on track. Lancashire-based charity The Foxton Centre has been awarded […]
Police seek Scotch Quarry muggers
Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked by two men in an attempted robbery as he walked home in Lancaster on Sunday 20th January 2013. The 31-year-old […]
Urban Splash Prom plans back before Planning
Revised proposals from developers Urban Splash for the Central Promenade area of Morecambe to be considered by councillors next month. The revised proposals to redevelop the Central Promenade area of […]
NHS scheme is helping Lancaster veterans return to ‘civvy street’
Former Royal Marine Christopher Harrison (with white belt) has been helped by a new service for military veterans A new service is helping veterans and their families cope with the […]
Corrie actors get set for roles at The Dukes
Barrie Rutter in the lead role of industrialist and tyrannical patriarch, John Rutherford Northern Broadsides return to The Dukes in February with a play directed by Jonathan Miller and featuring […]
Lunesdale CAMRA announces Fourth Dark and Winter Ale Festival
Lunesdale CAMRA has announced the fourth Dark and Winter Ale Festival, which will run from Monday 28th January and runs until Sunday 10th February 2013. A 14-day festival offering darkly […]
A quilt with a difference on display at Morecambe Library
An exhibition with a difference is coming to Morecambe Library. A special patchwork quilt, created by young people who are supported by Lancashire County Council, will be on display at […]
Warning not to give money to fraudsters as ‘assassin’ email circulates Lancashire
Police and Trading Standards are warning people not to be tricked into handing over cash to internet fraudsters following the circulation of a dramatic but bogus email. The electronic message, […]
Lancaster’s support scheme will protect all council tax benefit claimants, say Greens
On Wednesday night Lancaster City Council voted 33-13 to preserve council tax benefit levels for all claimants in the face of a cut in government funding for the benefit. The […]